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The 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season is the 95th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). [1] The Gigantes de Carolina comes into the season as the defending champions, winning the 2023 BSN Finals. [2] The regular season began on April 3, and ended on July 1. The tie-breaker and play-in game was held on July 10–12, 2024.
The Mets were coached by legendary National Team and Olympic Coach Julio Toro and were a force in Puerto Rican basketball during the 1980s. With such players as Fico Lopez, Mario Morales, José Sosa, Earl Brown, Jose Santos, Gustavo Santos, Papiro Leon, Papote Agosto and many more, the Mets won championships in 1980, 1982 and 1989, while reaching the finals in 1981, 1983, and 1985.
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 league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA , EuroLeague , Spain's ACB , and other tournaments throughout the world.
They've participated in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) from 1971 to 2009; with breaks in 1994, '98, '99, '05, '06, and '10. They have made the BSN Finals three times in their history, 1979 (vs. the Piratas de Quebradillas ), 1997 (vs. Atléticos de San Germán ), and 2008 (vs. Capitanes de Arecibo ), [ 3 ] losing them all.
Capitanes de Arecibo: A notable rivalry that emerged in 2005, with subsequent encounters in 2010 and 2018, showcasing fierce competition between the Vaqueros and the Capitanes de Arecibo. Vega Baja : A rivalry rooted in the early years of the franchise, specifically from 1933 to 1934, when the Vaqueros faced off against Vega Baja in memorable ...
The List of BSN champions are the champions of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) Championship Finals, which is the championship series for the BSN and the conclusion of the professional basketball's league tournament in Puerto Rico. Most Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format. The winning team of the series receives the ...
Prior to 2017, the team was named Atenienses de Manatí. [1] In October 2022 they returned from a hiatus, when Puerto Rican singer Ozuna purchased the Brujos de Guayama, and relocated the team to Manatí. [2] [3] The team reached its first ever BSN finals in 2024, [4] but lost in seven games to the Criollos de Caguas.
In 1946, coached by Wilfredo Franco, Tingo Díaz, Piro Méndez and for a pre-Olympic tournament, the Capitanes emerged. A group of young athletes, mostly from Arecibo, like: Manuel Gilberto (Petaca) Iguina, Quicón Iguina, Abdiel de la Rosa, Alberto Renta, Joaquín Balaguer, Armando Villamil, y Pipe Beníquez showed themselves to be a part of it and dominated the sport in Puerto Rico ...