Ted Constant Convocation Center

Ted Constant Convocation Center
Construction
The Ted

Location	4320 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23529
Owner	Old Dominion University
Operator	Global Spectrum
Capacity	8,472 (Basketball) 9,520 (Concerts)
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	June 17, 2000^[1]
Opened	October 25, 2002
Construction cost	$47 million ($61.8 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Rossetti Architects Moseley Architects
Structural engineer	Stroud, Pence & Associates Ltd.
General contractor	S.B. Ballard Construction Company
Tenants
Old Dominion Monarchs

The Ted Constant Convocation Center is a 219,330-square-foot (20,376 m²), multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, on the campus of Old Dominion University. It is operated by Global Spectrum and is known as "The Ted". The Constant Center is part of the University Village project, a 75 acres (30 ha) development that will also feature a shopping center, restaurants, theaters, offices, research labs and residences with high-tech connections to the campus. "The Ted" has 7,319 (fixed) fully cushioned seats, 862 upper club/priority seats, 16 luxury suites, and a state-of-the-art scoreboard. The arena currently seats 8,639 for basketball games and 9,520 for concerts. In addition to being used for home basketball games and Wrestling matches for ODU, the Constant Center hosts family-oriented events as well as concerts and lectures.

In January 2012, Pollstar conducted their 2011-year end rankings and ranked the Constant Center 8th in the world for arenas under 10,000 seats and 2nd in the United States. On a larger scale, the Constant Center ranked 120th overall.

On March 17 and 19 the Constant Center played host to the first and second round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

"The Ted" was designed by Southfield, Michigan architecture firm Rossetti.

In 2015, the Ted received upgraded video systems throughout the stadium including a state of the art digital scoreboard from Daktronics.

Old Dominion men's basketball

Through the 2014–15 season, the Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team has a record of 165–50 at the Constant Center for a winning percentage of 76.7%.

Year	Home Record	Attendance	Average Per Game	National Ranking
2002-03	8-6	82,742	5,910	#95
2003-04	11-4	85,424	5,695	#96
2004-05	14-1	90,327	6,021	#91
2005-06	14-1	103,725	6,915	#78
2006-07	15-2	105,851	6,227	#88
2007-08	13-4	114,857	6,756	#82
2008-09	16-3	114,911	6,048	#88
2009-10	15-0	104,930	6,995	#76
2010-11	14-2	123,922	7,745	#66
2011-12	11-6	128,563	7,142	#73
2012-13	2-15	112,335	6,608	#77
2013-14	12-6	104,008	5,778	#92
2014-15	20-0	140,072	7,004	#69
Overall	165-50 (.767)

Other events

There have been many big events held at the Constant Center. These have ranged from concerts and shows by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, BB King, Dave Chappelle, Elton John, J.Cole, Mike Epps, Thomas and Friends and Green Day.^[3] There have also been many other events such as the Harlem Globetrotters, Disney performances, Cheerleading competitions, as well as ODU events such as a career fair. On October 20, 2003, the arena hosted an NBA preseason matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Orleans Hornets.^[4]

Old Dominion University Graduation Ceremony

The biggest event that has ever taken place at the Constant Center was the Elton John Concert. This took place March 18, 2011 at the Constant Center. The tickets for this huge event sold out in 3 1/2 hours.^[5] The Ted had to add about 1,000 extra seats to accommodate all of the audience members who purchased tickets. There were close to 9,500 people at the event, in a building that holds around 8,500.

Operations

At the Ted Constant Convocation Center the event staff is overseen by the company Global Spectrum. Food vendors located inside the Ted are run by the company Aramark. They sell many different foods for the audience, ranging from pizza to dip 'n dots to specialty items such as BBQ.

References

↑ Groundbreaking Ceremony Is Set for Constant Center
↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrid=49950
↑ http://articles.dailypress.com/2003-08-08/sports/0308080157_1_76ers-president-billy-king-allen-iverson-sixers
↑ http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/elton-john-provides-teds-first-360-sellout

External links

Old Dominion University

Academics	Programs Arts and Letters Business College of Education College of Engineering and Technology Health Sciences Sciences Miscellaneous Center for Advanced Engineering Environments Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center

Athletics	Conference USA Basketball Big Blue (Mascot) Baseball Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center Football Men's soccer Foreman Field Monarchs and Lady Monarchs Monarch Maniacs ODU Fieldhouse ODU Soccer Complex Powhatan Sports Complex Ted Constant Convocation Center

Grounds	Libraries Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library Robert M. Hughes Memorial Library Campus Growth Images Maglev system Student Recreation University Village

History	History King Charles II The College of William & Mary The Colleges of William & Mary Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Media	Monarch Magazine The Mace & Crown Monarch Vision WODU

People	Alumni Faculty

Student life	Greek life ROTC Rowing program Organizations Monarch Marching Band Traditions

Commons Category

Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Ted Constant Convocation Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold

Basketball arenas of Conference USA

Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte)
FAU Arena (Florida Atlantic)
FIU Arena (FIU)
Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
Cam Henderson Center (Marshall)
Murphy Center (Middle Tennessee)
UNT Coliseum (North Texas)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion)
Tudor Fieldhouse (Rice)
Reed Green Coliseum (Southern Miss)
Bartow Arena (UAB)
Don Haskins Center (UTEP)
Convocation Center (UTSA)
E. A. Diddle Arena (Western Kentucky)

Music venues of Virginia

Outdoor venues	Blue Ridge Music Center Brown's Island Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach Jiffy Lube Live Meadow Event Park NTelos Wireless Pavilion Dick Price Stadium Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Theaters and clubs	The Birchmere Carter Family Fold The Coffee Pot Harrison Opera House Jammin' Java JV's Restaurant Landmark Theater Little Grill Collective National Theater Norva Theatre Palace Theatre State Theatre

Arenas	Berglund Center Cassell Coliseum Ted Constant Convocation Center Hampton Coliseum Hampton University Convocation Center James Madison University Convocation Center John Paul Jones Arena Norfolk State University - Echols Hall Norfolk Scope Patriot Center Richmond Coliseum Salem Civic Center Stuart C. Siegel Center Vines Center William & Mary Hall

Festival sites	FloydFest Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival

Historical venues	Trax

Coordinates: 36°53′3.01″N 76°18′4.43″W / 36.8841694°N 76.3012306°W / 36.8841694; -76.3012306

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