Schar Center

Last updated January 17, 2022

The Schar Center is a multi-purpose arena in Elon, North Carolina on the campus of Elon University. It is home to the school's men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams and replaced Alumni Gym in 2018.^[1] The arena's capacity is 5,100.^[2]

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The 2018–19 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by tenth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fifth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the brand new Schar Center.

The 2020 Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was scheduled to be held from March 11–14, 2020 at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina. The champion would have received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The 2019–20 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Mike Schrage, play as sixth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games at the Schar Center.

The 2020–21 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Mike Schrage, play as seventh-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games at the Schar Center.

The 2021–22 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represents Elon University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by third-year head coach Mike Schrage, play their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

References

↑ Krest, Shawn (2018-11-14). "Elon unveils Schar Center, its new arena". The North State Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
↑ "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

Coordinates: 36°6′29″N79°30′39″W / 36.10806°N 79.51083°W / 36.10806; -79.51083

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[1] Krest, Shawn (2018-11-14). "Elon unveils Schar Center, its new arena". The North State Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

[2] "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

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v t e Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1949–2018) Schar Center (2018–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 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 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1971–2018) Schar Center (2018–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in North Carolina
A-10	John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
ACC	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) PNC Arena (NC State, men) Reynolds Coliseum (NC State, women) Dean Smith Center (North Carolina, men) Carmichael Arena (North Carolina, women) LJVM Coliseum (Wake Forest)
The American	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Big South	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) Paul Porter Arena (Gardner–Webb) Qubein Center (High Point) Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T) Kimmel Arena (UNC Asheville)
CAA	Schar Center (Elon) Trask Coliseum (UNC Wilmington)
C-USA	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte)
MEAC	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (North Carolina Central)
SoCon	Greensboro Coliseum (UNC Greensboro, men) Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro, women) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)
Sun Belt	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State)