Trask Coliseum

{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Wilmington, North Carolina}}

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| stadium_name = Trask Coliseum

| nickname = "Coliseum Of Chaos"

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| location = 601 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403

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| seating_capacity = 5,200

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Trask Coliseum is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Wilmington, North Carolina.{{cite web|title=Trask Coliseum|url=https://uncwsports.com/facilities/trask-coliseum/1|website=uncwsports.com|access-date=18 February 2022}}

The coliseum was opened in 1977 and named after Raiford Graham Trask, a trustee of Wilmington College.

{{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}}

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 performed at the arena on September 1, 1989.