Earl K. Long Gymnasium

Earl K. Long Gymnasium is a 1,500 seat multi-purpose sports venue on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is home of Louisiana's 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.[1] The gym was home to the Ragin' Cajuns' men's program until 1950.[2]

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.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Enrollment Services". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. http://admissions.louisiana.edu/basics/Campus%20Tour%20Pages/earlklong.shtml. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Long Gym Improving". Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun Athletic Network. http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site482.php. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Earl K. Long Gym". RaginCajuns.com. http://www.ragincajuns.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15400&ATCLID=811267. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
Basketball arenas of the Sun Belt Conference