Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez
Full nameJose "Buga" Abreu Méndez
LocationIsabela, Puerto Rico 00662
Capacity5,000+
Opened1996
Tenants
Gallitos de Isabela (BSN) (1996-2005; 2010-2011; 2017-2018)
Isabela Playeras (FSVL) (2003-2005)

Jose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez) is a sports arena that is located in Isabela, Puerto Rico that seats 5,000 for basketball & volleyball games. The home of the Isabela Bantams (Spanish: Gallitos de Isabela) men's basketball team and the Isabela Pullets (Spanish: Pollitas de Isabela) women's basketball team. The Coliseum will host the Taekwwondo events for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]

The coliseum was named after a basketball player, Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez, who died in a car accident after a Bantams away game during a BSN season in the 1990s.

References

  1. "Buga Abreu". 2010 Comité Organizador de los XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mayagüez 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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