The city of Lubbock has voted and Texas Tech is the big winner. Saturday, the community voted to abandon the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum and return the land on which it sits to it original owner, Texas Tech University.
The 8,3444 seat arena opened in 1956 and was the home for Texas Tech basketball from the 1956-57 season until 1999. Along the way, it has also been the home to concerts, rodeos, monster truck events, professional wrestling and even semi-pro ice hockey.
In December of last year, Texas Tech hosted a throwback weekend for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs in the former home of Red Raider hoops.