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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.
Cocodrilos de Caracas (transl. Caracas Crocodiles) is a Venezuelan professional basketball club based in Caracas. Established in 1990, the club competes in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB), and has won the national championship six times. The Cocodrilos' home games are played at the Parque Naciones Unidas.
The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008 in San Cristóbal, Táchira as the basketball section of football club Deportivo Táchira, they rellocated to Vargas state in 2010 and changed its name to Bucaneros de La Guaira. The team was re-founded as the Piratas in 2022. [1]
The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup. Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016.
The Venezuela national football team played their first game in 1938. Professionalism was not established until 1957 with the Copa de Venezuela arriving two years later. [ 5 ] The Vinotinto have struggled ever since the beginning of the national team competing for The World Cup in England in 1966. [ 6 ]
Jones, who has led Marquette in scoring the last three seasons, has played like a leading candidate for National Player of the Year level to start the season: 20.3 points, 6.6 assists and 4.2 ...
Broncos de Caracas is a Venezuelan professional basketball team. In May 2021, the Broncos defeated Trotamundos B.B.C. 75-71 (35-41) at the start of the semifinals of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. A double by Luis Julio with 67 seconds left tied the score at 71. Two free throws by Garly Sojo and two by Michael Rudas sealed the game.
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (in English: Anzoátegui Gladiators) is a Venezuelan basketball club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. They play in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB), the top-flight league in the country. Currently, Gladiadores also play in the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA).