
The Findlay Toyota Center (formerly Tim's Toyota Center and originally built as the Prescott Valley Convention & Events Center) is a 5,100-seat multi-purpose
arena located at 3201 North Main Street in
Prescott Valley, Arizona.
Since opening in November 2006, it is home to a variety of
Arizona Interscholastic Association basketball and wrestling competitions; for instance, in 2011, it hosted the 1A and 2A Conference semifinal and finals games and the 3A Conference quarterfinals. It has also hosted a few
monster truck shows.
The arena hosted the
American Indoor Football's
Arizona Outlaws in 2012 and the
Central Hockey League's
Arizona Sundogs from 2006 to 2014.
Tim's Toyota, a
Toyota dealership in Prescott with used car lots in Prescott Valley and Chino Valley, paid an undisclosed sum to be
the corporate sponsor and namesake of the arena. That deal expired on September 30, 2014, with the arena reverting to the Prescott Valley Event Center name.
On January 3, 2019, Findlay Toyota Prescott (formally Tim's Toyota) acquired the naming rights to the center for an undisclosed sum. (http://www.findlaytoyotacenter.com/news/we-have-a-new-name)
Features
Among its amenities are 24 luxury suites (including two party suites), 400 club seats and parking for 3,000 cars. The arena accommodates up to 6,200 for concerts.
Events
The venue has hosted well-known bands such as
Toby Keith,
Cody Johnson,
Miranda Lambert,
Chicago,
Godsmack,
Breaking Benjamin,
Three Doors Down, and
ZZ Top. It hosted its first-ever
WWE event on July 29, 2007.
The venue also hosted a high-profile college basketball game on November 30, 2011, when Brigham Young University faced Northern Arizona.
On April 11, 2016, it was announced that the
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
would own their affiliate in the
NBA Development League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development ...
, the
Northern Arizona Suns, after the purchasing the Bakersfield Jam, relocating the team from
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...
, to
Prescott Valley
Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, approximately east of Prescott. According to the 2020 United States Census, Prescott Valley has a population of 46,785 residents.
History
Prescott Valley's Fitzmaur ...
for the 2016–17 season. Following the pandemic-shorted
2019–20 season, the Phoenix Suns announced that the Northern Arizona Suns would relocate to the metro Phoenix area for the following season.
See also
*
List of sports venues with the name Toyota
References
External links
Official site
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Arena football venues
Indoor arenas in Arizona
Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
Music venues in Arizona
NBA G League venues
Northern Arizona Suns
Sports venues in Arizona
Buildings and structures in Prescott, Arizona
Tourist attractions in Yavapai County, Arizona
Sports venues completed in 2006
2006 establishments in Arizona