Spartans Distrito Capital

Spartans Distrito Capital, also known as Spartans DC, is a Venezuelan basketball club based in Caracas. The team plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga, the premier national basketball league and won its first championship in 2020.

Spartans Distrito Capital
League	Venezuelan SuperLiga
Founded	27 May 2019; 6 years ago (2019-05-27)
History	Spartans Distrito Capital 2019–present
Arena	Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo
Capacity	5,825
Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Team colors	Black and Neon Green
President	Leonel García
Head coach	Jorge Arrieta
Championships	1 (2020)
Website	spartansdistritocapital.com

History

The Spartans Distrito Capital club was founded in May 2019 in order to "promote the development of Venezuelan basketball at all levels".^[1] The club began its activities at the Pedagogical institute of Caracas but later moved to the Gimnasio José Beracasa. On October 1, 2020, the Spartans were announced as one of the 16 teams to play in the SuperLiga.^[2] The team won the inaugural season, capturing their first national title behind league MVP Pedro Chourio.^[3]

Honours

Venezuelan SuperLiga

• Champions (1): 2020

Players

See also: Category:Spartans Distrito Capital players

Current roster

Spartans Distrito Capital roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. PF 1 López, Lenin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) PG 3 Blanco, Ángel 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) PG 4 Urbina, Kender 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) C 6 Graterol, Windi 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) SF 8 Centeno, Elian 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) PG 9 Chourio, Pedro 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) C 12 Montaño, Eliezer 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) C 13 Rodríguez, José 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) SG 17 Acosta, Richarson 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 20 Sifontes, Yohanner 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 33 Zambrano, Melvin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) SF 77 Palacios, Nelson 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Head coach Pablo Favarel Assistant coach(es) Diego Vasquez Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 9, 2022

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 or one NBA game at any time.

Imports

• Jalen Jones (2024)