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Don Haskins Center

Don Haskins Center is a arena in El Paso, United States that opened in 1977. Its recorded capacity is 11,892.

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Don Haskins Center
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Key facts

Don Haskins Center is a arena in El Paso, United States that opened in 1977. Its recorded capacity is 11,892. It is owned by University of Texas at El Paso and University of Texas at El Paso. It is operated by University of Texas at El Paso. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Special Events Center. Current tenants are UTEP Miners, UTEP Miners women's basketball, UTEP Miners men's basketball, University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP Miners, 2007–08 UTEP Miners basketball team, 2009–10 UTEP Miners basketball team, 2012–13 UTEP Miners basketball team, 2013–14 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team, 2013–14 UTEP Miners basketball team, 2014–15 UTEP Miners basketball team, 2014–15 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team, 2015–16 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team, 2015–16 UTEP Miners basketball team, 2016–17 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team, 2018–19 UTEP Miners women's basketball team.

Location
El Paso, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
11,892
Opened
1977
Status
Active
Current owner
University of Texas at El Paso, University of Texas at El Paso
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Hardwood
Location of Don Haskins Center
Don Haskins Center

Don Haskins Center is at latitude 31.777608, longitude -106.505718, in El Paso, 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 Don Haskins Center
FieldValue
Latitude31.777608
Longitude-106.505718
CityEl Paso
RegionEl Paso
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Don Haskins Center
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceHardwoodWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Don Haskins Center
197720022026Special Events Center (1977 to 1998)

Don Haskins Center has carried 1 recorded name. Special Events Center (no sponsor) ran 1977 to 1998. The average tenure of a name here is 21 years.

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Every recorded name of Don Haskins Center, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Special Events CenterNone1977 to 1998Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Don Haskins Center, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of Texas at El Paso1977 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerUniversity of Texas at El PasoPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of Texas at El PasoPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Don Haskins Center and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
UTEP MinersNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
UTEP Miners women's basketballNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
UTEP Miners men's basketballNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
University of Texas at El PasoNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
UTEP MinersNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2007–08 UTEP Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 UTEP Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2012–13 UTEP Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 UTEP Lady Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 UTEP Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 UTEP Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 UTEP Lady Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 UTEP Lady Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 UTEP Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 UTEP Lady Miners basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 UTEP Miners women's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1977 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Don Haskins Center
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set23562026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set4992026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity12000118922026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720809752026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleDon_Haskins_CenterDon Haskins Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSpecial Events Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222332026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222322026-09
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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: Don Haskins Center (revision 1372080975). Wikidata item: Q5292758.

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