2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season

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Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Season2024
DurationApril 3 – August 30
Games played34
Teams 12
TV partner(s) Telemundo Puerto Rico
Regular season
Season MVP Travis Trice
Finals
Champions Criollos de Caguas 2nd
Runners-up Osos de Manatí
Finals MVP Travis Trice (Criollos)
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The 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season was the 95th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). [1] The Gigantes de Carolina came into the season as the defending champions, winning the 2023 BSN Finals. [2] The regular season began on April 3, and ended on July 1. The tie-breaker and play-in game was held on July 10–12, 2024. The 2024 BSN playoffs then began on July 13.

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League news

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]

Teams

Venues and locations

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
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

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerJersey sponsor
Atléticos de San Germán Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Eddie Casiano Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Tjader Fernandez
Cangrejeros de Santurce Flag of the United States.svg Brad Greenberg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Angel Matias Adidas
Capitanes de Arecibo Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan Cardona Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Liz AC SportsBrava Lubricants
Criollos de Caguas Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Wilhelmus Caanen Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alexander KapposOptime SportsCalesa Toyota
Gigantes de Carolina Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Gonzalez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alex Franklin
Indios de Mayagüez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Christian Dalmau Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jorge Pacheco
Leones de Ponce Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Hernández Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jezreel De Jesús AC Sports
Mets de Guaynabo Flag of Puerto Rico.svg J. J. Barea Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jaysean Paige Monarch Sixt
Osos de Manatí Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Iván Ríos Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Isaac Sosa Nike
Piratas de Quebradillas Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael Cruz Flag of Puerto Rico.svg William Cruz RodriguezAC Sports Sixt
Santeros de Aguada Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Omar González Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alex Abreu Coop Rincón, SpeedyNet
Vaqueros de Bayamón Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nelson Colón Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Mojica Optime Sports Goya Foods

Regular season

Standings

Group A
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPCTQualification or relegation
1 Capitanes de Arecibo 34231119261778+148.676Qualification to playoffs
2 Santeros de Aguada 34161819701993−23.471
3 Piratas de Quebradillas 34161817841789−5.471
4 Leones de Ponce 34151913651503−138.441Tie-Breaker
5 Indios de Mayagüez 34151918431805+38.441
6 Atléticos de San Germán 34132119001932−32.382
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: BSN
Group B
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPCTQualification or relegation
1 Mets de Guaynabo 34211316751686−11.618Qualification to playoffs
2 Gigantes de Carolina 34201418011768+33.588
3 Criollos de Caguas 34191516771638+39.559
4 Osos de Manatí 34181618791902−23.529
5 Cangrejeros de Santurce 34181614391430+9.529Qualification to play-in
6 Vaqueros de Bayamón 34102418051840−35.294
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: BSN

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per game Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Mudiay Piratas de Quebradillas 21.5
Rebounds per game Flag of the United States.svg Jared Sullinger Cangrejeros de Santurce15.1
Assists per game Flag of the United States.svg Travis Trice Criollos de Caguas 7.7
Steals per game Flag of the United States.svg Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Mets de Guaynabo 1.6
Blocks per game Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Bell Leones de Ponce 1.9
FG% Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Christian M. Negron Leones de Ponce 69.0%
3FG% Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alonzo Ortiz Traylor Indios de Mayagüez 50.0%
FT% Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ivan Gandia Santeros de Aguada 93.0%

Team statistic leaders

CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per game Capitanes de Arecibo 96.3
Rebounds per game Cangrejeros de Santurce 39.6
Assists per game Santeros de Aguada 21.9
Steals per gameCapitanes de Arecibo/Mets de Guaynabo 7.4
Blocks per gameMets de Guaynabo4.2
FG%Capitanes de Arecibo51.0%
3FG%Capitanes de Arecibo40.0%

Awards

Season Awards

On July 11, 2024, the league announced the end of season award winners; with Travis Trice being named the league's Most Valuable Player. This year's BSN Awards event was held in the theater of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. [4]

  • Most Valuable Player : Flag of the United States.svg Travis Trice—Criollos de Caguas (20.7 PPG, 7.2 APG, 3.5 RPG)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg George Conditt IV—Gigantes de Carolina (14.6 PPG, 9.2 RPG)
  • Rookie of the Year : Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of Panama.svg Jhivvan Jackson—Osos de Manatí (12.0 PPG, 2.9 APG, 2.7 RPG)
  • Sixth Man of the Year: Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Emmanuel Maldonado—Cangrejeros de Santurce (8.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG)
  • Most Improved Player of the Year: Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alfonso Plummer—Capitanes de Arecibo (18.9 PPG, 3.8 APG, 3.1 RPG)
  • Coach of the Year: Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Juan Cardona—Capitanes de Arecibo
  • GM of the Year: Flag of Puerto Rico.svg José Manuel Baeza—Capitanes de Arecibo

