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SAP Center
525 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
Opened: September 7, 1993
The SAP Center, originally known as San Jose Arena, then the Compaq Center and HP Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned the nickname "The Shark Tank". The Arena also was the former home of the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1993, the arena was completed and initially named the "San Jose Arena".

Plans for a San Jose arena began in the mid-1980s, when a group of local citizens formed Fund Arena Now (FAN). The group contacted city officials and pursued potential sponsors and partners from the NHL and NBA. In the late 1980s, mayor Tom McEnery met with FAN, and subsequently a measure to allocate local taxes for arena construction came up for a public vote on June 7, 1988, passing by a narrow margin.

In 1991, soon after construction began, the NHL granted an expansion franchise to San Jose. After it was discovered that the arena would not be suitable for NBA or NHL use as originally designed, the Sharks requested an upgrade to NHL standards, including the addition of luxury suites, a press box, and increased seating capacity.

The arena was the host to the West Regional semifinals and finals of the 2002, 2007, and 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournaments; as well as first and second round games of the 2010, 2013, and 2019 tournaments.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 24, 2019Liberty @ Virginia Tech #58 - 67
Mar 24, 2019UC Irvine @ Oregon #54 - 73
Mar 22, 2019UC Irvine @ Kansas State #70 - 64
Mar 22, 2019Oregon @ Wisconsin #72 - 54
Mar 22, 2019Liberty @ Mississippi State #80 - 76
Mar 22, 2019Saint Louis @ Virginia Tech #52 - 66
Mar 25, 2017Xavier @ Gonzaga $59 - 83
Mar 23, 2017West Virginia @ Gonzaga #58 - 61
Mar 23, 2017Xavier @ Arizona #73 - 71
Mar 23, 2013Oregon @ Saint Louis $74 - 57

# - 2018-19 NCAA Tournament
$ - 2016-17 NCAA Tournament