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CU Events Center

CU Events Center is a arena in Boulder, United States that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 11,064.

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CU Events Center
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Key facts

CU Events Center is a arena in Boulder, United States that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 11,064. It is owned by University of Colorado and University of Colorado. It is operated by University of Colorado. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Center, Coors Events Center. Current tenants are Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball, Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball, 2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, 2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, 2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team, 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team, 2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, 2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team, 2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team, 2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, Colorado Buffaloes women's volleyball, 2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team.

Location
Boulder, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
11,064
Opened
1979
Status
Active
Current owner
University of Colorado, University of Colorado
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Playing surface
Hardwood
Location of CU Events Center
CU Events Center

CU Events Center is at latitude 40.004639, longitude -105.260583, in Boulder, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of CU Events Center
FieldValue
Latitude40.004639
Longitude-105.260583
CityBoulder
RegionBoulder
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for CU Events Center
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceHardwoodWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of CU Events Center
197920032026Center (1979 to 1990)Coors Events Center (2008 to 2018)

CU Events Center has carried 4 recorded names. CU Events/Conference (no sponsor) ran Present. Coors Events/Conference (no sponsor) ran Present. Center (no sponsor) ran 1979 to 1990. Coors Events Center (no sponsor) ran 2008 to 2018. The average tenure of a name here is 10.5 years.

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Every recorded name of CU Events Center, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
CU Events/ConferenceNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Coors Events/ConferenceNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
CenterNone1979 to 1990Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Coors Events CenterNone2008 to 2018Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of CU Events Center, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of Colorado1979 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerUniversity of ColoradoPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of ColoradoPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of CU Events Center and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Colorado Buffaloes women's basketballNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
Colorado Buffaloes men's basketballNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
Colorado Buffaloes women's volleyballNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball teamNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

37 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for CU Events Center
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set23542026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Colorado Buffaloesnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34764not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set347642026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set30002026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720715632026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCU_Events_CenterCU Events Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCoors Events Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCenter2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCoors Events/Conference2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCU Events/Conference2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222162026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222152026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set149942026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set149912026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set149792026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: CU Events Center (revision 1372071563). Wikidata item: Q5168058.

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