Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, North Carolina, US.[5] The arena opened in 1968.[6] It is home to the East Carolina University Pirates men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The facility underwent a complete renovation prior to the 1994–95 season[5] and currently seats 8,000 people.[1][7] The building was named for the Minges and Williams families in honor of their longstanding support of the University.[6]

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Construction


Location	1 Ficklen Drive Greenville, NC 27858
Coordinates	35.597391°N 77.367167°W / 35.597391; -77.367167
Owner	East Carolina University
Operator	East Carolina University
Capacity	8,000[1]
Broke ground	1966
Opened	January 27, 1968
Renovated	1994
Construction cost	$2,467,671.66 ($18.1 million in 2019 dollars[2])
Architect	F. Carter Williams[3] Corley Redfoot Architects (renovations 1993 to present)
Structural engineer	Kahn & Furbush[3]
General contractor	Dickinson, Inc.[4]
Tenants
East Carolina University Athletics

References

"Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum - Facilities - East Carolina University Athletics". East Carolina University. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
Minges Construction
http://www.modernsteel.com/archives/PDFs_61-90/1969A9_9-3.pdf
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at ecuporates.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at media.lib.edu.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
"Minges Coliseum/Williams Arena". media.lib.ecu.edu. ECU. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

East Carolina University

Located in: Greenville, North Carolina

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 Women's basketball Football Men's soccer (defunct)

Campus
Campus: Main Campus · Health Sciences Campus/Vidant Medical Center · West Research · Mattamuskeet Field Station · Coastal Studies Institute Laboratory Schools: South Greenville Elementary School · Wahl-Coates Elementary School Greenville North Carolina Eastern North Carolina Buildings Libraries

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 Sergiy Vilkomir 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 Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1969–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Basketball arenas of the American Athletic Conference

Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
Fertitta Center (Houston)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (Memphis, women)
FedExForum (Memphis, men)
McGonigle Hall (Temple, women)
Moody Coliseum (SMU)
Yuengling Center (South Florida)
Liacouras Center (Temple)
Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
Reynolds Center (Tulsa)
Addition Financial Arena (UCF)
Charles Koch Arena (Wichita State)

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)
The American	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
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) Schar Center (Elon)
C-USA	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte)
MEAC	Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T) McDougald–McLendon Arena (North Carolina Central)
SoCon	Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)
Sun Belt	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State)

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Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

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