Pinnacle Bank Arena

Nebraska's competitive home for men's and women's basketball, Pinnacle Bank Arena provides the Huskers with a huge home-court advantage in the heart of downtown Lincoln. Pinnacle Bank Arena was the cornerstone of a $344 million downtown development project in the Haymarket District, which has included new hotels, retail and office space, and residential living units.

The 470,400-square feet arena was created with basketball in mind. The facility features a split upper concourse, allowing fans to be closer to the floor than in a typical arena. Pinnacle Bank Arena also features expansive premium seating with 36 suites, 20 loge boxes and over 800 club seats in addition to courtside seating. Other arena amenities include free wi-fi, a Panasonic video board which is 16 1/2 feet tall and 22 feet wide, as well as an upper video board which is six feet tall and 22 feet wide, and retractable seating to allow an intimate environment on game days as well as over 160 concession points of sale. The arena also features an expansive student section with 1,000 seats on the 100 Level, including behind both team benches.  The $179-million dollar arena is easily accessible in downtown Lincoln as nearly 5,100 parking stalls are within walking distance of the facility, including four parking garages and the Festival Space to the north of Pinnacle Bank Arena. 

The Nebraska men's basketball program averaged over 15,000 fans per home game since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened for the 2013-14 season. The Husker men have ranked in the top-25 nationally in attendance every season since 2013-14, ranking in the top-10 nationally three times.  On the court, the Huskers set a school record with 18 home wins in 2023-24, including a perfect 10-0 home mark in Big Ten play. 

The Husker women's basketball team is 131-46 in 11 seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena, including five wins over top-10 teams. Nebraska has ranked among the top 20 teams nationally in average home attendance in each of the last 10 seasons where fans could attend. In 2023-24, Nebraska ranked 15th nationally in attendance, averaging 6,088 fans per game.

Basketball Home Records at Pinnacle Bank Arena

Year	Men's Record	Women's Record
2013-14	15-1	16-2
2014-15	10-6	12-3
2015-16	10-8	15-4
2016-17	8-8	7-9
2017-18	16-1	10-6
2018-19	13-6	8-6
2019-20	5-11	13-4
2020-21	6-9	9-3
2021-22	7-12	16-1
2022-23	11-4	12-5
2023-24	18-1	13-3
Total	119-66	131-46

 

Basketball Attendance at Pinnacle Bank Arena

Year	Men's Attendance	Men's Avg.	Women's Attendance	Women's Avg.
2013-14	246,702 (16 Gms.)	15,419	110,892 (18 Gms.)	6,161
2014-15	249,101 (16 Gms.)	15,569	90,386 (15 Gms.)	6,026
2015-16	277,739 (18 Gms.)	15,430	102,682 (19 Gms.)	5,404
2016-17	246,832 (16 Gms.)	15,427	75,397 (16 Gms.)	4,712
2017-18	263,367 (17 Gms.)	15,492	70,087 (16 Gms.)	4,380
2018-19	276,143 (18 Gms.)	15,341	57,418 (14 Gms.)	4,101
2019-20	249,667 (16 Gms.)	15,604	74,750 (17 Gms.)	4,397
2020-21	N/A (Covid-19)	N/A (Covid-19)	N/A (Covid-19)	N/A (Covid-19)
2021-22	290,371 (19 Gms.)	15,283	76,317 (17 Gms.)	4,489
2022-23	198,322 (15 Gms.)	13,221	97,938 (17 Gms.)	5,761
2023-24	277,338 (19 Gms)	14,597	97,411 (16 Gms.)	6,088
Total	2,575,582 (170 Gms.)	15,150	853,278 (165 Gms.)	5,171

Directions

Pinnacle Bank Arena: 400 Pinnacle Arena Dr, Lincoln, NE 68508