▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁Commission ers ▁Cup ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁athlet ics ▁program ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁all - around ▁performance ▁in ▁all ▁conference ▁events , ▁including ▁all ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁events . ▁ ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ' s ▁basketball ▁and ▁vol ley ball ▁teams ▁play ▁at ▁College ▁Park ▁Center , ▁which ▁opened ▁with ▁a ▁women / men ▁basketball ▁double ▁header ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁new ▁ar ena ▁seats ▁about ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁for ▁sport ing ▁events ▁and ▁cost ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 7 8 ▁million . ▁Athlet ic ▁director ▁Jim ▁Baker ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date . ▁ ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁After ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁W AC , ▁the ▁Ma ver icks ▁joined ▁the ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁switch ▁comes ▁after ▁continued ▁sh ake - ups ▁in ▁college ▁conference ▁membership . ▁ ▁V ars ity ▁sports ▁ ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁fields ▁teams ▁or ▁compet itors ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁events , ▁including ▁baseball , ▁basketball , ▁tennis , ▁golf , ▁track , ▁and ▁vol ley ball . ▁ ▁Vol ley ball ▁achieved ▁the ▁greatest ▁team ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁by ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the