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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Frost Bank Center
| logo_image = [[File:Frost_Bank_Center_logo.svg|200px|class=skin-invert]]
| image = Texasdd.JPG
| caption = Arena as AT&T Center in 2008
| address = 1 Frost Bank Center Drive
| location = [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|29|25|37|N|98|26|15|W|type:landmark_scale:1000|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = Texas#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Frost Bank Center
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Texas]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = August 24, 2000
| opened = October 18, 2002<ref>{{cite news|last=Bragg|first=Roy|title=Arena Tips Off With Style|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/SBC/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=215&xlc=842512|newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=October 19, 2002|access-date=December 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030106150754/http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/SBC/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=215&xlc=842512|archive-date=January 6, 2003}}</ref>
| owner = [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]
| operator = [[Spurs Sports & Entertainment]]
| surface = Multi-surface
| construction_cost = US$186 million<br>(US${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|186000000|2002}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Ellerbe Becket]]<ref name="eb">{{cite web|title=AT&T Center (formerly SBC Center) San Antonio, Texas, USA |url=http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/193/AT_T_Center_formerly_SBC_Center_.html |publisher=[[Ellerbe Becket]] |access-date=December 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120232011/http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/193/AT_T_Center_formerly_SBC_Center_.html |archive-date=January 20, 2013 }}</ref><br>Kell Muñoz Architects<ref name="kellmunoz">{{cite web |title=AT&T Center|url=http://www.kellmunoz.com/project.php?project=13|publisher=Kell Muñoz Architects|access-date=April 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120232059/http://www.kellmunoz.com/project.php?project=13|archive-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref><br>Lake Flato Architects<ref name="kellmunoz"/>
| structural engineer = Jaster-Quintanilla & Associates<ref name="kellmunoz"/>
| services engineer = Goetting/Curtis Neal<ref name="kellmunoz"/>
| project_manager = Project Control<ref name="kellmunoz"/>
| general_contractor = [[Hunt Construction Group|Hunt]]/SpawGlass<ref name="eb"/>
| former_names = SBC Center (2002–2006)<br>
AT&T Center (2006–2023)
| tenants = [[San Antonio Rampage]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (2002&ndash;2020)<br>[[San Antonio Spurs]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (2002–present)<br>[[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) (2003–2014, 2016–2017)
| website = [https://www.frostbankcenter.com/ frostbankcenter.com]
| seating_capacity = [[Basketball]]:<br>19,217 (2002–2003)<br>18,797 (2003–2009)<br>18,581 (2009–2015)<br>18,418 (2015–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=New Food Options For The New AT&T Center|first=Lorne|last=Chan|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/new-food-options-new-att-center|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref><br>[[Ice Hockey]]: 16,151 (6,374 with curtain system)<br>[[Concert]]: 19,000 (maximum capacity)
| dimensions = {{convert|750500|sqft|abbr=on}}
}}
'''Frost Bank Center''' (formerly '''AT&T Center''' and '''SBC Center''') is a [[list of indoor arenas|multi-purpose indoor arena]] on the east side of [[San Antonio]], Texas, United States. It is the home of the [[San Antonio Spurs]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).

The arena seats 18,418 for [[basketball]], and 19,000 for [[concert]]s or gatherings, and contains 2,018 club seats, 50 [[luxury box|luxury suites]] and 32 bathrooms. It was opened in 2002 as the '''SBC Center''', at a cost of US$175 million, financed by county-issued bonds, which were supported by a hotel-occupancy and car-rental tax increase and an additional contribution of $28.5 million from the Spurs.<ref>{{cite web|title=About AT&T Center|url=http://www.attcenter.com/connect/att-center|website=AT&T Center|publisher=www.attcenter.com|access-date=December 17, 2017|language=en}}</ref> SBC Communications, Inc. purchased the [[naming rights]] to the facility under a 20-year, $41 million naming rights agreement with Bexar County, the San Antonio Spurs, and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in July 2000. SBC Communications changed its name to [[AT&T Inc.]] in November 2005. The arena officially changed its name to AT&T Center in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2006/01/09/daily15.html |title=SBC Center now known as AT&T Center |website=Bizjournals.com |access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> On July 2, 2021, it was announced that AT&T would not be renewing its contract for naming rights to the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontofficesports.com/source-att-out-as-spurs-arena-sponsor-minority-owner/ |title=Source: AT&T Out as Spurs' Arena Sponsor, Minority Owner |website=Front Office Sports |date=2 July 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref>  On August 3, 2023, it was announced that [[Frost Bank]] would be the arena sponsor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/frost-bank-center-new-name-spurs-arena-18272651.php|title=Frost Bank Center: Spurs arena gets new name after 23 years as AT&T Center|website=San Antonio Express-News| access-date=August 3, 2023 |last1=Danner |first1=Madison Iszler }}</ref> The name change to Frost Bank Center became official on September 22, 2023, with the arena's website and social media accounts reflecting the change immediately and the building signage updated soon after.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/frost-bank-center-18382945.php|title= The era of the Frost Bank Center is here after Spurs deal is official|website=mySA|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=September 23, 2023|last1= Cardenas|first1= Frank}}</ref>

From 2003 to 2017, the arena was home to the [[San Antonio Stars]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]]. It was the home of the [[San Antonio Rampage]] of the [[American Hockey League]] for 18 years (2002-2020).

== Alamodome ==
[[Image:Jessica redfield pressbox.jpg|250px|thumb|The Jessica Redfield Press Box.]]
Previously, the Spurs played at the [[Alamodome]], a multi-purpose facility with a configuration that allowed half the floor space to be used for basketball. Although the Alamodome was still relatively new (opening in 1993), it had become clear over the years that the Spurs were using it for most of the year, making it difficult to schedule contiguous dates for conventions or even a regular-season football schedule.  The Alamodome's [[seating capacity]] could be expanded to 35,000 for popular regular-season opponents, and attracted nearly 40,000 for a [[1999 NBA Finals]] game.  Although it had been designed with the Spurs in mind, the Spurs and their fans grew increasingly dissatisfied with the facility because of its poor sight lines and cavernous feel.  The Alamodome's basketball configuration had the basketball court at one end of where the football field would have been, leaving almost half of the stadium curtained off.  Being primarily a football stadium differentiated the Alamodome from most other NBA facilities, including the Spurs' previous home, [[HemisFair Arena]].

Additionally, since the Alamodome opened, there had been an uptick of new arena construction including facilities such as Conseco Fieldhouse (now [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse]]), which, in addition to offering an intimate atmosphere, offered teams several new revenue generating opportunities, including suites located on the lower levels and large [[club seating|club level seating]] areas.

==New facility==
[[File:AT&T Center logo.png|thumb|Logo used from 2006 to 2016.]]
[[File:AT&T Center logo (2016).svg|thumb|Logo used from 2016 to 2023.]]
[[File:Demi_Lovato,_Future_Now_2016_(Cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Demi Lovato]] performing at the arena in 2016.]]
The Spurs campaigned for several years for a new facility. The Spurs and the city had come to an agreement to build a new facility adjacent to the Alamodome, but in a last-minute reversal, the team partnered with [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] to construct a new arena adjacent to the [[Freeman Coliseum]]. As a part of the agreement, the facility would be home to the Spurs, a new ice hockey team (what became the Rampage), and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo event.

The facility would be funded through an increase of hotel and car rental taxes, and Bexar County voters approved the plan in November 1999. Coincidentally, the election was held on the same day the Spurs received their rings for their [[1999 NBA Finals|first NBA championship]].

[[Rick Pych]] is the Chief Development Officer of the AT&T Center and led the Spurs franchise through its development, construction and opening in 2002.

Unlike most arenas that can accommodate basketball and ice hockey, AT&T Center was primarily designed for basketball. Nevertheless, it can accommodate an NHL-sized ice hockey rink, but it can only accommodate a maximum of 16,151 people for ice hockey since the seating arrangement for ice hockey is asymmetrical. There are only a few permanent rows of seating on the lower level of the west end, and all of the upper-level sets on the west end of the arena have obstructed views. This would result in poor sightlines. However, the seating capacity for Rampage games is under 7,000 people, making the upper level not necessary for those events.

