Long Beach State has been making moves to improve its athletics facilities, from starting construction on a completely new track field to replacing the basketball court’s floor inside the Walter Pyramid with 38,000 square feet of new maple wood.
After Homecoming, another addition will be seen inside the Pyramid: a 14 by 60 foot video screen on the south wall, the largest wall-mounted video display in an on-campus college facility in the nation, Senior Associate Athletic Airector of External Relations and Communications Dedan Brozino said.
This screen is intended to improve fan experience and student engagements during events, and it will have the ability to show instant replays, fans on camera, live video and social media updates.
“When you factor in the sheer size of the screen to couple with the intimate atmosphere of the Pyramid, it’s going to be a ‘can’t miss’ for students and fans alike on game day,” Brozino said.
LBSU men’s basketball head coach Dan Monson said he thinks that technology has become an important aspect of college basketball.
“The addition of the video board not only keeps us on pace with our competition, Monson said in a statement. “But [it] puts us at another level with one of the best displays in the country.”