Stan Sheriff Center
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| Stan Sheriff Center "The Stan" |
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| Former names | Special Events Arena |
| Location | 1355 Lower Campus Drive Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2312 |
| Broke ground | December 1992 |
| Opened | October 21, 1994 |
| Owner | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Operator | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Construction cost | $32.2 million |
| Architect | Kauahikaua and Chun (Honolulu), Heery Architects (Atlanta) |
| Capacity | 10,300 |
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| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (women's basketball, women's volleyball) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (men's basketball, men's volleyball) Diamond Head Classic |
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The Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu CDP,[1] City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Initially named the Special Events Arena in when it opened in 1994, the arena was later named after the late Stan Sheriff, a former UH athletic director who lobbied for its construction.
It is home to the following teams at the University of Hawaiʻi:
- Men:
- Women:
[edit] Other events
- May 12, 1998 - The Miss Universe 1998 pageant was held at the Center. Brook Leigh, the 1997 winner and originally from Hawaii, was the reason Donald Trump chose to hold the following year's event in her home state.[2]
- It hosts the Diamond Head Classic midseason college basketball tournament in December.[3]
- Annually, this place hosts a regional for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
- As Hawaii's largest indoor arena, the Center is the site of many major concert tours in Honolulu. Concert capacity is 11,000 for an end-stage show, 11,300 for a center-stage show.
- World Championship Wrestling used the Center as its Hawaiian stop from 1994 until it folded in 2001
[edit] References
- ^ "Honolulu CDP, HI." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
- ^ Pageant has isles sitting pretty
- ^ http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/about.html
[edit] External links
- Official page for the Stan Sheriff Center from the UH Athletics web site
| Preceded by Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, Florida, USA |
Miss Universe Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by The Universe Centre Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Coordinates: 21°17′39.45″N 157°49′07.95″W / 21.2942917°N 157.818875°W
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