Moody Coliseum

Great and friendly staff. The bathrooms are always clean. They also have beer and wine. As a reminder, they do not allow purses in the building so get your clear bags out. And be on the look out for W. Very awesome.

Completely awful. If you want to go to a game with the elite of Big D and the obnoxious smu students i guess youre in luck, but otherwise, expect garbage.
Tickets for the good shows and games here never actually go on sale. Its pathetic. I guess its a private university, thats great, but im seriously dissapointed.

Home of the SMU Mustangs basketball teams and women’s volleyball team. Regularly nationally recognized, all three programs are a great opportunity to see student-​athletes in action.
The men’s basketball games are regularly selling out with Larry Brown at the helm.
Just check the SMU athletics website for details, tickets, and schedules.
#PonyUp

For a building that was built in 1956, I can’t really complain too much at all about Moody Coliseum. The arena is remarkably renovated and doesn’t feel old at all. The seating capacity is about 10,000, yet feels smaller than that. For those that have had the opportunity to visit Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC, Moody Coliseum looks and feels eerily similar on the outside, as well as inside somewhat. The difference is that Moody is far more updated.
Tickets can be easily picked up at Will Call on the left side of the front entrance. There are two major levels: 100 (lower) & 200 (upper). The 200 level on the side opposite the players benches seems to have club level seats at the very top. For SMU games, tickets can range from $ 20 for the 100 level, and $ 15 for the 200 level. Obviously, tickets may be less expensive if students have their ID, as well as senior citizens, active duty military, etc.
Parking at the arena was efficient getting in, yet a bit time consuming getting out. I have no idea why there was only one exit gate open on the first level of the parking garage as opposed to two. Major gridlock that is completely unnecessary. Parking seems to usually be $ 10. This parking garage is within 50 meters of the coliseum, so the walk to the front entry is easy.
SMU strongly enforces the bag/​big purse policy, as do all NCAA & professional sporting events nationwide. Don’t be surprised if security turns your lady away from bringing in a large purse. It seems as if they won’t check it– security just won’t let you in. All in the name of safety, so it is what it is, folks.
Overall, SMU has done a remarkable job making an old venue a desirable one to watch an event at with its modern updates. Although my team lost badly to the Mustangs on 12÷16÷15, the fans & arena staff were respectful in making the in-​game experience pleasant.
PS: It’s also pretty cool to see two national treasures show their continued support for Dallas area college & professional sports (I really like one’s regality & style). SMU regulars know exactly who I’m alluding to. :)

–100 stars if I could. The events purse policy only allows you to bring in a clutch/​wallet size bag and it is NOT equally enforced. Women with 4x bigger bags got to bring their purses in, even though I literally only had a wallet inside. Incredibly rude ‘security guard’.
The woman behind me had a tiny bag as well, big enough for a wallet and her child’s medicine. Not an excuse — she got turned away (she was dropped off — therefore went home and didn’t see the game she paid a fair price for).
LOOK INSIDE THE FREAKING BAGS — DON’T BE LAZY!
NOT EVERYONE PARKS THERE AND HAS A PLACE TO PUT THEIR BAG.
We used to attend games all the time/​have season tickets. After seeing and also being treated like shit today we will now be supporting our Mustangs on TV — I’m not spending money to be disrespected and have other women be treated poorly in front of me.

This review is limited to speaking events at Moody. I recently bought tickets to hear his Holiness, the Dalai Lama, speak. My friend and I were so excited for this once-​in-​a-​lifetime opportunity. We didn’t even care that our seats were all the way in the nosebleed section.
First hiccup: there were large TV screens near the stage so those in the back, who can’t see anything on the stage, could at least look at the screens. Well, there were flags/​banners hanging from the ceiling that obstructed our view of ALL screens. :o| Whatever, I came to listen to the Dalai Lama, so I was fine with not being able to see him.
Then he spoke. And my friend and I looked at each other… neither of us could understand a word of what he was saying (Okay, I understood about 15 to 20 percent of what he was saying). The Dalai Lama spoke with a heavy accent, but the terrible acoustics made it nearly impossible to understand him. The moderator was the well-​known journalist, Cokie Roberts, who spoke perfect English. I understood what she said, but could not ignore the terrible acoustics and often found myself listening extra carefully so I didn’t miss what she said.
I wasn’t sure if it was just us at first. Throughout the talk, however, I noticed that the audience in the front laughed and clapped at all the appropriate moments… while those in the back remained silent, unable to understand what was being said.
Who knows, maybe Moody is awesome for sporting events. But I’m mind-​boggled by the decision-​makers who thought it would be a good venue for a speaking event like this.

The renovation they did on this facility is a HUGE improvement. It still has a bit of a cold/​grey look and feel but it’s better than the previous dated look. There’s plenty of bathrooms around every corner. There’s also a pro shop at the front when you walk in. If you’re there for an event during the summer, doors lock at 9. Be sure not to leave anything behind or you won’t be able to get back in till 8am the next morning. During the summer they leave the parking garage next door open and free of charge!

Had a great time with friends at a SMU hoops game. Nice and small arena that puts you on top of the action. Definately a big thumbs up!

The new renovation is awesome. I love the stadium before but with the renovation and a better team, I love it even more now.

At Moody you’re right on top of the action. It’s an intimate setting with seating for just over 8k.
Went for a SMU vs Memphis game. Although it wasn’t close to being sold out the game was loud.
A Mavericks playoff was won here in the 80’s and the ABA version of the Spurs also played here back in the day.
Parking is nearby and free while it lasts. Always fun walking through a college campus, especially one as nice as SMU.