Artist's rendition of the new Indoor Practice Facility
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For ASU's Indoor Practice Facility

The official groundbreaking ceremony for Arizona State University's new Indoor Practice Facility was yesterday in a private ceremony, Sun Devil Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love announced Thursday. The addition of the indoor facility will further enhance ASU's reputation as having outstanding athletic facilities.
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Jeff Pendergraph and Michael Crow
ASU breaks ground on Weatherup Center facility

Glistening shovels looked like trophies and reflected another change in the fortunes of Arizona State basketball. Nobody was there to bury the Sun Devils. Instead, the building of the men's and women's programs moved forward Tuesday with the official ground-breaking of Weatherup Center, a $19.5 million practice facility near the Farrington Stadium.
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Craig and Connie Weatherup
Craig and Connie Weatherup Give Lead Gift For ASU Basketball Practice Facility

Craig Weatherup, ASU alumnus and past CEO of Pepsi Cola, and his wife, Connie, have given a lead gift of $5 million to ASU Intercollegiate Athletics to help ASU's basketball programs play on a national stage. The Weatherups' gift, given through the ASU Foundation, will name the new basketball practice facility at ASU.
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Richard and Barbara Malone
Donor Spotlight: Richard and Barbara Malone

In much the same way former major league baseball manager Tommy Lasorda said he bled Dodger blue, Richard and Barbara Malone bleed Arizona State maroon and gold. Both are natives of St. Louis. Rich graduated from TCU and Barb graduated from Fontbonne College in her hometown. But after relocating to Arizona, they "contracted" what Barb calls "Sun Devil fever."
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Joel and Marti Vandevoort
Donor Spotlight: Joel and Marti Vandevoort

"If you want top-tier athletic programs at ASU, you've got to have the facilities to support what the programs need." In retrospect, the Vandevoorts didn't need much persuading when it came to doing something for college football, given their affinity for the sport.
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