DAYTON  –  The University of Dayton Arena will be a lot brighter this season. The first phase – of three phases – in the UD Arena Transformation includes new displays manufactured and installed by Daktronics. UD Arena will gain a new nine-display center-hung system, two ribbon displays, four basketball stanchion displays and five digital scorer's tables.
 
Flyer fans will get their first glimpse of the new video board displays Nov. 4 when both the women's and men's basketball teams host exhibition games at UD Arena. The women will play Findlay at 2 p.m. ET and the men face Ohio Dominican at 7 p.m. ET.
 
"Our fans will be impressed by what this new system has to offer," Senior Associate Athletics Director and Director of UD Arena Scott DeBolt said.  "We are more than doubling our capacity to relay information during events. With all those elements, there will be plenty of graphics and videos that we can throw out there to keep folks informed of stats, out-of-town scores, replays, sponsors, upcoming events, promotions, you name it."
 
The center-hung system will be comprised of four main displays, measuring 13.5 feet high by 20 feet wide. Four six-millimeter displays fill in the corners between the main displays and a lower ring display will encircle the center-hung system measuring three feet high by 75 feet wide.
                                        
"We're excited to continue our relationship with the University of Dayton by upgrading the LED displays in their arena," said Daktronics Regional Sales Manager Daryl Mihal. "These additions will ensure fans and student-athletes are receiving the best game-day experience possible. We're excited for the upcoming season as they unveil the upgrades for the first time."
 
The main center-hung displays are capable of variable content zoning allowing them to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones to show any combination of live video, instant replays, game statistics and information, graphics and animations, and sponsorship messages.
 
The two ribbon displays along the seating fascia each feature 15-millimeter line spacing and measure three feet high by 100 feet wide.
 
The four stanchion displays mounted to the basketball hoop's support structure each measure one foot high and three feet wide. The five scorer's tables can be arranged in any configuration with each display measuring two feet high by nine feet wide.
 
The corner displays, ring display, ribbon displays and scorer's tables will provide complementary statistics and information to the main displays while also providing the opportunity to highlight sponsors throughout events.

For more information about the transformation of UD Arena visit: transformUDArena.com