HONOLULU—The Stan Sheriff Center will be celebrating its 25^th Anniversary this Sunday, October 20 during the No. 22 University of Hawai'i women's volleyball match against UC Davis.
 
The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team officially opened the arena on October 20, 1994 in a four-set victory over San Jose State. Current head coach Robyn Ah Mow and associate head coach Angelica Ljungqvist were both sophomores on the team that played that opening match in what was then called the Special Events Arena. The teammates smashed Head Coach Dave Shoji, who was wearing a tuxedo for the occasion, with the commemorative cake to cap off an unforgettable and historic evening.
 
Since its opening in 1994, the four teams that call the SSC home—men's and women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball—have enjoyed tremendous success on the court while Hawai'i fans have come out to support the home team. A total of 8,796.915 fans have come through the gates to watch 1,792 Rainbow Wahine and Rainbow Warrior home games—that's not including all the non-UH games the SSC has hosted for the many tournaments UH also hosts every season. Combined the four teams have a 1,310-482 (.731) record at home.
 
The Stan Sheriff Center has also hosted a myriad of other events during the past 25 years, including the 1998 Miss Universe Pageant, musical concerts, pre-season camps for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, talks by the Dalai Lama in 2012, several NCAA Championship games, the Pacific Alliance Championships (gymnastics), and the list goes on and on.
 
 Stan Sheriff Center Team Records from 1994

Men's Basketball	295-138	.681
Women's Basketball	266-165	.617
Men's Volleyball	311-116	.728
Women's Volleyball	438-62	.876
Totals	1,310-481	.731

Stan Sheriff Center Attendance 

Men's Basketball	3,031,545
Women's Basketball	647,237
Men's Volleyball	1,815,921
Women's Volleyball	3,302,212
Total	8,796,915

Stan Sheriff Center Sellouts (Full List - Click Here)

Men's Basketball	24
Women's Volleyball	14
Men's Volleyball	10
Total	48

STAN SHERIFF CENTER TIMELINE
Oct. 21, 1994 -  WVB - Special Events Arena's opening night - UH Women's Volleyball vs. San Jose State.
In the first event held at the Special Events Arena, the Rainbow Wahine hosted Big West rival San Jose State. In front of a sell-out crowd of 10,031, Hawai`i defeated the Spartans in four games. The match was preceded by a grand ceremony with members of UH's four national championship teams marching their championship banners to its new home.

Feb. 16, 1995 - MBB
In the program's first season in the SSC, Tes Whitlock's desperation shot from the deep corner as time expired gave UH a 73-70 win over Brigham Young. The play was a finalist for an ESPY Award.
 
Mar. 1, 1996 - MVB
1996 was the year that the men's volleyball craze hit its peak, as Yuval Katz, Jason Ring, Aaron Wilton, Naveh Milo, Sivan Leoni and Erik Pichel had a cult-like following throughout the state. The average attendance in the arena that season set a new NCAA record at 7,630 with five sellouts. Equipment staff sometimes hid players in laundry baskets to bypass the crazed fans waiting outside the arena for autographs. The team had a 27-3 season, falling to UCLA in five games in the NCAA Championship match. Katz was named the AVCA Co-National Player of the Year. The first of five sell outs that year came in a four set win over UCLA.
 
Dec. 30, 1997 - MBB
The dynamic duo of Anthony Carter and Alika Smith, upset No. 2 Kansas, 76-65, in the 1997 Rainbow Classic Championship game. The Rainbow Warriors defeated Brigham Young and Nebraska to face the Jayhawks in the tournament finale. Kansas, with Paul Pierce and Billy Thomas, came in for the nationally televised game that was played in front of a sold-out crowd. It still ranks as the biggest upset in UH men's basketball history. UH had 12 sellouts that year and averaged a program-record 9,615 per game.

Feb. 14, 1998 - WBB
The Rainbow Wahine recorded a 24-4 mark that season and tied the program's record with its longest winning streak of 19 games. Senior Night for the 'Bows honored Brandy Ashby, Liisa Kotilainen, Destree Wautlet, and all-time Wahine great Nani Cockett. A women's basketball record-crowd of 6,004 watched the No. 16 Hawai'i squad defeat SMU.

