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| Former names | Soccer Field TD |
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| Location | 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY Official Address: Events Center, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 |
| Coordinates | 42°5′36″N 75°58′19″W / 42.09333°N 75.97194°W |
| Owner | Binghamton University |
| Operator | Department of Athletics (Contact: Ze Zeon, Associate Director of Athletics) |
| Capacity | 5,142 (basketball) 5,469 (half-house) 7,753 (end stage/maximum) |
| Surface | Mondo Rubber Athletic Flooring (Track) Robbins All-Star Plus (Basketball Court) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 7, 2000[1] |
| Opened | January 31, 2004 |
| Construction cost | $33.1 million ($53.4 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Einhorn, Yaffee, and Prescott |
| General contractor | Welliver McGuire Inc. |
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| Binghamton University Bearcats (America East Conference) | |
Binghamton University Events Center is the premier Division I Athletics and multipurpose facility at Binghamton University. The arena opened in 2004 and is adjacent to the Bearcat Sports Complex. It is home to the Binghamton Bearcats Division I Intercollegiate Athletic Program and can seat 5,142 patrons for home games, and over 8,000 for other large-scale events. It has hosted the 2005, 2006, and 2008 America East Conference men's basketball tournaments; the 2007 American East women's tournament as well as the first round and quarterfinal of the 2018 WBI tournament. The Events Center was host to the 2009 America East Conference Championship game when the Bearcats defeated UMBC to make March Madness. The facility has also hosted commencements and concerts such as Bob Dylan, Green Day, Incubus, Ludacris, Foo Fighters, Drake and Harry Connick Jr. The arena contains 53000 square feet (160 feet by 320 feet) of space.
- ^ "Binghamton University to Break Ground for Field House" (Press release). Binghamton University. June 5, 2000. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.