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 was the venue for the Taekwwondo events for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]
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| Full name | Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez |
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| Location | Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662 |
| Capacity | 5,000+ |
| Opened | 1996, 2022 |
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| Gallitos de Isabela (BSN) (1996-2005; 2010-2011; 2017-2018) Pollitas de Isabela (BSNF) (1998-2017; 2023-now) Playeras de Isabela (FSVL) (2003-2005) Gallitos de Isabela (LPVS) (2024-now) | |
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.
The original Jose Abreu Coliseum was opened in 1996 and demolished in 2018; the new one was reconstructed and refurnished in 2022, following damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017.[2]
References
edit- ^ "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) - ^ "Adelantada la reconstrucción del Coliseo ‘José’ Buga Abreu en Isabela". 22 January 2022.
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