The site of the new men’s gym was next to the site of the old men’s gym.

The 1956 Alcalde notes the $600,000 structure has a seating capacity for 3,000 and “two regulation basketball courts, six handball courts, two boxing arenas, athletic classrooms and offices, and living quarters for the scholarship athletes."

Following the construction of the Health-Kinesiology Center and the consolidation of the offices and classrooms found in the men’s and women’s gymnasiums, the 1984 Alcalde said this building was slated for demolition.  Instead, AB3 has become home to other program areas including Dance, Military Science, and the Office of Graduate Studies.

The Master Plan Project Update in the September 2004 President's Update notes that Academic Building III is set for eventual demolition before the end of the decade.