Taft Coliseum

Taft Coliseum
Construction
"The Barn"
Former names	Fairgrounds Coliseum, Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
Location	717 E. 17th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43221
Coordinates	39°59′54″N 82°59′33″W / 39.998454°N 82.9924°W / 39.998454; -82.9924Coordinates: 39°59′54″N 82°59′33″W / 39.998454°N 82.9924°W / 39.998454; -82.9924
Owner	Ohio Expo Center & State Fair
Operator	Ohio Expo Center & State Fair
Capacity	5,003
Surface	hardwood basketball floor
Opened	1918
Renovated	2005
Tenants
Ohio State Buckeyes (NCAA) (1918–1956) Columbus Checkers (IHL) (1966–1970) Columbus Golden Seals (IHL) (1971–1972) Columbus Owls (IHL) (1973–1977) Columbus Horizon (CBA) (1989–1994) Columbus Chill (ECHL) (1991–1999) Columbus Thunderbolts (AFL) (1991) Columbus Stars (UHL) (2003–2004)

The Taft Coliseum is a 5,003-permanent seat multi-purpose arena located at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairground in Columbus, Ohio. It opened in 1918. Nicknamed "The Barn," the Coliseum has become a legendary and traditional High School Basketball venue. It continues to be home to the OHSAA central district and regional playoffs in boys' High School hoops. During each fall and winter the Coliseum is also home to CAHA youth hockey. It was also once home to the Ohio State University men's basketball team, Columbus Horizon CBA basketball team, Columbus Thunderbolts Arena Football League team, and the Columbus Stars and Columbus Chill ice hockey teams. The Barn was renovated in 2005 to include new scoreboards, the addition of shot clocks above the backboards, a fresh coat of paint, and new rest rooms.

On July 28, 2010, the Coliseum was renamed to honor Bob Taft, the 67th Governor of Ohio.

External links

Ohio Expo Center

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present) Covelli Arena (practice; 2014)

Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches Retired numbers Statistical leaders

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Formerly the Columbus Thunderbolts
Founded in 1991
Folded in 1994
Based in Richfield, Ohio

The Franchise

Arenas

Head coaches

Playoff appearances (1)

1992

Seasons (4)

1990s	1991 1992 1993 1994

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