Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum

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Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum was a 12,500-seat basketball arena on the campus of Auburn University. It was built between 1966 and 1969 for $6 million and replaced the 2,500-seat Auburn Sports Arena (called "The Barn").

Memorial Coliseum debuted with a synthetic floor surface called "Tartan". That was replaced with hardwood in the 1980s. The name for former Tigers head coach Joel Eaves was added in the same period. In 1994 the name of former athletic director Jeff Beard was added to the stadium.

After that year Coach Cliff Ellis requested several changes to the arena, including new bleachers to fill a broad gap on the north baseline and a new orange and blue interior paint scheme.

The coliseum hosted its final game in March 2010. A 9,600-seat Auburn Arena replaced it in 2011.

References

  • Tate, Jay G. (March 3, 2010) "Closing time: Auburn says goodbye to Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum." Montgomery Advertiser