Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
	Interactive map of Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Location	1 Ficklen Drive; Greenville, NC 27858
Coordinates	35°35′51″N 77°22′02″W / 35.597391°N 77.367167°W
Owner	East Carolina University
Operator	East Carolina University
Capacity	8,000
Construction
Groundbreaking	1966
Opened	January 27, 1968
Renovated	1994
Cost	$2,467,671.66; ($22.8 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	F. Carter Williams; Corley Redfoot Architects (renovations 1993 to present)
Structural engineer	Kahn & Furbush
General contractor	Dickinson, Inc.
Tenants
	East Carolina University Athletics

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, North Carolina, United States.^[5] The arena opened in 1968.^[6] It is home to the East Carolina University Pirates men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The facility underwent a complete renovation prior to the 1994–95 season^[5] and seats 8,000 people.^[1]^[7] The building was named for the Minges and Williams families in honor of their longstanding support of the University.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum - Facilities - East Carolina University Athletics". East Carolina University. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Minges Construction
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at ecuporates.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
^ ^a ^b Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at media.lib.edu.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09
^ "Minges Coliseum/Williams Arena". media.lib.ecu.edu. ECU. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

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[ECUpirates-1] "Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum - Facilities - East Carolina University Athletics". East Carolina University. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[construction-3] Minges Construction

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[facil-5] Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at ecuporates.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09

[release-6] Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at media.lib.edu.com, URL accessed November 17, 2009. Archived 11/17/09

[7] "Minges Coliseum/Williams Arena". media.lib.ecu.edu. ECU. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

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v t e East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Venues	Christenbury Memorial Gym (1952–1968) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1968–present)
Rivalries	NC State
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1969–present)
Rivalries	NC State
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e East Carolina University
Located in: Greenville, North Carolina
Colleges and schools	Undergraduate College of Allied Health Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Fine Arts and Communication The College of Health and Human Performance The College of Human Ecology College of Nursing College of Technology and Computer Science Graduate Graduate School Professional The Brody School of Medicine School of Dental Medicine Other History
Athletics	Pirates Clark–LeClair Stadium Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer (defunct) Track and field
Campus	Campus: Main Campus Health Sciences Campus/Vidant Medical Center West Research Mattamuskeet Field Station Coastal Studies Institute Laboratory schools: South Greenville Elementary School Wahl-Coates Elementary School Greenville North Carolina Eastern North Carolina Buildings Libraries
Chancellors and presidents	Robert Herring Wright Leon Renfroe Meadows Howard Justus McGinnis Dennis Hargrove Cooke John Decatur Messick Leo Warren Jenkins Thomas Bowman Brewer John McDade Howell Richard R. Eakin William Muse William Shelton Steven Ballard
Notable alumni and faculty	Alumni Faculty Steven Ballard Marc Basnight Sandra Bullock Randolph Chitwood Pat Dye Billy Godwin Terry Holland Leo Warren Jenkins Jeff Lebo Ruffin McNeill Robert Burren Morgan Emily Procter Billy Taylor Sergiy Vilkomir Kay Yow
Student life	The East Carolinian Student Government Association WZMB

v t e NCAA Division I women's college volleyball venues in North Carolina
A-10	John M. Belk Arena (Davidson)
ACC	Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) Carmichael Arena (North Carolina) Reynolds Coliseum (NC State) Reynolds Gymnasium (Wake Forest)
American	Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (East Carolina)
ASUN	Curry Arena (Queens)
Big South	Justice Center (UNC Asheville) Millis Athletic Convocation Center (High Point) Paul Porter Arena (Gardner–Webb) Corbett Sports Center (North Carolina A&T)
CAA	John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) Schar Center (Elon) Hanover Hall (UNC Wilmington)
MEAC	McDougald–McLendon Arena (North Carolina Central)
SoCon	Bodford Arena (UNC Greensboro) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina)
Sun Belt	Holmes Center (Appalachian State)

Construction

Interactive map of Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Location	1 Ficklen Drive Greenville, NC 27858
Coordinates	35°35′51″N 77°22′02″W / 35.597391°N 77.367167°W / 35.597391; -77.367167
Owner	East Carolina University
Operator	East Carolina University
Capacity	8,000^[1]
Groundbreaking	1966
Opened	January 27, 1968
Renovated	1994
Cost	$2,467,671.66 ($22.8 million in 2025 dollars^[2])
Architect	F. Carter Williams^[3] Corley Redfoot Architects (renovations 1993 to present)
Structural engineer	Kahn & Furbush^[3]
General contractor	Dickinson, Inc.^[4]
Tenants
East Carolina University Athletics

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

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