Another landmark in NC State’s group of outstanding athletic facilities is the Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Basketball Complex. In addition to the fabulous facilities afforded by the PNC Arena, the Wolfpack enjoys this beautiful on-campus complex that contains practice courts, a luxurious locker room, coaches’ offices, team meeting rooms and a player lounge.
The bright and spacious lobby, which is on the top floor of the building, holds two conference rooms, sufficient for staff, players, administration and other visitors. This level also houses offices for coaches and support staff. A video archive is also located on this floor, as well as a balcony that overlooks the practice court.
Downstairs serves as the Wolfpack’s operations center. The locker room, modeled after those in the NBA, serves as the primary focal point for the players. Each player has a personalized locker, complete with an action shot, biographical information and the names of other Wolfpack legends that have proudly donned the same jersey number throughout the program’s history. A player lounge are located a few steps outside of the locker room.
On the other side of the court is the center’s state-of-the-art strength training facility and sports medicine complex. One of the striking features of the strength and conditioning facility is the 18 X 45 ft. mezzanine overlooking the main weight room floor. The mezzanine holds the cardio equipment, which includes treadmills, steppers, bikes, and elliptical machines. The spaciousness of the facility is enhanced by the 30-foot high cathedral ceiling and six 14 X 14 ft. windows that virtually open one entire side of the space, bringing in light and a feeling of openness. The facility is amply equipped with power racks, multi-station lat machines, “selecterized” equipment and two complete and separate dumbbell areas.
The men’s basketball team uses the Weisiger-Brown Athletic Training Facility, which is located on the other side of the practice courts. This 2,700 square-foot area, which recently went through extensive renovations, offers the best environment to provide care for the Wolfpack squad.
One of nine “hallowed spaces” on the NC State campus, venerable “old” Reynolds Coliseum is now a place where the Wolfpack’s legendary past meets its promising future. On Nov. 14, 2018, a naming gift helped to rename the facility the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum in honor of the legendary former men’s basketball coach.
The largest basketball arena in the southeast when it opened its doors in 1949, Reynolds reopened in the fall of 2016 after underoing a $35 million renovation. The basketball court, where Hall of Famers Norm Sloan, Jim Valvano and Kay Yow once coached, has been shifted to the south end, seats have been arranged closer to the playing surface and air conditioning was added for the first time in the building’s 67-year history.
The building serves as the permanent home for NC State’s ROTC programs, women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling and rifle, while also providing an on-campus gathering place for large-scale campus and student events, such as convocation, graduation, keynote addresses, concerts and shows, befitting one of the nation’s leading public research universities.
Seating capacity has been reduced from 8,300 to 5,500 (can accommodate 6,000 depending on configuration) to provide an intimate home court environment for the Wolfpack. The building boasts new hospitality areas, restrooms, concessions, merchandise stands and other amenities. All building systems have been overhauled, including the addition of new LED sport lighting and a new, center-hung video board and secondary LED displays, which enhance the in-game experience for fans.
Adjacent to the iconic north lobby, the first third of the arena has been transformed into the Truist Grand Hall and serves as the heart of the new NC State Athletics Walk of Fame & History. Members of the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame (est. 2012) are permanently enshrined, while all current and heritage varsity sports are also recognized. The area also features a row of stainless steel wolf sculptures and multimedia displays that highlight university and athletic legacies.
Exhibits celebrating the rich history and tradition of Wolfpack athletics flow throughout the concourses of the arena. All windows were also replaced and the exterior of the building has undergone a thorough facelift, giving it a newer feel to go along with the adjacent Talley Student Union, which reopened in 2014, while still keeping the original look from 1949.
The East and West event level concourses have been expanded from just four-feet to more than 35-feet for circulation and amenities.
Reynolds also houses new offices for Wolfpack Women’s Basketball and Volleyball on the second floor, overlooking the Truist Grand Hall and Walk of Fame & History.
A new video control room serves as the hub for television, video board and online production needs across all 23 varsity sports.
Reynolds is now set up to last for many more generations of NC State students, staff, alumni and the Raleigh community to enjoy, with a tip of the hat to its past and a wide open canvas for the future.
