North Dakota Scoreboards: Basketball Holds 6 of 9 Records Across 5 Cities

If you are pricing a scoreboard for a North Dakota gym, the record of what Electro-Mech has shipped to the state points you to a short list of indoor models. Our data shows the LX2160 shot clock pair and the LX2655 leading the model count at 2 records each. The LX2665, the LX2350 and the LX1250 follow with one record apiece.

The record is small. The pattern is still clear. Four of those five models are indoor basketball equipment: the LX2655, LX2665 and LX2350 scoreboards, plus the LX2160 shot clocks that mount near the backboards. The fifth, the LX1250, is an outdoor baseball and softball scoreboard.

The sections below describe each model from its own spec sheet: what it shows, how large the cabinet is and which sports its captions cover. After that come shot clock planning, multi-sport gyms, outdoor fields and the steps that follow an order.

What does our North Dakota sales and shipping record show?

Basketball accounts for 6 of the 9 North Dakota records in our sales and shipping record, which covers 5 cities and towns and runs from 2004 to 2022.

Our data places North Dakota forty-eighth of fifty states by units shipped. Read the record in three plain steps before you plan a purchase:

1. Check the sport counts below against our public North Dakota state page, which prints the same counts by city.
2. Note which models appear, then read each one's own spec sheet before comparing them.
3. Treat every row as something we sold and shipped, not as a scoreboard standing in a gym today.

Each count follows one rule: one row per organization, model and city. The record snapshot is dated September 14, 2026. Our state summary carries no organization names, and the record does not say which building or field a scoreboard went to, or why it was bought.

The research section below walks through these findings. Baseball, football and hockey hold one record each. A North Dakota buyer shopping for a gym scoreboard has the most comparisons to draw on. A buyer planning a field or a rink has one. You can see every indoor model on our basketball scoreboards page.

Basketball also leads the state's school sports coverage. A February 2024 KX News roundup from Bismarck described a slate featuring "a pair of top five matchups in Division B basketball." Set side by side, 2 sources point the same way: our record and that coverage both put basketball in front.

The common assumption is that a record this small tells you nothing. It tells you where most of our North Dakota shipments landed. Keep to that and the record stays useful. Stretch it into a statewide trend and it stops being accurate.

Which models appear most often in the North Dakota record?

The LX2160 shot clock pair and the LX2655 basketball scoreboard lead our North Dakota record at 2 records each, ahead of the LX1250, LX2350 and LX2665 at 1 each.

Our data counts 7 distinct models in the state. Each is counted by its LX equivalent, so the variants of one model (a 2350, a 2350-C and an LX2350) sit on a single line. Our state summary names five of the seven. The table sets each named model beside the figures its own spec sheet gives.

The LX2160 is not one display. Its spec sheet describes two Shot Clock displays built to mount behind your backboards, either on a wall or on the structure that supports each backboard. Each cabinet carries 12-inch red Shot Time digits and 4-inch Visual Horn indicators for End of Period. A handheld three-button switch assembly attaches to the main control console, and the pair ships without a control console of its own.

A pair of LX2160 shot clocks works alongside a main scoreboard and its console. It does not run on its own. The LX2160 model page notes that shot timers are priced without a control console, so name the main scoreboard console that will run them when you request a quote.

The LX2655 is the other leader. Its model page calls it our most popular model for Basketball and notes that many of our indoor designs are variations on its layout. The LX2655 spec sheet puts Guest Team Points, Home Team Points and the Period Clock at 12 inches, with all other digits at 9 inches.

Every figure in the table belongs to the model named on its row. You can look up each model's documents in our scoreboard manuals library.

Can an LX2665 gym scoreboard be paired with a video display?

Yes. Full color video and other electronic display panels are optional equipment for the LX2665, so a gym can order a video panel with the same scoreboard.

The LX2665 spec sheet lists those video panels in the same optional equipment list as ID panels with custom graphics, which mount above or below the scoreboard. Custom paint colors sit on that list too. The standard LX2665 cabinet already comes in a choice of 18 standard paint colors.

The North Dakota sales and shipping record lists models, sports and cities. It does not say whether any North Dakota order included a video panel. If you want one, put it in the same quote request as the scoreboard and say where it should mount.

Does a North Dakota high school gym need a shot clock?

Your state association makes that call, not a national rule. The 35-second high school shot clock has been adopted state by state since the 2022-23 season.

According to NFHS, the 35-second shot clock was approved by state adoption for the 2022-23 season. Each NFHS state association may adopt a shot clock under the guidelines in the NFHS Basketball Rules Book. Before the official approval in 2021, 10 states already allowed a shot clock on an approved experimental basis or outside the NFHS rules framework.

In North Dakota, that state association is the North Dakota High School Activities Association. Its boys' basketball page posts shot clock guidelines and shot clock display recommendations, which call for two visible shot clocks, one at each end of the court, mounted on the backboard supports behind each backboard. Check its current basketball guidance before you budget for shot clocks. If your gym is planning for a shot clock, price the LX2160 shot clock pair as the next step alongside your main scoreboard. A purchase made after one fits the rule your teams play under.

