EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In consultation with Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, the Vanderburgh County Health Department the local health care community, and Venuworks, the seating capacity at the Ford Center for the upcoming University of Evansville 2020-21 men's basketball season has been further restricted.
The Ford Center attendee capacity shall abide by Governor Holcomb's current state-wide order of limiting large gatherings to 500 attendees or less without written exception from the local health department. In compliance with current CDC standards, the previously developed and approved "pod seating" social distancing plan shall be instituted to all attendees.
This decision was largely based on the rise in COVID-19 cases in Southwest Indiana, the local positivity rate of COVID-19 cases, the increasing census rate at Vanderburgh County hospitals and the overall health and well-being of the Evansville community.