One of the best arenas in college basketball is planted in Bloomington, Indiana -- the home of the Indiana Hoosiers. Assembly Hall was opened in 1971, and over the past 45 years, it's become a spot that deserves mention on the short list of must-see college hoops barns.

But it was in desperate need of a makeover. That makeover is now complete, and now you're able to get a good tour of the facility. The Indianapolis Star has a video, and accompanying story on all that went into making Assembly Hall modern and up there with the best of the best hallowed houses in the sport.

IU athletic director Fred Glass takes you through the new and improved digs.

Assembly Hall is getting a new name, officially. It's now Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, named after Cindy Simon Skjodt, who donated $40 million toward the project. You give that much, you get your name on the building. Pure and simple.

More from the Star's Zach Osterman:

Glass smiled widely as he ran through a tour that took more than an hour. He covered changes to the building ranging from the new atrium to new club-level amenities, to newly replaced seats, to the Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology, to a new scoreboard 500 square feet larger than its predecessor, all the way down to the 128 additional urinals and toilets installed throughout the building.

There are also new decorative pieces, like the arena's old scoreboard, which has been cut in half and placed on either side of the south atrium. During games, it will be fully operational.

Fans can scroll through a wide-ranging database of ex-IU players, and even former Indiana All-Stars, on one of a number of touch screens in that new lobby. The old Assembly Hall center court logo and basket stanchions will hang in the north lobby.

That's a really good touch.

Indiana opens up its season at home on Nov. 11. Via IU Athletics

No building in college basketball is shaped like Assembly Hall. The high seats are high. It's got great, swooping angles and a really dominating and intimidating feel to it -- while at the same time maintaining an Indiana charm. Originally the plan, some years back, was to bulldoze the building and start anew. But this looks like IU brass and boosters made the right call.

If you're a diehard IU fan that wants the full tour treatment, YouTube has a 32-minute video up right now. The Indy Star's story also has 27 photos to look through, including the aforementioned sliced scoreboard.