Fowler Events Center

33°55′39″N 117°25′24″W / 33.927501°N 117.423266°W / 33.927501; -117.423266OwnerCalifornia Baptist UniversityOperatorCalifornia Baptist UniversityCapacity5,050SurfaceMulti-surfaceConstructionOpened2017Construction cost$73 millionTenantsCalifornia Baptist Lancers men's basketball
California Baptist Lancers women's basketball
California Baptist Lancers women's volleyball
California Baptist Lancers men's wrestling

The Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center (formerly known as CBU Events Center) is a sports arena in Riverside, California.^[1] It opened in 2017 and has a capacity of 5,050.^[2]

The 153,000-square-feet facility is home to the Cal Baptist Lancers men's and women's basketball teams as well as select matches for the women's volleyball and men's wrestling teams.^[3] The arena replaced Van Dyne Gym for men's and women's basketball as part of the Lancers' transition to Division 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]

Gallery

CBU Events Center signage

References

^ "CBU unveils new additions to campus". The Banner. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "CBU Events Center". cbulancers.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "New Cal Baptist University arena in Riverside impresses on opening day". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "Van Dyne Gym". cbulancers.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ "Facilities". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^ "California Baptist University Receives Historic $28.5 Million Gift". www.businesswire.com. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^ "California Baptist University gets $28.5 million donation — biggest ever". Press Enterprise. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

California Baptist Lancers men's basketball

Venues

Van Dyne Gym (1968–2017)
Fowler Events Center (2017–present)

People

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v t e California Baptist Lancers women's basketball
Venues	Van Dyne Gym (1975–2017) Fowler Events Center (2017–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics