Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum was a multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The arena, which opened in 1955, held 8,500 people and was eventually replaced by the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1989. It was home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team from 1956 to 1989, though from 1959 onward the Deacons played a large number of their games at the Greensboro Coliseum as well.
It hosted the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association during some, but not all, of the team's tenure in North Carolina from 1969 through 1974 after the Houston Mavericks relocated to North Carolina. The Cougars were a \"regional franchise,\" playing \"home\" games in Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, Greensboro Coliseum, Charlotte Bojangles' Coliseum and Raleigh Dorton Arena. Hall of Fame Coach Larry Brown began his coaching career with the Cougars in 1972. Billy Cunningham was the ABA MVP for the Cougars in the 1972-73 season. Despite a strong fan base the Cougars were sold and moved to St. Louis in 1974.