Arecibo Captains
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| Division | Fico Lopez Division |
| Coliseum | Manuel Petaca Iguina Coliseum |
| City | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Team Colors | Yellow, Purple |
| Head Coach | David Rosario |
| Championships | 2 (1959, 2005) |
| 2007 Performance | Lost in Finals to Santurce (3-4) |
The Arecibo Captains, or Capitanes de Arecibo, are a team in National Superior Basketball, the Puerto Rican basketball league.
[edit] International performance
As runner-ups of the 2007 BSN season the Captains were one of two teams selected to represent Puerto Rico in the first edition of the FIBA Americas League, the other team representing the island in this event was the league's champion the Santurce Crabbers.[1] Before the competition began the Captain's coach David Rosario stated that the team's preparation was because intense so that they would be able to adapt in order to match the advantage expected to be presented by Fuerza Regia and Halcones Xalapa since the teams were in the middle of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional season at the time of the tournament's inauguration.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón (2007-12-11). Los Capitanes salen a escena. Primera Hora. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ PUR - Capitanes de Arecibo ready for the FIBA Americas League. FIBA Americas (2007-12-09). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
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