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Truist Arena
500 Nunn Dr Highland Heights, KY 41099
Opened: May 10, 2008
Truist Arena, formerly The Bank of Kentucky Center and BB&T Arena, is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. The arena was topped off on June 21, 2007, and the first event held there was NKU's graduation ceremony on May 10, 2008. A grand opening ceremony was held on September 22, 2008.

The NKU men's and women's basketball teams are the main tenants, but many outside events are booked at the center. Among the first were country music star Carrie Underwood, comedian Jeff Dunham, and the cast of the reality television show So You Think You Can Dance as well as Cirque du Soleil, and the Walking With Dinosaurs live production. It hosted the Elite Eight of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament in 2012. It was again set to host the Division II 2013 Elite Eight, but the NCAA moved the event to Freedom Hall in Louisville as NKU joined Division I (the NCAA would later go further by only holding the Elite Eight and Final Four matchups in Louisville; the Division II championship game was moved to Atlanta, Georgia's State Farm Arena with the Division III championship game as part of the celebration of 75 years of the men's Division I tournament, the Final Four of which was held in the Georgia Dome). On May 10, 2011, The Bank of Kentucky Center hosted WWE live. Other artists/performers that have visited the arena include Alan Jackson with Jana Kramer, Barry Manilow, Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy, and Larry The Cable Guy, Blake Shelton, Bob Dylan, Dane Cook, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Jay-Z, REO Speedwagon, and Styx among others.

The first basketball event at the arena saw the NKU men's and women's basketball teams play Louisville on November 8, 2008.
Last 25 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 25, 2024IUPUI @ Northern Kentucky 64 - 80
Feb 22, 2024Cleveland State @ Northern Kentucky 73 - 75
Feb 10, 2024Detroit Mercy @ Northern Kentucky 67 - 79
Feb 8, 2024Oakland @ Northern Kentucky 89 - 99
Feb 4, 2024Wright State @ Northern Kentucky 85 - 78
Jan 25, 2024Purdue Fort Wayne @ Northern Kentucky 63 - 58
Jan 20, 2024Green Bay @ Northern Kentucky 52 - 74
Jan 18, 2024Milwaukee @ Northern Kentucky 72 - 90
Jan 4, 2024Youngstown State @ Northern Kentucky 76 - 79
Dec 9, 2023Akron @ Northern Kentucky 77 - 76
Nov 29, 2023Robert Morris @ Northern Kentucky 59 - 77
Nov 25, 2023Long Island University @ Northern Kentucky 64 - 72
Nov 24, 2023Long Island University @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 83 - 68
Nov 22, 2023Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ Northern Kentucky 73 - 88
Feb 12, 2023IUPUI @ Northern Kentucky 47 - 86
Jan 28, 2023Milwaukee @ Northern Kentucky 75 - 74
Jan 26, 2023Green Bay @ Northern Kentucky 50 - 68
Jan 21, 2023Purdue Fort Wayne @ Northern Kentucky 54 - 74
Jan 19, 2023Cleveland State @ Northern Kentucky 56 - 57
Jan 8, 2023Detroit Mercy @ Northern Kentucky 76 - 78
Jan 6, 2023Oakland @ Northern Kentucky 64 - 63
Dec 29, 2022Wright State @ Northern Kentucky 64 - 78
Dec 14, 2022Eastern Kentucky @ Northern Kentucky 61 - 64
Dec 3, 2022Robert Morris @ Northern Kentucky 56 - 60
Dec 1, 2022Youngstown State @ Northern Kentucky 73 - 77