Dunn Center

{{Short description|Sports venue in Clarksville, Tennessee}} {{About||the city|Dunn Center, North Dakota|the North Carolina venue|Dunn Center for the Performing Arts}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Dunn Center | nickname = The House That Fly Built | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = Dunn.jpg | caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | fullname = Winfield Dunn Health and Physical Education Building and Convocation Complex | former_names = | location = Clarksville, Tennessee | coordinates = {{Coord|36|32|10|N|87|21|25|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = February 1973 | built = | opened = {{Start date|1975}} | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Austin Peay State University | operator = | surface = Wood | scoreboard = Yes | cost = $5.3 million | architect = | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | capacity = 7,257 | suites = 0 | record_attendance = | dimensions = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = Austin Peay Governors basketball (1975–2023) and volleyball (1975–present) | embedded = | website = [http://www.letsgopeay.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1609220 http://www.letsgopeay.com] | public_transit = }} The '''Winfield Dunn Center''' (officially the '''Winfield Dunn Health and Physical Education Building and Convocation Complex''') is a {{convert|132000|sqfoot|adj=on}} facility, located on the main campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Construction began on the (then) $5.3 million facility in 1973, and the building opened in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apsugovernors.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1609063 |title=Facilities (New) - |access-date=2013-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326010456/http://www.apsugovernors.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1609063 |archive-date=2013-03-26 }}</ref> It is home to the Austin Peay Governors men's and women's basketball teams through the 2022–23 season, and will continue to be home to Peay's women's volleyball team after the basketball teams move. It also serves as an indoor practice facility for the baseball, softball, and track and field teams. It also houses the athletics department's weight room and the David P. Roe Academic Services Center which was named for alumnus Phil Roe. The building was named for the governor of Tennessee at the time of its construction.<ref name="Dunn">{{Cite web |url=http://www.letsgopeay.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1609220 |title=Winfield Dunn Center - |access-date=2013-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110190807/http://www.letsgopeay.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1609220 |archive-date=2014-01-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Dunn Center features a 7,257-seat multi-purpose arena<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.apsugovernors.com/pdf9/2624630.pdf?ATCLID=209388753&SPSID=85722&SPID=10132&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16900 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221212231/http://www.apsugovernors.com/pdf9/2624630.pdf?ATCLID=209388753&SPSID=85722&SPID=10132&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16900 |archive-date=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> named the '''Dave Aaron Arena''' in 1988 in honor of the longtime Austin Peay athletic director and coach, Dave Aaron. In the fall of 2007, the basketball court was named the '''Dave Loos Court''' to honor the then athletic director and men's basketball coach Dave Loos.<ref name="Dunn"/> It hosted the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament in 1977.<ref>http://ovcsports.com/documents/2012/10/22/2012-13%20OVC%20Men's%20&%20Women's%20Basketball%20Media%20Guide.pdf{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The basketball teams originally planned to leave the Dunn Center after the 2021–22 season, moving to the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville. However, construction delays put off the basketball teams' move until the 2023–24 season. Once the basketball teams move, the basketball arena will be reconfigured into a volleyball-specific facility.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://clarksvillenow.com/local/downtown-clarksville-event-center-name-announced-fm-bank-arena/ |title=Downtown Clarksville event center name announced: F&M Bank Arena |first=Chris |last=Smith |publisher=WNZE |location=Clarksville, TN |date=July 29, 2021 |accessdate=November 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://fox17.com/news/local/new-fm-bank-arena-in-montgomery-co-expected-to-bring-a-lot-of-economic-growth-to-area |title=New F&M Bank Arena in Montgomery Co. expected to bring a lot of economic growth to area |first=Kaitlin |last=Miller |publisher=WZTV |location=Nashville, TN |date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

The Dunn Center is often referred to as "'''The House That Fly Built'''", a reference to Austin Peay basketball great Fly Williams. It has also been called "'''The Big Red Barn'''," a reference to its predecessor gymnasium where Williams played (which had been built during the World War II era) that was known as the "Little Red Barn."

==Records== The Austin Peay men's basketball team earned their 350th victory in the building on December 30, 2013, as they defeated Dalton State College 93–57. With that victory, the men's basketball program owned a 350–144 record in the facility.<ref name="350th Win">{{cite web |url=http://www.letsgopeay.com/fls/16900/stats1314/mbb/apsum14.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110185021/http://www.letsgopeay.com/fls/16900/stats1314/mbb/apsum14.htm |archive-date=2014-01-10 |title=Dalton State vs Austin Peay (12/30/13 at Clarksville, Tenn. (Dunn Center))}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://letsgopeay.com/facilities/winfield-dunn-center/1}}

Category:College basketball venues in Tennessee Category:College volleyball venues in Tennessee Category:Austin Peay Governors men's basketball Category:Austin Peay Governors women's basketball Category:Buildings and structures in Clarksville, Tennessee Category:Sports venues completed in 1975 Category:University and college buildings and structures completed in 1975 Category:1975 establishments in Tennessee