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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 ...
1992 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Víctor Díaz, 5 David Diaz, 6 Melquiades Jaramillo, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Omar Walcott, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Julio Toro)
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.
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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.
Although baseball, basketball, and football are the top three sports, popularity-wise, in Venezuela, [citation needed] the sport of Coleo has been a favorite past time for many years. [ citation needed ] The sport is most popular in the eastern and southern regions of the country. [ 2 ]
The Venezuelan Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto, abbreviated as FVB), is a governing body for basketball in Venezuela.It directs and oversees all of the basketball national teams of Venezuela, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women.
Spartans Distrito Capital, also known as Spartans DC, is a Venezuelan basketball club based in Caracas. The team plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga , the premier national basketball league and won its first championship in 2020.