Arena Information
The Crimson Tide basketball team practices and plays in Coleman Coliseum, 15,043-seat multi-purpose arena on the UA campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The arena was built for $4.2 million and opened in 1968 as a replacement for the aging Foster Auditorium. A renovation in 2005 led to additional seating being added. The arena now officially seats 15,314 people.
Coleman Coliseum was named for Jefferson Jackson Coleman, a prominent alumnus. Until his death, in 1995 he was the only person that had attended every Alabama bowl game, starting with the Rose Bowl game on 1926 January 1. Prior to 1990, the building was known as Memorial Coliseum.
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