Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Partners with ANC to Bring Enhanced Digital Display to Sojka Pavilion
10/3/2016 10:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell University and ANC have announced plans to install a new high-definition video display board in Sojka Pavilion this fall. The board, which measures 12 feet high by 20 feet wide, will be in place in time for the first basketball game of the 2016-17 season, which is the men's home opener against Manhattan on Nov. 11
The new display will be located on the north façade of Sojka Pavilion and will supplant the original video board that has been in place since the facility opened in 2003. The new board will help enhance the fan experience by providing live and packaged video, replays, statistics, contests and other entertainment.
“Bucknell University strives to offer a first-class gameday experience for our loyal supporters, who have helped us generate one of the best fan atmospheres in college basketball at Sojka Pavilion,” said director of athletics and recreation John Hardt. “Our partnership with ANC will enrich that spectator experience, utilizing new technology to provide entertaining content.”
The new display will be operated through ANC's award-winning vSOFT™ control system. This display system will feature uncompressed content, providing the clearest visuals available in sports.
ANC's creative services department will partner with Bucknell Athletics to create engaging and interactive gameday content for the video display system, such as game information, energizing game prompts and student-athlete features.
“We are looking forward to delivering an emotional gameday experience at Bucknell University's Sojka Pavilion,” said Jerry Cifarelli, ANC's Vice President of Collegiate Sales. “Working with Bucknell's event staff, we will help boost the Bison's home court advantage through dynamic visuals.”
In addition to Sojka Pavilion, some of ANC's other 2016 NCAA projects include venue renovations at the University of Montana, University of Nevada Reno, Temple University, University of Colorado, St. Bonaventure University and Texas Tech University.
ANC, a Learfield Company, provides integrated signage, design, and marketing solutions to sports, entertainment, retail and transportation facilities. Among ANC's recent projects include the Seattle Mariners (largest HD video display in MLB); Los Angeles Dodgers (most pixels per square foot in MLB); Cleveland Cavaliers (largest center-hung in the United States); Fulton Center (largest digital media network in a New York City transportation center); Westfield World Trade Center (iconic digital media network); as well as more than 30 NCAA deployments.
The Bucknell men's basketball team captured its fifth Patriot League regular-season title in the last six years in 2015-16, while the Bison women shared the regular-season title with Army West Point with a 17-1 conference mark. Following the men's team's home opener on Nov. 11, the women make their Sojka Pavilion debut on Nov. 17 against NJIT.
Season tickets are now on sale, while single-game tickets will go on sale starting Oct. 12.
