Ellis Johnson Arena

Academic & Athletic Center
	Ellis T. Johnson Arena
Location	111 Playforth Pl; Morehead, Kentucky 40351
Owner	Morehead State University
Operator	Morehead State University
Capacity	6,500
Construction
Broke ground	1978
Built	1978-81
Opened	December 3, 1981
Tenants
	Home of the MSU boys and girls basketball teams and also the 2nd home of the Elliott County Lions where they have won 7 of the last 11 16th region championship titles.

Ellis T. Johnson Arena is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. Located in the Academic-Athletic Center on the campus of Morehead State University, it is the home to the Morehead State Eagles men's and women's basketball teams. Construction began in 1978, and the building opened in 1981.^[1]

Johnson Arena largely replaced Wetherby Gymnasium which continues to house the Eagles volleyball team. It hosted the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament in 1984,^[2] and has also hosted such entertainment acts as Alabama, David Letterman, M.C. Hammer, the Goo Goo Dolls, Alan Jackson, Dashboard Confessional, Jeff Foxworthy, Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt and Sawyer Brown.^[3]

The arena is named after former Morehead State basketball, baseball, and football coach, Ellis T. Johnson.

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Morehead State University
Academics	Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics
Athletics	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Campus	Adron Doran University Center Allen Field Ellis Johnson Arena Jayne Stadium Kentucky Folk Art Center Wetherby Gymnasium

Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Button Auditorium (1929-56) Wetherby Gymnasium (1956-81) Ellis Johnson Arena (1981–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 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 1999–00 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

Construction
Ellis T. Johnson Arena

Location	111 Playforth Pl Morehead, Kentucky 40351
Owner	Morehead State University
Operator	Morehead State University
Capacity	6,500
Broke ground	1978
Built	1978-81
Opened	December 3, 1981
Tenants
Home of the MSU boys and girls basketball teams and also the 2nd home of the Elliott County Lions where they have won 7 of the last 11 16th region championship titles.