Davey Whitney Complex

Davey Whitney Complex is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena and physical education center in Lorman, Mississippi. It was built in 1975 and is home to the Alcorn State University Braves men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team.

Key Information

Tenants

Location	1000 Asu Drive, Lorman, MS 39096
Coordinates	31°52′24″N 91°07′59″W / 31.873225°N 91.13318°W / 31.873225; -91.13318
Capacity	7,000
Surface	Hardwood
Alcorn State Braves

The Physical Education Complex was built at a cost of $3.5 million.^[1] The new facility added much-needed seating capacity and classroom space, as well as an Olympic-size swimming pool.^[2] The first game in the complex was the final game of the 1974–75 men's basketball season.^[3]

Nicknamed the "Scalping Grounds", stylized later as the Scalpin' Grounds, it was renamed in 1993 after Davey Whitney, who coached the Braves from 1969 to 1989.^[4] Whitney returned to Alcorn for a second stint from 1996 to 2003, making him one of the few Division I coaches to have coached in an arena or stadium named for him.^[5]

References

[edit]

^ "Alcorn U's New 7000 Seat Gym Will Be Ready During Fall". The Clarion-Ledger. August 4, 1974. p. B2. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Alcorn cagers have new home". Delta Democrat-Times. June 2, 1974. p. 24. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ Downing, Ponto (February 18, 1975). "Alcorn Outlasts Southern 120-110". The Clarion-Ledger. pp. 13, 17. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ Mahone, Derrick (October 14, 1993). "Alcorn State to rename gym to honor Whitney". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 3C. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Davey L. Whitney Dies at age of 85". swac.org. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

v t e Alcorn State Braves basketball
Venues	Oakland Chapel (?–1975) Davey Whitney Complex (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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

v t e Alcorn State Lady Braves basketball
Venues	Davey Whitney Complex (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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

Basketball arenas of the Southwestern Athletic Conference

Alabama A&M Events Center (Alabama A&M)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (Alabama State)
Davey Whitney Complex (Alcorn State)
K. L. Johnson Complex (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Moore Gymnasium (Bethune–Cookman)
Al Lawson Center (Florida A&M)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center / Memorial Gymnasium (Grambling State)
Williams Assembly Center (Jackson State)
Harrison HPER Complex (Mississippi Valley State)
William J. Nicks Building (Prairie View A&M)
F. G. Clark Center (Southern)
Health and Physical Education Arena (Texas Southern)

v t e Alcorn State University
Schools	Agriculture and Applied Sciences Arts and Sciences Business Education and Psychology Nursing
Historic district	Administration Building Harmon Hall Lanier Hall Oakland College Belles Lettres Dormitory No. 2 Dormitory No. 3 Oakland Chapel President's House
Sports	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Southwestern Athletic Conference Venues Casem-Spinks Stadium Davey Whitney Complex Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium Oakland Chapel
Student life	University Press of Mississippi WPRL
Category

This article about a sports venue in Mississippi is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Hub talks

Davey Whitney Complex

Davey Whitney Complex

Hub rules

Davey Whitney Complex

Hub overview

Add your contribution

Inside this hub

Media Collections

Timelines

Articles

Notes collections

Notes

Days in Chronicle

Root Wikipedia Article

Davey Whitney Complex

Key Information

See also

References

Add your contribution

Related Hubs