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{{Short description|Arena in California, United States}}

{{Infobox venue 
| stadium_name      = Provident Credit Union Event Center
| image             = [[File:SJSU Event Center.jpg|250px|The Event Center, October 2010]]
| caption           = The entrance to Event Center Arena, October 2010
| former names      = Event Center Arena {{small|(1989-2019)}}
| location          = 290 South 7th Street<br>[[San Jose, California]] 95192
| coordinates       = {{coord|37.33536|N|121.87985|W|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map       = United States San Jose#USA California#USA
| pushpin_relief    = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]##Location in California##Location in the United States
| publictransit     = {{rail-interchange|santaclara}} [[Paseo de San Antonio (VTA)|Paseo de San Antonio]]
| broke_ground      = 
| opened            = May 1989
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = [[San Jose State University]]
| operator          = San Jose State University
| surface           = Hardwood
| construction_cost = $26 million
| architect         = 
| former_names      = 
| tenants           = [[San Jose State Spartans]] ([[NCAA]]) (1989&ndash;present)<br>[[San Jose Lasers]] ([[American Basketball League (1996&ndash;1998)|ABL]]) (1996&ndash;1998)
| seating_capacity  = 5,000 Sporting Events including 2,550 Ice Hockey <br>7,000 Concerts
}}

The '''Provident Credit Union Event Center''', formerly and more commonly known as the '''Event Center Arena''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjsu.edu/studentunion/eventcenter/|title = Provident Credit Union Event Center at San José State University &#124; Student Union, Inc. Of SJSU &#124; San Jose State University}}</ref> is a complex consisting of an [[indoor arena]] and a fitness club on the main campus of [[San Jose State University|San José State University]] in downtown [[San Jose, California]]. The Event Center was built in 1989 for the purpose of supporting and providing entertainment as well as recreational opportunities for the student body and university community. The facility is home to the [[San Jose State Spartans]] men's and women's [[basketball]] teams, which both compete in the [[Mountain West Conference]].

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Event Center at SJSU is the premier mid-size venue in Northern California. The Event Center was designed to accommodate many different events, including musical concerts, sporting events, conferences and corporate parties. The facility has played host to numerous national entertainment acts such as [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jerry Garcia Band]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[George Lopez]], [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Korn]], and [[Pearl Jam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/event-center-arena-sjsu--2|title = The Concert History of Event Center Arena, SJSU San Jose, California, United States &#124; Concert Archives}}</ref> It also hosts the fall and spring convocation ceremonies for both the College of Engineering and the College of Business at San José State University.

Annually, the Event Center hosts the [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] Silicon Valley Regional. The San José State University Career Center also uses the arena to host its fall and spring career fairs, which generally feature hundreds of potential employers for students of the university. 

The Event Center also housed a fully equipped student recreation center, which comprised basketball and racquetball courts and a weight room, before it was replaced in 2019 by a much larger, $130 million facility located next door to the arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.sjsu.edu/newsroom/2019/sjsu-opens-130-million-spartan-recreation-and-aquatic-center/|title = SJSU Opens $130 Million Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center &#124; SJSU Newsroom}}</ref>

In August 2019, the university reached an $8.1 million, 20-year deal with Provident Credit Union to rename the Event Center Arena to Provident Credit Union Event Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.sjsu.edu/newsroom/2019/sjsu-and-provident-credit-union-announce-partnership-agreement-for-event-center/|title=SJSU and Provident Credit Union Announce Partnership Agreement for Event Center {{!}} SJSU Newsroom|website=blogs.sjsu.edu|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Provident Credit Union Event Center}}
*[http://www.union.sjsu.edu/ec/ San Jose State University Event Center Official Site]

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