Chartway Arena at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is a , multi-purpose arena in

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, United States, on the campus of Old Dominion University. It is operated by Spectra Venue Management. Chartway Arena is part of the University Village project, a development that features a shopping center that includes restaurants, offices, research labs and residences with connections to the campus. It has 7,319 seats, 862 upper club/priority seats, 16 suites, and a jumbotron scoreboard. "The Ted" was designed by Michigan-based architecture firm Rossetti and seats 8,639 for basketball games and 9,520 for concerts. In addition to its use for home basketball games and cheerleading competitions, the complex is used to host family-oriented events as well as concerts, lectures, graduation ceremonies, and career fairs.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Through the 2018–19 season, the

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team has a record of 212–66 at the Constant Center for a winning percentage of 76.3%. , 2016–17 , , 11–4 , , 98,590 , , 6,572 , , #81 , - align="center" , 2017–18 , , 12–2 , , 88,851 , , 6,346 , , N/A , - align="center" , 2018–19 , , 13–5 , , 105,916 , , 6,620 , , N/A , - align="center"} , Overall , , 212–66 () , - align="center"}

Women's basketball

On March 17 and 19, 2012, the Ted hosted the first and second round of the

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Other events

Chartway Arena has hosted concerts and shows by

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, Bob Dylan, BB King,

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, Mike Epps,

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and

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. Many other tour-based events such as the

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performances,

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TV tapings, and UFC events have came to the arena. On October 20, 2003, the facility hosted an NBA preseason matchup between the

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and the New Orleans Hornets. On November 17, 2021, All Elite Wrestling taped episodes of their weekly television shows '' AEW Dynamite'' and '' AEW Rampage'' in the arena. The largest event that took place at the arena was the

concert on March 18, 2011. Tickets for this event sold out in under 4 hours. The Ted had to add around 1,000 additional seats to accommodate all of the audience members who purchased tickets.

Operations

Chartway Arena is managed by OVG360, a division of

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. In June 2019, Chartway Federal Credit Union made a $4.25 million branding and sponsorship agreement with Old Dominion to get the arena named, which is located inside the Ted Constant Convocation Center complex. In 2015, the arena received upgraded video systems throughout the stadium including a digital scoreboard from Daktronics. In 2021, a newly constructed, full-service

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location opened inside the complex, located on the 43rd Street side of the venue near Hampton Blvd.

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