Gallitos de Isabela

Gallitos de Isabela
Leagues	BSN
Founded	1969
History	Gallitos de Isabela (1969–2005; 2010–2011; 2017–2018)
Arena	José Abreu Coliseum
Capacity	5,000
Location	Isabela, Puerto Rico
Team colors	Yellow, green
Head coach	N/A
Ownership	N/A

Gallitos de Isabela is a professional basketball team based in Isabela, Puerto Rico. They play their home games at the José Abreu Coliseum, refurnished in 2023 in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

History

In 1984, the Gallitos reached the BSN Finals, during that year known, due to a scandal concerning the eligibility of a Leones de Ponce player named David Ponce to play, as the "Copa Olimpica". They lost to the defending champions, Indios de Canovanas, in six games. This was during the franchise's "golden era", when players like Edwin Pellot and Frankie Torruellas played for the Gallitos. That team was coached by American Phil Jackson, who coached the team from 1984 to 1986, leading them to the playoffs in 1984, 1985 and 1986.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• José Abreu
• Mickey Coll
• Edwin Pellot
• Frankie Torruellas

Head coaches

• Flor Meléndez
• Phil Jackson

External links

• bsnpr.com - Official site of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). (in Spanish)