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The Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico or FBPR) is the governing body of basketball in the territory of Puerto Rico. [1] As of October 18, 2021 the Puerto Rican men's national basketball team is ranked 19th in the world. [2]
The Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriqueña (LBP) is the second tier of professional basketball in Puerto Rico. It is a FIBA-sanctioned league, founded by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. The current champions are the Capitalinos de San Juan.
In 2010, the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation relieved Manolo Cintron of his coaching duties, and on 8 June 2011, the Federation officially announced the new head coach of the national team, Flor Melendez, which will be Melendez's second stint with the team as head coach.
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 16 titles as of 2022.
The United States men's basketball team will face Puerto Rico in its final group phase game of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.. Team USA (2-0) sits atop the Group ...
The Puerto Rico men's national under-15, under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Puerto Rico, administered by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. [1] [2] It represents the country in international under-15, under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.
A bittersweet moment took place recently, when Puerto Rico national men’s basketball team, composed of several of the league’s star players, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ...
Puerto Rico FIBA ranking 12 (9 February 2025) Joined FIBA 1957 FIBA zone FIBA Americas National federation Puerto Rican Basketball Federation Coach Jerry Batista Nickname(s) 12 Magníficas 12 Guerreras Olympic Games Appearances 2 World Cup Appearances 2 FIBA AmeriCup Appearances 13 Medals (2021) (1995, 2017) Pan American Games Appearances 4 Medals (2011) (2019) Light Away First international ...