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Trask Coliseum is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose
arena
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in
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.
With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...
.
The coliseum was opened in 1977 and named after Raiford Graham Trask, a trustee of Wilmington College.
It is home to the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students eac ...
Seahawks
basketball
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team
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ...
, as well as some graduations for New Hanover County high schools.
The hard rock group
Cinderella (band)
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performed at the arena on September 1, 1989.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
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References
Basketball venues in North Carolina
Indoor arenas in North Carolina
College basketball venues in the United States
Sports venues in Wilmington, North Carolina
UNC Wilmington Seahawks
1977 establishments in North Carolina
Sports venues completed in 1977
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