West Virginia announced it sold the naming rights of the Coliseum to Hope Gas as part of a 10-year deal. As part of the deal, the arena will now be called Hope Coliseum.

“Hope Gas is a West Virginia based company with West Virginia values and aspirations to make West Virginia an even better place to live and work,” athletic director Wren Baker said in a release. “This partnership is an important step in our department’s growth and stability as new revenue generation is vital to our future. Morgan O’Brien is a visionary leader, and we are proud to partner with him and the entire team at Hope to build on a great athletics tradition and form a winning partnership.”

This is the first name change since the arena was created 55 years ago. Since, the building’s been a multi-use for multiple WVU

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