Bren Events Center

Bren Events Center
Construction
"The Bren"

Full name	Donald Bren Events Center
Location	100 Bren Event Center Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Coordinates	33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W / 33.64917°N 117.84694°W / 33.64917; -117.84694Coordinates: 33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W / 33.64917°N 117.84694°W / 33.64917; -117.84694
Owner	University of California, Irvine
Operator	University of California, Irvine
Capacity	4,984 (for basketball) 5,430 (for concerts) 5,608 (maximum)
Surface	Hardwood
Broke ground	1984
Opened	January 8, 1987
Construction cost	$14 million ($29.2 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	Parkin Architects Limited
Tenants
UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball

The Donald Bren Events Center,^[2] commonly known as the Bren Events Center or the Bren, is a 6,000-seat indoor arena on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, United States.

Construction and history

It was conceived and planned in 1981, with the passage of a student referendum authorizing an assessment of $23 per student per quarter as of winter 1987. It opened January 8, 1987 with UCI Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State. Parkin Architects Limited served as the architects for the building, which was renamed "Donald Bren Events Center" in 1988.^[3] The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1.5 million donation.^[4]

Amenities

It is a 65,000 assignable (90,000 gross) square-foot multi-purpose facility servicing the University and all of southern California. It features a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m²) arena which hosts UCI Anteater Basketball, volleyball and serves as a general assembly space for special events. Additional conference and meeting spaces are available to support arena events and to host small meetings. In addition, it provides:

An arena of approximately 21,250 ASF that accommodates intercollegiate regulation basketball.
An arena that can be converted into three courts for recreational use for basketball and volleyball.
An arena with seating of 4,984 for spectator sporting events and 5,710 for concerts, lectures and conventions .
The Koll Room, a multi-purpose room of 1,820 ASF on the arena level to accommodate meetings, receptions, and instruction.
The Stewart Room, a room of 1,600 ASF suitable for receptions for 150 and banquet seating for 60.
The Berry Family Terrace, an outdoor terrace of 4,480 ASF suitable for intermission and pre- or post event receptions.

Tenants

Athletics

It serves as the home to UC Irvine Anteaters athletic programs. Men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's volleyball all play their home games at Bren.

Other events

It is also used for concerts, trade fairs, conventions, Broadway shows and graduation ceremonies.

Recent examples of usage include hosting Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, when he spoke in 2004, while Jimmy Carter spoke and answered questions about his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid on 3 May 2007.^[5]

TNA Wrestling also held its 2009 Bound For Glory Event here.

Blink-182 headlined a sold out show at the Bren in 1999.

References

↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ "Bren Events Center". UC Irvine Anteater Chronicles. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
↑ "Timelines: 1980–1989". UC Irvine Anteater Chronicles. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
↑ "Timelines: 1980–1989". UC Irvine Anteater Chronicles. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
↑ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/palestine-peace-not-apartheid-200705.html Jimmy Carter's book tour (2006-2007)

External links

Bren Events Center

Events and tenants
Preceded by Sears Centre	Host of Bound for Glory 2009	Succeeded by Ocean Center

University of California, Irvine

Overview	Academics Athletics Campus People

Academics	Claire Trevor School of the Arts Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences Paul Merage School of Business School of Education Henry Samueli School of Engineering School of Humanities Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences School of Law School of Medicine School of Physical Sciences School of Social Ecology School of Social Sciences

Research	Beckman Laser Institute Calit2 Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Institute of Transportation Studies Thesaurus Linguae Graecae UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling UC Humanities Research Institute

Student life	Activities and traditions KUCI Muslim Student Union

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Men's volleyball

Campus	Anteater Ballpark Anteater Recreation Center Anteater Stadium Arboretum Bren Events Center Crawford Hall UCI Medical Center New Swan Theater Student housing Middle Earth University Hills

Category Commons

UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball

Venues	Crawford Hall (1965–1987) Bren Events Center (1987–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

Basketball arenas in the Big West Conference

Mott Athletic Center (Cal Poly) Titan Gym (Cal State Fullerton) Matadome (Cal State Northridge) Stan Sheriff Center (Hawaiʻi) Walter Pyramid (Long Beach State) UC Davis Pavilion (UC Davis) Bren Events Center, Crawford Hall (UC Irvine) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (UC Riverside) UCSB Events Center (UC Santa Barbara)

Sports in Orange County, California

Baseball	MLB Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Ice hockey	NHL Anaheim Ducks

Tennis	WTT Orange County Breakers

Football	AFL LA KISS

Roller derby	RDCL Orange County Roller Girls

College athletics	NCAA Division I Cal State Fullerton UC Irvine

Soccer	USL Orange County Blues FC PDL OC Blues U23

Defunct/Relocated	NFL Los Angeles Rams ABA Anaheim Amigos NBA Los Angeles Clippers² NBA D-League Anaheim Arsenal NASL California Surf APSL Los Angeles Salsa AFL Anaheim Piranhas NLL Anaheim Storm RHI Anaheim Bullfrogs WFL Southern California Sun CISL Anaheim Splash

Venues	Anaheim Convention Center Angel Stadium Anteater Ballpark Anteater Recreation Center Anteater Stadium Bren Events Center Crawford Hall Goodwin Field Honda Center Titan Gym Titan Stadium

¹Currently on hiatus. ²Only played occasional games in Orange County

Bound for Glory venues

Impact Zone (2005) Compuware Sports Arena (2006) Arena at Gwinnett Center (2007) Sears Centre (IV) Bren Events Center (2009) Ocean Center (2010) Liacouras Center (2011) GCU Arena (2012) Viejas Arena (2013) Korakuen Hall (2014) Cabarrus Arena (2015)

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