The Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros de Santurce) are a BSN basketball team from the San Juan area of Santurce. They currently play at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and Mario "Quijote" Morales Coliseum, they have been playing there since 2005. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ... National Superior Basketball —or Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Spanish— is a basketball league in Puerto Rico wich was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of NBA players and a lot of classic games and emotive moments to its fans. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ... The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, officially named Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (and nicknamed El Choliseo, in honor of Agrelots best known character, Don Cholito), is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The First Years

The team has included name players such as Teófilo Cruz, and Rafael Valle. Cruz, #13, played for 25 seasons being MVP in 4 seasons and leading the BSN in points per game 2 times. He was the starting center of the PR national basketball team in the times when Puerto Rico and Brazil where the two most dominant teams in the Americas outside the USA. Valle, #5, arguably the best power forward in BSN history, played actively in 8 seasons finishing MVP and first in points per game in 1956. He was active in 2 Olympic games, where he led Puerto Rico in scoring both times. After 2 championships, and several finals, the Santurce Crabbers played their last season in 1976. In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Languages Spanish, English Religions Roman Catholic, Protestantism An entry was temporarily removed here. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere historically considered to consist of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

The Return

On 1998, Angelo Medina adquired the Aguadilla Sharks, Fajardo Cariduros and San Juan Saints, merged them and adquired other free agents to revive the Santurce Crabbers, who started playing in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. The team featured players like: Jose "Piculin" Ortiz, Carlos Arroyo, Orlando "Guayacan" Santiago and Jeffrey Aubry. Besides those players, Santurce featured as a coach Julio Toro, who was the coach of the national team and had previously won a championship in the league. The team went on to defeat the Ponce Lions in the final. Angelo Medina, Born April 21,1959 - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. ... The Fajardo Cariduros are a team in the BSN League. ... The Roberto Clemente Coliseum (or Coliseo Roberto Clemente in Spanish) is a sporting events and concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Carlos Alberto Arroyo (born July 30, 1979 in Fajardo) is Puerto Rican professional basketball player. ... Julio Toro (born 1942) is a Puerto Rican basketball coach, and arguably one of the most successful head coaches in Puerto Rican professional basketball history. ... Logo of the Ponce Lions The Ponce Lions —or Leones de Ponce in Spanish— are a BSN basketball team based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. ...

Rolando Horrutinier would join the Crabbers in 1999. That year Santurce would repeat the championship in 2000, 2001 and 2003. In all those championships the team was lead by Ortiz, Arroyo and Horrutinier, the 3 then members of the national team.

Move from the Roberto Clemente Coliseum

In 2005, the mayor of San Juan, Jorge Santini, decided that the Crabbers could no longer play in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum because the assistance was low and it was not worth playing there., and offered them the Pedrin Zorrilla Court, which is used for volleyball. The major of Guaynabo, Hector O'Neil, offered Medina use of the Mario "Quijote" Morales Coliseum, located in Guaynabo, and Medina decided to split home games between the recently opened Puerto Rico Coliseum. The games at the Puerto Rico Coliseum averaged an attendance of 10,000. Santini and the municipality of San Juan insisted that the Pedrin Zorrilla should be used, and even had a giant billboard in front of the coliseum that read We want this (the Pedrin Zorrilla) to be the the new home of the Crabbers. The use of the "Quijote" Morales contributed to the return of a professional team in Guaynabo (Guaynabo Conquistadors). Jorge Santini Padilla (born 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). ... Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico. ...

To this date, the team remains playing home games in Guaynabo and the Puerto Rico Coliseum. The Puerto Rico Coliseum is only used in playoffs and regular season games against teams that attract a large crowd such as the Arecibo Captains, Ponce Lions and Bayamon Cowboys. 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. ... Logo of the Ponce Lions The Ponce Lions —or Leones de Ponce in Spanish— are a BSN basketball team based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. ... The Bayamón Cowboys or Vaqueros de Bayamón in Spanish, are a professional basketball team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. ...

Current Roster

The current roster features:

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Notable Former Players

• Teo Cruz
• Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
• Carlos Arroyo
• Rolando Horrutinier

The nombers of Cruz (13), and Ortiz (4) have been retired by the team. The retirement of the #4 was held on May 2, 2007 on a ceremony at the home opener. The ceremony included memories of the championships between 1998 and 2003, where Ortiz lead the team, and comments from him with the trophy and at the celebration. The 2007 Crabbers season is dedicated to him. Carlos Alberto Arroyo (born July 30, 1979 in Fajardo) is Puerto Rican professional basketball player. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...