Bob Devaney Sports Center
"The Bob" | |
North entrance of the Devaney Center in 2025 | |
| Former names | NU Sports Complex |
|---|---|
| Location | 1600 Court Street Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Owner | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Operator | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Capacity | 8,309 (volleyball) 5,000 (track & field) 1,000 (aquatics) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1974 |
| Opened | November 27, 1976 |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Construction cost | $13 million ($71.8 million in 2024) |
| Architect | Leo A Daly |
| Tenants | |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (NCAA) Men's basketball (1976–2013) Women's basketball (1976–2013) Men's gymnastics (1976–present) Women's gymnastics (1976–present) Indoor track and field (1976–present) Swimming and diving (1976–present) Volleyball (2013–present) Wrestling (2013–present) | |
The Bob Devaney Sports Center (commonly referred to as the Devaney Center) is a sports complex on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. The facility, opened in 1976 as the NU Sports Complex, was named for football coach and athletic director Bob Devaney in 1978, and its main arena was dedicated as John Cook Arena in 2025.
The facility was built to replace the smaller NU Coliseum as the university's primary indoor athletic venue. It hosted men's and women's basketball for thirty-seven years until both programs moved off campus in 2013. Volleyball and wrestling relocated to the vacated Devaney Center, which was extensively modernized and had its main arena shrunk to a capacity of approximately 8,000. Nebraska has led collegiate volleyball in attendance each year at the venue. The sprawling complex also hosts gymnastics, indoor track and field, and swimming and diving events.