When a shot clock is part of the plan, the record already points to a model. The LX2160 shot clock pair shares the lead in our North Dakota record, and it works with the console of the main gym scoreboard. For a gym that has a main scoreboard and wants shot clocks, the pair is the normal next step.

Foul rules changed as well. Since the 2023-24 season, NFHS Rule 4-8-1 awards two free throws for all common fouls once the opponent commits five fouls in a quarter, and team fouls reset at the end of each quarter. The change eliminated the one-and-one.

That rule puts weight on the bonus display. The LX2350, LX2655 and LX2665 spec sheets each list Bonus and Possession indicators as standard. All three also list Double Bonus Indicators as optional equipment. Officials, players and the scorer's table read those indicators first, and fans read them second.

Ask two questions before you order. Does your association use a shot clock in your class? Does your main scoreboard carry the bonus indicators your officials expect? Answer both from your association's guidance and your scoreboard's own spec sheet.

The one outdoor model in the top five, the LX1250, sits with our other field models on the baseball scoreboards page.

model: LX2665
standard:
  - internal horn
  - data output port        # daisy chains additional displays
  - goal light output port  # for optional LED backboard goal light kits
optional:
  - Electronic Team Names
  - team name in place of HOME
  - center hung four-sided configuration

Which gym scoreboards in the record handle basketball, volleyball and wrestling?

The LX2665 and LX2655 do, through reversible caption plates for volleyball or wrestling. The LX2350 is listed as Basketball / Multi-Sport and covers the basics for almost any sport.

The LX2665 model page describes three removable metal plates along the bottom of the cabinet, each carrying alternate labels for some of the Basketball features. Set the WON/GAMES/WON captions and the scoreboard reads for Volleyball. Flip the plates to POINTS/MATCH/POINTS and it reads for Wrestling. The same page calls the design extremely popular in facilities where Basketball is the main sport and Volleyball and Wrestling sometimes take over the court.

The LX2655 spec sheet lists the same feature in plain terms: Reversible Captions for Volleyball or Wrestling. Both models share the digit layout covered earlier. The choice between them comes down to cabinet size, not sport coverage.

The LX2350 takes a different approach. Its model page says the 12-inch Points and Period Clock digits, plus a 9-inch Period digit, cover the basics needed to keep up with almost any sport. Built-in Bonus and Possession indicators show it is made for Basketball first. The model page also notes the uncluttered layout does not look jumbled when you add ID panels for advertising.

Contrary to what the label suggests, Multi-Sport on a spec sheet does not by itself promise volleyball and wrestling captions. Read the caption line, not the sport tag.

A gym that runs volleyball matches and wrestling meets on one court gets the most from a model whose spec sheet names reversible captions. A gym that mainly needs points, clock and period, with room for sponsor panels, is well served by the LX2350.

What should you plan for an outdoor scoreboard, and what happens after you order?

Start from the LX1250, the one outdoor model named in the record: a 14 ft x 5 ft baseball and softball scoreboard with 18-inch digits on every line.

Baseball, football and hockey hold a single North Dakota record apiece, and the record does not say which model sits behind each of them. The LX1250 spec sheet is the outdoor document you can work from with confidence. It lists Innings that go to 19, bullets that flash for Hit and Error, 4-inch indicators, and LED circuit boards conformal coated for outdoor use. The standard package includes a simplified 15-key control console. A full-sized 37-key console, Electronic Team Names and ScoreLink Wireless RF are listed as upgrades. Mounting hardware for permanent installation on two posts, without on-site fabrication, is standard.

A single record is not a trend. For a football field or a rink, take the model's own spec sheet as your starting point, not the state count.

Once you choose a model, our order process runs in a fixed sequence:

1. You commit with a purchase order, a down payment or another trigger.
2. Where signage is involved, sponsors, schools, boosters, architects and contractors settle logos, colors, layout and text.
3. The Sales Order is released, and Engineering examines most orders the same day. Outside purchases for custom signage, paint or vinyl start here.
4. The Shipping Manager assigns the order to a Truck List, our name for the production schedule.
5. Accessories, separate signage, internal electronics and the cabinet move forward in parallel.
6. Electronics go into the cabinet, digits first and the ScoreLink receiver last.
7. The scoreboard goes through full-power testing and burn-in.
8. It is staged and loaded onto a trailer set aside for scoreboard deliveries.

As Chap McMichael puts it, "An order is really 'in process' once it is assigned to a Truck List." Four to six weeks is typical between your commitment and the trailer, and the time varies by order.

Artwork approval is the step you control. Settle logos and colors early and the rest of the sequence can move.

Where should a North Dakota buyer start?

Plan around basketball first. The research section above walks through these findings, so start there before you compare models.

Outdoor fields come next. The LX1250 is the one baseball and softball model in the record. Its model page calls Electronic Team Names a rare feature for scoreboards in its size range, and the LX1250 spec sheet also lists Stadium Sound System packages among the options.

Either way, the first step is the same. Pick the model from its spec sheet, list every sport the venue hosts and decide how the cabinet will mount. Then bring those three answers to the Electro-Mech team for a quote.