Nell and John Wooden Court | |
Location in L.A. metro area | |
Full name | Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion |
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Address | 301 Westwood Plaza |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°04′13″N 118°26′48″W / 34.070211°N 118.446775°W |
Owner | The University of California, Los Angeles |
Operator | University of California, Los Angeles |
Capacity | 12,829 (1965–2011) 13,800 (2012–present)[1][2] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 1964 |
Opened | June 11, 1965 |
Construction cost | $5 million (original construction – 1965) $136 million (renovation – 2012)[3] |
Architect | Welton Becket (original construction – 1965) NBBJ (renovation – 2012) |
Structural engineer | Richard R. Bradshaw, Inc.[4] |
General contractor | Miller-Davis Company[4] |
Tenants | |
UCLA Bruins (NCAA) (1965–present) |
Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball and women's gymnastics teams also compete here. All teams compete in the Big Ten Conference effective at the start of the 2024-25 season.
The building, designed by architect Welton Becket,[5] was dedicated in June 1965, named for University of California Regent Edwin W. Pauley, who had matched the alumni contributions. Pauley donated almost one fifth of the more than $5 million spent in constructing the arena. The arena was renovated in 2010–12 and was reopened on November 9, 2012, when it hosted a men's basketball game against Indiana State.