In 2012, the Rampage renamed the press box to the "Jessica Redfield Press Box" after Jessica Redfield, an aspiring news broadcaster and a former team intern who was killed in the [[2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting|Aurora theater shooting]].<ref>{{cite news|title=San Antonio Rampage Honor Colorado Theater Massacre Victim |first=Matt |last=Rivers |url=http://www.ksat.com/news/San-Antonio-Rampage-honor-Colorado-theater-massacre-victim/-/478452/16980000/-/86suv4z/-/index.html |work=[[KSAT-TV|KSAT]] |location=San Antonio |date=October 13, 2012 |access-date=December 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092915/http://www.ksat.com/news/San-Antonio-Rampage-honor-Colorado-theater-massacre-victim/-/478452/16980000/-/86suv4z/-/index.html |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref>

==Construction==
After the arena referendum passed, planning quickly began for construction on the new facility. Naming rights were obtained in July 2000 when an agreement was reached with San Antonio-based SBC Communications to name the new arena the SBC Center. The agreement was reported to be for a total of $41 million over 20 years.

[[File:ATTCenter.jpg|thumb|left|AT&T Center at night in 2006.]]
Ground was officially broken on the facility in August 2000. The arena's basic design was similar to many of the other newer arenas in the NBA, thanks to the choice of [[Minneapolis]]-based [[Ellerbe Becket]] as the primary architects. A nationally recognized, local architecture firm, [[Lake/Flato]], was teamed with Ellerbe Becket to work on the design of the structure. Lake/Flato is responsible for introducing a South Texas vernacular to the overall look of the arena. Ellerbe Becket was responsible for designing the [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse]] in [[Indianapolis]] and [[Capital One Arena]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]

==Renovations==
On December 9, 2014, the Bexar County Commissioners Court gave Spurs Sports and Entertainment permission to begin up to $101.5 million in renovations to the AT&T Center.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spurs |url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/bexar-county-approves-101.5-million-renovation-att-center |title=Bexar County approves $101.5 million renovation to the AT&T Center |work=Spurs |location=San Antonio |publisher=Spurs Sports and Entertainment |date=2014-12-09 |access-date=2015-07-04 }}</ref>

The renovations started in the summer of 2015, when the San Antonio Spurs finished the 2015 season. They included a new scoreboard, updated televisions inside and outside of the arena, a new state-of-the-art sound system, and improved Wi-Fi that covers about 90% of the venue. Expansions to the fan shop and other major parts of the AT&T Center were also in the plans. The renovations were funded by a 2008 tax increase for improvements to the Tobin Center, parts of the Mission Reach expansion, and the rodeo grounds located next to the AT&T Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newattcenter.com |title=AT&T CENTER ENTERS FULL RENOVATION MODE |author=Spurs |date=2015-06-04 |access-date=2015-07-04 }}</ref>

==Future==
In November 2024, the city of San Antonio revealed plans for a new [[Downtown San Antonio|downtown]] district located near the Spurs old home [[Alamodome]] and the [[Tower of the Americas]] that would include a new arena as well as a new convention center, hotel tower and acres of retail and residential development, and improvements to the Alamodome. The Spurs have committed to $1 billion dollars for the district with further funding coming from the city, [[Bexar County]], and other sources. The timeline proposed would see the Spurs arena, Convention Center expansion, Convention Center hotel, entertainment venue and mixed-use development completed or under construction in the next one to five years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2024/11/22/city-of-san-antonio-reveals-plans-for-new-downtown-spurs-arena/|title=City of San Antonio reveals plans for new downtown Spurs arena|first=Richard|last=Mulligan|date=November 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2025/07/28/san-antonio-spurs-detail-investment-plan-for-new-arena/|title=San Antonio Spurs detail investment plan for new arena|first=Bradley|last=Rial|date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> The financing plan was approved in August 2025. Public funding for the arena was approved in November 2025 with the goal to have the new arena ready by 2032.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2025/11/05/bexar-county-voters-back-spurs-arena-plan/|title=Bexar County voters back Spurs arena plan|first=Rob|last=Ridley|date=November 5, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable events==
In addition to many local community and sporting events, the center hosts San Antonio Sports Car Association [[autocross]] competitions in the parking lot each month.

