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Charlotte Coliseum (II)
2700 East Independence Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28205
Opened: August 11, 1988
Closed: October 26, 2005
Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority. It was the home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 2002, and the Charlotte Bobcats, the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets, from 2004 to 2005.

The Coliseum hosted 371 consecutive NBA sell-outs from December 1988 to November 1997, which includes seven playoff games. It hosted its final NBA basketball game on October 26, 2005, a preseason game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Indiana Pacers.

This was the second building to use the name "Charlotte Coliseum"; Bojangles Coliseum, located on Independence Boulevard, originally opened as the Coliseum in 1955 and is still in use.

Construction on the Charlotte Coliseum began in 1986 and was opened on August 11, 1988, with a dedication by the Reverend Billy Graham. The architects, Odell Associates, claimed to have built a state-of-the-art venue, complete with a large eight-sided video scoreboard, but the arena contained far fewer luxury suites than other arenas built in that era.

In 2005 the Charlotte Coliseum was replaced with Charlotte Bobcats Arena (now Spectrum Center) located in the First Ward of Uptown Charlotte. One of the Coliseum's last functions before being shuttered was ironically to serve as a shelter for people fleeing New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 12, 2000Duke @ Maryland #81 - 68
Mar 11, 2000Duke @ Wake Forest #82 - 73
Mar 11, 2000Maryland @ N.C. State #64 - 61
Mar 10, 2000Maryland @ Florida State #82 - 61
Mar 10, 2000N.C. State @ Virginia #76 - 65
Mar 9, 2000Duke @ Clemson #94 - 63
Dec 4, 1999UNLV @ North Carolina 78 - 102
Dec 3, 1999North Carolina @ Charleston 72 - 54
Feb 25, 1988UAB @ Charlotte 78 - 80
Feb 21, 1988South Florida @ Charlotte 72 - 84

# - 1999-00 ACC Conference Tournament