Texas College Sports
Don Haskins Center
Don Haskins Center in El Paso is a major Texas sports and event destination centered on UTEP basketball and major indoor entertainment events. Game days draw alumni and visiting fans from across Texas, making the surrounding campus, tailgating traditions and nearby districts part of the destination. Texas Defined tracks it as a visitor-facing venue so readers can connect the event experience with the surrounding city and county.
- Venue type
- College sports venue
- City
- El Paso
- County
- El Paso County
- Texas region
- West Texas
- Source
- Official venue source checked
- Reviewed
- August 13, 2026
Quick answers
Planning a visit to Don Haskins Center
Answer-first trip details from the verified venue record. Use the official links farther down the guide for information that can change by event.
Where is Don Haskins Center?
Don Haskins Center is in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. The venue guide below includes access context and an external maps link for trip planning.
What sports or events take place at Don Haskins Center?
The verified venue profile currently highlights UTEP men’s and women’s basketball, Sun Bowl Invitational basketball, and Concerts and large indoor events. Event calendars change, so confirm the date and event on the official venue or organizer site before traveling.
What should I know about parking at Don Haskins Center?
The arena sits on the UTEP campus, so event parking follows university and athletics plans. Use the official venue or event instructions linked in this guide for the current parking map, pass requirements and event-specific changes.
When should I arrive at Don Haskins Center?
For rivalry games and major events, plan for campus traffic and walking time from parking. Confirm gate times and event-specific entry instructions with the official venue or organizer before traveling.
How current is this Don Haskins Center visitor guide?
TexasDefined reviewed the venue-specific source record on August 13, 2026. Because schedules and event-day rules can change after review, the guide points travelers back to official sources for final confirmation.
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Don Haskins Center parking, arrival and event planning
Venue-specific details reviewed against official sources on August 13, 2026.
Parking at Don Haskins Center
The arena sits on the UTEP campus, so event parking follows university and athletics plans. Visitors should check the current event instructions rather than relying on ordinary weekday campus access.
When to arrive
For rivalry games and major events, plan for campus traffic and walking time from parking. Pairing the arena with nearby UTEP attractions is easier when visitors arrive early rather than rushing directly to the doors.
Main sports and events
The verified venue profile currently highlights UTEP men’s and women’s basketball, Sun Bowl Invitational basketball, and Concerts and large indoor events. Check the official calendar for the exact event date, start time and ticket requirements.
Plan the trip
Make the venue part of the weekend
Why people travel
Game days bring alumni, students and visiting fans into town, turning the campus atmosphere and surrounding districts into part of the sports-trip experience.
Best trip pattern
Build around kickoff, tipoff or first pitch, then add campus landmarks, local food and pregame traditions. Major rivalry weekends can require lodging well in advance.
Before you go
Use the university athletics site for the latest schedule, parking, tailgating, ticketing and venue-entry rules.
Venue context
Build the rest of the Don Haskins Center trip
Use the venue as the fixed point, then fit lodging, food and nearby visitor stops around the actual event schedule.
Venue story
Don Haskins Center is UTEP’s primary basketball arena and carries the name of the coach whose 1966 Texas Western national championship remains one of the most significant stories in college-basketball history. The arena continues to host UTEP home basketball and the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational.
Stay and eat
Downtown and west-central El Paso lodging make the Don Haskins Center practical for a basketball weekend that also includes local food, museums and border-city attractions.
Build the weekend
Sun Bowl Stadium and the UTEP campus are adjacent attractions, creating a concentrated college-sports district on El Paso’s west side.
Official planning links
Use these official sources for schedules, tickets, parking maps, gate times and policies that can change after this guide was reviewed.
At a glance
What defines this venue
- College
- Basketball
- Arena
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