The KFC Yum! Center is a $238 million, 22,000-seat basketball and multipurpose arena that opened on October 10, 2010, on the Ohio River waterfront in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on Main Street between Second and Third Streets. The project is part of a $450 million project that includes a 975-car parking structure and floodwall. On April 19, 2010, it was announced that Yum! Brands would pay US $13.5 million for the naming rights and would sell the products of four of its chains—KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silvers —in seven concession stands within the arena.
The University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams are the primary tenants of the arena complex. The U of L women's volleyball team began using the arena as a part-time home in 2011, and made the arena its main home in 2012. It is the fifth largest college basketball arena in the nation and includes an integrated scoring and video display system, which includes large LED video displays within the seating bowl, professional grade LCD screens and a powerful control system, all provided by Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota. The arena's current attendance record is 22,810, set against Kentucky on Dec. 29, 2012.
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