Lawlor Events Center

Lawlor Events Center
Construction
Location	1500 North Virginia Street Reno, Nevada 89557
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
Operator	University of Nevada
Capacity	11,536
Surface	Multi–surface
Broke ground	October 1981^[1]
Opened	November 4, 1983^[1]
Construction cost	$26 million ($61.8 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

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 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.

Lawlor Events Center was featured in Eddie Money's music video for Take Me Home Tonight in 1986.

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.

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.
↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ 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

University of Nevada, Reno

Academics	College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources College of Business Administration School of Community Health Sciences Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering College of Education College of Engineering Graduate School School of Journalism College of Liberal Arts School of Medicine School of Nursing College of Science School of Social Work National Judicial College University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

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

Campus	Arboretum Fleischmann Planetarium Historic district

Student life	People Wolf Pack Radio The Nevada Sagebrush Insight Magazine Black Rock Press

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

Basketball arenas of the Mountain West Conference

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