Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto

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Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto
Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto logo.png
Founded1974;50 years ago (1974)
(the SPB in 2022)
First season1974
Country Venezuela
ConferencesEastern / Western
Number of teams20
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s) BCL Americas
Current champions Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (1st title)
(2023)
Most championships Marinos de Oriente
Trotamundos de Carabobo
(11 titles each)
Website www.spbven.com

The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division national professional basketball league. Founded in 1974 as the Liga Especial de Baloncesto, it adopted the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto in the 1993 season, and the name SuperLiga in 2019. Marinos are the team with most championships with 11. The winners and runners-up of each LPB season qualify for the FIBA Americas League regular season.

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The 2018 season was the last played with the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto: in 2019 a new competition called Copa LPB was played. In late 2019 the president of the Venezuelan Basketball Federation Hanthony Coello announced the creation of a new league called SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto.

History

Liga Especial de Baloncesto (1974–1992)

In 1974 the league was founded as Liga Especial de Baloncesto (Special Basketball League). The initiative came from Leonardo Rodríguez, who had come back from the United States in September 1973 and had proposed the creation of a league to Arturo Redondo, the then-president of the Venezuelan Basketball Federation. [1] [2] Before the foundation of this league, which involved teams from all over the country, basketball was practiced at state level. [1] The first edition of the league included four teams: Ahorristas de Caracas, Beverly Hills (also from Caracas), Colosos de Carabobo and Toyotas de Aragua. The first league was won by Ahorristas de Caracas, which defeated Colosos de Carabobo in the championship series, 3–2. [1] The first MVP was American forward Robert Lewis of Colosos de Carabobo. [3] In 1975 two teams joined the league: Panteras del Táchira and Petroleros del Zulia. In 1975, Sam Shepherd of Panteras del Táchira scored a then-record 57 points against Petroleros del Zulia; that season also saw the first LPB All-Star Game. [4] The 1975 league title was won by Colosos de Carabobo, which defeated Panteras del Táchira in the final series. In 1976, two more teams joined: Caribes de Anzoátegui and Universitarios de Mérida. The 1976 season saw the first Venezuelan player win the MVP trophy: center Ramón Rivero of Panteras del Táchira. [3]

In 1977, the league was divided in two groups: Este (East), which included Ahorristas de Caracas, Centauros de Cojedes, Guaiqueríes de Margarita and Caribes de Anzoátegui, and Oeste (West), which had Colosos de Carabobo, Universitarios de Mérida, Banqueros de Aragua, and Panteras del Táchira. Guaiqueríes de Margarita, which had debuted in the Liga Especial in 1977, won six consecutive championships from 1977 to 1982. [1] During this period, Guaiqueríes had three MVP winners: Venezuelan forward Cruz Lairet in 1977 and Americans Gerald Cunningham and Lewis Linder in 1980 and 1981, respectively. [3] In 1983 the league saw the highest number of participants yet, with 9 teams: Caribes de Anzoátegui, Colosos de Carabobo, Gaiteros del Zulia, Guaiqueríes de Nueva Esparta, Panteras de Lara, Taurinos de Aragua, Telefonistas de Caracas, Universitarios de Mérida and the Venezuela national team, which participated as a preparation for the 1983 Pan American Games. [1] In the 1983 Liga Especial Panteras won the title, ending the winning streak of Guaiqueríes. In 1984 and 1985 Gaiteros del Zulia won two consecutive titles, led by American forward Michael Britt, a second round selection in the 1983 NBA draft who was named the 1985 MVP. [3]

