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Full name | Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center |
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Former names | CBU Events Center (2017–2023) |
Location | 8431 Diana Ave. Riverside, CA |
Coordinates | 33°55′39″N117°25′24″W / 33.927501°N 117.423266°W /33.927501; -117.423266 |
Owner | California Baptist University |
Operator | California Baptist University |
Capacity | 5,050 |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Opened | 2017 |
Construction cost | $73 million |
Tenants | |
California Baptist Lancers men's basketball California Baptist Lancers women's basketball California Baptist Lancers women's volleyball California Baptist Lancers men's wrestling |
TheDale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center (formerly known asCBU Events Center) is a sports arena inRiverside, California.[1] It opened in 2017 and has a capacity of 5,050.[2]
The 153,000-square-feet facility is home to theCal Baptist Lancersmen's andwomen's basketball teams as well as select matches for the women's volleyball and men's wrestling teams.[3] The arena replacedVan Dyne Gym for men's and women's basketball as part of the Lancers' transition toDivision I. The women's volleyball team and men's wrestling team use Van Dyne Gym as their main venue.[4]
In addition to athletic events, the arena also hosts CBU's chapel program, student orientation activities and commencement ceremonies.[2]
In February 2023 the arena was re-named in honor of Dale E. Fowler and his wife Sarah Ann Fowler in recognition of the couple's $28.5 million donation to the university.[5][6][7]