Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Founded | 1929 |
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First season | 1930 (as LPB) |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Confederation | FIBA Americas |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | Champions League Americas |
Current champions | Capitanes de Arecibo (8 titles) |
Most championships | Vaqueros de Bayamón (15 titles) |
All-time top scorer | Georgie Torres (15,863) |
TV partners | Telemundo WAPA 2 Deportes |
Website | www |
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation.
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12[1] teams, of which the most successful has been the Vaqueros de Bayamón with 15 titles as of 2020. The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, EuroLeague, Spain's ACB, and other tournaments throughout the world. Among them, NBA players Butch Lee, José Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Daniel Santiago, Carlos Arroyo and José Juan Barea started their careers playing for BSN teams.
History[]
The league began in 1930, and is noted for having had several head coaches who went on to achieve international recognition later in their careers. Among those are Basketball Hall of Fame members Dr. Jack Ramsay, Tex Winter and Red Holzman, who coached the Leones de Ponce in the 1950s and 1960s, and Phil Jackson, who coached the Piratas de Quebradillas and Gallitos de Isabela in the late 1980s. Others notable coaches who have worked for BSN teams include Gene Bartow, Lou Rossini, Del Harris, P. J. Carlesimo, Bernie Bickerstaff and Herb Brown.
During the 1980s, notable players followed in the footsteps of players such as Juan "Pachin" Vicens (1959 Santiago Chile FIBA World Championship's All-Tournament Team) and Butch Lee, the first Puerto Rican and BSN player to enter the NBA. Among those are: Mario 'Quijote' Morales, Raymond Dalmau, Jose 'Piculin' Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Jerome Mincy, Georgie Torres, Angelo Cruz, Angel Santiago, the late Federico 'Fico' Lopez, Rolando Frazer, Mario Butler, and Rubén Rodríguez, who showcased their talents to all of Puerto Rico's TV viewers and game goers.
On October 8, 2015, the BSN team owners selected Fernando Quiñones Bodea to succeed Carlos J. Beltrán as president of the league.[2][3]
Competition format[]
Regular season[]
The BSN tournament is played under the regular FIBA basketball rules. The teams regularly play a total of four games amongst them. For the 2017 tournament, the regular season extended to 36 games. Of the 9 participating teams, the top 8 moved on to the postseason.
Postseason[]
Current teams[]
Team | Home city | Year established | Arena | Capacity |
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Atléticos de San Germán | San Germán | 1930 | Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum | |
Brujos de Guayama | Guayama | 1971 | Dr. Roque Nido Stella Coliseum | |
Capitanes de Arecibo | Arecibo | 1946 | Manuel Iguina Coliseum | |
Gigantes de Carolina | Carolina | 1971 | Guillermo Angulo Coliseum | |
Indios de Mayagüez | Mayagüez | 1956 | Palacio de Recreación y Deportes | |
Leones de Ponce | Ponce | 1946 | Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium | |
Mets de Guaynabo | Guaynabo | 1935 | Mario Morales Coliseum | |
Piratas de Quebradillas | Quebradillas | 1926 | Raymond Dalmau Coliseum | |
Cariduros de Fajardo | Fajardo | 1973 | Tomás Dones Coliseum | |
Vaqueros de Bayamón | Bayamón | 1930 | Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum | |
Grises de Humacao | Humacao | 2005 | Emilio E. Huyke Coliseum | |
Cangrejeros de Santurce | Santurce | 1918 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum |
Defunct teams[]
Aibonito Polluelos de Aibonito; (1977–2001) Played their home games at Cancha Marron Aponte
Aguada Conquistadores de Aguada (1994-1998)
Aguadilla Tiburones de Aguadilla; (1990s–1998) Played their home games at the Luis T. Diaz Coliseum
Cabo Rojo Taínos de Cabo Rojo; (1989–1993) Played their home games at Rebekah Colberg Cabrera Coliseum
Caguas Criollos de Caguas; (1976–2009) Played their home games at Héctor Solá Besares Coliseum
Canóvanas Indios de Canóvanas Played their home games at Coliseo Carlos Miguel Mangual
Coamo Maratonistas de Coamo; (1985–1996, 1999–2015) Played their home games at Edwin "Puruco" Nolasco Coliseum
Aguada Santeros de Aguada; (2016–2020) Played their home games at the Ismael Delgado Coliseum
Cayey Toritos de Cayey; (2002–2004) Played their home games at the Cayey Municipal Coliseum
Isabela Gallitos de Isabela Played their home games at the
Manatí Atenienses de Manatí; (2014–2017) Played their home games at the Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum
Morovis Titanes de Morovis; (1977–2006) Played their home games in the José Pepe Huyke Coliseum
Villalba Avancinos de Villalba; (1996–1998) Played their home games at the José Ibem Marrero Coliseum
League records[]
