Firestone Fieldhouse

Firestone Fieldhouse is one of the homes of Pepperdine University athletics. The Waves basketball teams and volleyball teams play in this intimate gym. There are two seating options: wooden courtside bleachers, and theater style seating above the bleachers. A glass partition separates the two. If you are in the student bleachers, you might be standing the entire game. Sitting in the first few rows of the theater seats is not desirable. People will often spot a friend in the last row of bleachers and stand there to talk, leaning over the glass, obstructing the view of the court. If you purchase seats on the visitor’s side of the gym, you probably will not encounter this problem.
A concourse with bathrooms, a merchandise cart, and a concession stand is on the west side of the gym. Food and drinks are relatively inexpensive. Alcoholic beverages are not served. The concourse opens up to one end of the court, where you can stand and watch the game very close to the action. Wheelchair spaces are also available in this location.
Pepperdine’s expressed interest in getting a new gym from time to time, but I hope they do not. I would miss the intimacy that makes sports events at the Firestone Fieldhouse so fun to attend when there’s a packed house.