The facility's main gym (Kress Events Center Arena) hosts the UW-Green Bay women's basketball and volleyball teams.

UW-Green Bay sought funding to renovate its aging athletic facility, the Phoenix Sports Center (built in 1975), as early as 2003.

[8] In 2007, the KEC hosted a joint concert featuring Christian rock groups Switchfoot and Relient K.[9] UW-Green Bay's student programming group had booked pop singer Kesha for a concert at the KEC in spring 2014, but the event was ultimately cancelled.

[10] The KEC has also played host to political rallies during campaign seasons, including Barack Obama in 2008 and Bernie Sanders in 2016.

[7] The KEC was built around the existing Phoenix Sports Center and retains a number of its original facilities, including: