Dignity Health Event Center
| Dignity Health Event Center | |
|---|---|
| Former names | Jam Events Center (2009-2012) |
| Location | 1400 Norris Road Bakersfield, California 93308 |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Capacity | Basketball: 500 |
| Tenants | |
| Bakersfield Jam (D-League) (2009–present) | |
The Dignity Health Event Center is a multipurpose arena in Bakersfield, California. Having opened in December 2009 (as the Jam Events Center), it is home to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.[1][2]
Currently, the arena seats 500 people but it is expandable to 700.
Jam owner Steve Ellis estimated in 2010 that the team is saving $500,000 a season by using the smaller facility rather than the much larger Rabobank Arena for home games.
Because of the very small seating capacity, no single-game tickets are available for any contest.[3]
This is also the team's practice facility. This dual use, while rare, is not unprecedented, even in the D-League. Starting with the 2009-10 season, the Los Angeles D-Fenders shifted some home games to the Toyota Sports Center from the Staples Center. After a one-year hiatus for 2010-11, the D-Fenders resumed playing at the Toyota Sports Center in 2011-12.
On August 21, 2012, it was announced that Dignity Health had signed a three-year naming rights deal with the Jam, changing the name to the Dignity Health Event Center effective immediately.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/jam/x292204254/With-completion-of-Jam-Events-Center-nearing-home-opener-is-pushed-back-to-Dec-3
- ^ http://www.pr-inside.com/bakersfield-jam-opens-jam-events-center-r1636458.htm
- ^ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/03/03/bakersfield-jam-pairs-d-league-hoops-with-big-league-luxury/
- ^ "Dignity Health Signs Three-Year Naming Rights Deal with Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League". Bakersfield Jam. August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
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