The UC Riverside Student Recreation Center opened in January 1994, providing a state-of-the-art facility for students to build their physical fitness as well as a new home for the Highlander basketball and volleyball teams.

The 80,000-square-foot building was planned by students and funded through student fees. It includes four racquetball/ wallyball courts and one squash court, a 6,000-square foot weight training facility and a 3,000 square foot area dedicated to cardio-fitness machines. The center, which can seat 3,168 fans, also has full locker rooms, three multipurpose rooms, and a four-court gymnasium that is home to the UCR intramural program.

On game nights the gym becomes the home of the Highlanders, where top-level Division I volleyball and basketball competition awaits all who enter.

Immediately adjacent to the center is the new UCR Sports and Recreation Complex. The facility houses 10 tennis courts, including a center court with seating for 500, two sand volleyball courts, two basketball courts, and a full sized roller hockey rink. In addition, the rink features basketball back-boards that allow it to be converted into two full-length basketball courts. Topping it off is an eight-foot wide jogging trail that surrounds the entire three-quarter of an acre complex. All the facilities are lighted for evening use.