On your left is Maclellan Gymnasium… and if you listen close, you can almost hear the building keeping score.
This place seats about 4,177 people, which means on a big night it’s a tight, loud box of energy-sneakers squeaking, coaches hollering, and a crowd that’s convinced the refs need glasses. Before McKenzie Arena opened in 1982, this was where UTC basketball lived. So picture it: fans packed in shoulder-to-shoulder, the air warm and a little echoey, the kind of noise that hits you in the chest when a shot drops.
Now Maclellan is home court for the Mocs women’s volleyball and the wrestling teams… two sports that thrive on momentum. Volleyball with those sharp, sudden bursts… wrestling with that tense, gritty grind where every second feels personal. Buildings don’t usually have memories… but this one sure acts like it does.
