2018 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season

The 2018 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season was the 89th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Season	2018
Duration	May 5, 2018 – September 23, 2018
Games played	36
Teams	8
TV partner(s)	WAPA 2 Deportes, DirecTV
Regular season
Season MVP	Reyshawn Terry
Finals
Champions	Capitanes de Arecibo
Runners-up	Vaqueros de Bayamón
Finals MVP	Walter Hodge
Statistical leaders
Points Reyshawn Terry 23.5 Rebounds Reyshawn Terry 7.8 Assists Carlos Arroyo 7.3
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of January 9, 2019.

Piratas de Quebradillas was the defending champion.

League news

On September 1, the league announced it will not control the Atléticos de San Germán for the upcoming 2018 BSN season, after activating the team last season. There was a commitment to run the team under receivership for a single year until a new owner was found.^[1] The good performance of the team has raised the interest of several groups to buy the franchise with a view to the 2018 tournament. On September 14, league president Fernando Quiñones was hopeful that both the A's and Indians' franchise will see action next season under their own administrations although talks are still in preliminary stages. In the coming weeks will know the future of the Atléticos de San Germán and the Indios de Mayagüez in Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).^[2]

On October 31, league president Fernando Quiñones, announced the tournament could begin in late April or early May.^[3]

The league held its first meeting since Hurricane Maria on November 16, 2017. The meeting was also attended with the representation of the franchises of Arecibo, Aguada, Bayamón, Guayama, Fajardo, Isabela, Santurce, San Germán, Ponce, Mayagüez and Quebradillas.^[4]

Teams

Venues and locations

San Germán

Humacao

Fajardo

Arecibo

Ponce

Aguada

Quebradillas

Bayamón

Locations of teams participating in 2018 season

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Atléticos de San Germán	San Germán, Puerto Rico	Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum	5,000
Cariduros de Fajardo	Fajardo, Puerto Rico	Tomás Dones Coliseum	8,000
Caciques de Humacao	Humacao, Puerto Rico	Humacao Arena	8,000
Capitanes de Arecibo	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Manuel Iguina Coliseum	12,000
Leones de Ponce	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium	12,000
Santeros de Aguada	Aguada, Puerto Rico	Ismael Delgado Coliseum	7,500
Piratas de Quebradillas	Quebradillas, Puerto Rico	Raymond Dalmau Coliseum	6,130
Vaqueros de Bayamón	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	Mario Morales Coliseum	5,500

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Jersey sponsor
Atléticos de San Germán	Ferdie Toro			Dodge Jeep
Cariduros de Fajardo	Allans Colón
Caciques de Humacao	Manolo Cintrón			Jeep
Capitanes de Arecibo	Rafael Cruz
Leones de Ponce
Santeros de Aguada	Eddie Casiano
Piratas de Quebradillas				Dodge Jeep
Vaqueros de Bayamón	Nelson Colón

Regular season

Stage 1

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Vaqueros de Bayamón	24	12	.667	—	Advance to Stage 2
2	Capitanes de Arecibo	22	14	.611	2
3	Piratas de Quebradillas	21	15	.583	3
4	Leones de Ponce	18	18	.500	6
5	Santeros de Aguada	16	20	.444	8
6	Cariduros de Fajardo	16	20	.444	8
7	Atléticos de San Germán	14	21	.400	9.5
8	Caciques de Humacao	12	23	.343	11.5

Source: Latinbasket

Stage 2

Group A

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Vaqueros de Bayamón	4	3	.571	—	Advance to semi-finals
2	Leones de Ponce	4	3	.571	—
3	Santeros de Aguada	1	6	.143	3

Source: Latinbasket

Group B

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Capitanes de Arecibo	4	3	.571	—	Advance to semi-finals
2	Piratas de Quebradillas	4	3	.571	—
3	Cariduros de Fajardo	4	3	.571	—

Source: Latinbasket

Individual statistics

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Reyshawn Terry	Piratas de Quebradillas	36	835	23.2
2.	Brandon Costner	Caciques de Humacao	34	668	19.6
3.	Carlos Arroyo	Cariduros de Fajardo	35	564	16.1

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.
2.
3.

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1.
2.
3.

Other statistics

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
Steals	Ismael Romero	Vaqueros de Bayamón	35	1.2
Blocks	Jorge Díaz	Piratas de Quebradillas	50	1.42
Turnovers	Brandon Costner	Caciques de Humacao	34	2.9
2P%
3P%	Kyle Viñales	Caciques de Humacao	26	47.2%
FT%	Kyle Viñales	Caciques de Humacao	26	93.4%

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1
	8
	4
	5
	2
	7
	3
	6

Awards

Main article: Baloncesto Superior Nacional awards

Finals MVP

Most Valuable Player

• Reyshawn Terry (Piratas de Quebradillas)^[5]

Rookie of the Year

• Ángel Rodríguez (Vaqueros de Bayamón)

Coach of the Year

• Nelson Colón (Vaqueros de Bayamón)

Owner of the Year

• Alfredo Gotay (Vaqueros de Bayamón)

Sixth Man of the Year

• Chris Gastón (Santeros de Aguada)

Most Improved Player

• Jonathan Rodríguez (Santeros de Aguada)

Comeback of the Year

• Jezreel De Jesús (Atléticos de San Germán)

Player movements

NBA

List of players that have played in the 2017 BSN season to have been selected to play in the NBA in the United States.

Date	Player name	Former team	New team / league	Refs
November 20, 2017	Damien Wilkins	Brujos de Guayama	NBA - Indiana Pacers	[6]