Between 1986 and 1989 Trotamundos de Carabobo won four consecutive titles, with Alfonso "Al" Smith winning three MVP awards in a row (1987, 1988 and 1989). [1] Trotamundos had several players from the Venezuela national team such as Rostyn González, Luis Jiménez, Iván Olivares and Alexander Nelcha, and import players such as Al Smith, Sam Shepherd and Leroy Combs. [1] [5] The 1987 season saw the debut of Víctor David Díaz, who played for Panteras de Miranda and went on to become the all-time league leader in games played, minutes played and points scored. [6] In 1990 Bravos de Portuguesa won the title, ending Trotamundos' winning streak, with the contribution of MVP Carl Herrera, who had just graduated from the University of Houston, where he played basketball in the NCAA Division I. [3] In 1991 Marinos de Oriente won the league title, and Marinos forward Charlie Bradley, a former player of the University of South Florida, won the MVP award. [3] [7] In 1992 the league title went to Cocodrilos de Caracas, who had debuted the previous season replacing Halcones de Caracas. This was the second time a team from Caracas had won the championship following Ahorristas de Caracas in 1974.

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (1993–2019)

The logo of the LPB Venezuelan LPB Logo.png
The logo of the LPB
A game of Bucaneros de La Guaira, a team that joined the league in 2009 Domo Jose Maria Vargas Venezuela.jpg
A game of Bucaneros de La Guaira, a team that joined the league in 2009

In 1992 the Venezuela national team had participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. This had brought increased interest to basketball in Venezuela, and started a clash between the teams of the Liga Especial and the Basketball Federation for the division of broadcasting rights. [8] This led to the creation of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Professional Basketball League), which was a league owned by the teams and not under the direct control of the Federation. [8] The first president was Tulio Capriles. [1]

The first edition of league was played between 8 teams, with the best 6 advancing to the first round of semifinals ("Semifinals A"), of which the winners and the best losing team qualified for the second round ("Semifinals B"): the winners of Semifinals B qualified for the championship game in a best-of-7 series. The first LPB champions were Marinos de Oriente, which defeated Trotamundos de Carabobo in the final series, 4–3. The first MVP was David Wesley, a player who then went on to have a long career in the NBA. [3] In 1994 Trotamundos won the title against Cocodrilos de Caracas, led by MVP Stanley Brundy, another player with NBA experience. [3] In 1995 Panteras de Miranda won the title, defeating Marinos; Marinos also qualified for the 1996 finals, where they lost to Gaiteros del Zulia. In 1996 Harold Keeling of Toros de Aragua won the MVP award: he then went on to acquire Venezuelan citizenship, and played for the Venezuela national team. In 1997 Guaiqueríes de Margarita won their first title after 15 years: that season also saw Víctor David Díaz of Panteras de Miranda win the MVP award, the first Venezuelan to win it in the LPB era, and the first after 6 consecutive American MVPs (the last Venezuelan to win the award had been Carl Herrera in 1990). [3]

In 1998 Marinos de Oriente defeated Trotamundos in the finals, and in 1999 Trotamundos won the title defeating Panteras de Miranda. In 2000 Cocodrilos de Caracas won the final series against Gaiteros del Zulia with the decisive basket of Lee Nailon, who scored in the final seconds of the seventh game of the series. [9] In 2001 the league title went to Gaiteros del Zulia, and in 2002 Trotamundos de Carabobo won the league after having been down 1–3 in the final series. From 2003 to 2005, Marinos de Oriente won three consecutive titles. In 2006 Trotamundos de Carabobo defeated Guaros de Lara in the championship series and reached 8 league titles, a record at the time.

In 2007 the league title was won by Guaiqueríes de Margarita. In 2008 the league was expanded to 10 teams, with the addition of Gigantes de Guayana and Deportivo Táchira. [10] The 2008 championship went to Cocodrilos de Caracas. In 2009 Deportivo Táchira moved to La Guaira, and became Bucaneros de La Guaira. [10] The 2009 finals were won by Marinos, which also won the 2011 and 2012 titles after losing the 2010 finals to Cocodrilos de Caracas. Marinos reached 7 consecutive finals between 2009 and 2015, winning the titles in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, reaching a total of 11, the most wins by a team in league history. In 2016 Cocodrilos de Caracas won the title against Bucaneros de La Guaira: the 2015–16 season was the first and only one to be played over two years instead of one. In 2017 and 2018 Guaros de Lara won two consecutive titles. In 2019 the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto was replaced by the Copa LPB, a tournament intended as a preparation to the national team's participation in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [11]

