KFC Yum! Center

The KFC Yum! Center is a large multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is named after the KFC restaurant chain and Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC. Adjacent to the Ohio River waterfront, it is located on Main Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets and opened on October 10, 2010. The arena is part of a $450 million project that includes a 975-car parking structure and floodwall.

The University of Louisville Cardinals men's and women's basketball teams are the primary tenants of the arena complex. The U of L women's volleyball team began using the arena as a part-time home in 2011, and made the arena its main home in 2012. It is the second-largest college arena in the Commonwealth (behind only Kentucky's Rupp Arena) and the third-largest in the nation (behind only Syracuse's Carrier Dome and Rupp Arena). The arena's current attendance record is 22,815, set March 9, 2013 against Notre Dame.

Since its opening, the KFC Yum! Center has been a frequent spot for major concerts.

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Yum Brands CEO announces plans to retire in 2026

The Nashville Ledger 31 Mar 2025
Earlier this month, Yum signed an industry-first deal with the artificial intelligence and computing company Nvidia, which will work with Yum on automated ordering at drive-thrus and call centers and computer-enhanced operation plans in restaurants.
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Louisville basketball's top 5 moments from Year 1 of Pat Kelsey era

Courier Journal 28 Mar 2025
Louisville ended a five-game skid to North Carolina, outscoring the Tar Heels 22-9 during the final 8.37 to deliver the coach's first win over a Power Four opponent at the KFC Yum! Center.
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Downtown Louisville group touts $2.3B in developments, proposes open container zone

Courier Journal 28 Mar 2025
... session that allows for smaller tax increment financing districts within the larger TIF district created in 2006 to support the KFC Yum Center, which covers the Central Business District and beyond.
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Just Askin': Which restaurant chains have Louisville ties?

Courier Journal 27 Mar 2025
Yum! Brands, the corporation which owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is based in Louisville ... In 2010, Yum! Brands purchased the naming rights to Louisville's downtown arena, which would open as the KFC Yum! Center in October of that year.
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South Florida names Bryan Hodgson as head coach

Guam Pacific Daily News 26 Mar 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email. Dec 13, 2023; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Arkansas State Red Wolves head coach Bryan Hodgson calls out instructions during the second half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center ... Mandatory Credit ... 24 ... GFD.
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AI could take your next drive-through order. Taco Bell parent Yum Brands and Nvidia’s partnership explained

Boston Herald 22 Mar 2025
The world’s largest restaurant company plans to use Nvidia’s technology to power more AI agents that can take orders at drive-throughs and call centers, according to a news release from Yum Brands.
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Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent teams up with Nvidia to integrate AI into drive-thrus

New York Post 21 Mar 2025
Over the coming months, several advanced AI-driven solutions will be introduced across Yum Brands locations, according to the company ... Yum Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut, announced a partnership with AI chipmaker Nvidia.
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Louisville basketball drew one of nation’s largest home crowds in Year 1 under Pat Kelsey

Courier Journal 20 Mar 2025
Pat Kelsey met Jeff Capel at midcourt after Louisville basketball's 79-68 win over Pittsburgh on March 1, in front of a stripe-out crowd at the KFC Yum! Center ... 2024-25 attendance at KFC Yum! Center.
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Louisville basketball's season is over, but Pat Kelsey primed Cards for sustained success

Courier Journal 20 Mar 2025
12 Tennessee in Game 2 at the KFC Yum! Center; after which Kelsey made no excuses — rather, he thanked athletics director Josh Heird for pushing him to schedule a tough opponent out of the gate.
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Why is Louisville basketball's James Scott wearing a mask in March Madness 2025?

Courier Journal 20 Mar 2025
0, is wearing a mask ... "He's tough as nails when he has that thing on," Kelsey said ... 8 win over Miami at the KFC Yum! Center, Scott was battling for a loose ball with Hurricanes forward Brandon Johnson when his face got smashed into Denny Crum Court.
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Pat Kelsey got Louisville basketball to buy in. Can what he did in Year 1 be replicated?

Courier Journal 20 Mar 2025
Coach Pat Kelsey stood on the sideline pumping his arms to amp up the KFC Yum! Center’s largest crowd since pre-pandemic times, looking to send his point guard off ceremoniously as he dapped up teammates Terrence Edwards Jr. and Khani Rooths ... “... “...
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Prime Downtown property for sale

Business Journal 19 Mar 2025
The site is blocks away from Whiskey Row and the Yum Center ... .
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Brown: Final Four or 1st-round exit, Pat Kelsey has made Louisville basketball a success

Courier Journal 19 Mar 2025
Show Caption. Hide Caption. Louisville basketball ... Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey discusses the special day honoring the senior class at the KFC Yum! Center after beating the Stanford Cardinal ... The crowds came back to the KFC Yum! Center ... 1 ...
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In NCAA Tournament 2025, Pat Kelsey's Louisville basketball revival turns revenge tour

Courier Journal 19 Mar 2025
Longtime coach Greg McDermott has guided them to the second weekend in three of the past four postseasons — coming one win shy of the Final Four in 2023 at the KFC Yum! Center.
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Louisville basketball success with Pat Kelsey has galvanized city, inspired NIL donations

Courier Journal 18 Mar 2025
1 with 6 minutes and 42 seconds left in the first half of Louisville-North Carolina, bright red lights coated the KFC Yum! Center ... Five-star Mikel Brown Jr.'s face flashed on the screen as he and his family walked toward center court.
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