DePaulia · May 16, 2016
Student section will not be courtside at new arena
The new DePaul arena will have student seating located above in the “Demon Deck,” a shift from where fans previously sat below at Allstate Arena. The building opens Fall 2017. (Matthew Paras / The DePaulia)Following a mid-February win over Providence, members of DePaul’s men’s basketball team stormed the student section at Allstate Arena. Celebrating their biggest win of the season — upsetting the then No. 11 ranked team in the country — the Blue Demons joined students partly because there weren’t enough fans to storm the court.It was the rare moment where students could enjoy success right along with the players, with the student section faced directly behind the basket.