Lawlor Events Center

Completed in 1983, Lawlor Events Center, located on the University of Nevada campus, has been home to Wolf Pack men's basketball since its inception and to women's basketball since the 1994-95 season.

With the University of Nevada's move from the Big West Conference to the Western Athletic Conference in the fall of 2000, Lawlor remains one of the premier facilities in the WAC. Lawlor was the second-largest basketball facility in the Big West and, upon the move to the WAC, the arena will stand as the second largest facility for men's and women's hoops. The stadium seats 11,200 in an oval configuration with every spectator enjoying a center-court line-of-sight. The seating capacity includes 60 seats mounted on the main floor, bringing fans nearly courtside on all four sides.

Named after Nevada's legendary coach and athletic director Glenn "Jake" Lawlor, the Events Center was made possible by a grant approved by the Nevada State Legislature in 1979. Ground was originally broken in October 1981, and the construction project was completed on schedule for the grand opening on November 4, 1983. Originally built at a cost of $26 million, Lawlor Events Center has undergone periodic modifications and improvements. Most recently, during the 1998-99 season Lawlor Events Center unveiled a state-of-the-art electronic/imaging scoreboard that allows fans to see highlights before each game, player pictures and stats, and includes two statistic boards at each end of the floor. At the start of 1999-00 season, in a never-ending effort to consistently modify the facility, the men's and women's teams played on a new wood floor. The arena's capacity and the efforts taken to improve the facility made Lawlor the home of the Big West Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments from 1996-2000.

Lawlor Events Center, however, is far from just a basketball arena. The facility has served as host to concerts and events throughout its history. As a concert facility, Lawlor is capable of seating 12,000 spectators, and the arena can be changed in configuration or reduced in size to accommodate smaller acts or to provide a more intimate theater setting.

Also utilized extensively for conventions and meetings, Lawlor's main floor provides accommodations for large convention exhibits, and can be used to large group gatherings. The arena's meeting and convention complex includes a large foyer for receptions and registration for meetings and conventions. Eight meeting/banquet rooms provide nearly 10,000 square feet of space, which can be easily divided into smaller rooms with fully-movable partitions and service access to all areas. Additional rooms are utilized for press conferences, educational/social functions, performer rehearsals, personnel briefings, storage for performers, and auxiliary dining, as well as housing for the facility's executive offices.