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Lawlor Events Center

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Lawlor Events Center
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Address	1500 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; -119.8182694
Owner	University of Nevada, Reno
Operator	University of Nevada, Reno
Capacity	12,000
Surface	Multi–surface
Broke ground	October 1981^[1]
Opened	November 4, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-11-04)^[1]
Construction cost	$26 million ($79.5 million in 2023 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 northern Nevada's largest multi-purpose arena. It is located in Reno, Nevada at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It is named after former athletic director, baseball, basketball and football coach Jake Lawlor.

It was built in 1983 and has a capacity of 12,000 including 11,536 multi-purpose seats. Lawlor is home to the Nevada Wolf Pack basketball teams, and also hosts boxing, concerts, conferences, PBR events, rodeos, WWE and other entertainment events. It is also the host for Washoe County School District high school graduations and winter commencement ceremonies for the university.

History[edit]

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 Saturday, February 4, 1984 Duran Duran performed at Lawlor as part of their Sing Blue Silver world tour.

On Thursday, February 16, 1984 Genesis performed at Lawlor as part of their Mama Tour.

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

Bon Jovi played a sold-out show on January 23, 1987, during their Slippery When Wet Tour.

On April 21, 1990, Santana performed here as part of their Spirits Dancing in the Flesh Tour.

Tina Turner held her Twenty Four Seven Tour here on December 2, 2000.

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

On September 27, 2023, the Grand Sierra Resort, a casino resort in the city, announced a 10-year, $1 billion-plus expansion project. The project will include a new arena with a capacity of at least 10,000. Upon completion, currently planned for 2026, Nevada men's basketball will move to the new arena, with women's basketball remaining at Lawlor.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "History and Hall of Fame". University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

^ 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. 58 (7–12). Industrial Publication: 153.

^ "Lawlor Events Center / Multi-Purpose Pavilion". The Law Company, Inc. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

^ "Historic $1 Billion Private Capital Investment Announced for the Grand Sierra Resort" (Press release). Nevada Wolf Pack. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

External links[edit]

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.

v t e University of Nevada, Reno
Located in: Reno, Nevada
Academics	College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources College of Business College of Education College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Science Graduate School National Judicial College School of the Arts School of Community Health Sciences School of Earth Sciences and Engineering School of Journalism School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Social Research and Justice Studies School of Social Work University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Athletics	Football Mackay Stadium Battle for Nevada Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Lawlor Events Center Men's basketball Women's basketball William Peccole Park Baseball Mountain West Conference
Campus	Arboretum Fleischmann Planetarium Historic district Morrill Hall
Student life	People Black Rock Press Insight Magazine The Nevada Sagebrush Wolf Pack Radio
Traditions	Hail to our Sturdy Team History
Founded: 1874 Students: 21,353 Endowment: 306.6 million

v t e Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Venues	University Gymnasium (1912–1945) Virginia Street Gymnasium (1945–1983) Lawlor Events Center (1983–2026) Grand Sierra Resort Arena (planned for 2026)
Culture & lore	Alphie and Wolfie Jr.
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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

v t e Nevada Wolf Pack women's basketball
Venues	Virginia Street Gymnasium (1981–1983) Lawlor Events Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	History Alphie and Wolfie Jr.
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

Basketball arenas of the Mountain West Conference

Clune Arena (Air Force)
ExtraMile Arena (Boise State)
Moby Arena (Colorado State)
Save Mart Center (Fresno State)
Lawlor Events Center (Nevada)
The Pit (New Mexico)
Viejas Arena (San Diego State)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (San Jose State)
Thomas & Mack Center (UNLV, men's)
Cox Pavilion (UNLV, women's)
Smith Spectrum (Utah State)
Arena-Auditorium (Wyoming)

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