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The Don Haskins Center, home of the UTEP Athletics Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams, is named after the legendary UTEP basketball coach. Used as a basketball facility, it has a permanent hardwood floor with Safeguard floor covering and is configured as a 127’ x 84’ octagon. The center is also one of the most flexible performance arenas in the Southwest. It features 11,659 permanent seats with 40 being wheelchair spaces, and 800 portable seats in the round, with 7,000-9,000 seats with end-stage seating. Acts that have appeared at the center are varied and include: WWE Super Show, Shawn Mendes, Cirque du Soleil, Harlem Globetrotters, Bad Bunny, J. Balvin, Maluma, Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin, Cher, Gabriel Iglesias, KISS, Megadeth & Lamb of God, Kane Brown, Alan Jackson, Slayer, New Kids On The Block, Pepe Aguilar, Blink-182 and Fallout Boy. The Don Haskins Center is also used for UTEP commencements, EPCC graduations and area high school graduation ceremonies.