Lawlor Events Center

Lawlor Events Center
	Lawlor Events Center Location in Nevada Lawlor Events Center Location in the United States
Address	1500 North Virginia Street
Location	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates	39°32′42.25″N 119°49′5.77″W
Owner	University of Nevada, Reno
Operator	University of Nevada, Reno
Capacity	11,536
Surface	Multi–surface
Construction
Broke ground	October 1981[1]
Opened	November 4, 1983[1]
Construction cost	$26 million; ($66.7 million in 2019 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 former athletic director, baseball, basketball and football coach 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 boxing, concerts, conferences, PBR events, rodeos, WWE 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.

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

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

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.

References

"History and Hall of Fame". University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. 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.

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[lecunrhistory-1] "History and Hall of Fame". University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[inflation-US-2] Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[3] 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.

[4] Ghodsi, Fereidoon (1985). "A Gas-Metal Arc Welded Ring Meets the Specs". Welding Design & Fabrication. Industrial Publication. 58 (7–12): 153.

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

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

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 Statistical leaders
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

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

Lawlor Events Center

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