The University of Nebraska at Kearney Health and Sports Center has been the home of Loper basketball, volleyball and wrestling events since August of 1990. The 6,000-seat arena was opened after spending nearly 30 years in Cushing Coliseum.

The cost of the project was $10.8 million and was funded by Nebraska Legislature cigarette tax revenues, student fees and private donations. Gracing the Health and Sports Center's west entrance is artist John Raimondi's 20-foot sculpture, “Athleta.”

The air-conditioned arena contains four scoreboards and an outstanding sound system. Elevators exist for handicap access. The arena has hosted numerous concerts and athletic events, including the 1995 NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships and 1996 NCAA Division II Northwest Regional Volleyball Championships. The arena has seated capacity crowds on three occasions for Loper basketball games — all against Fort Hays State. Loper fans also jammed the aisles in 1996 to set a NCAA Division II volleyball attendance record of 3,520 for a matchup against the University of Nebraska-Omaha.