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UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena is a arena in Milwaukee, United States that opened in 1950. Its recorded capacity is 12,700.

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UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Key facts

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena is a arena in Milwaukee, United States that opened in 1950. Its recorded capacity is 12,700. It is owned by Wisconsin Center District. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Milwaukee Arena, MECCA (The Milwaukee Exposition, Convention Center and Arena), Wisconsin Center Arena, U.S. Cellular Arena. Current tenants are Milwaukee Bucks, Marquette Warriors, Milwaukee Admirals, Milwaukee Does, Milwaukee Wave, Brewcity Bruisers, Milwaukee Bonecrushers, Green Bay Chill, Milwaukee Panthers football, Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball, Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball, Milwaukee Wave, Milwaukee Admirals, Milwaukee Bucks, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Men's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Women's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Women's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Mixed doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Men's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Men's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Women's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Women's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Mixed doubles, UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena, 1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team, 1975–76 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team, 1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team, 2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2009–10 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, Milwaukee Does, 2013–14 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2014–15 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 2018–19 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, 1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team, 1981–82 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Men's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Men's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Women's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Women's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Mixed doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Men's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Men's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Women's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Women's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Mixed doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Men's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Men's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Women's doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Women's singles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Mixed doubles, 2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Men's doubles.

Location
Milwaukee, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
12,700
Opened
1950
Status
Active
Current owner
Wisconsin Center District
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Location of UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena is at latitude 43.042222, longitude -87.916944, in Milwaukee, 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 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
FieldValue
Latitude43.042222
Longitude-87.916944
CityMilwaukee
RegionMilwaukee
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
195019882026Milwaukee Arena (1950 to 1974)MECCA (The Milwaukee Exposition, Convention Center and Arena) (1974 to 1995)Wisconsin Center Arena (1995 to 2000)U.S. Cellular Arena (2000 to 2014)

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena has carried 4 recorded names. Milwaukee Arena (no sponsor) ran 1950 to 1974. MECCA (The Milwaukee Exposition, Convention Center and Arena) (no sponsor) ran 1974 to 1995. Wisconsin Center Arena (no sponsor) ran 1995 to 2000. U.S. Cellular Arena (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2014. The average tenure of a name here is 16 years.

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Every recorded name of UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Milwaukee ArenaNone1950 to 1974Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
MECCA (The Milwaukee Exposition, Convention Center and Arena)None1974 to 1995Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Wisconsin Center ArenaNone1995 to 2000Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
U.S. Cellular ArenaNone2000 to 2014Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerWisconsin Center DistrictPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Milwaukee BucksNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Marquette WarriorsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Milwaukee AdmiralsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Milwaukee DoesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Milwaukee WaveNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Brewcity BruisersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Milwaukee BonecrushersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Green Bay ChillNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Milwaukee Panthers footballNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Milwaukee Panthers men's basketballNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketballNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
Milwaukee WaveNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
Milwaukee AdmiralsNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
Milwaukee BucksNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Men's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Women's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Women's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Mixed doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Men's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Men's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Women's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Women's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19 – Mixed doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
UW–Milwaukee Panther ArenaNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
1973–74 Marquette Warriors men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
1975–76 Marquette Warriors men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2008–09 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2011–12 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
Milwaukee DoesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
1979–80 Marquette Warriors men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
1981–82 Marquette Warriors men's basketball teamNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11Not mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13Not mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15Not mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17Not mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U19Not mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Men's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Men's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Women's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Women's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U11 – Mixed doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Men's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Men's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Women's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Women's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U13 – Mixed doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Men's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Men's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Women's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Women's singlesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U15 – Mixed doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource
2018 US Junior Badminton Championships U17 – Men's doublesNot mapped1950 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
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28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
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24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Milwaukee Panthersnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Milwaukee Hawksnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34580not set2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722470352026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleUW–Milwaukee_Panther_ArenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setU.S. Cellular Arena2026-09
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20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMilwaukee Arena2026-09
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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: UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (revision 1372247035). Wikidata item: Q1142808.

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