José Abreu Coliseum

Jose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu) is a coliseum that is located in Isabela, Puerto Rico that seats 5,000 for basketball & volleyball games. The former home for the Isabela Bantams basketball team and the Isabela Playeras. The Coliseum will host the Taekwwondo events for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1]

Jose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum
Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu
Full nameJose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum
LocationIsabela, Puerto Rico 00662
Capacity5,000+
Construction
Built1996
Tenants
Gallitos de Isabela (BSN) (1996-2005; 2010-2011)
Isabela Playeras (FSVL) (2003-2005)

The coliseum was named after a basketball player, Jose Abreu, 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. Retrieved 2010-06-04.


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