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Thomas & Mack Center
Home of the UNLV Rebels
4505 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Opened: December 16, 1983
The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference.

The facility was first opened in the summer of 1983. The gala grand opening was held on December 16, 1983, featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Diana Ross. The facility hosts numerous events, such as concerts, music festivals, conventions and boxing cards. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522; for basketball, the capacity is 18,000. The facility is named after two prominent Nevada bankers, E. Parry Thomas and Jerome D. Mack, who donated the original funds for the feasibility and land studies.

The arena underwent a major interior and exterior renovation in 1999. 2008 saw the installation of all new visual equipment, which included a 4-sided new center-hung LED widescreen scoreboard, which includes four LED advertising/scoring boards above it and a LED advertising ring below it to replace the one installed in 1995, a partial LED ring beam display covering 80% of the balcony's rim, a new 50' LED scorer's table display, a new shot clock system for the backboards, six wall-mounted locker room game clocks, two new custom scoreboards with fixed digital scoring and complete player stats and a new outdoor marquee LED video billboard.

In 2001, a smaller arena, Cox Pavilion, was added to the complex; the two arenas are directly connected. Cox Pavilion is used for smaller events; its main tenants are the UNLV women's basketball and volleyball programs.

The center's primary tenant is the UNLV men's basketball team since 1983. The arena was nicknamed "the Shark Tank" after UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, whose nickname was Tark the Shark. He won a national championship in 1990 and took the team to three additional Final Fours (four Final Fours overall). The arena ranked 4th highest in college basketball attendance during the 2012-2013 season.

The facility also hosted the Las Vegas Thunder of the now defunct International Hockey League. It was also host of the Los Angeles Lakers pre-season games annually in October through 2013. In 2014 and 2015 their games were played at MGM Grand, and from 2016 onward at T-Mobile Arena.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 3, 2026Utah State @ UNLV 0 - 0
Feb 28, 2026Nevada @ UNLV 0 - 0
Feb 18, 2026Colorado State @ UNLV 0 - 0
Feb 10, 2026San Jose State @ UNLV 0 - 0
Feb 7, 2026Grand Canyon @ UNLV 0 - 0
Jan 27, 2026New Mexico @ UNLV 0 - 0
Jan 24, 2026San Diego State @ UNLV 0 - 0
Jan 13, 2026Boise State @ UNLV 0 - 0
Jan 3, 2026Air Force @ UNLV 0 - 0
Dec 29, 2025La Sierra @ UNLV 0 - 0