Save Mart Center

Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Save Mart Center, 2009
Save Mart Center at Fresno State is located in California
Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Location in California
Save Mart Center at Fresno State is located in the United States
Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Location in the United States
Location2650 East Shaw Avenue
Fresno, California
Coordinates36°48′35″N 119°44′19″W / 36.809722°N 119.738611°W / 36.809722; -119.738611
OwnerCalifornia State University, Fresno
Executive suites40
CapacityBasketball – 15,596
Boxing – 16,182
Concerts – 16,182
Ice Events – 14,224
Hockey – 14,224
Rodeo – 12,368
Professional wrestling – 16,182
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundMay 8, 2001[1]
OpenedNovember 27, 2003
Construction cost$103 million
($171 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectSink Combs Dethlefs
Project managerInternational Facilities Group
Structural engineerJohn A. Martin & Associates
Services engineerM–E Engineers, Inc.
General contractorClark Construction Group Inc.
Tenants
Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA) (2003–present)
Fresno Falcons (ECHL) (2003–2008)

Save Mart Center at Fresno State is a multi-purpose arena, on the campus of California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), located in Fresno, California. An open house was held for the community on November 5, 2003, with the official ribbon cutting following on November 27, 2003. It is home to the Fresno State Bulldogs men's and women's basketball teams, women's volleyball team and wrestling team.

It is the former home of the Fresno Falcons ice hockey team for their first five seasons in the ECHL (2003–08); prior to the opening of the building, they played at Selland Arena.

It is also a concert destination, with its first performance featuring opera tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Financing for the project was provided through revenue, from corporate sponsorships, private gifts, leasing of luxury suites, sale of club seating and personal seat licenses, as well as revenue from advertising and signage agreements.

  1. ^ "'Dogs Break Ground Today". The Fresno Bee. May 8, 2001.
  2. ^ 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.