Richmond Coliseum

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Richmond Coliseum is an arena in Richmond, Virginia, where the Richmond Renegades play. It is also the venue for various large concerts. The arena opened in 1971 and holds 13,500 people. A small fire occurred there in 1997, shutting it down for repairs.

The Richmond Coliseum was also the former home of the American Basketball Association (1967-1976) professional basketball franchise Virginia Squires. The Squires played there (in addition to the Roanoke Civic Center, Norfolk Scope and Hampton Coliseum; all within the state of Virginia) from 1971 to 1976.

The Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball tournament was held there in 1988. The Colonial Athletic Association men's and women's (NCAA) collegiate basketball tournament has been contested at the Richmond Coliseum since 1990. On March 1, 2006, a deal was signed to keep the tournament in Richmond until 2012.

Until John Paul Jones Arena opened in 2006, the Richmond Coliseum was the largest sports arena in Virginia. The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, men's basketball team, used to play there until the 7,500-seat Stuart C. Siegel Center on the VCU campus, opened in 1999.

The Coliseum also serves as the home for the NCAA basketball conference tournaments for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In 1994, it hosted the most exciting Women's NCAA Division I Basketball championship game ever. Charlotte Smith sank a buzzer beating 3-pointer to defeat Louisiana Tech, 60-59.

This year, VCU won the CAA tournament in the Richmond Coliseum.

It hosted the 15th WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1997 and hosted WWE Armageddon on December 17, 2006. The Richmond Coliseum will also be the location of the Dancing with the Stars tour in Richmond on January 30, 2007.

Current arenas in the Southern Professional Hockey League
Columbus Civic Center | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum | Florence Civic Center | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | James White Civic Coliseum | Richmond Coliseum | Von Braun Center
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