Kathleen and Tom Elam Center

Kathleen and Tom Elam Center
Coordinates	36°20′37″N88°52′05″W / 36.343604°N 88.868134°W Coordinates: 36°20′37″N88°52′05″W / 36.343604°N 88.868134°W
Owner	University of Tennessee at Martin
Operator	University of Tennessee at Martin
Capacity	4,300
Surface	Multi-surface
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	1962
Opened	1963
Construction cost	$6,336,181
Website
	https://utmsports.com/facilities/?id=3

Last updated October 25, 2021

The Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) named in honor of University of Tennessee Trustee Col. Tom Elam and his wife, Kathleen. Col. Elam, of nearby Union City, Tennessee, was the long-time chairman of the Athletics Committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. The Elam Center houses the UTM Intercollegiate Athletics and the Department of Health and Human Performance. It features seven basketball courts with volleyball and badminton options, seven racquetball courts, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an equipment check-out area, a weight room, an interior jogging balcony, an aerobics room, and Skyhawk Arena.^[1]

Skyhawk Arena is a 4,300-seat multi-purpose arena located inside the Elam Center that is the home court for the Skyhawks men's and women's basketball teams. The playing floor is named for UTM alumna Pat Summitt.^[2] The building was originally opened in 1963 as the Physical Education & Convocation Center, replacing the college's Physical Education Building, built in 1930, and originally sat 3,500 until a 1973-75 renovation and addition brought it to its current size and form. It received its current name in 1994.^[3]

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References

↑ http://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/theelamcenter.php
↑ http://www.utmsports.com
↑ Structural History of UT Martin: Elam Center UTM.edu, retrieved 20 January 2018.

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[3] Structural History of UT Martin: Elam Center UTM.edu, retrieved 20 January 2018.

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v t e University of Tennessee at Martin
Facilities	Hardy M. Graham Stadium Skyhawk Baseball Field Kathleen and Tom Elam Center Skyhawk Fieldhouse
Athletics	UT Martin Skyhawks Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Ohio Valley Conference
Organizations	Mu Epsilon Delta
Media	The Pacer PrimePages WUTM-FM

v t e UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
Venues	Physical Education Building (1951–1963) Skyhawk Arena (1963–present)
Culture & lore	Captain Skyhawk "Skyhawks Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 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

v t e UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball
Venues	Skyhawk Arena (1969–present)
Culture & lore	Captain Skyhawk "Skyhawks Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
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

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