Clemson basketball missed out last season as their home games weren't technically at home. Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum was under renovation and the Tigers played in Greenville. The good news is that Littlejohn is nearly ready.
So far the renovation has stayed under budget, while the focus has been on technology, energy, and amenities. Those things are key as Clemson officials realize they are competing with the couch in getting people to the arena.
In a time when “you’re competing with the couch,” as potential spectators have the option of staying home and watching games on high-definition TV, Clemson recognized a need to add new innovations to its arena while also improving its Wi-Fi and cell phone coverage.
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Taking center stage inside the arena will be Littlejohn’s new scoreboard. Featuring a total of six screens, the scoreboard’s main displays will be 16 feet tall by 28 feet wide, making it the longest curved display Daktronics has put in any college arena.
For the players, it should be a night and day difference.
Clemson’s basketball players and coaches should benefit from Littlejohn’s redesign as much as anyone.
The men’s and women’s basketball players, which will have equivalent amenities on opposite sides of the court, will have four to five times as much space as they had previously. A new basketball weight room, which includes a full kitchen, will open directly onto the new practice court, which will be “almost double” the size of the old practice court.
Read more about the renovations at TheState.com
