Baloncesto Superior Nacional

Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Founded1929 (1929)
First season1930 (as LPB)
CountryPuerto Rico
FederationPuerto Rican Basketball Federation
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)Champions League Americas
Current championsCriollos de Caguas
(2 titles; 2006, 2024)
Most championshipsVaqueros de Bayamón
(16 titles)
All-time top scorerGeorgie Torres (15,863)
TV partnersTelemundo Puerto Rico
DirecTV Puerto Rico
Websitewww.bsnpr.com
2024 BSN season

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 Nacional, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12[1] teams, of which the most successful has been the Vaqueros de Bayamón with 16 titles as of 2022.

The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, EuroLeague, Spain's ACB, and other tournaments throughout the world. Among them, Georgie Torres was the first Puerto Rican to sign an NBA contract & Butch Lee was the first BSN player to win an NBA title. Later on players including José Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Daniel Santiago, Carlos Arroyo and J. J. Barea, started their careers playing for BSN teams and later played in the NBA.

  1. ^ BSNPR (6 April 2021). "Los Atenienses de Manatí y Cangejeros de Santurce jugarán la temporada 2021". BSNPR.

Baloncesto Superior Nacional

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