This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
Location | N 5th Street and W Van Week Street, Edinburg, Texas, U.S. |
---|---|
Coordinates | 26°18′37″N 98°10′41″W / 26.31028°N 98.17806°W |
Owner | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
Operator | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
Capacity |
|
Record attendance | 5,649 (Jan. 24, 1981 vs Lamar Cardinals) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Built | 1969 |
Opened | 1969 |
Renovated | 2010, 2012–2013 |
Tenants | |
UTRGV Vaqueros (NCAA) (2015–present) | |
Website | |
goutrgv.com |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (formerly UTPA Fieldhouse until the 2015 merger that created UTRGV) is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena[1] on the campus of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. It was built in 1969 for one of UTRGV's predecessor institutions, Pan American University, which later became the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), and is home to the UTRGV Vaqueros men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Vaqueros women's volleyball team. The Fieldhouse is also used extensively by the Department of Health and Kinesiology.
Located on the far east end of the campus, the UTRGV Fieldhouse is among the oldest Division I arenas in Texas. While capacity is officially listed at 2,500, a record crowd of 5,649 jammed the Fieldhouse in 1981 to see the Vaqueros' predecessors, Coach Bill White's Pan American University Broncos battle Pat Foster's [2]Lamar Cardinals.