Frank Erwin Center
Frank Erwin Center is a arena in Austin, United States that opened in 1977. Its recorded capacity is 17,900.
Key facts
Frank Erwin Center is a arena in Austin, United States that opened in 1977. Its recorded capacity is 17,900. It is owned by University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at Austin. It is operated by University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at Austin. 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 Texas Longhorns, Austin Wranglers, Texas Longhorns women's basketball, Texas Longhorns men's basketball, 2007–08 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2008–09 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2011–12 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2013–14 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2018–19 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2018–19 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Texas Longhorns, 1977–78 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2005–06 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, 2006–07 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team.
- Location
- Austin, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 17,900
- Opened
- 1977
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Frank Erwin Center is at latitude 30.276958, longitude -97.732216, in Austin, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 30.276958 |
| Longitude | -97.732216 |
| City | Austin |
| Region | Austin |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Frank Erwin Center has carried 1 recorded name. Special Events Center (no sponsor) ran 1977 to 1980. The average tenure of a name here is 3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Events Center | None | 1977 to 1980 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | University of Texas at Austin | 1977 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | University of Texas at Austin | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | University of Texas at Austin | 1977 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | University of Texas at Austin | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
37 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372180446 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Frank_Erwin_Center | Frank Erwin Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Special Events Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21894 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21893 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21892 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21891 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13759 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13758 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13757 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13756 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13755 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13754 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13753 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13752 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13751 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13750 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13749 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13748 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13747 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13746 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13745 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13744 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13743 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13742 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13741 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13740 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13739 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13738 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13737 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13736 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13735 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13734 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13733 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13732 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: