C. E. Gaines Center
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The C.E. Gaines Center is a basketball arena on the campus of Winston-Salem State University
. It is named for former WSSU men's basketball coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines
, who led the men's basketball team for 47 years. The facility has a capacity of 3,200 spectators and opened in 1978.
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been...
. It is named for former WSSU men's basketball coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines
Clarence Gaines
Clarence Edward "Big House" Gaines, Sr. was a college men's basketball coach with a 47-year coaching career at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.-Early years:...
, who led the men's basketball team for 47 years. The facility has a capacity of 3,200 spectators and opened in 1978.