Baloncesto Superior Nacional
First-tier-level men's professional basketball league in Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Founded | 1929; 95 years ago (1929) |
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First season | 1930 (as LPB) |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Federation | Puerto Rican Basketball Federation |
Confederation | FIBA Americas |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | Champions League Americas |
Current champions | Gigantes de Carolina (1 title) |
Most championships | Vaqueros de Bayamón (16 titles) |
All-time top scorer | Georgie Torres (15,863) |
TV partners | Telemundo Puerto Rico DirecTV Puerto Rico |
Website | www |
2024 BSN season |
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 came players like José Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Daniel Santiago, Carlos Arroyo and J. J. Barea, who were other NBA players that started their careers playing for BSN teams.