Xander Enterprise Arena
9,248 seats · Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Men's Basketball
The arena. Officially Xander Enterprise Arena, XAE on television; everybody calls it The Beacon. Reconfigures per sport - see configured capacities. Wrestling runs the upper bowl curtained off at about 3,000 of the 9,248.
The configurations
One building, more than one manifest. A seat count quoted for this venue has to say which configuration it is.
| Configuration | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Wrestling | 3,000 |
| Volleyball | 2,100 |
| Women's basketball | 5,000 |
Suites
Two suite levels at Xander Enterprise Arena (The Beacon), for men's basketball. Required giving is annual and charged per suite; the ticket is per seat.
| Suite level | Suites | Ticket | Required giving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Suite Level | 12 suites of 18 seats (216 seats) | $1,500 per seat | $100,000 per suite |
| Seaside Suite Level | 10 suites of 16 seats (160 seats) | $1,500 per seat | $75,000 per suite |
These are the arena’s suites. The New Rockbeach Stadium, opening for football in August 2028, has suites of its own — Lighthouse Suite Level, Seaside Suite Level, Whitecap Suite Level and Field Suites — and they are different rooms in a different building, sold separately. See the new stadium.
Xander Enterprise Arena
Networks shortened it to XAE. Everybody calls it The Beacon
The basketball arena is officially Xander Enterprise Arena. Networks shortened it to XAE. Everyone calls it The Beacon, because it is one - built as a wave of glass panels with a working lighthouse beside it. The building dates to 1922 and was among the oldest standing gymnasiums in the country. The 2024 work was called a renovation. It was closer to a demolition - but calling it a renovation is what lets Rockbeach still claim the oldest gym in the country.