Stadium Name: | Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center |
Nickname: | SHM Memorial Center |
Location: | 300 College Street Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117 |
Broke Ground: | 1966 |
Opened: | February 8, 1968 |
Owner: | South Carolina State University |
Operator: | South Carolina State University |
Surface: | Hardwood |
Construction Cost: | $1.4 million ($ in dollars) |
Tenants: | South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs men's and women's basketball South Carolina State University women's volleyball |
Seating Capacity: | 3,200 |
The Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Orangeburg, South Carolina, named in memory of Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith, who died in the Orangeburg Massacre, the same night the arena opened.[1] It is home to the South Carolina State University Bulldogs basketball teams.