Mario Morales Coliseum

{{short description|Indoor sports arena located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Mario Morales Coliseum
Coliseo Mario Morales

| nickname = El Quijote

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| former_names = Mets Pavilion

| location = Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

| opened = 1983

| owner = Municipality of Guaynabo

| operator = Municipality of Guaynabo

| tenants = Guaynabo Mets, BSN

Mets de Guaynabo, LVSF

| seating_capacity = 5,500 (approx. maximum)

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Mario "Quijote" Morales Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Mario Morales) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The coliseum's seating capacity is 5,500 seats.{{cite web | title=Coliseo Mario Quijote Morales | website=Discover Puerto Rico | url=https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/coliseo-mario-quijote-morales/8474 | access-date=30 August 2020}} It is the home arena of the Mets de Guaynabo basketball team and the Mets de Guaynabo women's volleyball in the LVSF.{{Cite web |title=Develan estatua de Mario "Quijote" Morales en Guaynabo |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/fotogalerias/develan-estatua-de-mario-quijote-morales-en-guaynabo/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=El Nuevo Día |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2014-03-08 |title="Quijote" Morales es inmortalizado con una estatua en Guaynabo |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/quijote-morales-es-inmortalizado-con-una-estatua-en-guaynabo/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=El Nuevo Día |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions |url=https://www.pressreader.com/puerto-rico/el-nuevo-dia1/20140308/282205123819331 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.pressreader.com}}The coliseum is also used for boxing, roller derby and musical acts.

The coliseum opened in 1983, originally named Mets Pavilion,{{Cite web|title=Mario Morales Coliseum Honors a Legend|url=https://www.puertorico.com/blog/mario-morales-coliseum-honors-a-legend/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=PuertoRico.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815134008/https://www.puertorico.com/blog/mario-morales-coliseum-honors-a-legend/|archive-date=2020-08-15}}{{Cite web|date=2014-09-17|title=Guaynabo|url=http://nuestropuertorico.com/municipalities/en-guaynabo/|access-date=2020-08-06|language=es}} was renamed in 1998 after Puerto Rican basketball player Mario Morales. In 2013 a statue of Mario Morales was unveiled and now perpetuates his legacy as a player. In addition to the unveiling of Quijote's statue, four stars were also presented, placed on the sidewalk in front of the court, bearing the names of other illustrious players.

In August 2020, it also became the venue where COVID-19 testing was done during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web | title=Cierran el Senado tras reportarse supuestos casos positivos a COVID-19 en la Superintendencia del Capitolio | website=El Nuevo Día | date=20 August 2020 | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/cierran-el-senado-tras-reportarse-supuestos-casos-positivos-a-covid-19-en-la-superintendencia-del-capitolio/ | language=es | access-date=30 August 2020}}{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Newsroom, The Weekly |date=2020-11-06 |title=Guaynabo to Offer Free COVID-19 Tests |url=https://www.theweeklyjournal.com/online_features/guaynabo-to-offer-free-covid-19-tests/article_f546964e-204f-11eb-80f2-6fe1ac13fa20.html |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=The Weekly Journal |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-25 |title=Sigue en pie segunda dosis contra el COVID-19 mañana viernes en el Coliseo Mario Quijote Morales - WIPR |url=https://wipr.pr/sigue-en-pie-segunda-dosis-contra-el-covid-19-manana-viernes-en-el-coliseo-mario-quijote-morales/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |language=es}}