Mario Morales (born 1960), a.k.a. "Quijote Morales", for his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in the Puerto Rican BSN league, is one of Puerto Rico's most famous basketball players. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico —or Liga Baloncesto Superior Nacional De Puerto Rico (BSN) in Spanish— was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of Puerto Ricos larger towns. ... Evolution of the rules of basketball 1895 The free throw line was officially placed 15. ...

Morales became a member of the BSN's Cangrejeros De Santurce in 1974, when he was only 14 while still playing high school basketball at the Colegio De La Salle in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Four years later he became a member of Puerto Rico's national basketball team. Morales didn't go to the Montreal Olympics because, as a minor in 1976, he still couldn't join the national team, the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, because Puerto Rico's Olympic committee decided to join the United States in the boycott, and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games because the national team didn't qualify for those. However, when he did get to go to the Olympics, for the Seoul games in 1988 and the Barcelona games in 1992, he impressed international audiences with his skills and savvy. The National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico —or Liga Baloncesto Superior Nacional De Puerto Rico (BSN) in Spanish— was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of Puerto Ricos larger towns. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... There were two Olympic Games in the year 1980: 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Seoul (IPA: , (help· info)) is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in Spain. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In between Olympics and Olympics, he became a dangerous shooter from the 3-point area in the BSN. In 1976, the Cangrejeros became the Mets de Guaynabo, and Morales, aided with the help of his brother in law the half Puerto Rican-half Mexican Federico Fico Lopez, took the Mets to a total of 8 BSN finals, winning 3 championships along the way. The 1989 finals where they won it in 7 games beating the Leones de Ponce, featured a classic game 7, where they had to go into overtime before edging out an 89-84 decision. Fico Lopez jugo para los Mets de Guyanabo y junto a su cunado Mario El Quijote Morales gano varios campeonatos de la Liga de Baloncesto Superior de Puerto Rico. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ponce Lions —or Leones de Ponce in Spanish— are a BSN basketball team based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. ...

Morales had his eyes set on the NBA, but after attending college in the United States, the lack of understanding of English became too difficult for him to overcome, and he decided to return to Puerto Rico. NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West Location of NBA teams, conferences and divisions The National Basketball Association, more commonly referred to as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

He also holds a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license. For other meanings of CPA see CPA (disambiguation) Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are accounting professionals of the United States who have passed the Uniform CPA exam, which was developed and is maintained by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and have subsequently met additional state requirements for licensure...

After he retired, the coliseum where he played for most of his career, Guaynabo's Mets Pavilion, was renamed the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum. There is a large painting of him in a Guaynabo Mets uniform just to the entrance of the coliseum. Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans