Desert Financial Arena

Desert Financial Arena
	Then-Wells Fargo Arena, 2005
	Desert Financial Arena Location in Arizona Desert Financial Arena Location in the United States
Former names	ASU Activity Center (1974–97) Wells Fargo Arena (1997–2019)
Address	600 E Veterans Way
Location	Tempe, Arizona
Coordinates	33.424524°N 111.930948°W
Owner	Arizona State University
Capacity	14,100
Construction
Broke ground	1972
Opened	April 29, 1974[1]
Construction cost	$8 million; ($48.9 million in 2019 dollars[2])
Architect	Drover, Welch & Lindlan, Inc.[1]
General contractor	Olson Construction Company[1]
Tenants
	Arizona State Sun Devils (NCAA) (1974–present)

Desert Financial Arena [3] (formerly ASU Activity Center and Wells Fargo Arena) is a 14,000-seat[4] multi-purpose arena located at 600 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. It sits immediately east of Sun Devil Stadium on the northern edge of the Tempe campus of Arizona State University (ASU).

Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the ASU Activity Center and at the cost of $8 million, it is the home of multiple ASU Sun Devil athletic teams, to include men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, 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 Wells Fargo & Co. in 1997. The current naming rights to arena were purchased by Desert Financial Credit Union in 2019 for $1.5 million for 5 years. [5]

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.

Events

Led Zeppelin played their third-to-last show as part of their 1977 North American Tour

During the 1979 NBA Playoffs, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Kansas City Kings in a game which was moved from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum due to a scheduling conflict.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performed at the arena on November 5, 1980 during the River Tour. Video and audio of the show were released in 2015 in conjunction with the band's The Ties That Bind commemorative box set, and their performance of "Badlands" was included on 1986's Live 1975–85 album.

The arena hosted the first dates of U2's Joshua Tree Tour in March 1987, with the tour eventually concluding next door at Sun Devil Stadium in December of that year.

It hosted the 1990 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. Previously, the Sun Devils played at Sun Devil Gym.

The arena has also hosted the 1st and 2nd rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in both 2015 and 2016.

References

"ASU Tempe Campus Buildings Survey, 1960-2007" (PDF). Arizona State University. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
https://www.azfamily.com/news/asu-s-wells-fargo-arena-getting-new-name/article_1cc0455a-ef71-11e9-ad2f-23dca4acaf28.html
Haller, Doug (December 4, 2010). "ASU Reduces Capacity at Wells Fargo Arena". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
https://www.azfamily.com/news/asu-s-wells-fargo-arena-getting-new-name/article_1cc0455a-ef71-11e9-ad2f-23dca4acaf28.html

External links

Desert Financial Arena on the ASU virtual tour

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[archcon-1] "ASU Tempe Campus Buildings Survey, 1960-2007" (PDF). Arizona State University. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[inflation-US-2] Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[3] ttps://www.azfamily.com/news/asu-s-wells-fargo-arena-getting-new-name/article_1cc0455a-ef71-11e9-ad2f-23dca4acaf28.html

[4] Haller, Doug (December 4, 2010). "ASU Reduces Capacity at Wells Fargo Arena". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. Retrieved December 15, 2010.

[5] ttps://www.azfamily.com/news/asu-s-wells-fargo-arena-getting-new-name/article_1cc0455a-ef71-11e9-ad2f-23dca4acaf28.html

Arizona State University
Located in: Tempe, Arizona
Academics	W. P. Carey School of Business Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering School for the Future of Innovation in Society Barrett, The Honors College Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law College of Integrative Sciences and Arts College of Liberal Arts and Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences College of Nursing and Health Innovation College of Health Solutions College of Public Service and Community Solutions Morrison Institute for Public Policy School of Sustainability Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Campuses	Main (Tempe) Downtown (Phoenix) Mesa (future) Polytechnic (Mesa) West (Phoenix) ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu City) Thunderbird School of Global Management (Phoenix) ASU Online
Athletics	Arizona State Sun Devils "Maroon & Gold" Baseball (Phoenix Municipal Stadium) Men's basketball (Desert Financial Arena) Women's basketball (Desert Financial Arena) Women's beach volleyball (PERA Club) Women's gymnastics (Desert Financial Arena) Football (Sun Devil Stadium) Golf (Karsten Golf Course) Ice hockey (Oceanside Ice Arena) Soccer (Sun Devil Soccer Stadium) Softball (Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium) Swimming (Mona Plummer Aquatic Center) Wrestling (Desert Financial Arena) State Farm Territorial Cup Series
Media	Bilingual Review Press Journal of Policy History The State Press KASC KAET KBAQ
Buildings	Arboretum at Arizona State University Arizona State University Art Museum Arizona State University Research Park The Biodesign Institute Center for Meteorite Studies Decision Theater Gammage Memorial Auditorium Old Main Skysong
Other	Alumni "A" Mountain ASU Foundation Fraternities and sororities Colleges and schools History Karsten Golf Course Frank Kush Field Palm Walk Sparky the Sun Devil Stomp the Bus Sun Devil Marching Band
Founded: 1885 Students: 50,246 (Tempe campus) Endowment: 612.6 million

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Venues	College Gym Mesa Civic Center Sun Devil Gym (1953–1974) Desert Financial Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
Venues	Desert Financial Arena (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Desert Financial Arena

Design

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