NBA.com is reporting Pacers Sports & Entertainment has acquired the naming rights to the fieldhouse located at Grand Park. NBA.com indicated the facility will now be named the Pacers Athletic Center.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
According to NBA.com, the former Johnathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse, now named Pacers Athletic Center, will be home to the Jr. NBA Pacers as part of the Jr. NBA Flagship Network.
On June 15 to 17, the facility will host one of eight U.S. Jr. NBA Regional Championships that leads to the first Jr. NBA World Championship in August in Orlando. The Jr. NBA World Championship is a first-of-its kind global youth basketball tournament for the top boys and girls teams ages 14 and under from around the world. The Jr. NBA World Championship will be centered on four core values – teamwork, respect, determination and community – that will set a new standard in youth basketball development.
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook was quoted on the website stating, “When Grand Park was envisioned, the idea was to build the best youth sports park in the country, however it has evolved in to so much more. Having the Pacers name on a state-of-the-art basketball facility at Grand Park in Westfield is a natural fit.”