Dunn Center
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See Dunn Center, North Dakota
Dunn Center, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 122 people, 58 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 304.5 people per square mile . There were 81 housing units at an average density of 202.2 per square mile...



Dunn Center is a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...

 in Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...

. It was built in 1975. It is home to the Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University is a four-year public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .-History:...

 Governors basketball
Basketball
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 team
Team
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. It hosted the Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I...

 men's basketball tournament in 1977. The basketball arena inside of the Dunn Center is called Dave Aaron Arena in honor of the longtime Austin Peay athletic director and coach, Dave Aaron. In the fall of 2007 the basketball court was named in honor of current athletic director and men's basketball coach Dave Loos. This move sparked controversy among former players of Dave Aaron who felt that it overshadowed the name "Dave Aaron Arena". The Dunn Center is often referred to as "The House That Fly Built", a reference to Austin Peay basketball great Fly Williams
Fly Williams
James "Fly" Williams is a retired American professional basketball player. He once scored 100 points in an IS8 League a game in 1978.-Early life:...

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