America First Event Center

America First Event Center
Location	351 University Boulevard; Cedar City, UT 84720
Coordinates	37°40′32″N 113°04′23″W
Owner	Southern Utah University
Operator	Southern Utah University
Capacity	5,300
Opened	1985
Tenants
	Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA); (1985-present)

America First Event Center is a 5,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Cedar City, Utah. It was built in 1985. It is home to the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams. The America First Event Center is also the centerpiece venue for the Utah Summer Games.[1] The arena was previously known as the Spectrum Center but was renamed in 2017 as part of a naming rights deal with America First Credit Union valued at $1.5 million over 10 years.[2]

References

June 11, mesaman; Reply, 2018 at 9:03 pm Log in to. "Utah Summer Games to feature 3 new athletic events". Retrieved 2020-05-06.
News, Deseret (2017-09-28). "SUU renames Centrum Arena after America First Credit Union". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

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Southern Utah University
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Facilities	America First Event Center Eccles Coliseum
Media	KSUU
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Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 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

Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
Venues	America First Event Center (1985–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
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