Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Opened in 1960

About Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Veterans Memorial Coliseum is recorded as an NBA arena in Portland, Oregon. It opened in 1960. Its recorded capacity is 12,000. Its only tenant was Portland Trail Blazers (NBA, 1971–1995). It has also been known as Memorial Coliseum (1960–2010).

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Photo of Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Photo by Steve Morgan. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

12,000

Source: Wikipedia

Year Opened

1960

Location

Portland, Oregon 97208

Elevation

82 ft

25 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

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Teams

Home seasons at Veterans Memorial Coliseum by team, 1960–1995. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Portland Trail Blazers
While based here: 25 seasons · 1085-965 regular season · 18 postseason trips
NBA · 1971–1995
  1. Memorial Coliseum 1971–1995
  2. Moda Center 1996–present
NBA 1971–1995

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Veterans Memorial Coliseum?

The capacity of Veterans Memorial Coliseum is 12,000.

When was Veterans Memorial Coliseum built?

Veterans Memorial Coliseum opened in 1960.

Where did the Portland Trail Blazers play after Veterans Memorial Coliseum?

After leaving Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1995, the Portland Trail Blazers moved to Moda Center in 1996.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Veterans Memorial Coliseum

2011 - Present

Current

Memorial Coliseum

1960 - 2010

Location

Coordinates: 45.5320, -122.6690
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Moda Center 1995– 0.1 mi
Providence Park 1926– 1.3 mi
Spec Keene Stadium 1989– 45 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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