Jami Frankenberry

Pilot staff writer Jami Frankenberry covers Old Dominion University's men's basketball team ... and blogs about it here..

Category: ODU Basketball

Court changes at ODU

Jul 08

11:22 AM

The Monarchs’ basketball digs are getting a bit of a makeover this summer.

Nothing major, mind you. Just a little splash of new colors at the ODU practice facility and Constant Convocation Center.

Coach Blaine Taylor said mid-court at the Ted will stay similar with the Monarch lion logo still prominent, noting “the sizing and color schemes might be tweaked a bit.”

Added Taylor, “The color in the lanes and end zones have been twisted a little bit to utilize a little more gray and light blue.”

The practice court will be done early next month, followed by the arena floor in September.

Included in the new design will be the extended 3-point line to 20 feet, 9 inches – pushed back a foot under new NCAA guidelines for the 2008-09 season.

The 3-point line for women's basketball will remain at 19-9 next season, so college courts will feature two arcs.

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