Finals Awards

  • 2024 Finals Most Valuable Player: Flag of the United States.svg Travis Trice—Criollos de Caguas (20.9 PPG, 6.1 APG)

Tie-Breakers and Playoffs

Tie-Breakers Bracket

Tie-Breaker Play-In
5D Cangrejeros de Santurce 82
4A Leones de Ponce 864A Leones de Ponce 85
5A Indios de Mayagüez 81

Playoff Bracket

All rounds are a best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1A Capitanes de Arecibo 3
4B Osos de Manatí 4
4B Osos de Manatí 4
2B Gigantes de Carolina 0
2B Gigantes de Carolina 4
3A Piratas de Quebradillas 3
4B Osos de Manatí 3
3B Criollos de Caguas 4
1B Mets de Guaynabo 3
4A Leones de Ponce 4
4A Leones de Ponce 2
3B Criollos de Caguas 4
2A Santeros de Aguada 3
3B Criollos de Caguas 4

La Final

The 2024 Final (also known as the 2024 La Final Brava for sponsorship reasons) is the championship series of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)'s 2024 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The final's series was a best-of-seven alternating venues after every game between the final two teams: Criollos de Caguas and Osos de Manatí.

Series summary

GameDateRoad teamResultHome team
Game 1August 17Osos de Manatí105 – 99 (1–0)Criollos de Caguas
Game 2August 19Criollos de Caguas109 – 104 OT (1–1)Osos de Manatí
Game 3August 21Osos de Manatí89 – 85 (2–1)Criollos de Caguas
Game 4August 23Criollos de Caguas91 – 86 (2–2)Osos de Manatí
Game 5August 25Osos de Manatí98 – 89 (3–2)Criollos de Caguas
Game 6August 27Criollos de Caguas122 – 121 2OT (3–3)Osos de Manatí
Game 7August 30Osos de Manatí81 – 96 (3–4)Criollos de Caguas

Game summaries

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the BSN.

Game 1

August 17
8:05 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí104, Criollos de Caguas 99
Scoring by quarter:31–18, 23–26, 29–27, 22–28
Pts: Cheick Diallo 24
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 15
Asts: Norris Cole 12		Pts: Travis Trice 21
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 15
Asts: Travis Trice 11
Manatí leads series, 1–0

Game 2

August 19
8:05 pm GMT
Criollos de Caguas109, Osos de Manatí 104 (OT)
Scoring by quarter:29–21, 22–24, 22–26, 26–28,  Overtime:10–5
Pts: Travis Trice 37
Rebs: Louis King 12
Asts: Louis King 7		Pts: Ethan Thompson 22
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 15
Asts: Norris Cole 10
Series tied, 1–1

Game 3

August 21
8:05 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí89, Criollos de Caguas 85
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 30–19, 19–22, 17–19
Pts: Jhivvan Jackson 24
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 7
Alex Morales
Asts: Norris Cole 12
Chris Ortiz 		Pts: Louis King 23
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 13
Asts: Akil Mitchell 6
Manatí leads series, 2-1

Game 4

August 23
8:05 pm GMT
Criollos de Caguas91, Osos de Manatí 86
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–16, 23–17, 21–24
Pts: Louis King 21
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 10
Asts: Travis Trice 8		Pts: Cheick Diallo 21
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 8
Asts: Norris Cole 9
Series tied, 2–2

Game 5

August 25
8:05 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí98, Criollos de Caguas 89
Scoring by quarter:18–16, 29–19, 27–31, 24–23
Pts: Ethan Thompson 21
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 8
Asts: Norris Cole 6		Pts: Devon Collier 18
Rebs: Devon Collier 11
Asts: Travis Trice 5
Manatí leads series, 3–2

Game 6

August 27
8:05 pm GMT
Criollos de Caguas122, Osos de Manatí 121 (OT)
Scoring by quarter:23–22, 18–19, 19–24, 31–26,  Overtime: 15–15 , 16–15
Pts: Travis Trice 32
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 14
Asts: Akil Mitchell 6
Travis Trice 		Pts: Norris Cole 35
Rebs: Tyler Davis 11
Asts: Norris Cole 7
Series tied, 3–3

Game 7

August 30
8:10 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí 81, Criollos de Caguas96
Scoring by quarter:20–19, 25–30, 13–26, 23–21
Pts: Alex Morales 25
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 10
Asts: Norris Cole 7		Pts: Alexander Kappos 22
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 15
Asts: Travis Trice 8
Caguas wins series, 4–3

References

  1. ↑ "Anunciado el calendario oficial de la temporada 2024". bsnpr.com (in Spanish). February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "¡El BSN es del "calentón"! Los Gigantes de Carolina se coronan campeones". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). July 26, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Los Criollos oficializan el regreso al BSN al Valle del Turabo". primerahora.com (in Spanish). August 23, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/esta-noche-bsn-awards-por-punto-2/2624974/
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