College Park Center

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College Park Center
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College Park Center
Location within the United States
Address600 South Center Street
Location Arlington, Texas 76019
Coordinates 32°43′50″N97°06′29″W / 32.730586°N 97.107972°W / 32.730586; -97.107972
Owner University of Texas at Arlington
OperatorUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Capacity 7,000
SurfaceHardwood
Construction
Broke groundMarch 5, 2010
OpenedFebruary 1, 2012
Construction cost $78 million
($99.4 million in 2022 dollars [1] )
Architect HKS, Inc. [2]
Structural engineerRogers Moore/Walter P Moore
Services engineerM–E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor Hunt Construction Group [3]
Tenants
UT Arlington Mavericks (NCAA) (2012–present)
Dallas Wings (WNBA) (2016–present)

College Park Center (CPC) is an indoor, multi-purpose arena on the University of Texas at Arlington campus in Arlington, Texas, United States. [4] [5] It seats up to 7,000 spectators.

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Its primary tenant is the Mavericks athletic department including the university's basketball and volleyball teams. A secondary tenant during the summer season is the WNBA's Dallas Wings. It also hosts graduation ceremonies for UT Arlington, other private trade schools, and area high schools, along with concerts and events.

The arena is part of a 20-acre (8.1 ha) section of the campus known as the College Park District. Completed in 2012, the District includes a residence hall, student apartments, a welcome center, a credit union, a 4.62-acre (1.87 ha) park called The Green at College Park, restaurants, and three parking garages. [6]

History

The interior of College Park Center before a UTA Mavericks men's basketball game North Texas vs. UT Arlington men's basketball 2019 08 (in-game action).jpg
The interior of College Park Center before a UTA Mavericks men's basketball game
The interior of College Park Center before a Dallas Wings game Minnesota Lynx vs. Dallas Wings June 2019 06 (opening tip).jpg
The interior of College Park Center before a Dallas Wings game

Incoming UTA President James Spaniolo's first major decision with regards to athletics came in early 2005. The UTA student body had just approved a $2 an hour student fee for the resurrection of football and addition of two women's programs, golf and soccer. In January, President Spaniolo stated the university was going to pursue a new indoor arena for the university, which would replace Texas Hall for the athletic teams. The first step taken was a student vote in April 2005 that approved a $2 an hour student fee to fund the operations of the new indoor arena. [7]

The planning continued as the location became more contentious than originally thought. There were two sites on Cooper Street that were thought to be the front runners. The City of Arlington even made an initial push for the university to build it off campus. Near the end of 2008, it was revealed the current location was in play, and that the special events arena would be part of a larger, mixed-use development. The final site selection approval from the Board of Regents came in early 2009. [8] After approval, the physical planning for the arena and surrounding development began.

Ground breaking occurred on March 5, 2010. Along with numerous other cash gifts, in the fall of 2010, the university received $5 million for construction from Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [9]

The grand opening of the facility was held on February 1, 2012, with a doubleheader of UT Arlington basketball when the women and men both defeated UT San Antonio in front of a then-record crowd of 6,228. [10]

The men's basketball team has a record of 109–51 at College Park Center, the women's record is 86–63, and the volleyball team sports a 96–62 home record (through the end of the 2022/23 season).

In 2016, the CPC became the permanent home of the Dallas Wings.

Features

College Park Center is divided into two concourses. The lower surrounds the court/performance area while the upper section is shaped like a horseshoe. For end stage concerts, CPC can seat 6,400 spectators, with the lower bowl seating 3,600. [11] A 2,800-square-foot (260 m2) hospitality suite, divisible into three private sections is above the lower sections opposite the scorers table. The center-hung scoreboard is a four-sided Daktronics 13' X 9' with LED displays while an end-hung scoreboard is an 11' X 19' Daktronics LED display. Two LED display ribbon boards circle the bottom of the balcony seating. At the scorers table are four Daktronics LED display tables linked together to display messages and advertising. [12]

Underneath the lower concourse are state-of-the-art sports medicine and training facilities, two full-sized practice courts, 2,500-square-foot (230 m2) weight room, [13] and an academic support study center.

Attendance

During the 2011–12 men's basketball season, UTA averaged 821 at Texas Hall while the last four games at CPC averaged 5,079. The team has averaged around 2,000 every year since opening. The 2015/16 season set an all-time program attendance average of 2,888 people per game.

The dedication ceremony between the women's and men's game on CPC's opening night. Dedication Ceremony.jpg
The dedication ceremony between the women's and men's game on CPC's opening night.
College Park Center before a UTA women's volleyball match Louisiana-Monroe vs. UT Arlington volleyball 2019 02 (Louisiana-Monroe warming up).jpg
College Park Center before a UTA women's volleyball match
AttendanceOpponentDateResult
16,421 Oklahoma^Nov 16, 2012L 59–63
26,336 CSU Bakersfield March 22, 2017L 76–80
36,228 UTSA^^Feb 1, 2012W 67–66
46,186 Georgia Southern^^^Jan 24, 2019W 81–48
56,107 North Texas Dec 3, 2015W 90–67
65,714 Louisiana^^^Jan 16, 2020W 79–52
75,590 Georgia Southern^^^Feb 22, 2018W 70–49
85,390 Akron March 20, 2017W 85–69
95,272 Texas State Feb 11, 2012W 73–53
105,033 Little Rock Jan 23, 2016L 62–68

^ Denotes Homecoming game ^^ Facility grand-opening ^^^ Women's basketball game

CPC has completely sold out three times, all of them concerts. Drake held the 1st concert ever, which was not open to the public, but rather to the UTA students and faculty, with 7,000 in attendance. The other two sellouts belong to Reach Records, as both Unashamed Tour shows in 2012 and 2013 surpassed 7,000 in attendance respectively.

Accolades

The U.S. Green Building Council recognized CPC with a LEED Gold certification. [14]

In February 2012, the center was featured in a Billboard Magazine article about ten new and renovated venues were reshaping the national touring circuit. [15]

Events

The Harlem Globetrotters at College Park Center in 2019 Washington Generals vs. Harlem Globetrotters June 2019 38 (Globetrotters celebrating).jpg
The Harlem Globetrotters at College Park Center in 2019

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