Rubén Rodríguez established most of the early long-standing records in the BSN. He broke both the single-season points record with 810 in 1978 and the highest career points record with 11,549. The current holder of the career mark is Georgie Torres, who broke it before retiring in 2001 with 15,863 points in 679 games, playing his entire career after the establishment of the three-point line.[4] Rodríguez also holds the mark for most rebounds in a career with 6,178. He also held the single-season rebound record with 380 in 1978, which stood until Lee Benson broke it in 2008. Currently, Neftalí Rivera holds the record for most points in a game in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional when he scored 79 points on May 22, 1974. In that game he achieved the record by making 34 field goals (all of them 2-pointers as 3-pointers were not adopted back then) and 11 free throws.[5] In 1989, Pablo Alicea of the Gigantes de Carolina established a record for most assists in one game with 25.[6] The record stood for over two decades until May 1, 2012, when Jonathan García of the Caciques de Humacao broke it recording 33 assists against the Brujos de Guayama. García's mark is an unofficial world record pending the approval of Guinness World Records, since there is no higher number recorded in any amateur or professional international league or in FIBA competition.[7] During this game, the Caciques also established the team points record for a single game with 130 and for most scored during a single (10-minute) quarter with 46. The Vaqueros de Bayamón hosted the game with highest attendance in the league, with 17,621 fans attending a home game against Río Piedras on September 8, 1969. This bested the previous top of 16,564 in a game between Ponce and Santurce. The Vaqueros also hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning five from 1971 to 1975.
Championships[]
Number of championships won by teams[]
Teams | Finals | Championships | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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Vaqueros de Bayamón | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1933, 1935, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2020 |
1930, 1934, 1970, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018 |
Atléticos de San Germán | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1942-1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1997 |
1931, 1933, 1936*, 1938*, 1940, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1986 |
Leones de Ponce | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1952, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015 |
1949, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2013, 2019 |
Cangrejeros de Santurce | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1962, 1968, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 |
1942, 1942–1943, 1951, 1952, 1964, 2006 |
Capitanes de Arecibo | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1959, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2021 | 1932, 1946, 1948, 1961, 1966, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
Cardenales de Río Piedras | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1946, 1955, 1956, 1957,1963, 1976 |
1941, 1947, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1977 |
Piratas de Quebradillas | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2013, 2017 | 1937, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2020 |
Capitalinos de San Juan | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1930, 1931, 1940, 1945, 1958 | 1943, 1944, 1950, 1974 |
Mets de Guaynabo | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1980, 1982, 1989 | 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 2021 |
Vega Baja | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1934, 1937 | 1935, 1939 |
Indios de Canóvanas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1983, 1984 | 1988 |
Gallitos de la UPR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1944, 1951 | 1945 |
Polluelos de Aibonito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 1987 |
Club Náutico San Juan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1936 | — |
Criollos de Caguas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | — |
Indios de Mayagüez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2012 | — |
Titanes de Morovis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1987 | — |
Gigantes de Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 1979, 1997, 2008 |
Brujos de Guayama | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 1991, 1994 |
Gallitos de Isabela | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 1984 |
Maratonistas de Coamo | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2004 |
Santeros de Aguada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2019 |
- *These titles are from Farmacia Martin, a team that later merged with the Atléticos de San Germán
BSN awards[]
BSN statistical leaders[]
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: These tables are five years old.(May 2020) |
^ | Active player |
* | Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame |
BSN all-time scoring leaders[]
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | Years | Total points | Games played |
Points per game average |
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Georgie Torres | Puerto Rico | 1975–2001 | |||||
Mario Morales | Puerto Rico | 1975–1998 | |||||
Mario Butler | Panama | 1980–2008 | |||||
Rolando Frazer | Panama | 1980–2001 | |||||
Raymond Dalmau | Puerto Rico | 1966–1985 | |||||
Rubén Rodríguez | Puerto Rico | 1969–1991 | |||||
Roberto Ríos | Puerto Rico | 1978–2000 | |||||
Ángel Santiago | Puerto Rico | 1973–1996 | |||||
José Quiñonez | Puerto Rico | ??–?? | |||||
Christian Dalmau | Puerto Rico | 1992–2003, 2009–2017 |
Note: Christian Dalmau has been updated to show that he retired in 2017 - but his stats (and all stats in this section) are from 2015.
