McCarthy Gymnasium

33°27′11″N 88°47′34″W / 33.452977°N 88.792673°W / 33.452977; -88.792673 McCarthy Gymnasium was a 3,000-seat multi-purpose

Mississippi State University Bulldogs basketball teams until the Humphrey Coliseum

opened in 1975 and has been home to the MSU Tennis teams since 1999.

McCarthy gym was home to some of State's most successful basketball teams. The most prominent of those teams were led by Head Coach James H. "Babe" McCarthy. McCarthy led State to SEC Championships in 1959, '61, '62, and '63. He was 169–85 overall, including a 99–20 mark at the MSU Gym.

In 1999 the facility was converted into a two-court indoor tennis complex. The facility is used primarily for practices in times of inclement weather, but also serves as a competitive arena when matches at MSU's primary outdoor stadium, the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, are in jeopardy. When the championship match of the 2000 SEC Men's Tennis Tournament was forced indoors, the deciding matches were played at McCarthy Gym, with Florida downing Georgia for the title. Additionally, one match in both the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship First and Second Rounds, which MSU hosted, were also contested in the facility.

The building was demolished in 2023.

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