Juan "Pachín" Vicens Coliseum

About Juan "Pachín" Vicens Coliseum

The Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns (English: Juan Pachín Vicens Auditorium), formerly, Coliseo Juan Pachín Vicéns (English: Juan Pachin Vicens Coliseum), a.k.a., Coliseo de Ponce, is a sports venue in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The auditorium opened on 12 May 1972, under the mayoral administration of Juan H. Cintrón García, and is named after basketball player Juan "Pachín" Vicéns (1934–2007). It was initially known as "Coliseo de Ponce" from its inauguration in 1972 until the 1990s it was baptized under the name Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, to honor the MVP basketball player.