Chartway Arena

Ted Constant Convocation Center
The Ted
	Old Dominion's Ted Constant Convocation Center
Location	4320 Hampton Boulevard; Norfolk, Virginia 23529
Owner	Old Dominion University
Operator	Global Spectrum
Capacity	8,472 (Basketball); 9,520 (Concerts)
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	June 17, 2000
Opened	October 25, 2002
Construction cost	$47 million; ($79.6 million in 2024 dollars)
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.^{[citation needed]}

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 2015–16 season, the Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team has a record of 177–54 at the Constant Center for a winning percentage of 76.6%.

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
2015–16	12-4	112,604	7,037	#68
Overall	177-54 (.766)

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]

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
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ 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

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[1] Groundbreaking Ceremony Is Set for Constant Center

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[3] ttp://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrid=49950

[4] ttp://articles.dailypress.com/2003-08-08/sports/0308080157_1_76ers-president-billy-king-allen-iverson-sixers

[5] ttp://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/elton-john-provides-teds-first-360-sellout

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