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Last fall, Baylor announced the launch of “Give Light”<\/a> — a $1.1 billion fundraising campaign to support the university’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate<\/em><\/a>. Among the campaign’s priority capital projects is the construction of a new basketball fieldhouse<\/a>, which would in turn allow the Ferrell Center<\/a> to be renovated to better serve Baylor’s volleyball and acrobatics & tumbling programs.<\/p>\n A decade ago, Baylor administrators debated the pros and cons of\u00a0renovating Floyd Casey Stadium versus building a new home for Baylor football. Similar conversations about Baylor basketball have led to a similar conclusion — that a new fieldhouse would be the best solution.<\/p>\n Early plans call for the facility to be built along the Brazos River, very close to where the Ferrell Center sits today.\u00a0One goal of the new arena is to give the Bears and Lady Bears the best home court advantage possible.\u00a0Initial designs (seen in the video<\/a> below) include better sightlines, with fans closer to the court; a slight decrease in capacity (again, similar to the Floyd Casey\/McLane Stadium move); and new thoughts on where students might sit in relation to the court, to best maximize the energy they bring.<\/p>\n