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{{Short description|Arena in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Infobox Stadium
| stadium_name=John M. Belk Arena
| nickname=McKillop Court
| image=[[Image:John M. Belk Arena, Davidson College.jpg|250px]]
| image_map           = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}
| location=200 Baker Drive<br>[[Davidson, North Carolina]], [[United States|USA]]
| coordinates={{Coord|35.499278|-80.840521|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground=September 1988
| built=
| opened=November 12, 1989
| closed=
| demolished=
| owner=Davidson College
| operator=Davidson College
| surface=Hardwood
| construction_cost=$12.3 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|12300000|1989}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect=O'Dell & Associates, Inc.
| general_contractor=Rodgers Builders, Inc.
| tenants=Davidson College men's and women's basketball<br>Davidson College women's volleyball
| seating_capacity=5,700
}}
'''John M. Belk Arena''' is a 5,295-seat multi-purpose [[arena]], located on the campus of [[Davidson College]], in [[Davidson, North Carolina]], [[United States]].

It is named for Davidson alumnus and benefactor [[John M. Belk]] (1920–2007), class of 1943.

As the centerpiece of the Baker Sports Complex, it is home to the [[Davidson Wildcats]] men's and women's [[basketball]] teams, the [[Davidson Wildcats wrestling]] team, and the women's [[volleyball]] team.

The playing surface is named McKillop Court in honor of former men's basketball coach [[Bob McKillop]], who has coached the most victories in the school's history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davidson Surprises Bob McKillop by Naming Program's Court After Him|first=Mike|last=DeCourcy|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-02-01/davidson-names-court-after-bob-mckillop-wildcats-stephen-curry-belk-arena|work=[[Sporting News]]|date=February 1, 2014|access-date=February 1, 2014|archive-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204035745/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-02-01/davidson-names-court-after-bob-mckillop-wildcats-stephen-curry-belk-arena|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Bob Dylan]] performed at the arena during his [[Never Ending Tour|2006 North American Tour]] on May 2, 2006.

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://davidsonwildcats.com/sports/2008/6/11/sidebar_368.aspx?path=mbball Davidson College Athletics - Belk Arena]
* [http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x15092.xml Davidson College - John M. Belk Arena]

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