Dunn-Oliver Acadome

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The Dunn-Oliver Acadome is a multipurpose facility, featuring a 7,400-seat basketball arena suitable for NCAA Tournaments and concerts, as well as six team locker rooms for athletes, entertainers, banquet facilities and laboratory space for physical education classes. The facility has hosted commencement exercises for Alabama State University, as well as high schools from around the area, and has been the concert venue for some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Earth, Wind and Fire, Kem, The Isley Brothers, Jill Scott, and Frankie Beverly and Maze.

Both Alabama State women' s and men's basketball locker rooms were renovated prior to the 2012-13 seasons, and a legacy mural added in 2013, honoring past legends who have competed in the Black and Gold.

Alabama State’s arena is named the Dunn-Oliver Acadome after two legendary Hornet basketball coaches, Charles Johnson “C.J.” Dunn and James V. Oliver.

Coach Dunn served as head basketball coach between 1934 and 1963, winning 298 games, the most wins of any Hornet coach. Dunn spent 46 years as ASU, serving in a number of capacities as ASU, including baseball coach, instructor, dean of students and athletic director. Dunn also served as Commissioner of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1970-72.

Coach Oliver also contributed greatly to ASU’s athletic program, ushering in a new era of Hornet basketball from 1978. The 1966 ASU graduate led the Hornets for 16 years, compiling a record of 291-192 record, winning back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference championships.