UTRGV Fieldhouse
{{About|the basketball arena for the UTRGV Vaqueros|the football stadium|Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium|the baseball stadium|UTRGV Baseball Stadium}}
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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = UTRGV Fieldhouse
| logo_image = Utrgv_athletics_primary_logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| image = 2020UTRGV.jpg
| caption = UTRGV Fieldhouse in 2020
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}
| location = N 5th Ave, Edinburg, TX 78541
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|18|37|N|98|10|41|W|display=it}}
| broke_ground =
| built = 1969
| opened = {{start date and age|1969}}
| expanded =
| renovated = 2010, 2012–2013
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
| operator = University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
| surface = Multi-surface
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| architect =
| structural engineer =
| tenants = UTRGV Vaqueros (NCAA) (2015–present)
| seating_capacity = {{Ubl | Current: 2,500 | Pre-renovation: 4,000}}
| record_attendance = 5,649 (Jan. 24, 1981 vs Lamar Cardinals)
| website = [https://goutrgv.com/sports/2010/10/25/UTRGVFieldhouse.aspx?id=5 goutrgv.com]
}}
UTRGV Fieldhouse (formerly UTPA Fieldhouse until the 2015 merger that created UTRGV) is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena{{cite web |title=UTRGV Fieldhouse |url=https://goutrgv.com/sports/2010/10/25/UTRGVFieldhouse.aspx?id=5 |publisher=University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |access-date=April 25, 2020}} 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 {{cite web |title=FINAL 1981 CUMULATIVE BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1981_536_University%20of%20Texas,%20Pan%20American.pdf |publisher=Pan American University |access-date=April 25, 2020}}Lamar Cardinals.
Improvements
While maintaining a sense of history and tradition, the UTRGV Fieldhouse has undergone renovations. A new center court, new bleachers, and court-side seating were added in 2010. In 2012, a new electronic scoreboard was added. Volleyball offices, locker rooms, and team meeting rooms were renovated in 2012. Basketball offices, locker rooms, and team meeting rooms were renovated in 2013. New scoreboards and shot clocks were installed in 2014. The court was refinished in 2015. In 2017, a new sound system was installed. Several improvements were completed in 2019 including refinishing the court to a new color scheme, new sideline tables, new scoreboards, and renovated home and visitor's locker rooms.{{cite web |title=UTRGV Athletics Celebrates Completion of Renovations to UTRGV Fieldhouse |url=https://goutrgv.com/news/2019/12/3/general-utrgv-athletics-celebrates-completion-of-renovations-to-utrgv-fieldhouse.aspx |publisher=University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |access-date=April 25, 2020 |date=December 3, 2019}}{{cite web |title=UTRGV Athletics set to launch Vaquero Village |url=https://www.utrgv.edu/newsroom/2019/11/22-utrgv-athletics-set-to-launch-vaquero-village.htm |publisher=University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |access-date=April 25, 2020 |date=November 22, 2019}}
The venue's name changed in 2015, when UTRGV began operation following the merger of UTPA and the nearby University of Texas at Brownsville.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
{{Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball navbox}}{{Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball navbox}}
{{University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley}}
{{Western Athletic Conference basketball venue navbox}}
Category:UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros basketball venues
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Category:College basketball venues in the United States
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