UTRGV Fieldhouse

UTRGV 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)

26°18′37″N 98°10′41″W / 26.310377°N 98.177927°W / 26.310377; -98.177927

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 ^[1]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.

References

^ (I covered game. Pat Foster was still five years removed from coming to Lamar)

External links

Fieldhouse webpage:^[1]

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^ http://goutrgv.com/sports/2010/10/25/UTRGVFieldhouse.aspx?id=5

[1] (I covered game. Pat Foster was still five years removed from coming to Lamar)

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v t e UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Venues	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1969–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NAIA national championship in bold

v t e UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
Venues	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1982–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Campuses	Brownsville campus Edinburg campus
Facilities	STARGATE University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium UTRGV Baseball Stadium UTRGV Fieldhouse
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer
Related	The University of Texas at Brownsville College of Science, Mathematics, and Technology
Founded 2013 Students 28,584 Endowment $us46.1 million

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