Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Construction

Location	1 Ficklen Drive Greenville, NC 27858
Owner	East Carolina University
Operator	East Carolina University
Capacity	8,000
Broke ground	1966
Opened	January 27, 1968
Renovated	1994
Construction cost	$2,467,671.66 ($16.8 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	F. Carter Williams^[2] Corley Redfoot Architects (renovations 1993 to present)
Structural engineer	Kahn & Furbush^[2]
General contractor	Dickinson, Inc.^[3]
Tenants
East Carolina University Athletics

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is multi-purpose arena in Greenville, North Carolina, USA.^[4] The arena opened in 1968.^[5] It is home to the East Carolina University Pirates men's and women's basketball teams. The facility underwent a complete renovation in the 1990s^[4] and currently seats 8,000 people. The building was named for the Minges and Williams families in honor of their longstanding support of the University.^[5]

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
1 2 Minges Construction
↑ http://www.modernsteel.com/archives/PDFs_61-90/1969A9_9-3.pdf
1 2 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at ecuporates.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
1 2 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at media.lib.edu.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09

East Carolina University

Academics

Undergraduate: College of Allied Health Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Fine Arts and Communication; The College of Health and Human Performance; The College of Human Ecology; College of Nursing; College of Technology and Computer Science

Graduate: Graduate School

Professional: The Brody School of Medicine; School of Dental Medicine

Other: History

Athletics

Pirates Clark–LeClair Stadium Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Baseball Men's basketball Football Men's soccer (defunct)

Campus

Buildings Greenville North Carolina Eastern North Carolina Main Campus Health Sciences Campus Libraries Mattamuskeet Field Station Vidant Medical Center Wahl-Coates Elementary School West Research

Chancellor — Presidents

Robert Herring Wright Leon Renfroe Meadows Howard Justus McGinnis Dennis Hargrove Cooke John Decatur Messick Leo Warren Jenkins Thomas Bowman Brewer John McDade Howell Richard R. Eakin William Muse William Shelton Steven Ballard

People

Alumni Faculty Steven Ballard Marc Basnight Sandra Bullock Randolph Chitwood Pat Dye Billy Godwin Terry Holland Leo Warren Jenkins Jeff Lebo Ruffin McNeill Robert Burren Morgan Emily Procter Billy Taylor Kay Yow

Student life

The East Carolinian Greek life Student Government Association WZMB

East Carolina Pirates men's basketball

Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1968–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the American Athletic Conference

Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati)
Gampel Pavilion (Connecticut)
XL Center (Connecticut)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Hofheinz Pavilion (Houston)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (Memphis, women)
FedExForum (Memphis, men)
McGonigle Hall (Temple, women)
Moody Coliseum (SMU)
USF Sun Dome (South Florida)
Liacouras Center (Temple)
Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
Reynolds Center (Tulsa)
CFE Arena (UCF)

NCAA Division I women's college volleyball venues in North Carolina

A-10	John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)

ACC	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) Carmichael Arena (North Carolina) Reynolds Coliseum (NC State) Reynolds Gymnasium (Wake Forest)

Big South	John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) Kimmel Arena (UNC Asheville) Millis Athletic Convocation Center (High Point) Paul Porter Arena (Gardner–Webb)

CAA	Hanover Hall (UNC Wilmington)

C-USA	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)

MEAC	Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (North Carolina Central)

SoCon	Alumni Gym (Elon) Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°35′51″N 77°22′02″W / 35.597391°N 77.367167°W / 35.597391; -77.367167

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