Titanes de Barranquilla

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Titanes de Barranquilla
Titanes de Barranquilla logo
LeaguesBaloncesto Profesional Colombiano
Founded2018
HistoryTitanes de Barranquilla
2018–present
Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationBarranquilla, Colombia
Head coach
Team captainGianluca Bacchi
Championships4 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021-I)
Websitetitanesbaq.com

Titanes de Barranquilla (in English: Titans of Barranquilla) is a Colombian professional basketball team based in Barranquilla. The team plays in the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano, where it has won the championship four times since the establishment of the team in 2018.

History[]

The team had its debut in October 2018 against the at the in Barranquilla, led by , coach of the national team and multiple champion of the Colombian league.[1]

Titanes became the first Barranquilla team in 15 years to play in Colombia's first division. Barranquilla's major Alejandro Char Chaljub stressed that the team would enjoy his full support as it supports the development of the local youth. Chaljub added that the idea of having the professional team in Barranquilla came from him. He said “we studied it, analyzed it, and gave the go-ahead, because after the Central American and Caribbean Games the city was hungry for sports. And furthermore, these venues need important events to keep them running and what better way than to be with a team like Titanes at the Elías Chegwin stadium.”[2]

According to head coach Tomás Díaz, the goal has been to compete internationally for both the senior team and for minors.[2]

In the 2020–21 season, Titanes played in the BCL Americas, its debut in the pan-American top competition.

Honours[]

Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano

  • Champions (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021-I

Notable players[]

Main category: Titanes de Barranquilla players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[]

  1. ^ Andrés Noé Gómez (3 October 2018). "Barranquilla, aquí van los Titanes". zonacero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Titanes, el equipo que representará a Barranquilla en el baloncesto profesional Juan Manuel Cantillo Arrieta (eluniversal.com.co/), 25 September 2021. Accessed 17 November 2021.(in Spanish)

External links[]

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