Hampton Coliseum
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| Former names | Hampton Roads Coliseum |
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| Location | 1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, Virginia, 23666 |
| Owner | City of Hampton |
| Operator | City of Hampton |
| Capacity | 13,800 (concerts) 9,777 (basketball) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 24, 1968 |
| Built | 1968–1970 |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Construction cost | $8.5 to $9.0 million USD |
| General contractor | McDevitt and Street Co. |
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Virginia Squires (ABA) (1970–76) Tidewater/Virginia Wings (AHL) (1971–75) Hampton Gulls (SHL/AHL) (1974–78) Hampton Aces (NEHL/EHL) (1978–81) Old Dominion Monarchs (NCAA) (part-time, 1970–95) |
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Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena located in Hampton, Virginia. Construction on the arena began on May 24, 1968, and the venue opened in 1970 as the first large multi-purpose arena in the Hampton Roads region and the state of Virginia, opening a year prior to the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.
With a final estimated cost between $8.5 million to $9 million, the arena was designed by Odell Associates and constructed by McDevitt and Starett, both of Charlotte, North Carolina. The venue capacity is configurable from 9,800 to 13,800 seats.
Hampton Coliseum was one of several former homes of the American Basketball Association Virginia Squires professional basketball franchise. The Coliseum was also home to the Virginia Wings in the American Hockey League and Hampton Gulls in the Southern Hockey League and the Hampton Aces of the North Eastern Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League.
The Coliseum hosted the Division I men's college basketball ECAC South Region Tournament, organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), in 1980 and 1981. The 1985 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and the 1987, 1988, and 1989 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournaments also were held in the Coliseum. The Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team played occasional games in the Coliseum from 1970 to 1995, usually one game a year, although twice the team played several games in the Coliseum, in the 1979-80 and 1984-85 seasons.The Hampton Coliseum is the home of the Virginia Duals annual wrestling tournament, hosting invitational college and high school matches.
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