Cameron Indoor Stadium

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Cameron Indoor Stadium is a historic, famously intimate basketball arena on the campus of Duke University, renowned for its intense atmosphere and passionate "Cameron Crazies" student section.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball arena
indoor arena
sports venue
architect Horace Trumbauer
Julian Abele
brokeGroundOn 1935
constructionCompletedIn 1940
country United States
formerName Duke Indoor Stadium
hasNickname Cameron
hasReputationAs one of the loudest arenas in college basketball
one of the toughest venues for visiting teams
hasTenantsSince Duke Blue Devils men's basketball since 1940
Duke Blue Devils women's basketball since 1970s
homeArenaOf Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Duke Blue Devils volleyball
Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
knownFor intense game atmosphere
raucous student section
tradition-rich college basketball environment
locatedIn Durham, North Carolina
locatedOnCampusOf Duke University
namedAfter Eddie Cameron
namedForRoleOfHonoree Eddie Cameron was a longtime Duke basketball coach and athletic director
nearbyFacility Duke Chapel
Krzyzewskiville
notableFeature bleacher-style student section
hanging scoreboard over center court
intimate seating bowl close to the court
openedOn January 6, 1940
operatedBy Duke University
ownedBy Duke University
partOf Duke University West Campus
renamedInHonorOf Eddie Cameron
renovatedIn 1987
1988
2002
2009
2015
seatingCapacity approximately 9,300
studentSectionName Cameron Crazies
style Collegiate Gothic exterior
surface hardwood court
usedFor NCAA college basketball games
university events
volleyball matches

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