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Memorial Coliseum (IN)
4000 Parnell Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Opened: September 28, 1952
Originally known as Memorial Coliseum, now called Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, is a 13,000 seat multi-purpose arena located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, near present-day Johnny Appleseed Park. It opened in 1952 with a construction cost of nearly $3 million. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was originally designed to seat 8,103 for hockey or 10,240 for basketball.

The Coliseum's $26 million Exposition Center opened in 1989 containing 108,000 square-ft devoted to hosting substantial trade shows and other events with seating for 7,500.

In 2002, an extensive $35 million renovation and expansion raised the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum's roof by 41 feet , thus increasing the arena's seating capacity to 10,500 for hockey or music concerts and 13,000 for basketball. The structure was designed by A.M. Strauss Architects.

War Memorial Coliseum was known foremost as the home of the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons for five seasons (1952-57) as well as the 1953 NBA All-Star Game and 1955 and 1956 NBA Finals. After the Pistons moved to Detroit in 1957, the facility continued to host at least one of their games every season from the 1958-59 to 1966-67 campaigns. Other pro basketball events there were the 1994 CBA All-Star Game and the 2014 and 2015 NBA D-League Finals.

Memorial Coliseum was the site of several NCAA events, including the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments and the 1988, 1994 and 2000 NCAA Division I Final Four men's volleyball championships. More recently, the 2022 and 2023 NCAA Division III men's basketball championship also were held there.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 25, 2026Wright State @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Feb 15, 2026IU Indianapolis @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Feb 4, 2026Youngstown State @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Jan 31, 2026Robert Morris @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Jan 28, 2026Oakland @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Jan 18, 2026Milwaukee @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Jan 4, 2026Cleveland State @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Jan 1, 2026Green Bay @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Dec 14, 2025Detroit Mercy @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0
Dec 10, 2025Eastern Michigan @ Purdue Fort Wayne 0 - 0