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'''Bill Battle Coliseum''' is a sports facility on the campus of [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. It is the home stadium for the college's men's and women's [[BSC Panthers basketball|basketball]] teams. Built in [[1981]], the coliseum is part of the larger [[Edward L. Norton United Methodist Center]] that houses the offices of the [[North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church]]. The 2,000 seat arena is named in honor of [[Bill Battle Jr]], Birmingham-Southern’s athletic director from [[1952]] until his death in [[1972]]. The coliseum is connected via an underground tunnel to the adjacent [[Striplin Sports Center]]. | '''Bill Battle Coliseum''' is a sports facility on the campus of [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. It is the home stadium for the college's men's and women's [[BSC Panthers basketball|basketball]] teams. Built in [[1981]], the coliseum is part of the larger [[Edward L. Norton United Methodist Center]] that houses the offices of the [[North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church]]. The 2,000 seat arena is named in honor of [[Bill Battle Jr]], Birmingham-Southern’s athletic director from [[1952]] until his death in [[1972]]. The coliseum is connected via an underground tunnel to the adjacent [[Striplin Sports Center]]. | ||
In July [[2022]] the Coliseum hosted the [[Ju-jitsu at the 2022 World Games|ju-jitsu]], [[Karate at the 2022 World Games|karate]], and [[Wushu at the 2022 World Games|wushu]] competitions of the [[2022 World Games]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 17 July 2022
Bill Battle Coliseum is a sports facility on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College. It is the home stadium for the college's men's and women's basketball teams. Built in 1981, the coliseum is part of the larger Edward L. Norton United Methodist Center that houses the offices of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. The 2,000 seat arena is named in honor of Bill Battle Jr, Birmingham-Southern’s athletic director from 1952 until his death in 1972. The coliseum is connected via an underground tunnel to the adjacent Striplin Sports Center.
In July 2022 the Coliseum hosted the ju-jitsu, karate, and wushu competitions of the 2022 World Games.
External links
Bill Battle Coliseum at BSC Sports