The [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] holds the [[San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo]] and an Xtreme Bulls tour event annually there.  The Rodeo is held in February, necessitating the Spurs and Rampage to make long road trips during this time (commonly referred to as the "Rodeo Road Trip").

On the weekend of August 1–2, 2009, the [[Professional Bull Riders]] hosted a [[Built Ford Tough Series]] event there (an event previously held at the [[Alamodome]] in 2007 and 2008).{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}  Since May 2013, the venue has also hosted the annual Bud Light River City Rockfest.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buffkin |first=Travis |url=http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2016/02/05/river-city-rockfest-announces-2016-lineup-including-megadeth-disturbed-the-sword-hatebreed-and-more |title=River City Rockfest Announces 2016 Lineup Including Megadeth, Disturbed, The Sword, Hatebreed and More &#124; Blogs &#124; San Antonio Current |website=Sacurrent.com |date=2016-02-05 |access-date=2016-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nanda |first=Jay |url=http://www.axs.com/river-city-rockfest-spotlight-linkin-park-57084 |title=River City Rockfest spotlight: Linkin Park |website=AXS.com |date=2015-06-08 |access-date=2016-04-21}}</ref>

On October 1, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085825/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The arena has also hosted many [[WWE]] events including numerous episodes of ''[[WWE Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown]]'' and the following pay-per views: [[Royal Rumble (2007)]], [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009)]], [[Vengeance (2011)]], [[Hell in a Cell (2018)]], and the arena hosted [[Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII|Saturday Night’s Main Event]] on January 25, 2025. An episode of AEW Collision was held on December 23, 2023.

On June 28, 2014, ''[[UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens]]'' was held at the arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2014/06/29/ufc-fight-night-44-results-cub-swanson-tops-jeremy-stephens-in-five-round-shootout/82439134007/|title=UFC Fight Night 44 results: Cub Swanson tops Jeremy Stephens in five-round shootout |website=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Matt Erickson|date=2014-06-29|access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> On July 20, 2019, ''[[UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards]]'' was held at the arena. The event broke the record for most decisions in a row on one fight card.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/7/21/20702466/ufc-on-espn-4-results-leon-edwards-puts-on-masterful-performance-to-top-rafael-dos-anjos|title=UFC on ESPN 4 results: Leon Edwards puts on masterful performance to top Rafael dos Anjos |website=mmafighting.com|author=Alexander K. Lee|date=2019-07-21|access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> On March 25, 2023, ''[[UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen]]'' was held at the arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2023/03/25/ufc-on-espn-43-results-cory-sandhagen-too-tricky-for-marlon-vera-in-puzzling-split-decision/80905742007/|title=UFC on ESPN 43 results: Cory Sandhagen too tricky for Marlon Vera in puzzling split decision |website=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Matthew Wells|date=2023-03-25|access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> On September 13, 2025, the UFC held its third annual "Noche UFC" event at the arena for ''[[UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva|Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/09/13/noche-ufc-results-diego-lopes-vs-jean-silva-tko-finish/86144587007/|title=UFC Fight Night 259 results: Diego Lopes scores wild TKO win over Jean Silva |website=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Simon Samano|date=2025-09-13|access-date=2025-09-13}}</ref>

[[Black Sabbath]] played their final show in the United States here on November 12, 2016.

On April 10, 2019, [[Dirk Nowitzki]] of the [[Dallas Mavericks]] played his final NBA game at the arena in a 94–105 loss to the Spurs. A tribute video on behalf of the Spurs was shown and Nowitzki was moved to tears as the sold-out crowd congratulated him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401071900|title=Spurs beat Mavs 105-94 in Nowitzki's final game|publisher=ESPN|access-date=April 13, 2024|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719190057/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401071900|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 27 & 28, 2019, the arena hosted its first Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live event.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*''Transforming San Antonio''. [[Nelson W. Wolff]] ([[Trinity University (Texas)#Trinity University Press|Trinity University Press]], 2008).

==External links==
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{{Portal|Texas}}
* [https://www.frostbankcenter.com/ Official Page]
* [https://seatgeek.com/venues/at-t-center/seating-chart/views AT&T Center at SeatGeek]

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 | years = 2003 &ndash; 2017
 | before = [[Delta Center]]<br>(as [[Utah Starzz]])
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