Marriott Center

They recently remodeled. I like the comfortable padded chairs instead of the old hard plastic seats, but our season basketball season tickets doubled in price and were moved up nine rows plus right behind behind a basket. No Bueno. Games are always fun here – lots going on and many food options. More parking spots were taken away on campus. Another negative. Get terraced lots like they have at the U or Utah State!

An incredible facility. It is extremely large and can accommodate quite a few people. This provides for exceptionally loud and exciting basketball games. The renovated seats also provide a pleasant experience for devotionals and other cultural events. The food is good and there are plenty of restrooms.
Expect steep stairs, however. Because it’s so large, it is possible to be VERY high and VERY far from the action. The yellow chairs are awful. Rumor has it that the man overseeing the construction (Ernest Wilkinson… like the Wilk) was 5’6″ and didn’t care for basketball. Apparently, he sat in the seats and said they were fine, and then they filled the stadium with them. They are very cramped and uncomfortable.

Apparently it takes a Utah State Aggie to represent this Happy Valley Mecca. In the very near future I predict that the name of this venue will be changed to, «The House That Jimmer Built» but we’ll reserve that discussion for another day.
First understand that the Marriott Center is in the epicenter of Cougar Town in Provo, UT. Tucked in between regular society and Heaven on Earth. If you reside in or around the Marriott Center it’s no secret that you’re refreshments will be of the «holy» variety. Absolutely no alcoholic beverages and the Coca Cola is decaf. However the Nachos, Hot Dogs, Red Vines, hot chocolate and kettle corn are all readily available and encouraged. I love the fact that the University adheres to these standards, just letting visitors know ahead of time so that they’re not expecting a caffeinated beverage at the event.
The Marriott Center’s primary function is to host Basketball games. While it hosts firesides, tons of local high school graduations and various other events it’s in full glory when the Cougars take the floor against USU. Built in 1971 and seating approx 21,000 people It’s the 3^rd largest on campus venue in the US, the Carrier Dome in Syracuse and Tennessee’s Boling Arena being larger. Almost every seat in the building offers a pretty good view of the action but if you’re near the top, you’ll feel the atmosphere but you’ll need binoculars to see much.
Only 4 stars because I had to walk a lot further than I’d like to after parking and while it’s maintained very well it seems really dated to me