Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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| Location | 2825 University Parkway Winston-Salem, NC 27105 |
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| Owner | Wake Forest University |
| Operator | Wake Forest University |
| Capacity | 14,665 (basketball) 14,407 (multi-purpose) 8,013 Upper level seats & 6,559 Lower level seats including fold out risers |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | April 23, 1987 |
| Opened | August 19, 1989 |
| Construction cost | $20.1 million ($38.8 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| General contractor | P.J. Dick Contracting |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons (men's and women's basketball) |
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The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (also known as LJVM Coliseum, Joel Coliseum or simply The Joel) is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Construction on the arena began on April 23, 1987 and it opened on August 28, 1989. It was named after Lawrence Joel, an Army medic from Winston-Salem who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1967 for action in Vietnam on November 8, 1965. The memorial was designed by James Ford in New York, and includes the poem "The Fallen" engraved on an interior wall. It is home to the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's basketball and women's basketball teams, and is adjacent to the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. The arena replaced the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, which was torn down for the LJVM Coliseum's construction.
The LJVM is home to the Wake Forest University men's and women's basketball teams, but other basketball games are held there, such as the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic basketball tournament, an annual event for high school basketball teams in the area. Since 2003, the LJVM has hosted the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Western Regional Basketball Tournaments. The LJVM was the site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) basketball tournament from 1994 to 1999. Also, the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship have been held at the Coliseum four times (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2007). It has also hosted the MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament since 2009.
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