BSN all-time rebounding leaders[]
Rank | Player | Pos | Years | Reb | GP | RPG |
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Mario Butler | 1980–2008 | 8,236 | 779 | 10.6 | ||
Rubén Rodríguez | 1969–1991 | 6,178 | 631 | 9.8 | ||
Rolando Frazer | 1980–2001 | 6,153 | 603 | 10.2 | ||
Raymond Dalmau | 1966–1985 | 5,673 | 537 | 10.6 | ||
Mario Morales | 1975–1998 | 5,665 | 675 | 8.4 | ||
José Ortíz | 1980–2006 | 5,314 | 505 | 10.5 | ||
Carlos Bermúdez | 1970–1984 | 4,884 | 422 | 11.6 | ||
Edgar de León | 1981–2001 | 4,837 | 493 | 9.8 | ||
Teófilo Cruz* | 1957–1982 | 4,672 | 584 | 8 | ||
Angel Santiago | 1973–1996 | 4,447 | 617 | 7.2 |
BSN all-time assists leaders[]
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Years | Total AST | GP | APG |
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James Carter | 1987–2006 | 3,025 | 543 | 5.6 | ||
Pablo Alicea | 1987–2006 | 2,762 | 503 | 5.5 | ||
Christian Dalmau | 1992–2003, 2009–2017 | 2,752 | 577 | 4.8 | ||
Javier Antonio Colón | 1987–2008 | 2,748 | 555 | 5.0 | ||
Federico López | 1981–1997 | 2,440 | 446 | 5.5 | ||
Roberto Ríos | 1978–2000 | 2,315 | 681 | 3.4 | ||
Raymond Dalmau | 1966–1985 | 2,302 | 537 | 5.1 | ||
Wilfredo Pagan^ | 1992–Present | 2,291 | 619 | 3.7 | ||
Bobby Joe Hatton | 1994–2012 | 2,235 | 489 | 4.6 | ||
George Torres | 1975–2001 | 2,203 | 679 | 3.2 |
Note: Christian Dalmau has been updated to show that he retired in 2017 - but his stats (and all stats in this section) are from 2015.
BSN all-time block leaders[]
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | Total blocks | Games played |
Blocks per game average |
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Kleon Penn | Puerto Rico British Virgin Islands |
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Jeffrion Aubry | Puerto Rico | |||||
Peter John Ramos | Puerto Rico | |||||
Carmelo Lee | Puerto Rico | |||||
United States Virgin Islands |
See also[]
- Puerto Rico national basketball team
References[]
- ^ BSNPR (6 April 2021). "Los Atenienses de Manatí y Cangejeros de Santurce jugarán la temporada 2021". BSNPR.
- ^ "BSN tiene nuevo presidente". El Nuevo Dia. 9 October 2015.
- ^ NotiCel (9 October 2015). "BSN tiene un nuevo presidente". NOTICEL.
- ^ "ADENDI". www.adendi.com.
- ^ "40 años de la increíble gesta de Neftalí Rivera". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jonathan García: nuevo rey de asistencias". Primera Hora. 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Estadísticas : Campeonatos - Baloncesto Superior Nacional Puerto Rico". bsnpr.com.
External links[]
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Puerto Rican league on Latinbasket.com (in English)
- Famous Basketball Players from Puerto Rico on ranker.com
- Baloncesto Superior Nacional
- Basketball leagues in Puerto Rico
- 1929 establishments in Puerto Rico
- Sports leagues established in 1929
- Professional sports leagues in the United States
- Professional sports leagues in Puerto Rico