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Davies Gym

Coordinates: 37°42′58″N 89°12′57″W / 37.7161°N 89.2159°W / 37.7161; -89.2159
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Davies Gym
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LocationSouthern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
Coordinates37°42′58″N 89°12′57″W / 37.7161°N 89.2159°W / 37.7161; -89.2159
OwnerSouthern Illinois University
OperatorSouthern Illinois University
Capacity1,250
Construction
Opened1925
Construction cost$170,000
Tenants
Southern Illinois Salukis
Men's Basketball (1925–1964)
Women's Basketball (1925-1988)
Volleyball (1925–present)

Davies Gym is the home of the Southern Illinois Salukis women's volleyball team and former home of all indoor sports at SIU. Upon completion of the SIU Arena in 1964, men's programs moved to the new facility.

In the 1980s, former Governor of Illinois Jim Thompson allocated $3.35 million to the University to upgrade the facility.

While the SIU Arena was being renovated in 2009, Davies Gym was once again used for select activities with the men's and women's programs it used to house.

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