Alumni Arena Facility Access Updates

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Published February 1, 2024

February and March are packed with home basketball games for the UB Bulls men’s and women’s basketball teams!

Updates to Facility Access

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Attention all UB Recreation participants visiting Alumni Arena on game days: kindly note that security will conduct bag checks upon entry. You'll also receive guidance on navigating to your destination within the facility.

Please plan accordingly for your campus visit! Take note of the upcoming game dates at Alumni Arena on UB’s North Campus, and be mindful that parking might be limited. For the latest schedule of hours, please refer to the UB Events Calendar.

For information on UB Athletic Events, including schedule and ticket information, please visit ubbulls.com.

GO BULLS!

Basketball Game Dates

Men's Basketball

Date Time
Friday, 2/2 6:30 PM
Saturday, 2/17 2:00 PM
Tuesday, 2/20 7:00 PM
Saturday, 3/2 2:00 PM
Tuesday, 3/5 7:00 PM
Friday, 3/8 7:00 PM

Women's Basketball

Date Time
Saturday, 2/3 6:00 PM
Saturday, 2/10 2:00 PM
Wednesday, 2/21 6:00 PM
Saturday, 2/24 2:00 PM
Wednesday, 3/6 6:00 PM
Saturday, 3/9 2:00 PM

Recreation Facilities Access Policy Updates

To keep our building secure during high capacity events, we are updating our process on accessing specific places in Alumni Arena.

When there is an Athletic Event, all bags will be checked upon entry.

Entering Alumni Arena:

  • Front door entry (Fans): Bags checked, present game ticket for access to event.
  • Front door entry (Band): Bags checked, take elevator to 300 level. Larger instruments use ground floor entrance near student section.
  • Back door entry (Fans to concourse level): Bags checked at top of stairs, present ticket for access. Ground floor entry through doors left of stairwell.
  • Back door entry (Band): Bags checked at doors left of stairwell, access arena from Northeast corner near student section.

Access to Fitness Center:

  • Front door entry: Bags checked, proceed through left doors to 300-level concourse, then down stairs to Fitness Center. Bag holders directed to lockers before returning.
  • Back door entry: Bags checked, proceed up stairs to lockers, then directly to Fitness Center. Bag-free individuals proceed straight to Fitness Center.
  • Restroom access: From Fitness Center, down stairs, right through doors, right down hallway, left into locker rooms. Return same way.
    • Any individual trying to exit the front of the locker room will be stopped and sent back through the locker room and out of the building or up the stairs to the Fitness Center.

Access to Ed Wright Practice Facility:

  • Front door entry: Bags checked, through left doors to 300-level concourse, then stairs to ground floor, right into Ed Wright Practice Facility.
    • Restroom access via back locker rooms, return directly to gym or exit building afterward. No exit from front of locker rooms.
  • Back door entry: Bags checked, through doors left of stairwell, right down hallway to Ed Wright Practice Facility.
    • Restroom access via back locker rooms, return directly to gym or exit building afterward. No exit from front of locker rooms.

Questions?

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Wilson Bautista

Associate Director for Informal Recreation

Recreation

175 Alumni Arena

Phone: 716-645-6874

Email: wb3@buffalo.edu