Santeros de Aguada

Santeros de Aguada
Nickname	Iguanas
Leagues	Baloncesto Superior Nacional, Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriqueña
Founded	1992 (Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriqueña) 2016 (founded in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional) 2024 (relocated back)
History	Santeros de Aguada (1992–1998; 2016–2021; 2024–present)
Arena	Coliseo Multiusos Ismael "Chavalillo" Delgado
Capacity	7,500
Location	Aguada, Puerto Rico
Team colors	Red, white, green
Head coach	Erick Rodríguez
Ownership	Wilson López
Championships	1 (2019)
Website	www.bsnpr.com/team/santeros-de-aguada/
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Santeros de Aguada is a Puerto Rican professional basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. The team was originally based in Aguada, Puerto Rico, and although the team moved to Fajardo in 2021, even changing their name and re-branding to Cariduros de Fajardo with the move, ^[1] the team was moved again to Aguada to start the 2024 season. ^[2]

History

The team was founded in 1992 and participated in the Liga del Pueblo (now defunct Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriqueña ) during seven seasons before folding in 1998 due to financial problems. In 2016 the team was refounded and joined the Baloncesto Superior Nacional for the 2016 season with the purchase of the Maratonistas de Coamo franchise and later relocation to Aguada, Puerto Rico. ^[3]

The team reached the 2019 BSN Finals against the Leones de Ponce (basketball), winning the franchise's first and only national championship within the BSN league, four games to two, after winning a Game Five in which they trailed by 18 points with four minutes to go.

Home arenas

• Cancha All-Star de Aguada (1992–1998)
• Coliseo Multiusos Ismael "Chavalillo" Delgado (2016–present)

Team roster

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

Santeros de Aguada roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 1 K.J. Santos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) PG 5 Neftaly Acevedo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) PG 11 Alex Abreu Vásquez 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) PG 13 Miguel Arnold 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) SG 15 Jase Febres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) PG 16 Denis Clemente 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) PG 21 Iván Gandía-Rosa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) PF 25 Melsahn Basabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) C 41 Ángel García 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) C 45 Timajh Parker-Rivera 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) SF 55 Manny Camper  (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg)	Head coach Carlos González Assistant coach(es) Leo Arill Athletic trainer(s) Luis Colón Jarito González Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: August 1, 2024

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Timajh Parker-Rivera	Ángel García
PF	Melsahn Basabe	K.J. Santos
SF	Manny Camper	Dimencio Vaughn
SG	Jase Febres	Alex Abreu	Miguel Arnold
PG	Iván Gandía-Rosa	Denis Clemente	Neftaly Acevedo

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

• John Holland
• Ricky Sánchez
• Daniel Johnson
• Rafael Hettsheimeir
• Rigoberto Mendoza
• Omar Samhan
• Derrick Byars
• Dexter Pittman
• Ricky Ledo
• Chane Behanan
• Lamar Patterson
• Albert Burditt
• Danya Abrams
• Sean Green
• Abdul Shamsid-Deen
• Chinanu Onuaku

References

1. Vega, Giovanny (June 16, 2021). "Santeros de Aguada se convierten en los nuevos Cariduros de Fajardo". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved August 2, 2022.
2. "Regresan los Santeros de Aguada al Baloncesto Superior Nacional". Baloncesto Superior Nacional. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
3. Entusiasmo por los Santeros (in Spanish)

External links

• Baloncesto Superior Nacional website (in Spanish)