Dunn Center

Dunn Center is a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was built in 1975. It is home to the Austin Peay State University Governors basketball team. It hosted the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament in 1977. The basketball arena inside of the Dunn Center is called Dave Aaron Arena in honor of the longtime Austin Peay athletic director and coach, Dave Aaron. In the fall of 2007 the basketball court was named in honor of current athletic director and men's basketball coach Dave Loos. This move sparked controversy among former players of Dave Aaron who felt that it overshadowed the name "Dave Aaron Arena". The Dunn Center is often referred to as "The House That Fly Built", a reference to Austin Peay basketball great Fly Williams.

Basketball arenas of the Ohio Valley Conference
  • Dunn Center (Austin Peay)
  • Curb Event Center (Belmont)
  • Lantz Arena (Eastern Illinois)
  • Alumni Coliseum (Eastern Kentucky)
  • Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville State)
  • Ellis Johnson Arena (Morehead State)
  • CFSB Center (Murray State)
  • Vadalabene Center (SIU Edwardsville)
  • Show Me Center (Southeast Missouri State)
  • Gentry Complex (Tennessee State)
  • Eblen Center (Tennessee Tech)
  • Skyhawk Arena (UT Martin)

Coordinates: 36°32′10″N 87°21′25″W / 36.53611°N 87.35694°W / 36.53611; -87.35694


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