Bert Ogden Arena
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| Location | Edinburg, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 26°15′21″N 98°09′56″W / 26.255820°N 98.165618°WCoordinates: 26°15′21″N 98°09′56″W / 26.255820°N 98.165618°W |
| Owner | Edinburg, Texas |
| Operator | Alonzo Cantu |
| Capacity |
9,000 (Concerts) 7,688 (Basketball) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 27, 2015 |
| Opened | August 27, 2018[1] |
| Construction cost | $88 million |
| Tenants | |
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA G League) (2018–) | |
Bert Ogden Arena is an arena in Edinburg, Texas[2] The arena, officially opened in August 2018, will house the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.
Location and design
The arena was mainly built for basketball; however, there are plans for the facility to also host concerts and other events.
Additional arena features:
A 40 x 20 foot LED video scoreboard – the largest in South Texas!
All seats are comfortably designed – measuring 48 inches from front to back of each seat to offer ample legroom.
Wi-Fi
Wrap-around LED Ribbon Board
Concourse TVs
History
The arena held its first event on August 31, 2018, featuring Latin music artist Luis Miguel.
Additional opening events will feature WWE Live, Alejandro Fernandez y Los Tigres Del Norte, J Balvin, Romeo Santos, George Lopez and Marc Anthony.
References
- ↑ "Doors officially open at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg". Harlingen, TX: KGBT-TV. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Bert Ogden Arena set to open this year". Retrieved February 2, 2018.