Men's Basketball Game Day Information
Gates open 1, 2, 3 & 4
Elevators
Located at Gates 1 & 4 (access to Levels 2 & 3 only)
Doors open
1-1/2 Hours Prior to Tip-Off
ATM
Located at Gate 1
Box Office
O’Connell Center Box Office opens 1-1/2 hours before game at Gate 1
Concessions
Located in all 4 lobbies
Phones
Located in each lobby
Gator Sport Shop
Located in Gate 1 lobby
UF Student Entrance
Gate 3 – Free admission with valid Gator One Card
(Must register in advance on gatorzone.com)
Will Call
Gate 1 North Box Office – general public, press (closes at halftime)
Gate 1 South Box Office – player and athlete (closes 15 minutes after tip off)
Emergency Information
First Aid Station located inside the arena at Gate 4, Level 2; EMS unit located inside at Gate 4, Level 1.
Services for the Disabled
Wheelchair seating is designated at all gates inside arena at corners, plus along the rail between Gate 1 & 2. Section A IS GENERAL ADMISSION FOR STUDENTS ONLY – ALL OTHER LEVEL 2 DISABLED SEATING IS RESERVED.
All other General Admission disabled seating is located on Level 3 – Section K, B, C & D (46 seats) – Use elevator at Gate 1.
Tip-Off Club
The Tip-Off Club has a pre-game meal on the Practice Court prior to each home basketball game. Members enter at Gate 4, 1-1/2 hours prior to tip-off.
Basic Building Policies
- No re-entry
- No smoking
- No outside food or drink
- No weapons
- No noise-makers
- No banners unless pre-approved.
Basketball Parking
- General Parking is available at the O’Connell Center garage as well as the north end of Percy Beard Track (off SW 2nd Ave.) on a first-come, first-serve basis. These lots fill up quickly, especially for weeknight games. Please note - access to the O'Connell Center garage must be from SW 2nd Ave.
- A free shuttle service is provided from the Commuter Lot on Gale Lemerand Drive across from the UF Physics building. The shuttle begins running 2 hours prior to tipoff and then after the game until all patrons have left the arena. (If a basketball game falls on a Friday prior to a home Football game, the shuttle pick-up/drop-off location will be Garage IX, which is south of Archer Road on Gale Lemerand Drive.)
- Disabled parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the O’Connell Center lot with a valid Disabled Placard.
- Reserved parking is a privilege of certain Basketball Booster
club levels and is located in the O’Connell Center lot outside of Gate
1 of the arena. Please contact the Gator Boosters office for more information at (800) 344-2867, ext. 5000.
