$40 million (30 mil down and 10 mil to go)(Timmons Renovation)

[Sad Din]

The HP arena is not a basketball arena. Its an entertainment palace

If a very nice arena = NCAA trips, HP should be dancing every year!

If the new Timmons is 1/2 as nice should be pretty good

Only piece missing for Dins is practice court

PS HP has not been to NCCA in the last 24 years

Of course its not just having a nice arena (see Elon also lol), you've got to have the right coach who knows how to work with that schools admin to get a winning culture in place. Arena is just one piece of the puzzle that we need checked off to have a fully well rounded program that can help sustain winning.

absolutely but you gotta admit that HP arena is INSANE. $170M with Conference Center. wow

Indeed very nice!

Throw out the popcorn, hot dogs, pizzas and sodas. The concession stands will have caviar, souchi, martinis and champagne!

[Davemeister]

The HP arena is not a basketball arena. Its an entertainment palace

If a very nice arena = NCAA trips, HP should be dancing every year!

If the new Timmons is 1/2 as nice should be pretty good

Only piece missing for Dins is practice court

PS HP has not been to NCCA in the last 24 years

Of course its not just having a nice arena (see Elon also lol), you've got to have the right coach who knows how to work with that schools admin to get a winning culture in place. Arena is just one piece of the puzzle that we need checked off to have a fully well rounded program that can help sustain winning.

absolutely but you gotta admit that HP arena is INSANE. $170M with Conference Center. wow

Capitalism.

[Roundball]

The HP arena is not a basketball arena. Its an entertainment palace

If a very nice arena = NCAA trips, HP should be dancing every year!

If the new Timmons is 1/2 as nice should be pretty good

Only piece missing for Dins is practice court

PS HP has not been to NCCA in the last 24 years

Of course its not just having a nice arena (see Elon also lol), you've got to have the right coach who knows how to work with that schools admin to get a winning culture in place. Arena is just one piece of the puzzle that we need checked off to have a fully well rounded program that can help sustain winning.

absolutely but you gotta admit that HP arena is INSANE. $170M with Conference Center. wow

What Qubein has done at HP since taking over (2005) is one for the record books. Over 100 new buildings have gone up under his tenure. He has raised $600 million since that time too. https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2022/03/ ... 0-million/ and https://www.theassemblync.com/education ... niversity/

[Sad Din]

a prez that can raise $600M and he is at HP? hmmmmmm.....

[FU3]

HPU = real estate deal thinly veneered as a University.

[FU Hoopla]

This seems like a great weekend to showcase Furman Basketball and make a few Timmons Arena renovation pitches

[Sad Din]

as nice as the HP arena looks on the simulation, IMHO it does not have a good TV appearance. The oval design and light colored aisles doesnt look good. Seats are at an angle looking at center court but when the action is under the basket they have to turn heads awkwardly

[KingPaladin]

as nice as the HP arena looks on the simulation, IMHO it does not have a good TV appearance. The oval design and light colored aisles doesnt look good. Seats are at an angle looking at center court but when the action is under the basket they have to turn heads awkwardly

Agreed, behind the scorers table shouldn't be oval shaped

[Sad Din]

BTW Elon and HP both are in bottom 2 cellar dwellers in their league. Wish Dins could play HP again. Totally differen result IMHO

HP Prez was interviewed and he said "New Arena IS NOT a basketball arena. Curved design is so all have a good seat" hmmmm... Timmons 2.0?

One brilliant move... all the facilities... restarant, hotel, conference center are staffed by students in Hospiality major. Imagine that.. no paychecks!

[FU Hoopla]

Agree not a fan of the curve shape

[Sad Din]

The architect for HP has this on their website https://www.betschassociates.com/. U can see it for yourself

This is NOT the Dins drawings but it has a design that may be similar to the new arena. Just to give an idea of what it might look like. Again, ITS NOT, the Dins design (but close IMHO)

[apaladin]

My only wish is FU doesn’t make another mistake by making it too small. We already sellout Timmons sometimes for Saturday games. We just had over 6,000 at the Well. You would think the goal would be to continue the projectory including attendance. Don’t stop the mo by not increasing the capacity.

[Sad Din]

My only wish is FU doesn’t make a another mistake by making it too small. We already sellout Timmons sometimes for Saturday games. We just had over 6,000 at the Well. You would think the goal would be to continue the projectory including attendance. Don’t stop the mo by not increasing the capacity.

agree but they are constrained by the outter shell. Only so much that can be done including ceiling height.

IMHO 3000 would be a good parctical size. That would be big enough to give each grad 4 tickets in case of graduation inclement weather and also allow a venue big enough to get the entire campus in 1 locations.

Dukes Cameron Indoor only holds 9300 but its sold out and a great atmosphere.

[greenvegas]

They should list the capacity as at least 3000. 3000 looks better to a recruit than 2888 capacity. I don't care if they have to count the seats folded up in the storage area. List it at 3000.

[FU Hoopla]

Current Timmons capacity for a sellout is 2,500

Renovated arena should fall in the 3k-4k range