Charlotte Coliseum II
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina

Stadiums Carolina Charlotte Coliseum II

Construction on the Charlotte Coliseum began in 1986 and was opened on August 11, 1988, with a dedication by the Reverend Billy Graham. At the time the venue was seen as state-of-the-art, complete with luxury boxes and a large eight-sided video scoreboard. George Shinn had used the under-construction arena as his hole card to get the NBA to place a team in the city. With almost 24,000 seats, it was not only the largest venue in the league, but the largest basketball-specific arena ever to serve as a full-time home for an NBA team. Some thought the Coliseum was too big, but Shinn believed the area's longstanding support for college basketball made the Coliseum a more-than-viable home for an NBA team. The day after the dedication, the United States Olympic basketball team was scheduled to play an exhibition game at the Coliseum. While preparing for the event, the 40,000-pound, $3.2 million scoreboard was being repositioned when it struck the ceiling and crashed to the floor, destroying both it and the court it landed on—an alternate floor was brought from Independence Arena in time for the game that night.

Arena Details

Name Charlotte Coliseum II

Style Enclosed Arena
Retro-Classic Architecture

Capacity 24,042

Location 100 Paul Buck Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28205

Architect Odell Associates

Owner City of Charlotte, NC

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Known As

Charlotte Coliseum II 1988‑2005

The Hive (nickname)

Teams

Bobcats (NBA) 1989-2005

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