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Johnston Gym

207 Faculty Dr

Davidson, NC 28036

Opened: October 22, 1949

Closed: January 1, 1999

Johnston Gym was located on the campus of Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. The gym was built in 1949 and hosted Davidson men's basketball games until 1989. In 1949, R. Horace Johnston and his sister Rosa Johnston Stokes, Davidson class of 1911, gave a $100,000 gift to the college toward the completion of the new gym. As a result, the new gym was named the Charles Worth Johnston Gymnasium, in honor of Horace Johnston’s father, who had passed away in July 1941. Peculiarly, R. Horace Johnston passed away only hours after the dedication of the gym on October, 22, 1949

The cost of the gym totaled $600,000 by the time of its completion. The Johnston Gymnasium could seat 2,500 people around the basketball court. The east side of the building had a small swimming pool that eventually was covered and used for storage. On December 15, 1949, Davidson basketball played its first game against Duke, losing 49-66. Johnston gym saw the great basketball teams of “Lefty” Driesell during the 1960s. In the 1980s, the Johnston Gymnasium was suffering from lack of space, just like the old Alumni Gym. Games with greater number of spectators were held in the old Charlotte Coliseum instead of in Johnston.

The team played its final game in Johnston February 25, 1989 nabbing a victory over Central Florida, 75-64. Basketball was from then on played in the Belk Arena in the Baker Sports complex.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Feb 25, 1989	UCF @ Davidson	64 - 75
Feb 22, 1989	Miami (OH) @ Davidson	65 - 63
Feb 16, 1989	Charleston Southern @ Davidson	84 - 77
Feb 11, 1989	William & Mary @ Davidson	88 - 69
Feb 2, 1989	Appalachian St. @ Davidson	65 - 54
Jan 30, 1989	UNC Wilmington @ Davidson	81 - 68
Jan 23, 1989	Campbell @ Davidson	63 - 50
Jan 21, 1989	Northern Illinois @ Davidson	79 - 74
Jan 14, 1989	Florida International @ Davidson	75 - 85
Jan 11, 1989	UMBC @ Davidson	72 - 69