Grises de Humacao

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Grises de Humacao
Nickname"The Greys"
Leagues BSN
Founded2005
HistoryGrises de Humacao
(2005–2010; 2021–)
Arena Emilio E. Huyke Coliseum
Capacity1,500
Location Humacao, Puerto Rico
Team colorsGrey, black and white
   
Head coachWilhelmus Caanen
OwnershipErnesto Cambo
Championships0

Grises de Humacao (lit. "Humacao Greys") is a basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico, which competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top professional league in Puerto Rico.

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History

The team was originally created in 2005, when the Toritos de Cayey franchise was moved to Humacao. The Grises' homecourt is the Emilio Huyke coliseum. In 2010 Antonio "Tonin" Casillas, the team's owner, decided to give the franchise a makeover and changed the name to Caciques de Humacao. The main reason was to reflect a more positive image on a city which has always been known as the "gray" city. The change also shifted the public opinion on to the Taino heritage of the city and honors the chieftain Jumakao, who fought a rebellion against the Spanish over 500 years ago.

Expansion franchise (2021–present)

Prior to the 2021 season, the league granted Florida-based businessman Ernesto Cambo a new franchise under the name of Grises de Humacao. [1] The team replaced the Caciques, which were transferred to Guayama in 2019. Cambo named himself coach and brought in his son, Anthony, as an imported player. [2] [3]

Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Grises de Humacao roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Flag of the United States.svg Spottsville, Darion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)24 – (1998-11-25)November 25, 1998
SG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Jr., Monty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)26 – (1997-02-13)February 13, 1997
PF 6 Flag of Latvia.svg Timma, Jānis  (I)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)30 – (1992-07-02)July 2, 1992
F 8 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Zambrana, Xavier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)32 – (1991-03-25)March 25, 1991
G/F 9 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Santiago, Axel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)28 – (1994-06-15)June 15, 1994
PG 10 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rivera, Luis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)24 – (1998-09-22)September 22, 1998
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Simpson, Zavier  (I)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)26 – (1997-02-11)February 11, 1997
PG 12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Belardo, Gabriel  (C)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)33 – (1989-10-06)October 6, 1989
F/C 15 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Parker-Rivera, Timajh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)29 – (1994-02-09)February 9, 1994
SG 20 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Pastrano, Giovanni 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)27 – (1995-12-04)December 4, 1995
G 24 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Ruíz, Jared 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)30 – (1992-09-14)September 14, 1992
C 25 Flag of the United States.svg Robinson, Thomas  (I)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (110 kg)32 – (1991-03-18)March 18, 1991
PG 25 Flag of the United States.svg Dentmon, Justin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg)37 – (1985-09-05)September 5, 1985
PG 27 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rodríguez, Ernesto 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)32 – (1990-12-27)December 27, 1990
F 42 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rivera, Edwin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)24 – (1998-10-13)October 13, 1998
Head coach
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro González
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Carrillo
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Karim Malpica
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Pepito Romero
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Martínez
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Imported
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Thomas Robinson Xavier ZambranaEdwin Rivera
PF Timajh Parker-Rivera Monty Scott Jr. Jānis Timma
SF Jared RuízDarion SpottsvilleAxel Santiago
SG Luis RiveraGabriel BelardoGiovanni Pastrano
PG Zavier Simpson Ernesto Rodríguez Justin Dentmon

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References

  1. ↑ "El Baloncesto Superior Nacional anuncia el resultado del Sorteo de Expansión". bsnpr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ "El apoderado de Humacao Ernie Cambo asegura estar preparado para dirigir en el BSN: "Soy el técnico porque tengo la experiencia"". June 10, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Cambo completa el trio de refuerzos en Humacao". rumboalcamerino.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.


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