STATE UNIVERSITY

ATHLETICS FACILITIES BROCHURE ACADEMICS student-athletes have several academic study labs for use around the campus.

The Levi Watkins Learning Center features study labs throughout the facility.

The academic lab at the Houston Markham Football Complex is open to all student- athletes, featuring computer terminals, advisers and staff to assist with academic needs.

Lockhart Gym has several study labs for use throughout the facility as well.

1 2 SPORTS MEDICINE The mission of Alabama State University Sports Medicine Department is to provide the highest quality medical care available to our student athletes on a daily basis.

Several training rooms are located throughout the campus in athletics facilities. The Dunn- Oliver Acadome, Houston Markham Football Complex, and New ASU Stadium all provide the ability to care for medical needs of student athletes. The Sports Medicine Department works closely with the University’s Physical Therapy department to further assist with the rehabilitation of student athletes.

2 STRENGTH and CONDITIONING Alabama State University student-athletes have two weight rooms on campus to assist them in being in top physical conditioning, with both facilities open to all student-athletes.

Both the Houston Markham Football Complex weight room and the University Annex facility provide student athletes with more nearly 30 power racks, along with free weights, hammer isolation lateral rows and everything a student-athlete needs to prepare to compete at their best.

3 DUNN-OLIVER ACADOME The Dunn-Oliver Acadome is a multipurpose facility, featuring a 7,400-seat basketball arena suitable for NCAA Tournaments and concerts, as well as six team locker rooms for athletes, entertainers, banquet facilities and laboratory space for physical education classes.

The facility has hosted commencement exercises for Alabama State University, as well as high schools from around the area, and has been the concert venue for some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Earth, Wind and Fire, Kem, The Isley Brothers, Jill Scott, and Frankie Beverly and Maze.

Both Alabama State women’s and men’s basketball locker rooms were renovated prior to the 2012-13 seasons, and a legacy mural added in 2013, honoring past legends who have competed in the Black and Gold.

Alabama State’s arena is named the Dunn-Oliver Acadome after two legendary Hornet basketball coaches, Charles Johnson “C.J.” Dunn and James V. Oliver.

Coach Dunn served as head basketball coach between 1934 and 1963, winning 298 games, the most wins of any Hornet coach. Dunn spent 46 years as ASU, serving in a number of capacities as ASU, including baseball coach, instructor, dean of students and athletic director. Dunn also served as Commissioner of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1970-72.

Coach Oliver also contributed greatly to ASU’s athletic program, ushering in a new era of Hornet basketball from 1978. The 1966 ASU graduate led the Hornets for 16 years, compiling a record of 291-192 record, winning back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference championships.

4 WHEELER-WATKINS BASEBALL COMPLEX The Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex was opened in dedicated in February, 2012. The new complex, which opened in March 2011, is named in honor of two former head baseball coaches, Herbert Wheeler and Larry Watkins.

Wheeler earned both his undergraduate (1937) and graduate (1967) degrees from ASU. He played several sports, and his athletic abilities earned him the nickname “Hot Dog.”

Wheeler became head coach of the baseball team in the 1960s and led the Hornets until 1981, passing the torch to his former player and assistant coach Larry Watkins.

Watkins, a native of Thomasville, Ala., earned his undergraduate (1973) and graduate (1975) degrees from ASU. He played for Coach Wheeler as a student, and joined his coaching staff after graduating. As a player and coach, Watkins served the University for 40 years.

Watkins took over as head coach in 1982, a position he held for nearly 30 years. His teams earned more than 500 wins, making him the all-time leader in wins in ASU history.

The $3.9 million baseball complex was completed in the spring of 2011, and brought baseball back to ASU’s campus for the first time since 1996.

5 BRUNSWICK ACE BOWLING LANES Brunswick Bowling Lanes is the home facility of the Alabama State Bowling program.

Located just minutes from campus, the facility has hosted the Hornet Invitational in back- to-back years, the first home tournaments in the history of the program.

6 HORNET STADIUM Hornet Stadium serves as the practice facility for the Alabama State football and track and field programs.

The 120-yard field turf playing field provides training to ASU football in all weather conditions.

The all-weather eight- lane track surrounding the football field has been the catalyst behind the championship program.

Hornet Stadium also features a long jump and high jump pit, the ability for steeplechase, and has hosted several local track meets.

