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Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center
SHM Memorial Center
Location	300 College Street; Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117
Coordinates	33°30′04″N 80°50′47″W / 33.500979°N 80.846522°W
Owner	South Carolina State University
Operator	South Carolina State University
Capacity	3,200
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	1966
Opened	February 8, 1968
Construction cost	$1.4 million; ($12.3 million in 2023 dollars)
Tenants
	South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs men's and women's basketball ; South Carolina State University women's volleyball

The Smith–Hammond–Middleton Memorial Center is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Orangeburg, South Carolina, named in memory of Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith, who died in the Orangeburg Massacre, the same night the arena opened.^[2] It is home to the South Carolina State University Bulldogs basketball teams.

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South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1955 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Construction
SHM Memorial Center


Location	300 College Street Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117
Coordinates	33°30′04″N 80°50′47″W / 33.500979°N 80.846522°W / 33.500979; -80.846522
Owner	South Carolina State University
Operator	South Carolina State University
Capacity	3,200
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	1966
Opened	February 8, 1968
Construction cost	$1.4 million ($12.3 million in 2023 dollars^[1])
Tenants
South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs men's and women's basketball South Carolina State University women's volleyball