Accessible parking is available at no charge on a first-come, first-served bases in Lot 40 on game days. A valid state-issued ADA placard or license plate is required to park in accessible spaces.

📍 » 🏟   0.1 mi. / 3 min. walk from Arena (South Entrance)

• Access Diagram - ADA Specific
• Interactive Map - ADA Parking

Season parking passes may be purchased by season ticket holders. Parking lot locations are assigned based on current year I-Club membership levels. 

Parking Lot Options:

• Lot 46: Premium Seat Holders
• Lot 75: Donors - Golden Hawk +
• Lot 40: Donors - Golden Hawk +

📍 Interactive Map - Permit Parking

For questions about annual contributions, please contact the I-Club at 319-467-3410 or www.jointheiclub.com 

📍Interactive Map - Public Parking

Free of Charge: Public parking will be free of charge in Lots 43NW, 43W and 65 starting 90 minutes before tip-off. 

Hourly Rate: Public parking is also available at the applicable hourly rate in Ramp 3, and Hawkeye Ramp. 

→ View standard hourly rates.

BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE 

Free parking is available in the Hancher Lot on dates where no performances are scheduled (see schedule). Complementary CAMBUS shuttle service will be available from Hancher Lot to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on game day.

🕑 Begin 90 minutes pregame and run until one (1) hour postgame.

📍 Bus shuttles will drop-off and pick-up on Elliott Drive, just outside the East Entrance of the arena.

To learn more about the CAMBUS system, click here. Use the Transit App or bongo.org for route maps and locations.

 Interactive Map - Hancher Bus Depot

🕑 UI Athletics-managed parking lots will open no more than 90 minutes prior to tip. Queuing on the streets prior to parking lots opening will not be allowed.

POSTGAME EGRESS PATTERNS

Hawkins Dr. - Postgame Egress

• Expect three lanes soutbound on Hawkins Dr. starting at the west exit of Lot 75 after the game for smoother traffic flow. Three lanes westbound will continue to the Hawkins Dr and Hwy 6 intersection. 
• Traffic heading westbound on Hawkins Dr. from the east side of Carver (Lot 40, 43, etc.) will be forced to turn right onto Elliott Dr. at the intersection. *Vehicles exiting Lot 40 and 43 have the option to turn either direction from the lot onto Hawkins for Melrose Ave. or Elliott Dr

📍 Interactive Map

Entry: Entrances (North, West, East and South) open 90 minutes prior to tip. Patrons will not be permitted to exit and re-enter Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

• General Will Call: Located at the Ticket Office inside the north entrance lobby.  Patrons picking up tickets at Will Call must present a photo ID to pick up tickets.
• Media Will Call: credential pick-up located in the south entrance.

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE; use your ticket information to located the appropriate entry grte and navigate to your seating section.

VERTICAL NAVIGATION

(1) North Elevator is located just inside the North Entrance of the arena. Fans in wheelchairs with ADA seating on floor level are encouraged to continue using the north elevator.  

• • Game tickets and/or credentials are required required to use elevators. Tickets are scanned inside north lobby for use of elevator upon entry in the north.
  • Access from the concourse is available; will use a designated route in the north lobby from the north entrance doors to the north elevator. 🔗North Tunnel Diagram

(2) South Elevator is only accessible from inside the arena (concourse at top of Section H). Fans may exit at concourse/street level from this elevator following the event. The south end provides fans the ability to walk straight out to the floor of Carver with no incline.

📍 Interactive Map - Elevators

Carver-Hawkeye Area offers several different premium seat opportunities.

• Premium Seating Information
• I-Club Membership Benefits / Levels Guide
• Interactive Map - Premium Areas

🔗 3D View of Arena's Seating

NUMBERING SYSTEM

Viewed from the floor, seats are numbered across the row from left to right, beginning with #1. The rows are numbered from the bottom of the section to the top, also beginning with #1. 

SPECIFIC SECTIONS   📍Interactive Map - Sections

• UI Students: Sections G, H and I (above gold rail) + K and E (below gold rail, rows 1-9) + courtside platform on floor off south baseline. 🔗 view diagram.
• ADA: Sections on the concourse above sections. K-N (row 42), + seating in the north, behind the north baseline (section "EA", row A, seats 1-26). 🔗 view diagram.
• Courtside: Three areas of courtside seating (ECS, SCS, and NCS); a total of 130 seats for this season. Courtside seating is only available for season purchase and ordered by the priority point system. 🔗 view diagram.

⚠️ Security Screening: All items and persons entering Carver-Hawkeye Arena are subject to security screening and inspection via a walk-through metal detector and/or a hand wand metal detector. Using the latest screening technologies, guests will not need to remove any items from their person as they pass through, like your wallet, keys, or phone. Unlike the airports or other venues, you have visited, you can keep everything on you. Your wristlet or clutch will also be carried right through the metal detector. 

