Earl K. Long Gymnasium

Earl K. Long Gymnasium
Tenants
Location	500 East Saint Mary Boulevard, Lafayette, LA
Coordinates	30°12′40.9″N 92°1′7.9″W / 30.211361°N 92.018861°W / 30.211361; -92.018861Coordinates: 30°12′40.9″N 92°1′7.9″W / 30.211361°N 92.018861°W / 30.211361; -92.018861
Owner	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Operator	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Capacity	Official: 1,121^[1]
Opened	1939
Volleyball (NCAA) (1976–present)

Earl K. Long Gymnasium is a 1,121 seat multi-purpose sports venue on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is home of the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball and volleyball teams. It was built in 1939 and named for Earl K. Long, who served as governor of Louisiana at the time.^[2] The gym was home to the Ragin' Cajuns' men's program until 1950, when the teams moved to Blackham Coliseum.^[3]

Located on the main campus, E. K. Long Gym houses all of the women's' athletic administrative offices, including women's basketball, women's soccer, softball, and volleyball.^[4]

Women's basketball doubleheaders with the men's basketball team are played at the Cajundome.

References

↑ "Earl K. Long Gym". The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
↑ "Enrollment Services". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
↑ "Long Gym Improving". Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun Athletic Network. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
↑ "Earl K. Long Gym". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1950) Blackham Coliseum (1950–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)

Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" NCAA sanctions

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Athletics

Overview: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Conference)

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Football Softball

Facilities	Cajundome Cajun Field Earl K. Long Gymnasium M. L. Tigue Moore Field

Misc.

Basketball arenas of the Sun Belt Conference

George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State)
Convocation Center (Arkansas State)
HTC Center (Coastal Carolina)
Hanner Fieldhouse (Georgia Southern)
GSU Sports Arena (Georgia State)
Jack Stephens Center (Little Rock)
Cajundome (Louisiana–Lafayette men)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana–Lafayette women)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana–Monroe)
Mitchell Center (South Alabama)
College Park Center (Texas–Arlington)
Strahan Coliseum (Texas State)
Trojan Arena (Troy)

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