UT San Antonio opens new Basketball & Volleyball Training Center

UT San Antonio opens new Basketball & Volleyball Training Center UT San Antonio celebrated the grand opening of its new $35 million Basketball & Volleyball Training Center (BVTC) on Wednesday, marking a major investment in the university’s athletics programs and student-athlete experience. The 53,048-square-foot facility, located on Barshop Boulevard next to the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence (RACE), now serves as the home for daily operations of the university’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs. The center features two full-size NCAA practice courts, dedicated locker rooms and team lounges, a weight room, team meeting rooms and coaches’ offices. Its athletic training space includes hydrotherapy and hyperbaric chambers, with enhanced training technology available to nearly 400 UT San Antonio student-athletes across the athletics program. “I am grateful for this special moment in the trajectory of our intercollegiate athletics enterprise. This state-of-the-art practice facility is essential to our aspirations for our women’s and men’s basketball and volleyball programs,” UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy said. “Today, we are so fortunate to recognize our essential partnerships with the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, and the generosity of our many wonderful donors in making this facility a reality. We have more work to do across the enterprise, but this day is a special day, and I am deeply appreciative of the leadership of Dr. Lisa Campos, Senior Executive Vice President Andrea Marks and their teams for making days like today possible.” President Taylor Eighmy speaks to student-athletes during the opening of the Basketball & Volleyball Training Center. A group of student-athletes celebrate with Rowdy. The facility represents a collaborative investment in UTSA Athletics. The City of San Antonio and Bexar County each contributed $5 million toward construction, with additional support from private donors. The project builds on previous partnerships that supported RACE and the Park West Fieldhouse. Multiple spaces have been named by generous donors, including: Whitacre Court Mary and Harry Levy Athletic Training Room Melissa & Roland Smith Film Room April Ancira Creator Lab Tameka Roberts-Nunez & Lupe Nunez Women’s Basketball Locker Room Sara, Chris & Matt Bunch Women’s Basketball Lounge Katie & Jim Reed Women’s Basketball Head Coach’s Office Karen & Don Wagoner Women’s Basketball Conference Room Larisa & Brian Colton Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach’s Office CeCe & Robert Jenkins Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach’s Office Cece & Brent Given Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach’s Office Becknell Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach’s Office Waterman Family Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach’s Office Patty & Greg Espenhover Family Men’s Basketball Conference Room Kelley ’96 & Pat Frost Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach’s Office (Ret.) Orlando L. Rummans USA, MS Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach’s Office Julie & John Maguire Volleyball Assistant Coach’s Office Take a look inside the new Basketball & Volleyball Training Center. “The Basketball & Volleyball Training Center is a difference-maker for our basketball and volleyball student-athletes, who now have 24-hour access to practice courts in addition to state-of-the-art locker rooms, team lounges and strength and conditioning facilities,” UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos said. “I want to thank Dr. Eighmy, the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and the many donors who have come together to support making this facility a reality.” Construction began in April 2025. The building’s structure was completed in October 2025, with power and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems coming online in April 2026. Populous served as the project’s architect, and Skanska USA Inc. was the construction firm.