Hoops Practice Facility And New Super Pit Scoreboard Update

Posted December 24, 2012

The growth of the Mean Green Village continues. Here's an update on the latest Athletic-Department construction projects, two of the most anticipated since the completion of Apogee Stadium. Work on the Basketball Practice Facility is underway, and preparation and planning for a new scoreboard in the Super Pit is advancing, with installation expected to begin in the spring after completion of the current basketball season. Plus, an update on Fouts Field.

Basketball Practice Facility

The Practice Facility will be located in the section of the Mean Green Village on the west side of Bonnie Brae, south of Lovelace Stadium and the Mean Green Soccer Stadium, next door to the Volleyball Center, and across the street from the Waranch Tennis Complex. The building is at the southeast corner of this area, in a building currently being used for indoor golf and softball practice.

The golf and softball teams will keep their batting cages and indoor driving area, but the building's main hall, which had a small basketball court with a stage and one end and downstairs and upstairs rooms at the other, is being completed gutted. What will emerge is a dedicated facility for the men's and women's basketball programs, which don't always have unfettered access to the Super Pit year-round, although the Super Pit will remain the teams' primary practice space.

Demolition began in November, and the old court, the stage, and wall panels have been removed.

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