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Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Winston-Salem, NC
Opened: November 1, 1956
Closed: March 31, 1989
Winston-Salem War 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 Demon Deacons men's basketball team from 1956 to 1989, though from 1959 onward the Deacons played many of their games at the Greensboro Coliseum as well.

Wake Forest moved its entire home basketball schedule to the Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem for the 1956-57 season, although the team did play two games in the facility one year earlier. The historic building was not popular with Deacon followers in its final years, but no one could argue with the success Wake Forest teams had here. The Demon Deacons won 250 games in Memorial Coliseum and lost only 94 for an impressive 72.7 winning percentage. The Coliseum, which has been leveled and replaced by a parking lot adjacent to LJVM Coliseum, had a capacity of 8,200.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 4, 1989N.C. State @ Wake Forest 110 - 103
Mar 1, 1989Virginia @ Wake Forest 81 - 72
Feb 18, 1989Old Dominion @ Wake Forest 83 - 88
Feb 6, 1989Coppin State @ Wake Forest 52 - 69
Feb 4, 1989Marquette @ Wake Forest 67 - 70
Jan 25, 1989North Carolina @ Wake Forest 88 - 74
Jan 7, 1989Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest 84 - 75
Jan 4, 1989Maryland @ Wake Forest 50 - 70
Dec 10, 1988Campbell @ Wake Forest 62 - 101
Dec 7, 1988Evansville @ Wake Forest 73 - 79