SuperLiga era (2019–2022)

The logo used from 2019 to 2022 Venezuelan SuperLiga logo.png
The logo used from 2019 to 2022

In December 2019 newly elected Federation president Hanthony Coello announced that a new league called SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto was going to replace the LPB [12] and was scheduled to start on February 28, 2020. [13] [14] On March 12, 2020, the Venezuelan Basketball Federation announced via Twitter that the planning of the new tournament was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. [15] [16] The SuperLiga eventually commenced on October 13, 2020. [17] A total of 13 teams participated after Trotamundos, Guaros de Lara and Cocodrilos de Caracas withdrew. [18] Spartans Distrito Capital won the first SuperLiga title. [19]

SPB era (2022–present)

On July 8, 2022, the SuperLiga and the LPB merged to form the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB. [20] The boards agreed to merge all records, statistics and championships of Venezuelan basketball.

Format and rules

The competition consists of 20 teams divided in two conferences (West and East) who play each other twice at home and twice away in the regular season, for a total of 36 games. After that, the top four teams of each conference advance to the Playoffs. Every round (1st round, conference finals and league finals) are played in a best-of-seven format.

The regular season starts in February of each year and ends in May. Also, like the NBA, an All-Star Game is held at the middle of the season.

The rule that only two foreign players can play per team still stands.

Current teams

A 2010 game between Trotamundos de Carabobo and Toros de Aragua Trotamundos vs Toros.jpg
A 2010 game between Trotamundos de Carabobo and Toros de Aragua

The following 18 teams played in the 2024 SPB season.

Group 1

Conferencia Oriental
ClubCityArenaCapacityEstablished
Brillantes del Zulia Maracaibo, ZUL Gimnasio Pedro Elias Belisario Aponte 4,5002019
Broncos de Caracas Caracas, MIR Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo 3,5002016
Frontinos del Tachira Táchira, IPA Domo Bolivariano 5,0002023
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz, ANZ Gimnasio Luis Ramos 5,5002019
Llaneros de Guárico San Juan de los Morros, GUA Domo Olímpico de San Juan de los Morros 5,5002018
Pioneros del Avila Caracas, D. C. Domo Ávila 3,0002023
Spartans Distrito Capital Caracas, MIR Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo 3,5002019
Toros de Aragua Maracay, ARA Gimnasio cubierto Mauricio Johnson 3,0002021
Trotamundos de Carabobo Valencia, CAR Forum de Valencia 10,0001983

Group 2

Conferencia Occidental
ClubCityArenaCapacityEstablished
Centauros de Portuguesa Guanare, POR Gimnasio Lara Figueroa 2,5002020
Cocodrilos de Caracas Caracas, D. C. Gimnasio José Beracasa 6,1001990
Diablos de Miranda Caracas, MIR Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo 3,5002019
Gaiteros del Zulia Maracaibo, ZUL Gimnasio Pedro Elias Belisario Aponte 4,5001983
Guaiqueríes de Margarita La Asunción, NUE Gimnasio Ciudad de La Asunción 10,0001977
Héroes de Falcón Punto Fijo, FAL Gimnasio Fenelón Díaz 2,0002021
Marinos de Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz, ANZ Gimnasio Luis Ramos 5,5001976
Panteras de Miranda Caracas, MIR Gimnasio José Joaquín Papa Carrillo 3,5001974
Piratas de La Guaira La Guaira, LAG Domo José María Vargas 8,0002008

Did not participate:

