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The Yuengling Center is a 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m2) multi-purpose facility, on the campus of the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. It was built, starting in 1977 and was completed on November 29, 1980. It is located on the southeastern side of campus, and is home to the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams. GO BULLS!

Yuengling Center is a multi-purpose facility, hosting over 300 events each year, including sporting events, concerts, family shows and more.

Tampa Bay Entertainment Properties, a subsidiary of Vinik Enterprises, LLC, took over management of the facility in July of 2017, and brought D.G. Yuengling and Sons on as entitlement partner in June of 2018. Primary tenants of the Yuengling Center include The University of South Florida Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams, and the USF Volleyball team.

Renovations

On June 8, 2011, the USF Board of Trustees approved a renovation of $35.6 million to the Yuengling Center. The renovation includes a reconfiguration of seating, adding a center hung scoreboard, adding a concourse level with concessions and restrooms, and restoration to the existing exterior concrete. The project was completed in May 2012.

The University of South Florida is a high-impact, global research university dedicated to student success. USF is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research universities, a distinction attained by only 2.2 percent of all universities. It is ranked 44th in total research expenditures and 34th in federal research expenditures for public universities by the National Science Foundation. The USF System has an annual budget of $1.5 billion, an annual economic impact of $3.7 billion, and serves over 55,000 students in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland.