City Bank Coliseum

City Bank Coliseum
Construction
Former names	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Location	2720 Drive of Champions Lubbock, Texas 79409
Owner	City of Lubbock
Operator	City of Lubbock
Capacity	6,893
Broke ground	1954
Opened	1956
Tenants
Texas Tech Red Raiders (NCAA) (1956–1999) Texas Chaparrals (ABA) (1970–1971) Texas Tech Lady Raiders (NCAA) (1976–1999) Lubbock Cotton Kings (WPHL/CHL) (1999–2007) Lubbock Gunslingers (Intense/NIFL) (2004–2005) Lubbock Renegades (af2) (2007–2008)

City Bank Coliseum (originally Lubbock Municipal Coliseum) is a 6,893-seat multi-purpose arena in Lubbock, Texas. Although the arena is located on the campus of Texas Tech University, it is owned and operated by the City of Lubbock. The future of this facility is currently in question.

Arena usage

Sports

Arena football

City Bank Coliseum was briefly the home to the Lubbock Gunslingers and Lubbock Renegades.

College basketball

The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team began playing at the Coliseum during the 1956–57 season. The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team began playing select games during the 1976–77 and 1977–78 seasons. The Lady Raiders began playing only at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum beginning with the 1978–79 season. After the venue now known as United Supermarkets Arena opened in 1999, both teams relocated to the university owned and operated arena. The Coliseum also hosted the Midwest Regional semi-final and final games of the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament won by the Texas Western Miners (now UTEP) who went on to upset the Kentucky Wildcats in the national championship game in College Park, Maryland.

Ice hockey

The arena was the home to the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the Central Hockey League; however, after being unable to come to an agreement with the city of Lubbock for the use of the arena, the team suspended operations prior to the 2007-2008 season.^[1]^[2]

Professional basketball

During the 1971-72 American Basketball Association season, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum served as a sometimes home court for the then-named Texas Chaparrals, a one-year experiment by the Dallas Chaparrals to expand their appeal to a statewide audience. The Chaparrals eventually became the San Antonio Spurs of the American Basketball Association and later of the NBA.

Wrestling

City Bank Coliseum was the Lubbock home of WWE since the 1980s. World Championship Wrestling also visited the Coliseum for most of the 1990's until United Supermarkets Arena (originally United Spirit Arena) opened.

Concerts

The Lubbock Municipal Coliseum was a popular stop for touring artists. In the 80's, tickets at the time were between $12 and $13. Major concert tours have since moved to United Supermarkets Arena.

Other

City Bank Coliseum was used for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Stars on Ice.

City Bank Auditorium

Adjacent to the coliseum is the dilapidated 2,803-seat City Bank Auditorium. Due to its poor condition it is rarely used for stage shows, concerts or other special events. Most of these events have since moved to the remodeled Lubbock Civic Center Theater or bypassed Lubbock all together. Future events will be held at the new state-of-the-art Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences which is pending construction in downtown.

References

↑ "Cotton Kings Call For Audit". KCBD (Lubbock). May 30, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
↑ "Lubbock Cotton Kings Suspend Operations". KCBD (Lubbock). June 20, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2012.

External links

Webpage

Texas Tech University

Academics

Research

Athletics

Teams:	Baseball Red Raider basketball Lady Raider basketball Cross Country Football Golf Softball

Facilities:	City Bank Coliseum Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Fuller Track John Walker Soccer Complex Jones AT&T Stadium The Rawls Course United Supermarkets Arena

Rivalries:	Texas: Chancellor's Spurs Texas A&M: football rivalry TCU: football rivalry

Conferences:	Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwest Conference Big 12 Conference

Media

People

Campus

Student life

Traditions

Miscellaneous

Texas Tech University Independent School District

Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball

Venues	Livestock Judging Pavilion (1925–1927) Tech Gymnasium (1927–1956) Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (1956–1999) United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)

Culture & lore	Raider Red The Masked Rider "Fight, Raiders, Fight" "The Matador Song" Guns Up Knight School

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 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

Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Overview	Head Coaches Players in the WNBA Draft Seasons

Arenas	Women's Gym Lubbock Municipal Coliseum United Supermarkets Arena

Seasons	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

San Antonio Spurs

Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise	Franchise ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Head coaches Seasons Draft history Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center

D-League affiliate	Austin Spurs

Administration	Owner Peter Holt General Manager R. C. Buford Head Coach Gregg Popovich

Retired numbers	00 6 12 13 32 44 50

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Moses Malone Dominique Wilkins David Robinson Artis Gilmore Dennis Rodman

NBA Championships (5)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2014

Conference Championships (6)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2013 2014

Rivals	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns

Mascot	The Coyote

Culture and lore	Memorial Day Miracle

Media	TV KENS KMYS Fox Sports Southwest Radio KCOR WOAI Announcers Bill Land Sean Elliott Bill Schoening Paul Castro

Coordinates: 33°35′24″N 101°52′39″W / 33.59000°N 101.87750°W / 33.59000; -101.87750

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