National Superior Basketball
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1933
No. of teams	13
Country(ies)	Puerto Rico
Most recent champion(s)	Santurce Crabbers
Official website	www.bsnpr.com

National Superior Basketball —or Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Spanish— is a basketball league in Puerto Rico which was established in 1932 and has produced a handful of NBA players and a lot of classic games and emotive moments to its fans. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the sport. ... See also: 1932 in sports, 1934 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... The Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros de Santurce) are a BSN basketball team from the San Juan area of Santurce. ... National Superior Basketball —or Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Spanish— is a basketball league in Puerto Rico which was established in 1932 and has produced a handful of NBA players and a lot of classic games and emotive moments to its fans. ... This article is about the sport. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “NBA” redirects here. ...

The BSN league has had teams in many cities, although for economical reasons, they prefer to stay within Puerto Rico's larger towns. Each year, the regular season is played to a length of either 30 or 33 games per team, and then there is a round robin pitting the best 8 teams of the season, after which the best 4 start the semi-final series, to be played to a best of 7, followed by the finals, also to a best of 7. The term round-robin describes correspondence authored or signed by numerous individuals to a single addressee. ...

In 2005, the Arecibo Captains won their second franchise BSN title, and first since 1959, by beating the Bayamon Cowboys, four games to none, with a game four score of 88-84. 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 NBA players and a lot of classic games and emotive moments to its fans. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bayamón Cowboys or Vaqueros de Bayamón in Spanish, are a professional basketball team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. ...

The San Germán Athletics are leaders in all time championships; with fourteen championships. The Bayamon Vaqueros has thirteen and the Ponce Lions have twelve. San Germán Athletics (Los Atleticos de San Germán) also known as La Cuna del Balocesto en Puerto Rico is a basketball team from Puerto Rico. ...

History

The BSN was a struggling league economically until the 1980s, when, with Genaro 'Tuto' Marchand as President, an explosion of basketball popularity happened all over Puerto Rico. Basketball overtook baseball as the Puerto Rican fans' second favorite sport after boxing at that time. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

The fact that WAPA-TV Channel 4 transmitted six games a week for the whole island to see, was a major contributor to this change in popularity. These games were shown Sundays at 2 p.m., Sundays at 9 p.m., Wednesday nights at 9, Friday nights at 9, and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and at 9 p.m.. WAPA-TV is a full-power, independent television station located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 4, digital channel 27. ...

During that time, other legends followed in the footsteps of Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Named Greatest Basketball Player in the World at the Basketball World Championship, held in Santiago, Chile, 1959). Among those younger stars, various bright stars soon emerged, such as Mario 'Quijote' Morales, Raymond Dalmau, Jose 'Piculin' Ortiz, Jerome Mincy, Georgie Torres, Angelo Cruz, Angel 'Cachorro' Santiago, the late Federico 'Fico' Lopez and Ruben Rodriguez showcased their talents to all of Puerto Rico's TV viewers and game goers. Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago Coordinates: , Region Province Foundation February 12, 1541 Government  - Mayor Raúl Alcaíno Lihn Area 1  - City 22. ... Mario Morales (born 1960), a. ... Raymond Dalmau (born c. ... José Piculin Ortiz wearing the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team uniform. ... Jerome Mincy (born October 10, 1964) in Ramey Air Force Base Aguadilla, Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player of American parents. ... George Torres (born 1957), better known as Georgie Torres, is a Puerto Rican who is a well known former BSN basketball player. ... 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. ... Ruben Rodriguez (born 1948) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played 19 seasons in the BSN tournament. ...

After Hetin Reyes took the league over there were economic problems, but in part this is due to the rise in the cost of living. Nevertheless, the league continues to operate with 13 franchises but is looking at the future with optimism.

Currently, the leagues games are showcased on Puerto Rico's TUTV television channel. WIPR-TV is an educational, full-power television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 6, digital 55. ...

Although some conssesions have been made, even offering Santurce fans free rides on the Tren Urbano train system so that they can attend away games at Bayamon, the league continued suffering monetary loss in 2005, and the basketball tournament was drastically reduced to only nine competing teams. In order to try to attract more fans to the venues in which the tournament is being played. San Juans Tren Urbano – Phase I Service Route and Stations. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ...

For the 2007 Season, the Morovis team moved to Fajardo and two teams joined back the league, Mayaguez Indians and Carolina Giants.

Teams

• Arecibo CaptainsRunner-up
• Bayamón Cowboys
• Caguas Creoles
• Carolina Giants
• Coamo Marathon Runners
• Guayama Wizards
• Guaynabo Conquistadores
• Humacao Grays
• Mayaguez Indians
• Fajardo Cariduros
• Ponce Lions
• San Germán Athletics
• Santurce Crabbers Current champions

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 NBA players and a lot of classic games and emotive moments to its fans. ... The Bayamón Cowboys or Vaqueros de Bayamón in Spanish, are a professional basketball team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. ... The Caguas Creoles —or Criollos de Caguas in Spanish— were a BSN basketball team based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. ... The Coamo Marathon Runners —or Maratonistas de Coamo in Spanish— are a BSN basketball team based in Coamo, Puerto Rico. ... The Guayama Wizards, or Brujos de Guayama are a basketball team in Guayama, Puerto Rico. ... The Guaynabo Conquistadores are a BSN team that play on Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. ... The Humacao Grays, or Grises de Humacao, are a BSN in a town in the east of Puerto Rico. ... The Mayaguez Indians are a basketball team in the BSN league. ... The Fajardo Cariduros are a team in the BSN League. ... Logo of the Ponce Lions The Ponce Lions —or Leones de Ponce in Spanish— are a BSN basketball team based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. ... San Germán Athletics (Los Atleticos de San Germán) also known as La Cuna del Balocesto en Puerto Rico is a basketball team from Puerto Rico. ... The Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros de Santurce) are a BSN basketball team from the San Juan area of Santurce. ...

Inactive Teams

Currently, only one inactive team remains in the league, the Quebradillas Pirates. Due to financial problems, the team has been inactive since the end of the 2004 season. In August 2006, it was announced that the Quebradillas Pirates will return to active competition in the 2008 season. The Piratas de Quebradillas is a basketball team of the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN). ...

See also

• Puerto Rican national basketball team

The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team (or Puerto Rican National Basketball Selection) is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico. ...

External links

• Official Site - (in Spanish)