Santeros de Aguada was a Puerto Rican professional basketball team of the

Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. The Baloncesto Superior Naci ...

. The team was based in

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. The team moved to Fajardo in 2021, changing their name and re-branding to

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with the move.

History

The team was founded in 1992 and participated in the now defunct ''Liga Puertorriqueña de Baloncesto'' during seven seasons before folding in 1998 due to financial problems. In 2016 the team was refounded and joined the

for the 2016 season with the purchase of the Maratonistas de Coamo franchise and later relocation to

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The team reached the 2019 BSN Finals against the Ponce Lions, winning the franchise's first and only national championship within the BSN league, four games to two, after winning a Game Five in which they trailed by 18 points with four minutes to go.

Home arenas

* Cancha All-Star de Aguada (1992–1998) * Ismael Delgado Coliseum (2016–present)

Team roster

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
* Carlos Emory * Christopher Gaston * John Holland * Juan Ramon Rivas * Ricky Sánchez * Daniel Johnson *

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* Rigoberto Mendoza * Omar Samhan * Derrick Byars * Stedmon Lemon *

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* Ricky Ledo * Chane Behanan * Lamar Patterson *

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* Danya Abrams * Sean Green * Abdul Shamsid-Deen

References

External links

Baloncesto Superior Nacional website
{{Baloncesto Superior Nacional Aguada, Puerto Rico Basketball teams established in 2016 BSN teams