Nov. 22, 1998 - WBB
Junior Raylene Howard led UH to a 51-47 upset win over No. 17 Kansas to capture the championship of the Hawaiian Regents Classic tournament. Howard finished with a game-high 21 points in the Rainbow Wahine's monumental victory at the Stan Sheriff Center.
 
Friday, Dec. 8, 2000 - WVB
The Rainbow Wahine outlasted Long Beach State in the NCAA Regional in the Stan Sheriff Center. It snapped a five-match losing streak to the 49ers in NCAA Tournament play. Lily Kahumoku led UH with 23 kills and 17 digs while freshman Kim Willoughby added 20 kills with 15 digs and six blocks to lead the 'Bows to the hard fought win.

March 15-21, 2001 - WBB
UH won three consecutive Women's National Invitational Tournament games at the Stan Sheriff Center, beginning with a 73-57 win over Santa Clara and concluding with a 52-51 victory over Oklahoma State in the final game of the stretch, advancing them into final four of the WNIT. 

2002 - MVB
The Warriors went on to capture the 2002 NCAA Championship (later vacated) which included an MPSF first round home win over Long Beach State and were led by Costas Theocharidis, who was the program's only four-time first-team All-American and AVCA Player of the Year in 2001 & 2003. 
   
Nov. 19, 2005 - MBB
Fresh off a Final Four appearance, No. 4 Michigan State was stunned by Julian Sensley and UH in the 2005 season-opener. UH won 84-62 in one of the program's most dominant wins ever over a ranked team. 
 
March 3,  2007 - MBB
The Rainbow Warriors sent Riley Wallace out with a win over Boise State in his final home appearance as UH head coach. With 334 career victories over 17 seasons, Wallace remains the program's all-time winningest coach. 
 
Oct. 17, 2009 - WVB
Women's volleyball head coach Dave Shoji earned his 1,000th career victory with a four-set win over New Mexico State, 25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 25-8 in front of 9,293 fans. He became just the third coach in UH history to reach the milestone joining only Jim Schwitters (men's/women's tennis) 1,327 wins and Les Murakami (baseball) 1,079 wins.
 
Aug. 30, 2013 - WVB
In the 2013 season-opener, the No. 11 Rainbow Wahine upset defending national champions and No. 1 Texas in four sets, 25-19, 19-25, 27-25, 25-16. Emily Hartong led the 'Bows pounding 18 kills while Nikki Taylor made her Rainbow Wahine debut recording 10 kills and six blocks in the epic win.
 
Sept. 6, 2013 - WVB
Women's volleyball head coach Dave Shoji became the NCAA's all-time winningest coach after downing Santa Clara in four-sets for his 1,107th career win.
 
March 7, 2015 - WBB
The Rainbow Wahine celebrated with Big West regular-season championship trophy in hand in front of the home crowd at the Stan Sheriff Center following a 61-38 win over Cal State Fullerton. Two games earlier UH knocked off Long Beach State (47-46) on the road to clinch the program's first regular-season championship since 1998, and its first-ever Big West title. The 'Bows dropped the first two games of the conference schedule but ran off 14 wins in a row, eventually leading to a 23-9 overall record and 14-2 against conference foes.
 
2015-16 - MBB
The Hawaii 5-O bench crew and its delirious celebrations became a signature of the 2015-16 squad that captured a conference title, advanced to the NCAA Second Round, and won 17 of its school-record 28 games at the Stan Sheriff Center. UH hosted two sell-outs that season including its first in more than a dozen years.

2019 - MVB
Four-time All-American Stijn van Tilburg capped a remarkable career by leading the Warriors to their first-ever conference title in the Big West Championship held at the SSC. UH went on to win a program-best 28 matches and set a new NCAA-record with a 74-set win streak. The Warriors finished with a perfect 16-0 record in the SSC with two sell-outs and a nation's best attendance of 5,210 per match.