The host of the ACC Tournament for the next three years is looking to modernize. The renovations, which will take three years to fully complete, should solidify the Coliseum’s place as the normal host for the ACC Tournament. This year, the renovations are minor but should be completed in time for the ACC Tournament in March. Specifically, Greensboro is adding cushioned seating and a new LED scoreboard. The larger renovations, which will be paid for with a hotel tax, will start following the 2013 ACC Tournament and finish sometime around 2015. These changes focus on updating the upper level concourse, which will be widened significantly, replacing the concessions with four larger food courts. There will also be changes to the parking lots and traffic flow surrounding the Coliseum.
The Greensboro Coliseum has hosted the ACC Tournament nearly 30 times since the late 1960s and will likely continue to host a plurality of tournaments in the future. The conference hasn’t announced ACC Tournament locations for the years of 2016-21, but venues have already put in bids. Look for the Greensboro Coliseum to host multiple years, but the Verizon Center (home of the Washington Wizards) and newly constructed Barclays Center (home of the Brooklyn Nets) may also get to host the tournament one time apiece.
These renovations will keep Greensboro as the premiere location for the tournament, staying head and shoulders above the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte — an arena which is also undergoing renovations.