NORMAL, Ill. – A newly-installed $950 thousand dollar state-of-the-art video board system at Redbird Arena is set to go live next week.
Fans who attend the Illinois State women's basketball game against Chicago State on Monday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. will be treated to a preview of the video board during its initial dry run, following a two-week installation process. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, all features and components of the video board system will be unveiled at the ISU men's basketball game versus Tennessee State, with tipoff set for 6 p.m.
Funded by corporate sponsorships and approved by the ISU Board of Trustees, the high definition, LED Daktronics video board system includes a four-sided, center-hung video display and two ribbon boards.