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Lawrence Joel Coliseum
Home of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2825 University Pkwy
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Opened: August 19, 1989
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 Carolina Classic Fairgrounds. The arena replaced the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, which was torn down for the LJVM Coliseum's construction.

The Coliseum is primarily home to the Wake Forest University men's and women's basketball teams. Its construction allowed Wake Forest to move all of its home games to Winston-Salem for the first time in three decades. Since 1959, they had moved the bulk of their ACC schedule to the larger Greensboro Coliseum, as well as other games against popular opponents that could not be accommodated at the 8,500-seat Memorial Coliseum.

However, 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 also hosted the MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament from 2009 to 2012.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 7, 2026California @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Feb 28, 2026Syracuse @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Feb 18, 2026Clemson @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Feb 7, 2026Louisville @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Jan 31, 2026NC State @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Jan 20, 2026SMU @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Jan 7, 2026Miami @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Jan 3, 2026Virginia Tech @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Dec 21, 2025Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest 0 - 0
Dec 17, 2025Longwood @ Wake Forest 0 - 0