7 HOUSTON MARKHAM FOOTBALL COMPLEX A new era in Hornet Football began in June, 2011 with the opening of the Houston Markham Football Complex, the new home of the Alabama State Football Program.

The two-story facility has more than 30,000 square feet of space, featuring:

• Academic Study Lab • 15 offices • 2 team meeting rooms • Coaches’ conference room • Players’ lounge • Locker room w/116 lockers • Training room • Hospitality Room • Weight room

The facility is located in the northeast corner of Hornet Stadium, overlooking the practice field. The complex is named for former ASU head coach Houston Markham, the winningest coach in the history of Hornet Football with a record of 68 wins, 39 losses, and five ties (.629 winning percentage) from 1987-97. Markham led the most dominant team in school history to an 11-0-1 record in 1991, winning both the SWAC and Black College National Championships.

8 LOCKHART GYMNASIUM The facility serves as the primary competition facility for the volleyball program and

The facility also houses offices for the volleyball, soccer and track and field programs, as well as academic study labs, and an indoor pool.

Lockhart Gym is named for George Hurbert Lockhart, a long-time coach and administrator at Alabama State University who, among his many roles, started the baseball program, fielding the first team in 1926.

9 NEW ASU STADIUM A new era in Alabama State University football began on Thanksgiving Day 2012 with the official opening of The New ASU Stadium, a 26,500- seat on-campus facility which now serves as the new home for Hornet Football.

The $62 million multi-purpose facility has a synthetic turf playing surface and is among the best state-of-the-art stadiums in the country. It is complete with 20 suites, loge and club seating and five locker rooms. The stadium sits off right off of I-85 near the I-65 intersection near downtown Montgomery.

The press box has multiple coaches booths, media broadcast areas, writers’ press area, and scoreboard operations including instant replay.

The multi-purpose facility also has the ability to host soccer matches, concerts and other special events.

10 ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF COURSE

The official home course for the SWAC Champion Alabama State University golf program, Robert Trent Jones Golf Course - Capitol Hill, is one of the most popular on the famed Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and continues to get praises from golfers and golf writers alike. Golf Magazine called the Judge course one of the 10 public courses in America worthy of hosting the U.S. Open and the Zagat Survey of America’s Top Golf Courses ranked it among the top 50 courses in America. The Senator course was named among the Top 10 New Courses in the nation by Golf Magazine.

Located in Prattville, approximately 13 miles north of Alabama’s state capital, Capitol Hill features three 18-hole championship courses. With more than 1,500 acres of golf and nature, the pure magnitude of this facility is amazing and allows each course to be drastically different from the others.

11 ASU SOCCER COMPLEX The Alabama State University Soccer Complex opened in 2012 and in 2013 hosted the first SWAC Eastern Division Championship in the history of the program.

Located on the east side of ASU campus and in the shadows of The New ASU Stadium, the natural grass facility was one of the catalysts to the programs’ best season ever and conference runner- up finish.

12 BARBARA WILLIAMS SOFTBALL COMPLEX The Barbara Williams Softball Complex opened in February, 2012 on the Alabama State Campus, bring the program home to compete on the campus for the first time.

The complex was named for a celebrated pioneer in ASU Athletics. Williams attended ASU from 1968 to 1972, when there were no sports programs for women. After attending graduate school at Indiana University, Williams returned to ASU as the first coordinator of women’s athletics.

She took the helm of the women’s program, crafting and executing a strategic plan to create athletic opportunities at ASU to supplement the academic experience of women students. Williams also fought stereotypes against female athletes, immediately producing competitive teams.

In addition to her role as coordinator of women’s athletics, Williams also was the women’s head basketball coach and track coach in 1975. During her five seasons as head basketball coach, the Lady Hornets amassed an amazing 95-23 record. She has been recognized as a trailblazer of the modern women’s basketball program at ASU.

13 OLEAN BLACK UNDERWOOD TENNIS CENTER The recently resurfaced Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center is the home to Alabama State University tennis.

The lighted hard-court facility features 12 courts, coaches’ offices, locker rooms and a team meeting room for the ASU Tennis. The facility also has hosted numerous community and college tournament events.

The tennis center is named for the former teacher, tennis coach, dance instructor and mentor as Alabama State University.

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