Pichincha de Potosí
| Pichincha de Potosí | |||
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| Nickname | Red Bull (Toro Rojo)[1] | ||
| Leagues | Libobasquet Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | ||
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| Location | Potosí, Bolivia | ||
| Championships | 2019 | ||
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Club Deportivo y Cultural Pichincha de Potosí is an Bolivian professional basketball team.
The team won the Libobasquet Championship in 2019. According to the Bolivian newspaper Los Tiempos, several factors have contributed to the team’s success, including good management, economic and governmental support, and mainly the support of the people. As it is with the other Potosi competitors, namely and , many of the former students of the clubs' prestigious schools today contribute financially, in addition to attending the games.[2]
The Government of Potosí invested in the improvement of the , mainly with the installation of the floating floor, new giraffes for the boards and electronic meters.[2]
Games between Pichincha and Calero normally draw around 5,000 spectators.[2]
Notable players[]
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
References[]
- ^ a b c Pichincha golpea primero en la final de la Libobasquet frente a San Simón Correo del Sur, 9 August 2016. Accessed 12 August 2021.(in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d Identidad deportiva, la fórmula del éxito del básquetbol potosino Gabriel Caero Rodríguez (Los Tiempos), 22 September 2019. Accessed 12 August 2021.(in Spanish)
External links[]
- Basketball teams in Bolivia
- Potosí