History and Facts
The gymnasium, which has seating for more than 1,800 for basketball and 1,200 for volleyball and wrestling, was named for Fleming, a Greensboro civic leader and one of the most ardent supporters of UNCG athletics, on December 1, 1994. Spartan teams first occupied the gym during the 1989-90 academic year.
The largest crowd to see an athletic contest in the gym was 2,302 for a men's basketball game against Charleston Southern on February 25, 1995. The Spartans won, 98-70.
Fleming Gymnasium has played host to various conference championship tournaments, including Big South volleyball in 1994 and 1995, Big South women's basketball in 1994, Southern Conference (SoCon) women's basketball in 1998 and 1999, SoCon wrestling in 1999 and SoCon volleyball in 2001 and 2008. In 2005, it played host to the SoCon / ACC Wrestling Championships, also known as MatJam.
Prior to the 1996–97 season, the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics held their preseason training camp in the gym.
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