Provident Credit Union Event Center
Construction
The entrance to Event Center Arena, October 2010
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Former names	Event Center Arena (1989-2019)
Location	290 South 7th Street San Jose, California 95192
Coordinates	37°20′07″N 121°52′47″W / 37.33536°N 121.87985°W / 37.33536; -121.87985
Public transit	Paseo de San Antonio
Owner	San Jose State University
Operator	San Jose State University
Capacity	5,000 Sporting Events 7,000 Concerts
Surface	Hardwood
Opened	May 1989
Construction cost	$26 million
Tenants
San Jose State Spartans (NCAA) (1989–present) San Jose Lasers (ABL) (1996–1998)

The Provident Credit Union Event Center, formerly and more commonly known as the Event Center Arena,^[1] is a complex consisting of an indoor arena and a fitness club on the main campus of San José State University in downtown San Jose, California. The Event Center was built in 1989 for the purpose of supporting and providing entertainment as well as recreational opportunities for the student body and university community. The facility is home to the San Jose State Spartans men's and women's basketball teams, which both compete in the Mountain West Conference.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Event Center at SJSU is the premier mid-size venue in Northern California. The Event Center was designed to accommodate many different events, including musical concerts, sporting events, conferences and corporate parties. The facility has played host to numerous national entertainment acts such as Rage Against the Machine, Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia Band, Prince, George Lopez, Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Kelly Clarkson, Conan O'Brien, Korn, and Pearl Jam.^[2] It also hosts the fall and spring convocation ceremonies for both the College of Engineering and the College of Business at San José State University.

Annually, the Event Center hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition Silicon Valley Regional. The San José State University Career Center also uses the arena to host its fall and spring career fairs, which generally feature hundreds of potential employers for students of the university.

The Event Center also housed a fully equipped student recreation center, which comprised basketball and racquetball courts and a weight room, before it was replaced in 2019 by a much larger, $130 million facility located next door to the arena.^[3]

In August 2019, the university reached an $8.1 million, 20-year deal with Provident Credit Union to rename the Event Center Arena to Provident Credit Union Event Center.^[4]

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San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976, 1979–1989) Independence High School (1976–1979) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
Media	KSJS
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–21 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

San Jose State University

Located in: San Jose, California

Colleges

Business
Education
Engineering
Graduate Studies
Health and Human Sciences
Humanities & the Arts
Professional & Global Education
Science
Social Sciences

Campus

Research

Athletics

Teams	San Jose State Spartans Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball
Rivalries	Battle for the Valley Dick Tomey Legacy Game Bill Walsh Legacy Game Battle for the Victor's Bell
Facilities	CEFCU Stadium Provident Credit Union Event Center Excite Ballpark Bud Winter Field

Student life

People

Founded: 1857
Students: 35,751
Endowment: 250.8 million
California State University

San Jose State Spartans women's basketball

San Jose State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Spartan Gym (1974–1989) Provident Credit Union Event Center (1989–present)
Media	KSJS
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

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)

Authority control databases: Geographic

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