The facility was named the Pan American Center because of its position along Interstate 25, also known as the Pan American Highway, and NMSU’s continuing programs with communities throughout the western hemisphere. In 2005, a $23.5 million renovation and expansion project on the complex began. A new annex building was added to the south end of the arena that features offices, practice facilities and locker rooms, which opened in November 2006. A new jumbo-tron was also added in the Pan American Center, where fans can see the game live and watch replays of the action. #NMSU125
Courtesy of NMSU Athletics Facebook Forty-five years ago this month, NMSU’s Pan American Center opened for the first time. The Pan Am has been home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the NMSU volleyball team since 1968 and it has hosted thousands of other events. The arena also has hosted the NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional, state high school basketball tournaments and hundreds of concerts featuring some of the top entertainers in America including George Straight, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam and Notorious B.I.G. When the facility was constructed, the price tag was $3.5 million and was part of a $22 million construction program for the entire university, which included Corbett Center and two observatories on campus. The facility was named the Pan American Center because of its position along Interstate 25, also known as the Pan American Highway, and NMSU’s continuing programs with communities throughout the western hemisphere. In 2005, a $23.5 million renovation and expansion project on the complex began. A new annex building was added to the south end of the arena that features offices, practice facilities and locker rooms, which opened in November 2006. A new jumbo-tron was also added in the Pan American Center, where fans can see the game live and watch replays of the action. #NMSU125 |
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