Lawlor Events Center

Lawlor Events Center
Construction

Address	1664 North Virginia Street
Location	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates	39°32′42.25″N 119°49′5.77″W / 39.5450694°N 119.8182694°W / 39.5450694; -119.8182694Coordinates: 39°32′42.25″N 119°49′5.77″W / 39.5450694°N 119.8182694°W / 39.5450694; -119.8182694
Owner	University of Nevada, Reno
Operator	University of Nevada, Reno
Capacity	11,536
Surface	Multi–surface
Broke ground	October 1981^[1]
Opened	November 4, 1983^[1]
Construction cost	$26 million ($61.9 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Casazza, Peetz & Associates^[3]
Structural engineer	Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.^[4]
General contractor	The Law Company, Inc.^[5]
Tenants
Nevada Wolf Pack (NCAA) (1983–present)

Lawlor Events Center is an 11,536-seat multi-purpose arena in Reno, Nevada located at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It is named after Jake Lawlor.

It was built in 1983 and is home to the Nevada Wolf Pack basketball team. As the largest venue in Northern Nevada, the Lawlor Events Center also hosts concerts, conferences, rodeos, WWE, PBR events and other entertainment events. It is also the host for Washoe County School District high school graduations.

History

Lawlor Events Center hosted the 1986 Big Sky Conference, 1996–2000 Big West Conference and 2005–2006 and 2009–2010 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments.

The music video for Eddie Money's 1986 single "Take Me Home Tonight" was filmed at the arena.

On August 1, 2003, rock band Fleetwood Mac performed at Lawlor, as part of their Say You Will Tour.

References

1 2 "History and Hall of Fame". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ Murray, Chris (February 7, 2014). "After Moving Into the "Palace" of Lawlor Events Center, Wolf Pack Has Created Countless Memories". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
↑ Ghodsi, Fereidoon (1985). "A Gas-Metal Arc Welded Ring Meets the Specs". Welding Design & Fabrication. Industrial Publication. 58 (7–12): 153.
↑ "Lawlor Events Center / Multi-Purpose Pavilion". The Law Company, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

External links

Lawlor Events Center
Lawlor Events Center - Home of Wolf Pack Basketball
A Guide to the Lawlor Events Center Records, AC 0634. University Archives, University Libraries; University of Nevada, Reno.

University of Nevada, Reno

Academics	College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources College of Business Administration College of Education College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Science Graduate School National Judicial College School of Community Health Sciences School of Earth Sciences and Engineering School of Journalism School of Medicine School of Nursing

Athletics	Mackay Stadium Football Battle for Nevada Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Lawlor Events Center Men's basketball William Peccole Park Baseball Mountain West Conference

Campus	Arboretum Fleischmann Planetarium Historic district Morrill Hall

Student life	People The Nevada Sagebrush Insight Magazine

Traditions	Hail to our Sturdy Team History

Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Venues	University Gymnasium (1912–1945) Virginia Street Gymnasium (1945–1983) Lawlor Events Center (1983–present)

Culture & lore	History Alphie and Wolfie Jr.

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 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 1999–00 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

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