John M. Belk Arena

John M. Belk Arena
McKillop Court
	Interactive map of John M. Belk Arena
Location	200 Baker Drive; Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates	35°29′57″N 80°50′26″W / 35.499278°N 80.840521°W
Owner	Davidson College
Operator	Davidson College
Capacity	5,700
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Groundbreaking	September 1988
Opened	November 12, 1989
Cost	$12.3 million; ($31.9 million in 2025 dollars)
Architects	O'Dell & Associates, Inc.
General contractors	Rodgers Builders, Inc.
Tenants
	Davidson men's and women's basketball; Davidson women's volleyball

John M. Belk Arena is a 5,295-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Davidson College, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. It is named for Davidson alumnus and benefactor John M. Belk (1920–2007), class of 1943.

As the centerpiece of the Baker Sports Complex, it is home to the Davidson Wildcats men's and women's basketball teams, the Davidson Wildcats wrestling team, and the women's volleyball team.

The playing surface is named McKillop Court in honor of former men's basketball coach Bob McKillop, who has coached the most victories in the school's history.^[2]

Bob Dylan performed at the arena during his 2006 North American Tour on May 2, 2006.

References

↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
↑ DeCourcy, Mike (February 1, 2014). "Davidson Surprises Bob McKillop by Naming Program's Court After Him". Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

External links

Davidson College Athletics - Belk Arena

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] DeCourcy, Mike (February 1, 2014). "Davidson Surprises Bob McKillop by Naming Program's Court After Him". Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

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Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (c. 1916–1949) Johnston Gym (1949–1989) John M. Belk Arena (1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Johnston Gym (1973–1989) John M. Belk Arena (1989–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 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

Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
Campus	Davidson College Arboretum Eumenean Hall, Davidson College Philanthropic Hall, Davidson College John M. Belk Arena T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field Richardson Stadium WDAV Davidson Historic District
Athletics	Davidson Wildcats men's basketball women's basketball football baseball men's soccer wrestling SoCon Atlantic 10 Conference Pioneer Football League 2010–13 Atlantic 10 Conference realignment Flickerball Sweet Caroline
History	Gamma Sigma Epsilon Sigma Pi Sigma William Lee Davidson Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Eumenean Society Davidson College alumni List of Davidson College people List of presidents of Davidson College

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)
American	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
ASUN	Curry Arena (Queens)
Big South	Justice Center (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	Bodford Arena (UNC Greensboro) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)
Sun Belt	Holmes Center (Appalachian State)

Sports venues in Metrolina
Current	American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte) Atrium Health Ballpark (Kannapolis) Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) Belk Track/Transamerica Field (Charlotte) Bojangles Coliseum (Charlotte) Cabarrus Arena (Concord) CaroMont Health Park (Gastonia) Charlotte Christian School (Charlotte) Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord) CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex (Pineville) Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) GoPro Motorplex (Mooresville) Grady Cole Center (Charlotte) Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex (Charlotte) Irwin Belk Complex (Charlotte) Irwin Belk Stadium (Wingate) Jack D. Hughes Memorial Park (Pineville) John M. Belk Arena (Davidson) Jerry Richardson Stadium (Charlotte) Keffer Stadium (Charlotte) Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex (Rock Hill) Millbridge Speedway (Salisbury) Mooresville Dragway (Mooresville) North Carolina Quarter Midget Association Speedway (Salisbury) Richardson Stadium (Davidson) Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium (Charlotte) Sims Legion Park (Gastonia) Spectrum Center (Charlotte) Sportsplex at Matthews (Matthews) T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field (Davidson) Truist Field (Charlotte) Tuckaseegee Dream Fields (Charlotte) U.S. National Whitewater Center (Mecklenburg Co.) Waddell High School Stadium (Charlotte) Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill) Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill) zMax Dragway (Concord)
Future	--
Defunct	Belk Gymnasium (Converted, Charlotte) Charlotte Coliseum (Demolished, Charlotte) Concord Speedway (Demolished, Midland) Griffith/Crockett Park (Burned down, Charlotte) Intimidators Stadium (Demolished, Kannapolis) Knights Stadium (Demolished, Fort Mill) Metrolina Speedway (Demolished, Charlotte)

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