The Findlay Toyota Center (formerly Tim's Toyota Center and originally built as the Prescott Valley Convention & Events Center) is a 5,100-seat multi-purpose

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located at 3201 North Main Street in

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. Since opening in November 2006, it is home to a variety of

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basketball and wrestling competitions; for instance, in 2011, it hosted the 1A and 2A Conference semifinal and finals games and the 3A Conference quarterfinals. It has also hosted a few

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shows. The arena hosted the

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in 2012 and the

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from 2006 to 2014. Tim's Toyota, a

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dealership in Prescott with used car lots in Prescott Valley and Chino Valley, paid an undisclosed sum to be the corporate sponsor and namesake of the arena. That deal expired on September 30, 2014, with the arena reverting to the Prescott Valley Event Center name. On January 3, 2019, Findlay Toyota Prescott (formally Tim's Toyota) acquired the naming rights to the center for an undisclosed sum.

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Among its amenities are 24 luxury suites (including two party suites), 400 club seats and parking for 3,000 cars. The arena accommodates up to 6,200 for concerts.

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The venue has hosted well-known bands such as

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, and

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. It hosted its first-ever

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event on July 29, 2007. The venue hosted a college basketball game on November 30, 2011, when Brigham Young University faced Northern Arizona. On April 11, 2016, it was announced that the

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would own their affiliate in the

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, the

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, after the purchasing the Bakersfield Jam, relocating the team from

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, to

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for the 2016–17 season. Following the pandemic-shorted 2019–20 season, the Phoenix Suns announced that the Northern Arizona Suns would relocate to the metro Phoenix area for the following season. However, the Northern Arizona Suns withdrew from the

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entirely due to the

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before ultimately moving to the

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the following season under the G League team's sale to the

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to become the

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. The Phoenix Suns would later acquire a new

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team in 2024, though this one would be named the Valley Suns instead, with its location being closer to Phoenix through the city of

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. In 2021, the

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would expand their operations to host a third team in the state of Arizona (after previously having success with former

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team joining their league and then expanding to southern Arizona with the

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not long afterward), with the Northern Arizona Wranglers being announced as the third team for the IFL. The Wranglers would enlist the Findley Toyota Center as their home arena for games starting with their inaugural season in 2021. After starting their inaugural season with an awful 1–13 record (winning their only game against the south side rivals in Tucson), the Wranglers would see a dramatic change in results the following season afterward, going 12–2 for a second place finish in their conference (behind the rivaling Rattlers) and then crushing the

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before winning close matches against the rivaling Rattlers and

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to become IFL champions in only their second season of existence.

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