A new scoreboard isn’t the only change Ohio State is planning for Value City Arena.
When the men’s and women’s basketball teams tip off the 2025-26 season, they will play on a newly designed court that will be unveiled June 13. It’s the first new court design since the start of the 2018-19 season and will be the 11th since St. John Arena opened in 1956-57.
The now-former court was on the floor as the men’s basketball program hosted team camp June 5-6 inside the arena.
The new court will arrive one year before the new scoreboard. Ohio State approved $5.2 million for a new one that will be installed during the summer of 2026 and fully operational for the start of the 2026-27 basketball seasons.
Ohio State men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State installing new basketball court design at Value City Arena
Reporting by Adam Jardy, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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