The Sanford Health Athletic Complex is set to be open for the upcoming basketball season.

“The complex as a whole is extremely important,” Ellingson said. He added the SHAC will include quiet offices for coaches to utilize as well as space for the athletes to utilize, and an increased amount of space for North Dakota State’s activities.

Ellingson said he is most excited for the overall feeling spectators will have when walking in to the complex.

The new complex aims to “transform the (Bison Sports Arena) into a true Division I athletic complex reflecting the new NDSU,” NDSU athletics’ website said.

Some of the most recent developments include the installation of hard wood flooring in both the main arena and the stadium’s mezzanine, new light fixtures in the bathrooms and the installation of new sidewalks.

Soon, workers will paint of the courts boundary lines onto the new wood flooring.

Madison Brenamen, a student of North Dakota State, says she looks forward to “having another space on campus where students, alumni and spectators will be able to gather and show their Bison pride.”

The SHAC takes the place of the BSA, which was a 5,830-seat arena built in 1970. The remodeling will almost double seating capacity.