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Pan American Center
Home of the New Mexico State Aggies
1810 E University Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Opened: November 30, 1968
Pan American Center is a multi-purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,515 people. The arena serves as home of the New Mexico State Aggies Men's and Women's Basketball and Women's Volleyball teams. The arena hosted the 2007 and 2008 Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments as well as the 2007 WAC Volleyball Tournament.

By the late 1950s, the need for a new and larger on-campus arena at what was then New Mexico A&M had become evident. Williams Gymnasium, built in 1938, had become too small as the school and its athletic programs grew. After Las Cruces High School opened a new campus less than one mile from A&M's campus in 1957, the Aggies began to play many of their home games in the high school's new 3,000 seat gymnasium.

When alumnus Lou Henson returned to the school, which by then had been renamed New Mexico State, as head coach in 1966 and quickly began building the basketball program into a perennial NCAA Tournament participant, the push for a new facility began in earnest. In 1967, the New Mexico State Legislature approved a $22 million capital outlay program that included provisions for a new arena at NMSU (the same bill also funded construction of NMSU's student union building). Construction of the arena cost $3.5 million and the building was inaugurated on November 30, 1968, with a 95-89 victory over Colorado State. The facility's name was suggested by former NMSU vice president Paul Rader for its location just off Interstate 25, also known as the Pan American Highway.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 7, 2026Kennesaw State @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Mar 5, 2026Jacksonville State @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Feb 21, 2026UTEP @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Feb 11, 2026Liberty @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Jan 28, 2026Delaware @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Jan 24, 2026Florida International @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Jan 22, 2026Missouri State @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Jan 10, 2026Middle Tennessee @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Jan 8, 2026Western Kentucky @ New Mexico State 0 - 0
Dec 28, 2025Southwest @ New Mexico State 0 - 0