Ruben Rodriguez (born 1948) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played 19 seasons in the BSN tournament. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... 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. ...

Many people consider either him, Jose Ortiz, Raymond Dalmau, Georgie Torres or Mario Morales to be the greatest basketball player in Puerto Rico's national tournament's history. He was one of only five players (Morales, Dalmau, Georgie Torres and Mario Butler being the other four) to reach 10,000 or more points during his BSN career, and for a long time, was the second best scorer ever behind Dalmau. José Piculin Ortiz wearing the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team uniform. ... Raymond Dalmau (born c. ... George Torres (born 1957), better known as Georgie Torres, is a Puerto Rican who is a well known former BSN basketball player. ... Mario Morales (born 1960), a. ...

Rodriguez spent his whole career with the team Vaqueros of Bayamon. With the Vaqueros, he won 9 national championships, 1967, 1969, five in a row from 1971 to 1975, one in 1981 and one in 1988, the year that the team inaugurated his actual venue, that carries his name, the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. He also garnered the MVP award in 1979, and, once the three point shot was established for the first time in the Puerto Rican tournament during the 1980 season, he started making shots from behind the three point line too. Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Rodriguez was a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, playing in many international tournaments such as the Olympics and Pan American Games. Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ...

He retired in 1991, and he refused to take a drug test during the early 1990s, being suspended for a whole year. He tried several times to coach a basketball team in the Puerto Rico League, BSN, but without success. His most recent attempt was on Bayamon team in 2002, when started the season with 0-5, being fired. He's now a basketball analyst for several radio shows along the island. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 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. ... Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans