Crisler Center

Crisler Center
; "The House that Cazzie Built"
Former names	University Events Building (1967–1970); Crisler Arena (1970–2011)
Location	333 E Stadium Blvd; Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Coordinates	42.265037°N 83.746768°W
Owner	University of Michigan
Operator	University of Michigan
Capacity	13,684 (1967); 13,609 (1968-1991); 13,562 (1991-2001); 13,751 (2001-2011); 12,721 (2011-2012); 12,693 (2012-2013); 12,707 (2013-present)
Surface	Hardwood
Construction
Broke ground	September 18, 1965
Opened	December 6, 1967
Renovated	1998, 2001, 2011-2012
Construction cost	$7.2 million; ($65.8 million in 2023 dollars); ; $52 million renovation
Architect	Daniel L. Dworsky Associates; Kenneth C. Black Associates, Inc.; ; Sink Combs Dethlefs (renovations)
General contractor	Spence Brothers Company
Tenants
	Michigan Men's Basketball (NCAA) (1967–present); Michigan Women's Basketball (NCAA) (1974–present); Michigan Women's Gymnastics (NCAA) (1978–1989, 2004–present) ; Former tenants; Michigan Men's Gymnastics (1978–1989) ; Michigan Wrestling (1967–1989) ; Michigan Volleyball (1984–1986)

Crisler Center (formerly known as the University Events Building and Crisler Arena) is an indoor arena located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home arena for the University of Michigan's men's and women's basketball teams as well as its women's gymnastics team. Constructed in 1967, the arena seats 12,707 spectators. It is named for Herbert O. "Fritz" Crisler, head football coach at Michigan from 1938 to 1947 and athletic director thereafter until his retirement in 1968. Crisler Center was designed by Dan Dworsky, a member of the 1948 Rose Bowl-winning Michigan football team. Among other structures that he has designed is the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch.

The arena is often called "The House that Cazzie Built", a reference to player Cazzie Russell, who starred on Michigan teams that won three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles from 1964 to 1966. Russell's popularity caused the team's fan base to outgrow Yost Fieldhouse (now Yost Ice Arena) and prompted the construction of the current facility.

At Michigan men's basketball games, the bleacher seats behind the benches are home to the Maize Rage student section.

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