Guaiqueríes de Margarita is a professional

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team based in

La Asunción La Asunción () is a city in Venezuela. The capital of Nueva Esparta state (made up of three islands), it lies on Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, off the South American mainland. It is inland from Porlamar and is in a genuine colonial set ...

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. The team currently plays in Venezuela's

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto 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 i ...

. The team has won the Venezuelan championships nine times.History at Latinbasket.com
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Current rosters

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Trophies

* Venezuelan Champions: 9 :1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997, 2007, 2021-II

Notable players

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(2012) * Josh Davis (2013) *

Renaldo Balkman Renaldo Miguel Balkman (born July 14, 1984) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team. He p ...

(2013) * José "Piculín" Ortiz (1997; 1998) * Antoine Wright (2012; 2013) *

Askia Jones Askia Rahman Jones (born December 3, 1971) is an American-Venezuelan former professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard, Jones was not drafted by a National Basketball Association team, but did play in 11 games for the Minnes ...

(1996−2001) *

Carl Herrera Carl Víctor Herrera Allen (born December 14, 1966) is a retired Trinidadian-born Venezuelan basketball player. A power forward, he was part of the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association championship teams of the mid-1990s. He was the fi ...

(2002−2004) * Richard Lugo (2012−2016) * Mike Hackett (1984–1985) *

Harold Keeling Harold A. Keeling (born September 18, 1963) is an American-born Venezuelan former professional basketball player who briefly played for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the mid-1980s. Born in New Orleans, Louisi ...

(1987) * Dwayne Jones (2015–2016) *

Damian Cantrell Damian Heath Cantrell (born May 17, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Cantrell attended Santa Clara High School, where he was a standout athlete: he was named Athlete of the Year in his senior year in ...

(2003; 2005) *

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(2003; 2005) * Rostin González (1991) *

Armando Becker Armando Becker (born June 9, 1966 in Caracas) is a retired male basketball player from Venezuela, who played as a forward during his career. He competed for the Venezuela national basketball team at the 1990 FIBA World Championship and at ...

(1990–1991; 1993–1994) *

Byron Larkin Byron K. Larkin (born December 12, 1965)1989-90 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 281 is a retired American basketball player who had spent six seasons playing professionally abroad, although he is best known for his collegiate career at Xavie ...

(1990–1991; 1993–1994) *

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(2004)

References

External links

Official WebsiteTeam Profile
at Latinbasket.com Basketball teams established in 1977 Basketball teams in Venezuela La Asunción {{Venezuela-sport-stub