as "The Tortilla Technical." During an early 1990s game, one of ESPN's professional video cameras was ruined when tortilla fragments got into the mechanism. While UCSB paid for a replacement camera, ESPN was skittish about returning to the Thunderdome. Despite continued pleading from the players and coaches to stop the practice, the tradition continued unabated. When ESPN finally returned to the Thunderdome for a 1997 game against Pacific, the game was interrupted by three "Tortilla Technicals," including one incident late in the game where a tortilla nearly hit coach Jerry Pimm in the face. Following this incident, UCSB officials began searching students for tortillas as they entered the arena. Apart from a few sporadic instances of tortilla-tossing, the novelty has worn off. While the tortillas have stopped flying at The Thunderdome, raucous students have brought the practice to Harder Stadium, home of the 2006 NCAA champion UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team, where no such penalties are enforced. Tenants UC Santa Barbara Gauchos athletics The Thunderdome is the home to teams of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos athletic program. Currently, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball teams, as well as the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's volleyball team all call The Thunderdome home. In 2002, 2,794 fans attended a women's volleyball match between UCSB and the USC Trojans in which the 9th ranked Gauchos upset USC 3 games to 1. Other events The facility also hosted and the first and second-round games of the 2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. In addition to sporting events, The Thunderdome has seen many concerts, boxing matches, and performances come through. Dave Chappelle performed comedy on June 2, 2004, while The Killers played at The Thunderdome on April 6, 2007, and the Harlem Globetrotters played an exhibition game on February 15, 2007. The center hosts basketball camps by Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. These camps take place during the summer months. Michael Jordan's camp has happened yearly for several years and the Kobe Bryant camp has been happening since the summer of 2010. See also List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas References External links Official website UCSB Athletics page on the Events Center Gaucho Locos' page on the Events Center Directions to the Events Center College basketball venues in the United States College volleyball venues in the United States Basketball venues in California