Uconn Arena to Get New Name in M&T Bank Deal

WHO:

CT News Junkie - Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is home to the University of Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams.

WTNH - The University of Connecticut (UConn) and M&T Bank are parties to an expanded partnership.

WTNH - UConn students had mixed views on Gampel Pavilion’s new name; the article excerpt does not provide their names or individual comments.

WHAT:

CT News Junkie - Harry A. Gampel Pavilion will be known as “M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion.”

CT News Junkie - The naming-rights agreement is a multi-year deal and part of an expanded partnership between UConn and M&T Bank.

WTNH - UConn announced that the home of Huskies basketball would be officially renamed “M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion.”

WTNH - The naming change is tied to the expansion of the UConn–M&T Bank partnership.

WHERE:

CT News Junkie - Gampel Pavilion is a 10,000-seat arena.

WTNH - The articles identify the arena as the home of UConn men’s and women’s basketball in Storrs, Connecticut.

WHEN:

CT News Junkie - The arena has been home to UConn’s men’s and women’s basketball teams since 1990.

WTNH - The name change was announced in a press release, described as issued Wednesday; no calendar date is provided.

WTNH - The change is expected before the respective basketball seasons begin; no calendar date is provided.

HOW:

CT News Junkie - The new name is being applied through a multi-year naming-rights deal within an expanded corporate partnership between UConn and M&T Bank.

WTNH - UConn announced the arena’s renaming in a press release about the expanded partnership.

(UPDATED October 22, 2026 10:12 UTC)

The University of Connecticut’s basketball arena in Storrs will be known as M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion. UConn announced the new name as part of an expanded partnership with M&T Bank, which includes a multi-year naming-rights agreement. The 10,000-seat arena is home to both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, and has served that role since 1990. The name change is expected to take effect before the respective basketball seasons begin. UConn’s announcement came in a press release about the expanded partnership. Students had mixed views about the new name, though their individual comments were not provided. The arena’s name keeps Gampel Pavilion while adding M&T Bank’s name, reflecting the financial institution’s expanded relationship with the university.