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Special Events Center
151 Glory Rd
El Paso, TX 79968
Opened: February 3, 1977
Closed: March 31, 1998
Originally known as the Special Events Center, now called the Don Haskins Center, is the home of UTEP Miners men's and women's basketball. The venue is located in the heart of El Paso, Texas. In addition to hosting sporting events, the Don Haskins Center is also used by many area schools, such as El Paso Community College, for graduation and commencement ceremonies. Due to its large seating capacity, the center is also the city's premier entertainment venue and has hosted big-name acts such as pop star Shakira's Tour of the Mongoose, Oral Fixation Tour and The Sun Comes Out World Tour, Britney Spears during her Circus Tour, comedian George Lopez and rock band KISS.

Built in 1977, as the Special Events Center, the venue replaced Memorial Gym. The Special Events Center was renamed after UTEP's Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins (1930-2008) in 1998. Haskins, who is best known for starting five African-American players in the 1966 NCAA Championship game against Kentucky, was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 and retired from the university in 1999. The arena was the site of a milestone win during the 1997-1998 season, as coach Haskins notched his 700th career victory against SMU.

The arena was also the site of the 1984, 1985, and 1990 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments and the 2011 and 2014 Conference USA tournaments. It also hosted NCAA Men's Basketball tournament first and second round games in 1981. In September 2008 Don Haskins lay in state there for several days after dying of natural causes.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 28, 1998BYU @ UTEP 76 - 75
Feb 26, 1998Utah @ UTEP 71 - 49
Feb 7, 1998Wyoming @ UTEP 67 - 55
Feb 5, 1998Colorado State @ UTEP 64 - 58
Jan 24, 1998New Mexico @ UTEP 76 - 69
Jan 17, 1998UNLV @ UTEP 50 - 62
Jan 15, 1998Air Force @ UTEP 58 - 69
Jan 3, 1998SMU @ UTEP 64 - 66
Dec 28, 1997UTEP @ St. Josephs 67 - 78
Dec 27, 1997Penn State @ UTEP 60 - 79