- The Bank of Kentucky Center
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = The Bank of Kentucky Center
caption = The Bank of Kentucky Center
location = Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights , KY 41099
opened =2008
owner = NKU, SMG, The Bank of Kentucky
operator =
construction_cost=
architect =
tenants = NKU Norse basketball, others TBA
seating_capacity = about 9,400|The Bank of Kentucky Center is a 9,000 to 10,000 seat multi-purpose
arena inHighland Heights, Kentucky that was completed in 2008.The arena was topped off on
June 21 ,2007 and the first event held there was the graduation ceremony ofNorthern Kentucky University , where the campus is located, onMay 10 ,2008 .The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00am-5:30pm [http://www.bankofkentuckycenter.com/events_info.asp] . A grand opening ceremony is scheduled for September 22, 2008 from 4-8pm.
The NKU men's and women's basketball teams will be the main tenants, [cite web|title=NKY.com|accessdate=2007-07-11|url=http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070622/NEWS0103/706220407] but many outside events will be booked at the Center. Among the first were country music star
Carrie Underwood , comedianJeff Dunham , and the cast of the reality television show "So You Think You Can Dance ".The Norse will play Louisville on
November 8 in the first hoops games in the venue. The women's and men's teams will both be in action. [cite web|title=NKU ticket information|url=http://www.nku.edu/~athletics/WBasketball/2007-08/releases/2008-09%20ticket%20info.html]Sponsorship
The Bank of Kentucky agreed to cover 10 percent of the cost of the arena, up to $6 million, in exchange for naming rights. It will also get a luxury suite, access to premium tickets and free use of the facility rent free for one special event each year. [cite news|url=http://www.kypost.com/2005/02/19/kyweekreview021905.html|title=Battles over taxes on several fronts|author=Dan Hassert|first=Dan|last=Hassert|work=The Kentucky Post|publisher=
E. W. Scripps Company |date=2005-02-19|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060228022106/http://www.kypost.com/2005/02/19/kyweekreview021905.html|archivedate=2006-02-28]References
1.http://www.bankofkentuckycenter.com/events_info.asp
External links
* [http://www.bankofkentuckycenter.com/ Official Website of the Bank of Kentucky Center]
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