Littlejohn Coliseum

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Exterior of Littlejohn Coliseum
Old interior of Littlejohn Coliseum

Littlejohn Coliseum is home to Clemson University's basketball team and also plays host to a wide variety of concerts and shows and is the location of all of the university's graduation ceremonies. The coliseum was completely renovated and reopened on January 5, 2003. The overall building square footage is 167,500 sq. ft.

Seating Capacities

Floor Level: 1,216
Lower Arena: 5,248
Upper Arena: 4,516
Total: 10,980

History

Littlejohn Coliseum was erected 1967-1968 on the site of what had been several streets of post-World War II temporary housing. Built to replace the Field House Big Gym, Clemson played its first basketball game in the new arena on November 30, 1968, defeating Georgia Tech, 76-72. It is named for James Corcoran Littlejohn, Class of 1908, who served for many decades as Clemson's business manager. A bust of Littlejohn is located by the west doors.

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