Provident Credit Union Event Center

Arena in California, United States

37°20′07″N 121°52′47″W / 37.33536°N 121.87985°W / 37.33536; -121.87985Public transit

Paseo de San AntonioOwnerSan Jose State UniversityOperatorSan Jose State UniversityCapacity5,000 Sporting Events
7,000 ConcertsSurfaceHardwoodConstructionOpenedMay 1989Construction cost$26 millionTenantsSan Jose State Spartans (NCAA) (1989–present)
San Jose Lasers (ABL) (1996–1998)

The Provident Credit Union Event Center, formerly and more commonly known as the Event Center Arena,^[1] is a complex consisting of an indoor arena and a fitness club on the main campus of San José State University in downtown San Jose, California. The Event Center was built in 1989 for the purpose of supporting and providing entertainment as well as recreational opportunities for the student body and university community. The facility is home to the San Jose State Spartans men's and women's basketball teams, which both compete in the Mountain West Conference.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Event Center at SJSU is the premier mid-size venue in Northern California. The Event Center was designed to accommodate many different events, including musical concerts, sporting events, conferences and corporate parties. The facility has played host to numerous national entertainment acts such as Rage Against the Machine, Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia Band, Prince, George Lopez, Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Kelly Clarkson, Conan O'Brien, Korn, and Pearl Jam.^[2] It also hosts the fall and spring convocation ceremonies for both the College of Engineering and the College of Business at San José State University.

Annually, the Event Center hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition Silicon Valley Regional. The San José State University Career Center also uses the arena to host its fall and spring career fairs, which generally feature hundreds of potential employers for students of the university.

The Event Center also housed a fully equipped student recreation center, which comprised basketball and racquetball courts and a weight room, before it was replaced in 2019 by a much larger, $130 million facility located next door to the arena.^[3]

In August 2019, the university reached an $8.1 million, 20-year deal with Provident Credit Union to rename the Event Center Arena to Provident Credit Union Event Center.^[4]

References

^ "Provident Credit Union Event Center at San José State University | Student Union, Inc. Of SJSU | San Jose State University".
^ "The Concert History of Event Center Arena, SJSU San Jose, California, United States | Concert Archives".
^ "SJSU Opens $130 Million Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center | SJSU Newsroom".
^ "SJSU and Provident Credit Union Announce Partnership Agreement for Event Center | SJSU Newsroom". blogs.sjsu.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

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San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976, 1979–1989)
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Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)

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Located in: San Jose, California

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Facilities	CEFCU Stadium Provident Credit Union Event Center Excite Ballpark Bud Winter Field

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Endowment: 250.8 million
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v t e San Jose State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1974–1989) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
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People	Head coaches
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v t e Basketball arenas of the Mountain West Conference
Clune Arena (Air Force) ExtraMile Arena (Boise State) Moby Arena (Colorado State) Save Mart Center (Fresno State) Lawlor Events Center (Nevada) The Pit (New Mexico) Viejas Arena (San Diego State) Provident Credit Union Event Center (San Jose State) Thomas & Mack Center (UNLV, men's) Cox Pavilion (UNLV, women's) Smith Spectrum (Utah State) Arena-Auditorium (Wyoming)

Basketball arenas of the Mountain West Conference