The Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center is a 4,852-seat multi-purpose arena in Portland, Oregon, USA. The arena opened in 1984. It is home to the University of Portland Pilots men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team. It hosted the West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament in 1992 and 2007. The arena is also used as for other athletic tournaments as well as for concerts and other special events such as high school graduations. It contains of arena floor space. History Construction on the center began in 1983 with an endowment from the Chiles Foundation, and the new facility opened in 1984. In 2006, the school completed $1 million in upgrades to the women's locker rooms, followed by renovations of the weight room in 2008. In 2010, the scoreboard over center court was replaced with a new center-hung video system. In addition to the video system, two new basketball scoreboards were installed along with three-sided shot clocks. The school plans to continue renovations, as well as some expansion, with a $2 million project on upgrading the men's locker rooms, as well as expansions and the construction of a study center for student athletes. Gallery See also List of sports venues in Portland, Oregon List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas References External links University of Portland Athletic Facilities 1984 establishments in Oregon Basketball venues in Oregon Indoor arenas in Oregon College basketball venues in the United States High school sports in Oregon Portland Pilots basketball Sports venues in Portland, Oregon Volleyball venues in the United States Sports venues completed in 1984 Modernist architecture in Oregon University and college buildings completed in 1984