Wells Fargo Arena Observations

Wells Fargo Arena

OUTSIDE

·         Large, circular building

·         Gold lettering “ASU” logo Wells Fargo Arena

·         Palm Trees surrounding it

·         Ramps for easy access to the concourse, mezzanine and main entrances- north south east and west

·         Garbage cans at the top and bottom of every ramp

·         Red brick and beams that make the top stick out like a muffin top

·         Top is tan cement and the roof is brown

·         Green manicured grass surrounds the building with beds of rock with vegetation

·         East and West Tunnels (wide for vehicle access) to access the lower level of the arena

o   Two doors on either side of the tunnels and a garage door in the middle

INSIDE

·         Arriving in the tunnel entrance: down sloped ramp to the court/gym floor

·         Yellow-painted walls with maroon trimmed doors.

·         Sparky painted on the wall

·         Garbage cans and a beverage vending machine

·         Entering the west tunnel on the right is the hallway with many doors to a variety of different rooms .

·         Hallway/tunnel is all painted gold with maroon doors and trims

·         “ASU” logo on the floor

·         Tunnel goes all the way around to the east tunnel entrance

·         Also stairs to get up to the mezzanine

ARENA

·         Hardwood court/gym

·         Basketball court boundaries are dark woodstained with ARIZONA STATE on one thick baseline and SUN DEVILS on the other in maroon lettering

·         Volleyball nets are up and the boundaries are taped on so that they can be removed for basketball games.

·         Walls are painted gold while the seating is all maroon.

·         The Arena is round with seating on all sides.

·         A set of seats to pull out from the wall to conserve more space for training purposes.

·         Rows of seats in the middle that go up to the mezzanine

·         Rows of seats above the mezzanine accessible by the upper concourse

·         Being set up is a cloth banner that goes around the entire arena on the upper seating area.           

o   Gold background with maroon pictures of athletes in victorious moments

o   HOME OF THE SUN DEVILS

o   Seating sections are indicated on the banner since it covers the indicators on the walls behind it.

·         Banners hanging down from the ceiling with retired basketball jerseys

o   Caldwall #32

o   Scott #11

o   Lever #12

·         Banners hanging down with past ASU Champions of PAC 10/12 conference as well as national champions and NCAA Tournament Appearances

·         Big Bright lights to light up the entire arena

·         PAC 12 logo and Wells Fargo logo and Sparky painted on the court

·         A giant pitchfork lines the middle court

·         Garbage cans at each entrance to the arena

·         Jumbo tron with screens on four sides hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the arena

o   Arizona State University lettering

o   Two jumbo tron screens at each end of the arena

·         Painted on the sidelines of the basketball court is @thesundevils and #fearthefork for social media access

CONCOURSE

·         A directory and seating chart at every entrance to the arena.

·         Number Checkpoints hanging from the ceiling indicating seat placement

·         Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame lines the brick walls of the concourse

·         West, north, east and south entrances with multiple doors to efficiently get many people in at one time.

o   Garbage and recycling bins at every door-multiple at every entrance

·         Slanted ceiling because above it is the upper seating

·         Stairs to get to the upper seating

·         Food and school spirit clothing booths/stores

·         Windows above the door entrances to allow natural sunlight

·         “no smoking signs”

·         At the west entrance is a trophy case of successes and victories of sundevil athletes and teams