List of champions

SeasonChampionResultRunner-up
1974Ahorristas de Caracas3–2Colosos de Carabobo
1975Colosos de Carabobo3–2Panteras del Táchira
1976Panteras del Táchira3–0Ahorristas de Caracas
1977 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 3–1Ahorristas de Caracas
1978 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–0Panteras del Táchira
1979 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–0Legisladores de Carabobo
1980 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–3Retadores de Caracas
1981 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–2Telefonistas de Caracas
1982 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–2 Panteras de Lara
1983 Panteras de Lara 4–2 Gaiteros del Zulia
1984 Gaiteros del Zulia 4–2 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
1985 Gaiteros del Zulia 4–3 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
1986 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–1 Panteras de Miranda
1987 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–1 Panteras de Miranda
1988 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–2 Bravos de Portuguesa
1989 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–0 Gaiteros del Zulia
1990 Bravos de Portuguesa 4–3 Marinos de Oriente
1991 Marinos de Oriente 4–2 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
1992 Cocodrilos de Caracas 4–2 Trotamundos de Carabobo
1993 Marinos de Oriente 4–3 Trotamundos de Carabobo
1994 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–1 Cocodrilos de Caracas
1995 Panteras de Miranda 4–3 Marinos de Oriente
1996 Gaiteros del Zulia 4–3 Marinos de Oriente
1997 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–3 Cocodrilos de Caracas
1998 Marinos de Oriente 4–2 Trotamundos de Carabobo
1999 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–2 Panteras de Miranda
2000 Cocodrilos de Caracas 4–3 Gaiteros del Zulia
2001 Gaiteros del Zulia 4–1 Bravos de Portuguesa
2002 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–3 Panteras de Miranda
2003 Marinos de Oriente 4–3 Gaiteros del Zulia
2004 Marinos de Oriente 4–3 Gaiteros del Zulia
2005 Marinos de Anzoátegui 4–1 Guaros de Lara
2006 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–2 Guaros de Lara
2007 Guaiqueríes de Margarita 4–3 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2008 Cocodrilos de Caracas 4–2 Gaiteros del Zulia
2009 Marinos de Anzoátegui 4–3 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2010 Cocodrilos de Caracas 4–2 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2011 Marinos de Anzoátegui 4–1 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2012 Marinos de Anzoátegui 4–2 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2013 Cocodrilos de Caracas 4–3 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2014 Marinos de Anzoátegui 4–3 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015 Marinos de Anzoátegui 4–1 Guaros de Lara
2015–16 Cocodrilos de Caracas 4–3 Bucaneros de La Guaira
2017 Guaros de Lara 4–2 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2018 Guaros de Lara 4–3 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2019 Trotamundos de Carabobo 1–0 Guaros de Lara
2020 Spartans Distrito Capital 3–1 Gigantes de Guayana
2021 (I) Trotamundos de Carabobo 3–1 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2021 (II) Guaiqueríes de Margarita 1–0 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2022 Trotamundos de Carabobo 4–1 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2023 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui 4–1 Guaros de Lara

Championships

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto winners by club
ClubWinsSeasons won
Marinos
11
1991, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Trotamundos de Carabobo 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2021-I, 2022
Guaiqueríes de Margarita 91977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997, 2007, 2021-II
Cocodrilos de Caracas 61992, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015–16
Gaiteros del Zulia 41984, 1985, 1996, 2001
Guaros de Lara 2 2017, 2018
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
1
2023
Spartans Distrito Capital
1
2020
Halcones de Caracas
1
1974
Panteras de Miranda
1
1995
Legisladores de Carabobo
1
1975
Panteras del Táchira
1
1976
Panteras de Lara
1
1983
Cardenales de Portuguesa
1
1989

