Kaiser Permanente Arena

Indoor arena in Santa Cruz, California

LocationSanta Cruz, California, United States

Capacity2,505

BrokegroundSeptember 18, 2012^[1]

OpenedDecember 23, 2012

Kaiser Permanente Arena
Construction

Interior of Kaiser Permanente Arena
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Location	Santa Cruz, California, United States
Capacity	2,505
Broke ground	September 18, 2012^[1]
Opened	December 23, 2012
Construction cost	$3.5 million^[2]
Architect	Brown Reynolds Watford Architects
Tenants
Santa Cruz Warriors (NBAGL) (2012–present) UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (NCAA DIII) (2013–present) Santa Cruz Derby Girls (WFTDA) (2013–2014) Santa Clara Broncos basketball (NCAA Division I West Coast Conference) (2020-2021) Stanford Cardinal basketball (NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference) (2020-2021)

Kaiser Permanente Arena is an indoor arena located in Santa Cruz, in the U.S. state of California. It has a seating capacity of 2,505 spectators.^[3] It hosts the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. It was also the home of the Santa Cruz Derby Girls of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in 2013 and 2014.^[4] The naming rights were bought by health care consortium Kaiser Permanente (KP) despite the company—a sponsor of the Warriors' owner, the NBA's Golden State Warriors—not having facilities in Santa Cruz at the time.^[5] KP has since opened medical facilities in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville.

A $3.5 million loan by the city of Santa Cruz was given to the Warriors to build their arena, with the 1.5-acre lot being provided by the Santa Cruz Seaside Company, owner of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Construction ran for 78 days between September and December 2012, halted just a few times by rain.^[6] The arena was opened on December 23, 2012, with a victory by the Warriors against the Bakersfield Jam.^[7]

By April 2014, Kaiser Permanente Arena had 39 sell-outs out of the 53 Warriors home games. In the meantime, the Warriors reached two D-League finals.^[8] The arena has a seating capacity of 2,505.^[9]

The arena also serves as the home of UC Santa Cruz men's and women's basketball games. In November 2017, UC Santa Cruz hosted a Thanksgiving basketball tournament at Kaiser Permanente Arena.^[10]

The United States men's national basketball team hosted their FIBA World Cup qualifying first-round games at Kaiser Permanente Arena on February 23, 2018, against Cuba and on February 26, 2018, against Puerto Rico.^[11]

Due to COVID restrictions on games in Santa Clara County, the Stanford men's and Stanford women's basketball teams played some games of the 2020–21 season at the arena. ^[12]

The arena was used by Kaiser Permanente as a vaccination hub to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in 2021.^[13]

In 2022, the Santa Cruz Warriors broke their franchise record, selling out over 100 straight games at KP Arena.

References

↑ "NBA Development League: Project FAQs". NBA.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (June 13, 2012). "Santa Cruz Warriors presence adds interest to NBA draft". Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "City of Santa Cruz : Kaiser Permanente Arena". Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
↑ "SCDG Announces New Venue for 2013 - Santa Cruz Derby Girls". Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
↑ "Warriors unveil logo and arena sponsor for Santa Cruz team". Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "Ready to go: Santa Cruz Warriors arena passes inspections, city reminds fans about parking for home opener". Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ May, Jacob. "NBA D-League: Santa Cruz Warriors slam Jam in inaugural home game". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
↑ "Love of the Game: Bond between Warriors, city a surprising success". Retrieved January 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Hayes, Reggie (May 23, 2015). "Untitled". News-Sentinel. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
↑ "Bearcats Squash Banana Slugs in Overtime, 56-52, at UCSC Thanksgiving Classic". US Official News. Plus Media Solutions. Willamette University. November 28, 2017.
↑ "Mad Ants' Trey McKinney-Jones added to USA roster". News-Sentinel. Fort Wayne, Indiana. February 8, 2018.
↑ "Next Stop: Santa Cruz (gostanford.com)". December 14, 2020.
↑ Fukui, Donald (March 17, 2021). "Kaiser to open COVID vaccination site at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz". Santa Cruz Sentinel.

External links

Arena Information — Santa Cruz Warriors Archived June 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine via santacruz.gleague.nba.com
Kaiser Permanente Arena via ArenaDigest.com

v t e Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
Venues	San Jose YMCA (1904–1927) Kezar Pavilion (1927–1951) Seifert Gymnasium (1935–1951) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1951–1975) Kaiser Permanente Arena (alternate; 2020–2021) Toso Pavilion / Leavey Center (1975–present)
Culture & lore	"Fight for Santa Clara" Radio: KSCU / KDOW
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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Venues	Stanford Pavilion (1922–1968) Kaiser Permanente Arena (alternate; 2020–2021) Maples Pavilion (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band"
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

NBA G League arenas

Eastern
Conference

Riverview Health Arena at Innovation Mile (Noblesville, IN)
CareFirst Arena (Washington, DC)
Chase Fieldhouse (Wilmington, DE)
Gateway Center Arena (College Park, GA)
Legacy Arena (Birmingham, AL)
Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)
Novant Health Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Complex (Greensboro, NC)
Now Arena (Hoffman Estates, IL)
Oshkosh Arena (Oshkosh, WI)
Paramount Fine Foods Centre (Mississauga, ON)
Portland Exposition Building (Portland, ME)
Public Auditorium (Cleveland, OH)
Silver Spurs Arena (Kissimmee, FL)
Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, MI)
Wayne State Fieldhouse (Detroit, MI)
Westchester County Center (White Plains, NY)

Western
Conference

Adventist Health Arena (Stockton, CA)
Bert Ogden Arena (Edinburg, TX)
Casey's Center (Des Moines, IA)
Chiles Center (Portland, OR)
Comerica Center (Frisco, TX)
Frontwave Arena (Oceanside, CA)
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX)
Kaiser Permanente Arena (Santa Cruz, CA)
Landers Center (Southaven, MS)
Maverik Center (West Valley City, UT)
Mexico City Arena (Mexico City, CDMX)
Mullett Arena (Tempe, AZ)
Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD)
UCLA Health Training Center (El Segundo, CA)

v t e Santa Cruz, California
Education	Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School Pacific Collegiate School Harbor High School Santa Cruz High School University of California, Santa Cruz
Beaches	Lighthouse Field State Beach Natural Bridges State Beach Steamer Lane Twin Lakes State Beach
Landmarks	Branciforte Branciforte Adobe California Powder Works Bridge Cowell Lime Works Golden Gate Villa Hinds House Hotel Metropole Kaiser Permanente Arena Mission Santa Cruz Octagon Building Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster Giant Dipper Santa Cruz Breakwater Light Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Santa Cruz Wharf Steamer Lane
Museums	Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
Culture and media	Free Radio Santa Cruz Metro Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Weekly Surf City, USA
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