| Reed Green Coliseum | |
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| Location | 112 Coliseum Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406 |
| Opened | December 6, 1965 |
| Owner | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Operator | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Capacity | 8,095 |
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| Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | |
Reed Green Coliseum is an 8,095-seat multi-purpose arena, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. It opened on December 6, 1965 and is home to The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles basketball team. Prior to the Coliseum, USM's teams played at the USM Sports Arena, a 3,200 seat arena opened in 1949.
It is the Hattiesburg area's premier sports and entertainment venue. It is named for Reed Green, who attended the University and went on to serve as a coach and athletics director for the University. Subsequent renovations over the years, which brought larger dressing rooms, officials' areas and a meeting room, for members of the Eagles Club, have kept Green Coliseum one of the area's main events venues with more renovations to follow.
It is also used for graduation ceremonies, civic events and concerts. As a concert venue, the Coliseum can seat nearly 9,100.
The arena played host to the final show of The Rolling Thunder Revue Tour, headed by Bob Dylan, on May 1, 1976.
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