Gaiteros del Zulia

Gaiteros del Zulia is a professional basketball team based in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The team plays in Venezuela's Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. They have won the Venezuelan championships four times.^[1]

Gaiteros del Zulia
Leagues	Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto
Founded	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Arena	Gimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte
Capacity	4,500
Location	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Championships	5 Venezuelan Championships (1984, 1985, 1996, 2001) 2025 spb
Home Away

Trophies

• Liga Profesional de Baloncesto
  • Champions (5): 1984, 1985, 1996, 2001 2025

Roster

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Gaiteros del Zulia roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 3 Luís Madera 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1994-05-19)19 May 1994 G 4 Ty Lawson 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-11-03)3 November 1987 G 5 Rafael Melgarejo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 F 7 Diego Martínez 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996 PG 9 Carlos Gascon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-09-06)6 September 1990 PF 11 Yanitson Quintero 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-12-08)8 December 1998 G/F 12 Hector Ortega 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2000-06-16)16 June 2000 SG 14 Maolin Colina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 PG 16 Malik Maitland 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 29 – (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 F/C 17 Erick Rodríguez 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 G 28 Jamal Pollydore 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1995-05-02)2 May 1995 C 32 Daniel Ochefu 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 SF 46 Graddy Osorio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 C 74 Dario Castro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-12-15)15 December 1991	Head coach Gustavo García Assistant coach(es) Niremberg Escalona Miguel Ángel Corona Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 10 February 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Ian Young
• Lester Prosper
• Carl Krauser
• Rammel Allen
• Blake Walker