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{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Wilmington, North Carolina}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name        =  Trask Coliseum
| nickname            =  ''"Coliseum Of Chaos"'' 
| image               = [[File:Trask Coliseum.jpg|300px|Front entrance to Trask Coliseum]]
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| coordinates         = {{Coord|34.225|-77.878333|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location            = 601 S College Rd, [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]], [[North Carolina|NC]] 28403
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| seating_capacity    = 5,200 
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[[File:20081017 Sammy C. Hawk.jpg|thumb|left|[[University of North Carolina at Wilmington|UNCW]] [[mascot]] Sammy C. Hawk celebrates 2008 [[Midnight Madness (basketball)|Midnight Madness]]]]
'''Trask Coliseum''' is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trask Coliseum|url=https://uncwsports.com/facilities/trask-coliseum/1|website=uncwsports.com|access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>

The coliseum was opened in 1977 and named after Raiford Graham Trask, a trustee of Wilmington College.
<ref>{{cite web|last1=Steelman|first1=Ben|title=Who are the Trasks?|url=http://www.myreporter.com/2009/06/the-trasks/|website=www.myreporter.com|access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

It is home to the [[University of North Carolina at Wilmington]] Seahawks [[basketball]] [[team]], as well as some graduations for New Hanover County high schools.

The hard rock group [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]] performed at the arena on September 1, 1989.

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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{{UNCW}}
{{UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball navbox}}
{{Colonial Athletic Association basketball venue navbox}}

[[Category:Basketball venues in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in North Carolina]]
[[Category:College basketball venues in the United States]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Wilmington, North Carolina]]
[[Category:UNC Wilmington Seahawks]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1977]]


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