Binghamton University Events Center

Binghamton University Events Center

Location	Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, New York 13902
Broke ground	Summer 2000
Opened	January 31, 2004
Owner	Binghamton University
Operator	Binghamton University
Surface	Mondo Rubber Athletic Flooring (Track) Robbins All-Star Plus (Basketball Court)
Construction cost	$33.1 million
Architect	Einhorn, Yaffee, and Prescott.
Former names
Soccer Field TD
Tenants
Binghamton University Bearcats (America East Conference)
Capacity
5,322 (basketball) 7,500 (commencement) 10,500 (maximum)

BU Events Center is a multi-purpose arena in Binghamton, New York. The arena opened in 2004. It is home to the Binghamton University Bearcats basketball team and can seat 5,322 fans for home games, and over 8,000 for other large scale events. Host to the 2005 and 2006 America East Conference men's basketball tournament and the 2007 conference women's tourney , the facility has also hosted commencements and concerts such as Bob Dylan, Green Day, Incubus, Ludacris, and Harry Connick Jr.

[edit] History

The Events Center was built to replace the aging West Gym. It provided a new home for Bearcats track and field, basketball, and tennis.

Current Basketball Arenas in the America East Conference
Agganis Arena (Boston University) • Alfond Arena (Maine) • Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton) • Case Gym (Boston University) • Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (Hartford) • Lundholm Gym (New Hampshire) • Patrick Gym (Vermont) • Retriever Activities Center (UMBC) • SB Sports Complex (Stony Brook) • SEFCU Arena (Albany)