Awards

Statistical leaders

Points

YearPlayerTeamPPGRef.
1994 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gabriel Estaba Malteros de Lara 26.7 [21]
1995Data not available
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Keeling Toros de Aragua 24.0 [22]
1997 Flag of Venezuela.svg Víctor David Díaz Panteras de Miranda 27.1 [23]
1998 Flag of Venezuela.svg Víctor David Díaz Panteras de Miranda 24.0 [24]
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Askia Jones Guaiqueríes de Margarita 25.2 [25]
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 22.2 [26]
2001 Flag of Venezuela.svg Víctor David Díaz Panteras de Miranda 22.9 [27]
2002 Flag of Venezuela.svg Víctor David Díaz Panteras de Miranda 26.7 [28]
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 26.8 [29]
2004 Flag of Venezuela.svg Víctor David Díaz Panteras de Miranda 25.9 [30]
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Harper Panteras de Miranda 24.1 [31]
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 22.6 [32]
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 21.8 [33]
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Fleming Guaiqueríes de Margarita 21.4 [34]
2009 Flag of Venezuela.svg José Gregorio Vargas Trotamundos de Carabobo 19.2 [35]
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 23.3 [36]
2011Data not available
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Sims Gaiteros del Zulia 24.1 [37]
2013 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Kelvin Peña Toros de Aragua 22.7 [38]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Emmett Cocodrilos de Caracas 22.4 [39]
2015 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jezreel De Jesús Guaiqueríes de Margarita 22.9 [40]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Wendell McKines Cocodrilos de Caracas 23.1 [41]
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Al Thornton Gaiteros del Zulia 23.6 [42]
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Trey Gilder Panteras de Miranda 26.5 [43]
2020 Flag of Venezuela.svg Tulio Cobos Supersonicos de Miranda 16.3 [44]
2021 Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis Almanza Trotamundos 18.1 [45]

Rebounds

YearPlayerTeamRPGRef.
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Reggie Jackson Toros de Aragua 9.9 [24]
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Torraye Braggs Toros de Aragua 11.7 [25]
2000 Flag of Panama.svg Rubén Garcés Toros de Aragua 10.0 [26]
2001 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Panteras de Miranda 9.8 [27]
2002 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jack Michael Martínez Panteras de Miranda 11.2 [28]
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Damian Cantrell Guaiqueríes de Margarita 11.1 [29]
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Aki Thomas Toros de Aragua 9.7 [30]
2005 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Trotamundos de Carabobo 9.8 [31]
2006 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Trotamundos de Carabobo 9.8 [32]
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Benson Jr. Marinos de Anzoátegui 11.0 [33]
2008 Flag of Venezuela.svg Axiers Sucre Marinos de Anzoátegui 9.3 [34]
2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Hátila Passos Marinos de Anzoátegui 8.2 [35]
2010 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Trotamundos de Carabobo 9.3 [36]
2011Data not available
2012 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jack Michael Martínez Cocodrilos de Caracas 10.5 [37]
2013 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jack Michael Martínez Guaros de Lara 12.4 [38]
2014 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jack Michael Martínez Trotamundos de Carabobo 10.9 [39]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Dwayne Jones Guaiqueríes de Margarita 15.2 [40]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Dwayne Jones Guaiqueríes de Margarita 14.5 [41]
2017 Flag of Venezuela.svg Axiers Sucre Gigantes de Guayana 11.0 [42]
2018 Flag of Venezuela.svg Axiers Sucre Gigantes de Guayana 10.2 [43]
2020 Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis Bethelmy Cocodrilos de Caracas 11.5 [44]
2021 Flag of Venezuela.svg Anyelo Cisneros Diablos de Miranda 9.7 [45]

Assists

YearPlayerTeamAPGRef.
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Crawford Marinos de Oriente 11.1 [46]
1995Data not available
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Keeling Toros de Aragua 5.8 [22]
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Keeling Toros de Aragua 6.5 [22]
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Damon Jones Trotamundos de Carabobo 7.8 [24]
1999 Flag of Venezuela.svg Harold Keeling Marinos de Oriente 7.9 [25]
2000 Flag of Venezuela.svg Harold Keeling Marinos de Oriente 6.5 [26] [47]
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 5.9 [27]
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Keys Cocodrilos de Caracas 7.1 [28]
2003 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Mijares Marinos de Oriente 5.8 [29]
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 5.4 [30]
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 6.4 [31]
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 5.7 [32]
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Ruben Nembhard Gaiteros del Zulia 5.9 [33]
2008 Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Carl Krauser Gigantes de Guayana 6.1 [34]
2009 Flag of Uruguay.svg Panchi Barrera Trotamundos de Carabobo 5.7 [35]
2010 Flag of Ghana.svg Kojo Mensah Panteras de Miranda 5.7 [36]
2011Data not available
2012 Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Stoll Gigantes de Guayana 6.8 [37]
2013 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Kelvin Peña Toros de Aragua 5.8 [38]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Tu Holloway Guaros de Lara 4.6 [39]
2015 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gregory Vargas Marinos de Anzoátegui 8.0 [40]
2016 Flag of Venezuela.svg David Cubillán Trotamundos de Carabobo 6.0 [41]
2017 Flag of Venezuela.svg David Cubillán Trotamundos de Carabobo 7.5 [42]
2018 Flag of Venezuela.svg Heldrin Guillent Guaros de Lara 6.9 [43]
2020 Flag of Venezuela.svg Kevin Pena Centauros de Portuguesa 6.0 [44]
2021 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gregory Vargas Cocodrilos de Caracas 6.2 [45]

