Sun Devil Gym

Sun Devil Gym
Sun Devil Gym
Full name Sun Devil Gym
Location 451 E Orange St
Tempe, AZ
Coordinates 33°25′5″N 111°56′0″W / 33.41806°N 111.93333°W / 33.41806; -111.93333Coordinates: 33°25′5″N 111°56′0″W / 33.41806°N 111.93333°W / 33.41806; -111.93333
Owner Arizona State University
Operator Arizona State University
Capacity 4,609
Construction
Opened December 15, 1953
Construction cost $1 million

Sun Devil Gym is a 4,609 seat multi-purpose arena in Tempe, Arizona. It was home to the Arizona State University Sun Devils basketball team from 1953 until the Wells Fargo Arena opened in 1974. The building is now known as Physical Education West and is used mostly for intramural sports at the university.

Prior to its opening, the basketball team played at either College Gym (cap. 1,500) on the Tempe campus, or at the Mesa Civic Center.[1]

References

  1. ASU Sun Devils 2009-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 35.

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