🎟 PURCHASE TICKETS

Mobile Tickets: Mobile tickets will utilize NFC technology to gain entry into Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the game. Mobile ticket guide.

Day of Game Sales: Tickets will be sold from the West, South and North ticket windows for games that aren't sold out ahead of time. Athletic Ticket Office in the north opens two hours prior to tip on the weekends and 9:00 a.m. on weekdays. The ATO will close after halftime. Cashless operations at satellite windows; accepts cash out of the north ticket windows.

⛔ Ticket Office Policies

🔗 3D View of Arena's Seating

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact the Athletic Ticket Office.

ADA + Companion Seating: People with mobility impairment who require accessible seating are permitted to purchase tickets for accessible seats. Tickets for accessible seats may be sold to individuals who require accessible seating themselves or to someone purchasing on their behalf. 

📍ADA Seating - Interactive Map

Elevators: Two available, one (North) is located just inside the North Entrance of the arena. Fans in wheelchairs with ADA seating on floor level are encouraged to continue using the north elevator. South Elevator is only accessible from inside the arena (concourse at top of Section H). The south end provides fans the ability to walk straight out to the floor of Carver with no incline.

Listening Devices: available at no charge inside the UI Police headquarters on the concourse, near section EE. A driver’s license, credit card, or some other acceptable form of picture identification is required as a deposit.

🎧 Sensory Needs: Sensory Bags are available at each Fan Services stand location. Sensory Bags contain fidget devices, noise cancelling headphones, visual cue cards, and strobe reduction glasses.

🐾 Service Animals: are permitted inside Iowa Athletics facilities for all games and events. Pets are prohibited.

Concession stands are located throughout Carver's concourse (C1 through C7) below. Specialty stands will also be available throughout the season.

• 🍴For items sold at each stand, click here.
• 💳  All concession stands are cashless. Only credit or debit cards will be accepted. 
• 🕑 The stands open 90 minutes prior to the start of competition. Alcohol sales will end at the beginning of the 12-minute TV timeout of the second half.

⭐ PREMIUM SEATING - SERVICES                                        

In-Seat Service: in-seat beverage service exclusively for club and courtside seat holders. Fans will be able to order alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and select food items directly from their seats using QR codes affixed to each seat or printed menus provided. Service will conclude at the under-12 media timeout during men's basketball games.

🔗 In-Seat Service Menu

Terrace Tables - Located at the top of Sections FF, GG and HH. Inclusive food service to your table at no additional cost (limited menu items). 

🍺 ALCOHOL POLICY                                          

Beer, wine, and hard seltzers are sold inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Outside alcohol of any kind is not permitted inside the arena.

• You must be 21 to purchase alcohol. No exceptions.
• A valid ID is required for every sale.
• Limit two (2) drinks per transaction.
• No sales or service to anyone believed to be or who is visibly intoxicated.
• Underage drinking is illegal. Purchasing or providing alcohol to minors is illegal.
• Guests who violate policy may be ejected and risk arrest/ loss of ticket privileges.
• Sales will start when the doors open; 90 minutes prior to tip-off. Sales will end at the beginning of the 12-minute TV timeout of the second half.

Download the official app of the Iowa Hawkeyes. The app provides fans access to the schedules, rosters, parking information, tickets, live stats, social media content, concessions, light shows and an opportunity to receive notifications about upcoming events.

Request a Scoreboard Message for Men’s Basketball. Requests are due 48 hours prior to the event being requested, or until sold out. Each message request is $75.

🔗 View the Fan Code of Conduct

During home games inside the Arena, fans can report issues with their neighbors in Carver-Hawkeye Arena by sending a text message to UI staff requesting their need for assistance by sending a text message to UI staff at 319-384-3000 requesting assistance. The text message is received by UI staff, who will dispatch the appropriate response. Inappropriate or prank texts will be reported to the proper authorities.

UI Police: 319-335-5022
UI Hospitals and Clinics Emergency Room: 319-356-2233

Lost Person or Children: In the event of a lost person or child, please go to the UI Police Headquarters near section EE, or find the nearest Iowa Athletics or security staff to assist you. You may also text the gameday hotline at 319-384-3000.

If you have health problems or anticipate any special needs, please contact the UI Athletics Department at 319-335-9247 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

First Aid is available on the concourse, near section EE. If medical assistance is needed, notify the nearest Police officer or security personnel.

Lactation rooms are available at the family restrooms on the concourse located near the north entrance (above sections DD and EE).

Medically necessary items (includes equipment for nursing mothers and diaper bags) are permitted items. Patrons are subject to search and will be tagged at entrance.

• Broadcast + Streaming: Click here to learn how to watch.
• Radio: Listen to the game in your area. Find your local station covering the games: click here.
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast.

🔗 Digital Game Program

🔗 Media Credential Requests

Merchandise stand will be set-up throughout the concourse starting 90 minutes prior to tip. All stands are cashless. Only credit or debit cards will be accepted.

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