Coors Events Center To Get Center-Hung Scoreboard

BOULDER – The University of Colorado and Daktronics are providing more improvements to the Coors Events Center this off-season with the installation of a center-hung video and scoreboard.

The system, which will be installed this spring and summer, will include almost 700 square feet of 6 millimeter digital high definition LED boards and state-of-the-art video processing and graphic interfacing capabilities.

"We are excited to continue to improve upon the fan experience for all of our events at the Coors Events Center," said Matt Biggers, Chief Marketing Office for the Buffaloes. "These new state of the art video boards will allow our fans to enjoy CU Athletics' events in a whole new way. We are excited to partner with Daktronics to bring the entertainment value to a whole new level for Buffs fans."

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The scoreboards, which will include a center court camera recessed in a CU logo, are the latest in a series of improvement to the Events Center over the past decade, including three significant improvements in the past year. Last summer, a new Bose sound system was installed and the 2016-17 athletic seasons saw a redesign of the court.

Since 2008, the building has undergone a multitude of upgrades. That year a new permanent maple playing surface was installed and the conference level was transformed to a headquarters for the men's and women's basketball programs with new offices. Also part of that transformation was a new weight room and dining area also used by the women's volleyball and lacrosse programs. The existing video boards, which will remain, were installed in the fall of 2009.

Soon after those improvements, construction began on a practice facility connected to the north side of the Events Center. The $11.1 million building was finishing in April 2013 and received a LEED platinum rating, the highest designation and at the time was one of just two LEED Platinum athletic buildings in the Pac-12.

In addition to two full-sized courts, the practice facility also includes a new locker room for the women's basketball program, new offices for the volleyball program and a state-of-the-art production room for CU's award-winning BuffVision department, used for the production of more than 70 events a year.

In the summer of 2015, the arena underwent major energy upgrades that reduced the overall energy consumption by over 44 percent. That summer, the sports medicine complex was also refurbished. Major branding efforts have also transformed the building both behind the scenes and in the arena, over the past few years.

Built in 1979 at a cost of $7.7 million, the Events Center has proven to be a solid home court advantage for its inhabitants. The three teams that call the facility home have compiled over 1,100 wins and have all won at a 70 percent clip inside the building. The men's basketball program is 414-170, the women's basketball program 423-157 and the volleyball program is 266-140 in the building.

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