UTPA Fieldhouse
| Location | N 5th Street and W Van Week Street |
|---|---|
| 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 | Current: 2,500 Pre-renovation: 4,000 |
| 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) | |
Coordinates: 26°18′37″N 98°10′41″W / 26.310377°N 98.177927°W
UTRGV Fieldhouse (formerly UTPA Fieldhouse until the 2015 merger that created UTRGV) is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena 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 1975 to see the Vaqueros' predecessors, Coach Abe Lemons' Pan American University Broncos battle Jack Martin’s Lamar Cardinals. 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.
The venue's name changed in 2015, when UTRGV began operation following the merger of UTPA and the nearby University of Texas at Brownsville.
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