Ted Constant Convocation Center

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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

Since moving into the Ted Constant Convocation Center in 2002 the Old Dominion Men's Basketball team has experienced a high winning percentage with an outstanding home court advantage.

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
Overall	165-50 (.767)

Big 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]

Old Dominion University Graduation Ceremony

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.

Behind the Scenes

At the Ted Constant Convocation Center the Event Staff that works all events is overseen by the company Global Spectrum. They also try to help the surrounding community. Global Spectrum of the Constant Center donated over 2,300 items to benefit local food banks for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.^[6] 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

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

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