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Ideas for Further Improvements to the Joel Coliseum

Note: This article is simply a list of ideas for further improvements, and none of these have been put forth by Wake Forest or the coliseum. It is also not intended in any way to criticize anything the coliseum has or has not done thus far.

This article is similar to one written on the site in 2017 by Ned Harwood, but includes more immediate ideas.

Since Wake Forest purchased the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum from the city of Winston-Salem in 2013 there have been many upgrades made to the building. These include, but are not limited to: a new state-of-the-art sound system installed in 2013, Wake Forest themed logos and branding being added on the concourse and within the lower bowl in 2013 and 2014, a new LED lighting system for the court installed in 2015, a new scoreboard and LED ribbon boards between the upper and lower decks as well as LED boards for stats and scores in the four corners of the arenas installed in 2017, a new scorer’s table with LED boards for advertisements installed in 2017, and a new basketball court installed in 2018.