Desert Financial Arena
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| Former names | ASU Activity Center (1974–97) Wells Fargo Arena (1997–2019) |
|---|---|
| Address | 600 E Veterans Way |
| Location | Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°25′28″N 111°55′51″W / 33.424524°N 111.930948°W |
| Public transit |  Veterans Way/College Ave |
| Owner | Arizona State University |
| Capacity | 14,198 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1972 |
| Opened | April 29, 1974[2] |
| Construction cost | $8 million ($60.1 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Drover, Welch & Lindlan, Inc.[2] |
| General contractor | Olson Construction Company[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball (NCAA) (1974–present) Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball Arizona State Sun Devils women's volleyball | |
Desert Financial Arena[3] (formerly ASU Activity Center and Wells Fargo Arena) is a 14,198-seat[4] multi-purpose arena located at 600 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, United States, in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It sits immediately east of Mountain America Stadium on the northern edge of the Tempe campus of Arizona State University (ASU).
Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the University Activity Center (or the "You-Ack") and at the cost of $8 million, it is the home of men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball and former home of women's gymnastics and men's wrestling. The facility also plays host to graduation ceremonies and a variety of concerts and shows. The building replaced Sun Devil Gym as the primary arena for the Sun Devils' basketball team.
The former naming rights for the arena were purchased by
Design
The structure is 403 feet (123 m) long, 340 feet (100 m) wide and six stories high. The structure contains offices and locker rooms for men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, and the men's and women's track and field team, along with a weight room, coaches and film rooms, and an equipment room.
In 2010, a temporary wall was placed on the upper bowl, reducing the arena's capacity from 13,947 to 10,754 due to the lack of fans attending games. [5]
In 2018, due to the success of the men's basketball team the wall was removed, increasing the capacity to 14,100.[6][7]
Events
The arena has also hosted the 1st and 2nd rounds of the
See also
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "ASU Tempe Campus Buildings Survey, 1960-2007" (PDF). Arizona State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Staff, Arizona's Family Digital News. "ASU's Wells Fargo Arena getting new name". AZFamily. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Thesundevils.com". Phoenix. December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ Joseph, Andrew (February 15, 2018). "How Bobby Hurley finally changed the culture at Arizona State". USA Today. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Kaye, Jordan. "Arizona State tears down wall within Wells Fargo Arena to increase capacity". House of Sparky. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Haller, Doug (2018, June 07). "ASU AD says arena wall 'not going back up while I'm here'. Arizona Republic". Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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- ^ "Iconic Eagles song has Arizona connection". 12news.com. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
External links
- Desert Financial Arena on the ASU virtual tour