The UTD Activity Center Main Gym is the home to three of UTD’s most successful intercollegiate athletics programs - the Comets’ men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the Comets volleyball team. Between them, these programs have won multiple American Southwest Conference championships and hosted several NCAA national tournament events in the Activity Center.
During home games, the 3,200-seat gymnasium is packed with raucous, enthusiastic fans representing a cross-section of the student body, family members and other supporters. A Comets home game is punctuated with state-of-the art sound and music, lighting effects, in-game promotions and performances by the
UTD Spirit programs.
The main gym floor was given a modern redesign in 2016, complete with a large Comets logo at center court. A complete remodeling of the facility interior – including installation of a new floor – was completed in summer 2020.
The Activity Center Gym has hosted multiple American Southwest Conference championship events, including American Southwest Conference Volleyball and Basketball Championship Tournaments (men’s and women’s) multiple times, as well as NCAA Division III National Tournament games. In 2010, the Activity Center became the first UTD facility to host an NCAA III event. The men's basketball team clinched a second-round win over Wheaton College (IL) on March 6, 2010, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the national tournament in front of a record-setting home crowd at the Activity Center. Since then, UTD has hosted multiple NCAA events for volleyball as well as both men's and women's basketball events; and crowds at Activity Center events have continued to grow in size and enthusiasm.
The Activity Center Gym is also utilized for non-departmental purposes, including Career Fairs and Commencement.