Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum was a multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The arena, which opened in 1955, held 8,500 people and was eventually replaced by the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1989. It was home to the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's basketball. It also hosted the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association during some but not all of the team's tenure in North Carolina from 1969 through 1974. It also hosted the Winston-Salem Polar Twins when they played in the Southern Hockey League and the Carolina/Winston-Salem Thunderbirds of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League.

[edit] Wake Forest basketball

Here are some notable games at the old coliseum (Source: Wake Forest Media Guide):

• February 12, 1962: Len Chappell scores a then school record 50 points against Virginia.

• December 11, 1966: North Carolina State and Wake begin what becomes the longest game in ACC history after the lights at the coliseum are blackened due to a transformer fire with 10:02 remaining in the first half. The two teams resumed the game on February 23 with State taking a 101-75 win.

• February 15, 1969: Charlie Davis scores a school record 51 points in a game against American.

• December 17, 1985: Tyrone Mugsy Bogues ties a school record he set earlier in the month for the most steals in one game, 8, vs. Georgia Southern.

v • d • e Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex Bowman Gray Stadium • Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • LJVM Coliseum Annex • Dixie Classic Fairgrounds • Ernie Shore Field • BB&T Field • New Winston-Salem Ballpark (under construction) • Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (demolished)