Daktronics to Provide Integrated Display System for New Arena At the University of South Carolina.

Business Editors & Technology/Sports Writers

BROOKINGS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2002

Daktronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAKT) of Brookings, S.D., will design, manufacture and install an integrated video, scoring, information and advertising display system for the new basketball and multi-use arena at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.

Daktronics has contracted with Action Sports Media to provide this new system at a price tag of approximately $2 million, with installation scheduled for the fall of 2002. Action Sports Media secured the rights to market University of South Carolina athletics and the new basketball arena, and as a part of their 15-year contract with the university, to provide the scoreboard, video and related equipment for the new arena.

The centerpiece of the display system will be a large, four-sided, center-hung scoreboard, with each side measuring approximately 21 feet high and 27 feet wide. Each face includes a ProStar(R) VideoPlus screen measuring approximately 8'6" high by 12'0" wide, a ProAd(R) digital advertising and information display, game clock, programmable team name displays, home and guest scores, and statistics displays for the home and visiting teams. Each ProStar(R) display will be comprised of red, green and blue LED (light emitting diode) pixels, 192 pixels high by 336 pixels wide (pixels on 12 mm center to center spacing).

"We are very pleased to be working with Daktronics on this state-of-the-art scoring and display system," said Brad Edwards, associate athletic director - business and development, University of South Carolina. The new facility will be fantastic, and the Daktronics system will add tremendous excitement and entertainment value for our students and visitors. The system will also provide tremendous value for our athletic sponsors."

Other components of the integrated display system will include fascia-mounted auxiliary scoreboards, and fascia-mounted "hustle boards" showing blocks, rebounds and steals for both teams. The scoreboard digits will utilize Daktronics new UniView(TM) design, offering more uniform illumination of the LED digits. Outside the facility, a three-sided electronic marquee display will promote upcoming events at the new facility, and other information of interest to passersby.

The new facility is set to open in November 2002, and when complete, will be a showcase athletic facility in South Carolina. The new arena will seat 18,000 fans for basketball and be the 10th-largest on-campus basketball facility in the United States. The facility will also host a wide variety of other events.

ProStar(R) and ProAd(R) displays by Daktronics have quickly become the choice for large-screen, full-color displays at sports and entertainment facilities. These technologies use red, green and blue LEDs to provide exciting video images in 68 billion shades of color. Powerful and versatile Venus(R) 7000 and V-Link(R) controllers will be integral components of the video and display control system.

Daktronics, a manufacturer and technical contractor, is one of the world's largest suppliers of electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays and large screen video boards. The company has strong leadership positions in electronic scoreboards; outdoor programmable display systems available in LED, incandescent and reflective technologies; and large screen video display and control. Daktronics has installed displays in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit the company's worldwide web site at http://www.daktronics.com, email the company at [e-mail], call toll-free 1-888-325-8766 in the U.S., or write to the company at 331 32nd Avenue, P.O. Box 5128, Brookings, SD 57006-5128.

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