Truist Arena
Truist Arena is a arena in Highland Heights, United States that opened in 2008. Its recorded capacity is 8,427.
Key facts
Truist Arena is a arena in Highland Heights, United States that opened in 2008. Its recorded capacity is 8,427. It is owned by Northern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University. It is operated by ASM Global and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including The Bank of Kentucky Center, BB&T Arena. Current tenants are Northern Kentucky River Monsters 2011, 2014, Black-n-Bluegrass RollerGirls 2012–2013, Kentucky Barrels 2026–present, Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball, Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball, 2012–13 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, 2013–14 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, Northern Kentucky Norse, 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team, 2015–16 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, 2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, 2018–19 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team, Kentucky Barrels.
- Location
- Highland Heights, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 8,427
- Opened
- 2008
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Northern Kentucky University, Northern Kentucky University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
Truist Arena is at latitude 39.0323, longitude -84.4589, in Highland Heights, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 39.0323 |
| Longitude | -84.4589 |
| City | Highland Heights |
| Region | Highland Heights |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Truist Arena has carried 2 recorded names. The Bank of Kentucky Center (no sponsor) ran 2008 to 2015. BB&T Arena (no sponsor) ran 2015 to 2022. The average tenure of a name here is 7 years.
Data table for this chart
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Northern Kentucky University | 2008 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Northern Kentucky University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | SMG | 2008 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | ASM Global | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
25 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | BB&T Arena | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | The Bank of Kentucky Center | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60481 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60480 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60479 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60478 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 60477 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | capacity | 9400 | 8427 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1381362701 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Truist_Arena | Truist Arena | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57863 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57862 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57861 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57860 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57859 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57858 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57857 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57856 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57855 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57854 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57853 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57852 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57851 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57850 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 57849 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: