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Bren Events Center

Bren Events Center
"The Bren"
UCI Bren Events Center Basketball Court 2008.jpg
Full name Donald Bren Events Center
Location 100 Bren Event Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Coordinates 33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W / 33.64917°N 117.84694°W / 33.64917; -117.84694Coordinates: 33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W / 33.64917°N 117.84694°W / 33.64917; -117.84694
Owner University of California, Irvine
Operator University of California, Irvine
Capacity 4,984 (for basketball)
5,430 (for concerts)
5,608 (maximum)
Surface Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground 1984
Opened January 8, 1987
Construction cost $14 million
($29.5 million in 2016 dollars)
Architect Parkin Architects Limited
Tenants
UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball

The Donald Bren Events Center, commonly known as the Bren Events Center or the Bren, is a 6,000-seat indoor arena on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, United States.

It was conceived and planned in 1981, with the passage of a student referendum authorizing an assessment of $23 per student per quarter as of winter 1987. It opened January 8, 1987 with UCI Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State. Parkin Architects Limited served as the architects for the building, which was renamed "Donald Bren Events Center" in 1988. The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1.5 million donation.

It is a 65,000 assignable (90,000 gross) square-foot multi-purpose facility servicing the University and all of southern California. It features a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) arena which hosts UCI Anteater Basketball, volleyball and serves as a general assembly space for special events. Additional conference and meeting spaces are available to support arena events and to host small meetings. In addition, it provides:

It serves as the home to UC Irvine Anteaters athletic programs. Men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's volleyball all play their home games at Bren.

It is also used for concerts, trade fairs, conventions, Broadway shows and graduation ceremonies.

Recent examples of usage include hosting Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, when he spoke in 2004, while Jimmy Carter spoke and answered questions about his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid on 3 May 2007.

TNA Wrestling also held its 2009 Bound For Glory Event here.


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