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17-551: Wells Fargo Arena may refer to: Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) , on the grounds of the Iowa Events Center Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe, Arizona) , on the campus of Arizona State University Wells Fargo Arena (Dothan, Alabama) See also [ edit ] Wells Fargo Center (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

34-469: A strong non-conference schedule for consideration for at-large bids for future NCAA Tournaments. Drake and Northern Iowa did not want to lose the match-ups. A neutral site concept was seen as the best for everyone involved and the Big Four Classic was born. Hy-Vee signed on as the sponsor of the event. The initial contract ran from 2012–2015. It was later extended to 2017. As part of the 2019 extension,

51-556: The 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and served as a regional site 2012 tournament . In 2013, it hosted the NCAA Wrestling Team Championship . It has hosted the state high school wrestling and basketball tournaments since 2006 and the Big Four Classic , a doubleheader featuring the state's four men's Division I teams, from 2012 to 2018. The arena hosted the 2011 NBA D-League Finals , which saw

68-730: The Des Moines River and the Iowa State Capitol . The restaurant opened on October 6, 2005, coinciding with the Iowa Stars ' inaugural home game. The arena is also connected to the rest of the Iowa Events Center as well as downtown Des Moines through the city's Skywalk system. On October 24, 2024, The midwestern gas station chain Casey's purchased the naming rights. The arena will be renamed "Casey's Center" starting July 1, 2025, after

85-676: The Iowa Energy win their first title on their home court and set the D-League attendance record with 14,036 fans in the arena for Game 2. In 2016, the arena hosted first and second-round games for the Men's NCAA basketball tournament after having failed on several prior bids. The NCAA Men's basketball tournament returned to Wells Fargo Arena in 2019, hosting the tournament's first and second round from March 21 to 23. The tournament returned yet again in 2023, hosting national powers Kansas and Texas. In 2020,

102-656: The Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League . From 2005 until 2009, Wells Fargo Arena served as the home of the American Hockey League 's Iowa Chops . The arena is notable for hosting the inaugural game of the reincarnation of the Arena Football League on April 2, 2010, between the Barnstormers and Chicago Rush , televised nationally by NFL Network . It was the host for the first and second Round games for

119-675: The MVIAA and Missouri Valley Conference . For decades, Iowa State (of the Big 12 Conference ) and Iowa (of the Big Ten Conference ) had home-and-home series with in-state rivals Drake and UNI, with Iowa visiting Drake in even-numbered years and Northern Iowa in odd-numbered years (with the corresponding return trips to Iowa in the opposite years) and Iowa State visiting Northern Iowa in even-numbered years and Drake in odd-numbered years. Drake and Iowa State, in particular, played in 104 of 105 seasons. In

136-701: The 2000s, Iowa State, wanting to gain a greater presence in the Des Moines area, offered and played multiple games at Wells Fargo Arena with various teams. When they offered Drake the opportunity to move their rivalry to Wells Fargo Arena, Drake declined. Iowa and Iowa State also offered Drake and UNI money to play only in Iowa City/Ames but both schools declined. During the 2010/2011 seasons, Iowa and Iowa State began to feel pressure from losing to Northern Iowa and Drake in their non-conference schedule and to allow for more games against Power 5 conference in hopes of building

153-515: The Drake-Iowa game was broadcast on ESPN3 marking the first national television broadcast from the event. Financially, the four schools split revenue 25–25–25–25. This has resulted in Drake and UNI making a much larger profit than they did, although it does come at the expense of the loss of a major home game each year. The event did not sell out in its first year, but has each year since. In addition to

170-632: The arena gained a temporary second hockey tenant when the Des Moines Buccaneers announced plans to begin their season downtown after damage to their home arena during the August 2020 Midwest derecho . The Buccaneers returned to their previous arena in January 2021. Big Four Classic The Hy-Vee Classic consisted of games between Iowa's four NCAA Division I men's basketball teams: Iowa , Iowa State , Northern Iowa , and Drake . For 2012–2018,

187-732: The current lease by Wells Fargo expires. The first event held at the arena was Tony Hawk 's Boom-Boom Huck Jam, on July 1. Its first concert, featuring Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with The Black Crowes , was held on July 18. Wells Fargo Arena is home to the Iowa Wolves (formerly named the Iowa Energy) of the NBA G League , the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League and

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204-666: The event was renamed the Hy-Vee Classic. The event was held on the third Saturday of December. In 2013 the event was moved to the first Saturday of December, but attendance from students preparing for finals dropped considerably so the event was moved back to the third Saturday, although all four universities host December Commencement exercises on the day. The event consists of two games played back to back. Initially, in even numbered years, Iowa played Northern Iowa and Drake played Iowa State. In odd numbered years, Iowa played Drake and Northern Iowa played Iowa State. The even-odd rotation

221-467: The loss of on-campus home games against in-state rivals, Drake and Northern Iowa play either Iowa or Iowa State, but not both in the same season. As Drake and Northern Iowa cannot play each other in the classic due to their Missouri Valley Conference affiliations, there is no way to formally determine an official champion between the four schools in a tournament-style format. * indicates the number of overtime periods. Iowa announced on June 14, 2018 that it

238-668: The rivalry consisted of a one-day two game event at Wells Fargo Arena each December, originally called the Big Four Classic but now known as the Hy-Vee Classic , Iowa and Iowa State playing each other in an ongoing-home and home series, and Drake and Northern Iowa playing each other regularly as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Grinnell College was previously considered a part of the Big Four prior to their demotion to NCAA Division III athletics when they were members of

255-476: The same day nationally. The Big Ten & Big 12 have rights to the games Iowa and Iowa State respectively are played in. If both conference TV partners pass on the game, ESPN can televise through the Missouri Valley Conference's deal with the network. Otherwise, the games will air locally on Mediacom 22. In 2015, the Iowa State-Northern Iowa game broadcast on ESPNU (aided by both teams being ranked) and

272-692: The title Wells Fargo Arena . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wells_Fargo_Arena&oldid=1194318655 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) Wells Fargo Arena seats 15,181 people for hockey and arena football games, 16,110 for basketball games, and as many as 16,980 for concerts. It also features The Fort Restaurant, which provides views of

289-439: Was switched as part of the 2016–2019 extension. The schools also rotate hosting duties in this order: Iowa, Drake, Iowa State, Northern Iowa. Which game is first/second and at what times is largely determined by television. Initially there was hope for both games making it to national television audiences, however this has largely been unsuccessful to date due to college football bowl games and other established basketball events on

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