Wetherby Gymnasium

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Wetherby Gymnasium
Wetherby Gymnasium
Location Morehead, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°11′20″N83°25′51″W / 38.1889679°N 83.430886°W / 38.1889679; -83.430886
Owner Morehead State University
Capacity 4,000
Construction
Built1956
Closed2024
Demolished2024
Tenants
Morehead State

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 Ellis Johnson Arena opening in 1981, [4] it also hosted the MSU basketball team. [3]

References

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