Steals

YearPlayerTeamSPGRef.
1994 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gabriel Estaba Malteros de Lara 3.7 [21]
1995Data not available
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Keeling Marinos de Oriente 4.2 [22]
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Keeling Marinos de Oriente 2.6 [22]
1998 Flag of Venezuela.svg Harold Keeling Marinos de Oriente 3.6 [24]
1999 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ernesto Mijares Panteras de Miranda 3.9 [25]
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Alvin Sims Toros de Aragua 4.3 [26]
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Byrd Trotamundos de Carabobo 4.3 [27]
2002 Flag of Venezuela.svg Diego Guevara Trotamundos de Carabobo 5.5 [28]
2003Data not available
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Fields Trotamundos de Carabobo 4.9 [30]
2005Data not available
2006
2007 Flag of Colombia.svg Edgar Moreno Cocodrilos de Caracas 3.5 [33]
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Johnell Smith Deportivo Táchira 3.8 [34]
2009 Flag of Venezuela.svg Heissler Guillent Guaiqueríes de Margarita 3.7 [35]
2010 Flag of Venezuela.svg Heissler Guillent Guaiqueríes de Margarita 3.2 [36]
2011Data not available
2012 Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Stoll Gigantes de Guayana 4.3 [37]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Marquis Jones Gigantes de Guayana 3.3 [38]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Smush Parker Guaros de Lara 2.3 [39]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Elliott Cocodrilos de Caracas 2.3 [40]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Elliott Cocodrilos de Caracas 2.0 [41]
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Elliott Cocodrilos de Caracas 2.9 [42]
2018 Flag of Venezuela.svg Heissler Guillent Guaros de Lara 2.8 [43]
2020 Flag of Venezuela.svg José Sojo Spartans Distrito Capital 2.6 [44]
2021 Flag of Venezuela.svg Harold Cazorla Indios de Caracas 3.3 [45]

Blocks

YearPlayerTeamBPGRef.
1998 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Panteras de Miranda 2.1 [24]
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Riddick Trotamundos de Carabobo 4.1 [25]
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Riddick Trotamundos de Carabobo 4.2 [26]
2001 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Panteras de Miranda 3.3 [27]
2002 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Panteras de Miranda 2.1 [28]
2003Data not available
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Lonnie Jones Guaiqueríes de Margarita 2.2 [30]
2005Data not available
2006
2007 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Trotamundos de Carabobo 2.4 [33]
2008 Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel Marriaga Gaiteros del Zulia 1.7 [34]
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Matthews Gigantes de Guayana 1.3 [35]
2010 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo Trotamundos de Carabobo 1.7 [36]
2011Data not available
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Rammel Allen Marinos de Anzoátegui 2.3 [37]
2013 Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Kleon Penn Toros de Aragua 3.6 [38]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Lamont Barnes Guaiqueríes de Margarita 1.5 [39]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Williams Panteras de Miranda 3.0 [40]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Jeral Davis Gaiteros del Zulia 3.1 [41]
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Sutton Cocodrilos de Caracas 1.5 [42]
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Mitchell Cocodrilos de Caracas 1.8 [43]
2020 Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis Carrillo Guaiqueries de Margarita 2.3 [44]
2021 Flag of Venezuela.svg Windi Graterol Spartans Distrito Capital 2.4 [45]

Records

Individual records

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