Desert Financial Arena

{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Tempe, Arizona}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Desert Financial Arena

| nickname = The Desert, The Well (Former)

| image = File:Arizona State University, Tempe Main Campus, Tempe, AZ - panoramio (163).jpg

| caption = (2014)

| image_size = 300px

| address = 600 E Veterans Way

| location = Tempe, Arizona, United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|33.424524|N|111.930948|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Arizona#United States

| pushpin_relief = 1

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Arizona##Location in the United States

| broke_ground = 1972

| built =

| opened = April 29, 1974

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Arizona State University

| operator =

| construction_cost = $8 million
{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|8000000|1972}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}}

| architect = Drover, Welch & Lindlan, Inc.{{cite web|title=ASU Tempe Campus Buildings Survey, 1960-2007|url=http://lib.asu.edu/sites/default/files/archives/BuildingData.pdf|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=November 6, 2013|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113184231/http://lib.asu.edu/sites/default/files/archives/BuildingData.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| general_contractor = Olson Construction Company

| former_names = ASU Activity Center {{small|(1974–97)}}
Wells Fargo Arena {{small|(1997–2019)}}

| publictransit = {{rint|valleymetro|rail}} Veterans Way/College Ave

| tenants = Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball {{small|(NCAA) (1974–present)}}
Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
Arizona State Sun Devils women's volleyball

| capacity = 14,198

}}

File:Desert Financial Arena - February 4, 2025.jpg, February 4, 2025]]

Desert Financial Arena{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Arizona's Family Digital News|title=ASU's Wells Fargo Arena getting new name|url=https://www.azfamily.com/news/asus-wells-fargo-arena-getting-new-name/article_1cc0455a-ef71-11e9-ad2f-23dca4acaf28.html|access-date=2019-10-15|website=AZFamily|language=en}} (formerly ASU Activity Center and Wells Fargo Arena) is a 14,198-seat{{cite news |title=Thesundevils.com|first=|last=|url=https://thesundevils.com/facilities/desert-financial-arena/14#:~:text=Constructed%20in%20the%20spring%20of,wide%20and%20six%20stories%20high.|newspaper=|location=Phoenix|date=December 4, 2010|access-date=December 15, 2010}} 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 Wells Fargo & Co. in 1997. The current naming rights for the arena were purchased by Desert Financial Credit Union in 2019 for $1.5 million for 5 years.