Baloncesto Superior Nacional | |
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Season | 2024 |
Duration | April 3 – September |
Number of games | 34 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Telemundo Puerto Rico |
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The 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season is the 95th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). [1]
Gigantes de Carolina are the defending champions. [2]
On August 17, 2023, the league approved the transfer of ownership of the Grises de Humacao to a group that relocated them to Caguas and rebranded the team as Criollos de Caguas, a club that participated in the BSN from 1976 to 2009. [3]
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Atléticos de San Germán | San Germán | Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum | 5,000 |
Cangrejeros de Santurce | Santurce | Roberto Clemente Coliseum | 9,000 |
Capitanes de Arecibo | Arecibo | Manuel Iguina Coliseum | 12,000 |
Criollos de Caguas | Caguas | Coliseo Roger Mendoza | 3,000 |
Gigantes de Carolina | Carolina | Guillermo Angulo Coliseum | 5,000 |
Indios de Mayagüez | Mayagüez | Palacio de Recreación y Deportes | 5,500 |
Leones de Ponce | Ponce | Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium | 11,000 |
Mets de Guaynabo | Guaynabo | Mario Morales Coliseum | 5,500 |
Osos de Manatí | Manatí | Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum | 8,000 |
Piratas de Quebradillas | Quebradillas | Raymond Dalmau Coliseum | 5,500 |
Santeros de Aguada | Aguada | Ismael Delgado Coliseum | 6,000 |
Vaqueros de Bayamón | Bayamón | Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum | 12,000 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Jersey sponsor |
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Atléticos de San Germán | Eddie Casiano | Tjader Fernandez | ||
Cangrejeros de Santurce | Brad Greenberg | Angel Matias | Adidas | |
Capitanes de Arecibo | Juan Cardona | Víctor Liz | AC Sports | Brava Lubricants |
Criollos de Caguas | Wilhelmus Caanen | Alexander Kappos | Optime Sports | Calesa Toyota |
Gigantes de Carolina | Carlos Gonzalez | Alex Franklin | ||
Indios de Mayagüez | Christian Dalmau | Jorge Pacheco | ||
Leones de Ponce | Sergio Hernández | Jezreel De Jesús | AC Sports | |
Mets de Guaynabo | J. J. Barea | Jaysean Paige | Monarch | |
Osos de Manatí | Iván Ríos | Isaac Sosa | Nike | |
Piratas de Quebradillas | Rafael Cruz | William Cruz Rodriguez | AC Sports | Sixt |
Santeros de Aguada | Omar González | Alex Abreu | Coop Rincón, SpeedyNet | |
Vaqueros de Bayamón | Nelson Colón | Javier Mojica | Optime Sports | Goya Foods |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Capitanes de Arecibo | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1399 | 1295 | +104 | .800 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Indios de Mayagüez | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1386 | 1363 | +23 | .625 | |
3 | Piratas de Quebradillas | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1528 | 1531 | −3 | .444 | |
4 | Leones de Ponce | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1010 | 1144 | −134 | .385 | |
5 | Atléticos de San Germán | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1472 | 1499 | −27 | .353 | |
6 | Santeros de Aguada | 19 | 6 | 13 | 1551 | 1560 | −9 | .316 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Criollos de Caguas | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1310 | 1218 | +92 | .714 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Mets de Guaynabo | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1231 | 1232 | −1 | .643 | |
3 | Osos de Manatí | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1460 | 1501 | −41 | .500 | |
4 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1076 | 1091 | −15 | .500 | |
5 | Gigantes de Carolina | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1538 | 1500 | +38 | .438 | |
6 | Vaqueros de Bayamón | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1370 | 1397 | −27 | .375 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Sheldon Mac | Osos de Manatí | 23.6 |
Rebounds per game | Ed Davis | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 13.0 |
Assists per game | Travis Trice | Criollos de Caguas | 8.5 |
Steals per game | Jamorko Pickett | Atléticos | 2.0 |
Blocks per game | Amida Brimah | Mets de Guaynabo | 2.6 |
FG% | Enrique Ramos | Leones | 83.0% |
3FG% | Ryan Pearson | Mets | 83.0% |
FT% | Sheldon Mac | Osos de Manatí | 93.0% |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Gigantes de Carolina | 96.1 |
Rebounds per game | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 37.6 |
Assists per game | Capitanes de Arecibo | 22.0 |
Steals per game | Capitanes de Arecibo | 8.6 |
Blocks per game | Mets de Guaynabo | 4.9 |
FG% | Capitanes de Arecibo/Osos de Manatí | 50.0% |
3FG% | Capitanes de Arecibo | 40.0% |
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