DECEMBER 19, 2024 — The term “game-changer” gets thrown around haphazardly these days, but it’s hard to deny that an incredible new facility coming to UTSA will be just that.
UTSA Athletics broke ground on its 53,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art basketball and volleyball training facility on December 18. Referred to as the Roadrunner NEST (Nurturing Elite Sports Talent), the building is expected to open in November 2026.
The new facility will increase UTSA’s competitive edge in recruiting and retaining the nation’s best student-athletes and coaches. The Roadrunner NEST will house the daily operations of the UTSA men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs. It will feature two full-sized NCAA practice courts, locker rooms and a team lounge for each program, a weight room, an athletic training and hydrotherapy space, team meeting rooms and coaches’ offices for each of the three programs.
The facility will be completed at a cost of more than $35 million and will be located next to the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence on Barshop Blvd. The basketball and volleyball training facility is part of a partnership with Bexar County and the City of San Antonio, each of which is investing $5 million to the project. The architect for the project is Populous. Skanska USA Inc. is the construction firm.
Explore an extensive slideshow, which includes photos from the groundbreaking ceremony at the UTSA Main Campus and renderings of the Roadrunner NEST, at Sombrilla Magazine Online.
