Wetherby Gymnasium

Wetherby Gymnasium
Location	Morehead, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°11′20″N83°25′51″W / 38.1889679°N 83.430886°W
Owner	Morehead State University
Capacity	4,000
Construction
Built	1956
Closed	2024
Demolished	2024
Tenants
	Morehead State

Last updated October 30, 2025

The Wetherby Gymnasium was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Morehead State University (MSU) in Morehead, Kentucky. It was named for former Kentucky Governor Lawrence Wetherby and was built in 1956.^[1] The facility was demolished in summer 2024.^[2]

Wetherby Gymnasium was the home of MSU's Eagles volleyball teams until they moved to Ellis Johnson Arena in 2018.^[3] Prior to the Johnson Arena opening in 1981,^[4] it also hosted the MSU basketball team.^[3]

References

↑ "Campus Building Wetherby Gym (WEG)". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
↑ Brayden Wilson. "Demolition of Wetherby Gymnasium delayed while MSU officials eye taking down another building". Morehead, KY: Morehead State Public Radio. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
1 2 Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations. "Home Cooking: Volleyball Returns to Johnson Arena for Annual Comfort Inn-Vitational". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
↑ "Basketball Johnson Arena". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

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[Morehead-1] "Campus Building Wetherby Gym (WEG)". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

[Demolition-2] Brayden Wilson. "Demolition of Wetherby Gymnasium delayed while MSU officials eye taking down another building". Morehead, KY: Morehead State Public Radio. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[Eagles-3] 1 2 Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations. "Home Cooking: Volleyball Returns to Johnson Arena for Annual Comfort Inn-Vitational". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[Eagles2-4] "Basketball Johnson Arena". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

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