Bodford Arena

Bodford Arena
	Inside of the arena in 2006
	Interactive map of Bodford Arena
Former names	Fleming Gymnasium (1994–2025)
Address	1000 Spring Garden Street; Greensboro, North Carolina ; United States
Coordinates	36°04′10″N79°48′46″W / 36.069384°N 79.81268°W
Capacity	1,800 (basketball) ; 1,200 (volleyball)
Record attendance	2,302 (vs Charleston Southern, February 25, 1995)
Construction
Opened	June, 1989;36 years ago
Construction cost	$16.2 million
Tenants
	UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball (1989–2009, alternate 2009–present); UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball (1989–present); UNC Greensboro Spartans volleyball (1989–present);
Website
	Bodford Arena

Last updated January 16, 2026

Bodford Arena (formerly known as the Michael B. Fleming Gymnasium) is a 2,320-seat multi-purpose arena in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is located in the Mary Channing Coleman Building, a $16.2 million facility that opened on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's (UNCG) campus in June 1989. The Coleman Building street address is 1000 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Bodford Arena is home to the UNCG Volleyball and Women's Basketball teams.^[1]^[2] It was formerly the full-time home of the UNCG Men's Basketball team, but beginning in the 2009–10 basketball season the Spartans moved to larger Greensboro Coliseum for most of their games.^[3] The Spartan Men's Basketball team plays a few games every season at Bodford Arena.

Prior to the 2006–2007 season, Bodford Arena underwent a facelift to improve seating amenities. The renovated seating includes chairback seating on the lower half with bleacher bench seating in the upper half. The renovation also included updated team locker rooms and meeting areas for film breakdown and other activities in the Coleman Building.^[4]

History

The arena, which has seating for more than 1,800 for basketball and 1,200 for volleyball and once wrestling was first occupied during the 1989-90 academic year and was informally called Spectator Gymnasium^[5] The gymnasium was named after Michael. B Fleming on December 1, 1994. Fleming was a Greensboro civic leader and one of the most ardent supporters of UNCG athletics.^[4]

On November 8, 2025, the facility was renamed Bodford Arena in recognition of a $2 million contribution from the Bodford family. The gift—the largest unrestricted donation in the history of UNCG Athletics and the first associated with naming an athletic competition facility—was intended to strengthen the university’s athletic programs and student-athlete experience.^[6]

The largest crowd to see an athletic contest in the arena was 2,302 for a men's basketball game against Charleston Southern on February 25, 1995. The Spartans won, 98–70.^[4]

Bodford Arena has played host to various conference championship tournaments, including Big South volleyball in 1994 and 1995, Big South women's basketball in 1994, Southern Conference (SoCon) women's basketball in 1998 and 1999, SoCon wrestling in 1999 and SoCon volleyball in 2001 and 2008. In 2005, it played host to the SoCon / ACC Wrestling Championships, also known as MatJam.^[4]

Prior to the 1996–97 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Boston Celtics held their preseason training camp in the gym.^[4]

References

↑ Fleming Gymnasium - UNCGSpartans.com ^{[ permanent dead link ]}. Accessed March 21, 2008.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
1 2 3 4 5 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Atkinson, Charlie (January 14, 1993). "UNCG's prayer for last-second miracle gets answered". Greensboro (NC) News & Record.
↑ Archetto, Denise; Communications, Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic (2025-11-21). "Fleming Gymnasium Renamed Bodford Arena". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

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[FLEM-1] Fleming Gymnasium - UNCGSpartans.com ^{[ permanent dead link ]}. Accessed March 21, 2008.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[GYM-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Atkinson, Charlie (January 14, 1993). "UNCG's prayer for last-second miracle gets answered". Greensboro (NC) News & Record.

[6] Archetto, Denise; Communications, Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic (2025-11-21). "Fleming Gymnasium Renamed Bodford Arena". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

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v t e University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Located in: Greensboro, North Carolina
Academics	Strong College Grogan College Ashby College UNCG University Libraries Lloyd International Honors College African American and African Diaspora Studies Program College of Visual and Performing Arts
Athletics	Spartans Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer Greensboro Coliseum Complex UNCG Baseball Stadium Fleming Gymnasium Soccer Stadium Southern Conference
People	Charles Duncan McIver Delta Chi Xi Notable alumni
Founded: 1891

v t e UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Fleming Gymnasium (1989–2009) First Horizon Coliseum (2009–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Fleming Gymnasium (1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e NCAA Division I women's college volleyball venues in North Carolina
A-10	John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
ACC	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) Carmichael Arena (North Carolina) Reynolds Coliseum (NC State) Reynolds Gymnasium (Wake Forest)
The American	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Big South	Kimmel Arena (UNC Asheville) Millis Athletic Convocation Center (High Point) Paul Porter Arena (Gardner–Webb) Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T)
CAA	John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) Schar Center (Elon) Hanover Hall (UNC Wilmington)
MEAC	McDougald–McLendon Arena (North Carolina Central)
SoCon	Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)
Sun Belt	Holmes Center (Appalachian State)