Puerto Rico
Centrobasket: Four teams remain unbeaten
After four days of preliminary round action four teams have initially distanced themselves from the rest of the pack at the 2014 Centrobasket tournament. Four teams remain undefeated so far in the competition with pristine 3-0 records. As expected 2013 FIBA Americas gold medalists Mexico have taken the lead in Group A. They are joined…
Read MoreLeones de Ponce win Puerto Rican title
To the resounding roars of an exuberant home crowd, Leones de Ponce claimed their 13th Puerto Rican BSN title via a 88-75 victory over Capitanes de Arecibo. Their win ends a decade-long drought for the franchise who last tasted gold in 2004. This was the first championship for coach Nelson Colon. He expertly capitalized on…
Read MoreArecibo takes early BSN finals lead
The Puerto Rico BSN finals series is underway and the spoils of Game 1 went to Capitanes de Arecibo as the franchise overcame Leones de Ponce. It was a narrow game that went to the wire, with Arecibo winning 83-81 to take a 1-0 lead in the series as the team looks for its first…
Read MoreArecibo in BSN finals, awaits opponent
The Capitanes de Arecibo have reached the finals of the Puerto Rico BSN after crushing Pirates de Qubradillas 100-79 in Game 5 their semifinals match-up. Arecibo is now 8-1 in their post-season run and look like strong contenders for this season’s title. They also finished atop of the league at the end of the regular…
Read MoreWalter Sharpe signs with Guayama
Walter Sharpe (206 cm, UAB’08) will be making a return engagement to Puerto Rico’s BSN this 2014, signing a deal with Brujos de Guayama. He’s logged his first game for his new club and tallied 5 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes of action on the floor. He came off an 18-game run with…
Read MoreDarryl Strawberry joins Quebradillas
D.J. Darryl Strawberry (196 cm, Maryland’07) has signed for Piratas de Quebradillas for the Puerta Rican BSN summer season. It has been a busy year for the guard as he has played in two leagues and three competitions. D.J. started the campaign with KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia, A1 and Adriatic League) where he featured in…
Read MoreTreVon Hughes switches to Bayreuth
TreVon Hughes (184 cm, Wisconsin’10) will be donning different colors this 2014-15, but will still be competing in the German Bundesliga. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican-American import will be playing for Medi Bayreuth, moving from TBB Trier. In 2013-14 Hughes played a total of 31 games for TBB Trier and was able to post averages of…
Read MoreUter pens with Ponce
Adrian Uter (200 cm, Hofstra’06) will return to Puerto Rico this summer to play for BSN franchise Leones de Ponce. It will be the power forwards second stint in the country after he played for Caciques de Humacao during the summer of 2013. During his time with the franchise he played fourteen games and logged…
Read MoreTu Holloway back with San German
Atleticos de San German from Puerto Rico’s BSN have filled in the void left by the departure of Tyshawn Taylor, by bringing back Tu Holloway (182 cm, Xavier’12). Holloway played seven games for San German and produced averages of 17.3 ppg and 7.3 apg. He joined them in March 2014. Before moving to Puerto Rico,…
Read MoreTyshawn Taylor departs San German
Tyshawn Taylor has called time on his stint with Atleticos de San German in the Puerto Rico BSN after three months with the franchise. The guard arrived in San German from the USA and has played seventeen games for the team since pulling on the jersey for the first time. The American has been in…
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