ADDRESS: Hwy 90 East, Alpine, TX 79830
Named in honor of Texas State Representative, Sul Ross alumnus and Alpine native Pete P. Gallego, the Gallego Center hosts a number of university and community events each year. It is also home for Lobo men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball contests.
The Gallego Center, the most recent major addition to the university, greets students and visitors as they pull into entrance No. 1 in the southeast corner of the Sul Ross campus.
Located on a 4.85-acre site next to the Graves-Pierce Complex, the center is home to sporting events and other major activities at the university.The center provides seating for 3,900 persons when used for graduation, assembly and concerts, or 3,200 permanent armchair seats for competition basketball and other sports events.
In addition to a gymnasium with fixed seating, concessions and other public facilities, the center features four racquetball courts and an exercise track are all located on the mezzanine level overlooking the Graves-Pierce practice court.