Belk Arena
Top flight facility. Top notch school. One of the Southern Conference’s leading athletic and academic institutions.
That’s the setting for the women’s basketball team at Davidson College. The Wildcats are becoming a consistent contender for the Southern Conference crown year-in and year-out.
Belk Arena, which seats 5,700 for basketball, has been the Wildcats’ home since they started playing again in 1992-93. This past year, Davidson matched the teams from 1997-98 and ‘98-99 for the most wins at home with 10. The ’Cats also had the second highest winning percentage last season (.833) in their 15-year history at Belk Arena.
The arena is also home to the Davidson volleyball team, while having hosted numerous in-season basketball tournaments as well as the SoCon Volleyball Tournament.
Besides hosting sporting and recreational activities, Belk Arena provides a forum for countless other educational and cultural events. Bands/solo acts including John Mayer, Ludacris, Dave Matthews, Train, George Clinton and the Indigo Girls have all played in Belk. Comedian legend Bill Cosby gave a memorable performance to a packed Belk Arena in September of 2003.
In addition to Belk Arena, other features of Baker Sports Complex include the Carl and Louise Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center, Cannon Natatorium, Dickson Administrative Wing and the Finley Education Center, plus the Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room. Four weight rooms, a sports medicine center, four racquetball courts and one squash court are additionally available to students.
Belk Arena is named in honor of John M. Belk ’43, a former captain of Wildcat teams, a Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte.
That’s the setting for the women’s basketball team at Davidson College. The Wildcats are becoming a consistent contender for the Southern Conference crown year-in and year-out.
Belk Arena, which seats 5,700 for basketball, has been the Wildcats’ home since they started playing again in 1992-93. This past year, Davidson matched the teams from 1997-98 and ‘98-99 for the most wins at home with 10. The ’Cats also had the second highest winning percentage last season (.833) in their 15-year history at Belk Arena.
The arena is also home to the Davidson volleyball team, while having hosted numerous in-season basketball tournaments as well as the SoCon Volleyball Tournament.
Besides hosting sporting and recreational activities, Belk Arena provides a forum for countless other educational and cultural events. Bands/solo acts including John Mayer, Ludacris, Dave Matthews, Train, George Clinton and the Indigo Girls have all played in Belk. Comedian legend Bill Cosby gave a memorable performance to a packed Belk Arena in September of 2003.
In addition to Belk Arena, other features of Baker Sports Complex include the Carl and Louise Knobloch Indoor Tennis Center, Cannon Natatorium, Dickson Administrative Wing and the Finley Education Center, plus the Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room. Four weight rooms, a sports medicine center, four racquetball courts and one squash court are additionally available to students.
Belk Arena is named in honor of John M. Belk ’43, a former captain of Wildcat teams, a Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte.
Wildcats in Belk Arena (1992-present)
| Year | Record | Pct. |
| 1992-93 | 6-5 | .545 |
| 1993-94 | 3-10 | .231 |
| 1994-95 | 3-7 | .300 |
| 1995-96 | 8-4 | .667 |
| 1996-97 | 9-3 | .750 |
| 1997-98 | 10-1 | .909 |
| 1998-99 | 10-4 | .714 |
| 1999-00 | 5-7 | .417 |
| 2000-01 | 3-8 | .273 |
| 2001-02 | 7-4 | .636 |
| 2002-03 | 6-5 | .545 |
| 2003-04 | 8-3 | .727 |
| 2004-05 | 8-3 | .727 |
| 2005-06 | 8-4 | .667 |
| 2006-07 | 10-2 | .833 |
| Totals | 104-70 | .598 |