The Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose

arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

Orangeburg, South Carolina Orangeburg, also known as ''The Burg'', is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2020 United Stat ...

, named in memory of Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith, who died in the

Orangeburg Massacre The Orangeburg Massacre was a shooting of student protesters on February 8, 1968, on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Nine highway patrolmen and one city police officer opened fire on a ...

, the same night the arena opened. It is home to the

South Carolina State University South Carolina State University (SCSU or SC State) is a public, historically black, land-grant university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It is the only public, historically black land-grant research university in South Carolina, is a member o ...

Bulldogs

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teams.

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South Carolina State University Athletics - SHM Memorial Center
College basketball venues in South Carolina South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball Sports venues in Orangeburg County, South Carolina 1966 establishments in South Carolina Sports venues completed in 1968 {{SouthCarolina-sports-venue-stub

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