Practice Facility HUCKABEE ANNEX
The Huckabee Annex File The Huckabee Annex was dedicated in April of 2002. The facility was made possible by the $1 million contribution of an anonymous donor who wished to name the facility in honor of the late Joseph Lavern Huckabee. A native of Marion, SC, Mr. Huckabee came to Clemson as a student in 1950 and served in the Air Force in the Korean war after his graduation. He was a member of IPTAY for 47 continuous years until his death in 2001 after a bout with cancer. He served on the Clemson Board of Visitors. Huckabee was honored at a dinner in Clemson in December of 2001. “It is truly an honor for our family to be here to accept this naming opportunity,” said Watts Huckabee, who spoke on behalf of the family. “I believe our father and your friend (the donor) chose to live a morally balanced life, focusing on how he could impact other lives with acts of kindness.” The generous gift toward the annex allowed Clemson to construct a modern $7.5 million facility that serves Clemson’s men’s and women’s program in all facets of their career as a Clemson Tiger. The facility that was constructed over the tunnel end (South) of Littlejohn Coliseum includes a practice gym. It allows the Tigers to work on their game year-round in a private environment. Equipment rooms and athletic training rooms are also a part of the facility. The athletic training room includes offices for the men’s and women’s athletic training staff. It is among the largest basketball-only facilities of its kind in the nation. The men’s basketball locker room is located on the second floor of the Huckabee Annex at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers’ locker room is a state-of-the-art area in which the players can study or relax in their time away from the classroom and basketball court. New lockers were added in the summer of 2004, along with new hardwood flooring and wainscoting. Each player locker is marked by a game action shot and jersey number. The lounge area of the locker room is complete with leather sofas and video rockers on which to watch one of the three plasma televisions or to play the latest video gaming system. A state-of-the-art audio system with ceiling speakers is also included within the locker room area. Adjacent to the living room area, which also features a kitchen and snack area, is a meeting area that includes another plasma television for watching game tape and white boards for drawing plays. The team film room is also located on the second floor of the Huckabee Annex, just across from the team locker room. The film room was fitted with orange leather stadium seating for comfort and convenience, as well as a giant 133” diagonal screen with a Sony Cineza high definition projection system and Dolby Digital surround sound. The strength training facility is also a part of the Huckabee Annex. Located on the third floor of the facility, the nearly 4,000 square foot area is adjacent to the concourse area of the Coliseum. The third floor of the annex is also the home of Clemson basketball memorabilia area that provides modern documentation of the program’s history. It showcases Clemson victories over number-one ranked teams, the 1990 ACC Championship trophy, and a banner area highlighting the program’s accomplishments. Plaques honoring the members of Clemson’s Athletic Hall of Fame were also recently put on display in the concourse area outside the strength training facility on the third floor.
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