Founded in the 1930s after the amalgamation of the old San Germán team and the Farmacia Martín team, the team is one of the original BSN franchises. The Athletics play their home games at the Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum. The franchise's fourteen championships are tied with the Leones de Ponces for the second most of any BSN franchise, and account for 16.8% of all BSN championships since the league's tournaments began in 1930.[1] This makes the "Atléticos de San Germán" the most successful basketball club to date of all professional sports franchises in the western part of Puerto Rico and the town itself is known as "La cuna del baloncesto en Puerto Rico" (the cradle of basketball in Puerto Rico).[citation needed]
Their mascot "The Orange Monster" is a part of the team's image, featuring prominently in its logo and being the club nickname for decades. The team's nickname is "El monstruo anaranjado" "The Orange Monster")
The Athletics rise again after struggling through the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s to win a championship in 1985 over the Mets de Guaynabo. Following the 1985 championship, San Germán began to develop many young, talented players who would later lead them to three more championships within the next twelve years.[citation needed]
During the 1930s and 40s the team was undoubtedly the best in the league, winning ten championships between 1932 and 1950, including many by local basketball legend Arquelio Torres Ramírez. Torres Ramírez is fondly remembered as "El Pequeño Titán" (The little titan) and is still San Germán's most notorious player. After his sudden death in 1949, the team went in a downwards spiral; making several finals appearances but failing to win a championship until the aforementioned one in 1985. The first title after 1985 came in 1991 when development of the talented young players peaked. Under the guidance and stellar play of José "Piculín" Ortíz the "Atléticos" won their second championship in six years. The 1991 team, however was quite different from the '85 team. It was very young (with the exception of Ortíz) and for that reason it had received, during the latter years of the 80's decade, the nickname of "Los Nenes" (The boys or "The kids"). It included Eddie Casiano, Nelson Quiñones, Luis Allende, Yan Garcia and Oscar Santiago, the core of the Atléticos who won the championship in 1994.
Soon after, public feuds between Ortíz and the team owner led the star center to move to Europe to play in Greece. The young players then reaching the height of their careers then won another championship for San Germán. In 1997, Eddie Casiano carried the team to victory over an underdog Carolina team. The great play of Quiñones and Casiano led San Germán to their league leading 14th championship.
A change of ownership and more disputes eventually led San Germán to trade Eddie Casiano to the Leones de Ponce. Ortíz returned from Europe, but was then traded to the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Both players have won championships with their respective teams while San Germán is still in the hunt for the 15th championship.
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Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Atleticos de San German is a basketball club of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional BSN based in San German Puerto Rico Atleticos de San GermanNicknameEl monstruo anaranjado The Orange Monster LeagueBaloncesto Superior NacionalFounded1930 93 years ago 1930 HistoryAtleticos de San German1930 presentArenaArquelio Torres Ramirez ColiseumCapacity5 000LocationSan German Puerto RicoTeam colorsOrange Black White Head coachEddie CasianoAssistant s Manolo CintronHector PorrataOwnershipJose RiveraJuan RamonBSN titles14 1932 1938 1939 1941 1942 1943 1947 1948 1949 1950 1985 1991 1994 1997 WebsiteOfficial websiteHomeAwayAlternateFounded in the 1930s after the amalgamation of the old San German team and the Farmacia Martin team the team is one of the original BSN franchises The Athletics play their home games at the Arquelio Torres Ramirez Coliseum The franchise s fourteen championships are tied with the Leones de Ponces for the second most of any BSN franchise and account for 16 8 of all BSN championships since the league s tournaments began in 1930 1 This makes the Atleticos de San German the most successful basketball club to date of all professional sports franchises in the western part of Puerto Rico and the town itself is known as La cuna del baloncesto en Puerto Rico the cradle of basketball in Puerto Rico citation needed Their mascot The Orange Monster is a part of the team s image featuring prominently in its logo and being the club nickname for decades The team s nickname is El monstruo anaranjado The Orange Monster The Athletics rise again after struggling through the 1950s 1960s and 1970s to win a championship in 1985 over the Mets de Guaynabo Following the 1985 championship San German began to develop many young talented players who would later lead them to three more championships within the next twelve years citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Current roster 2 2 Depth chart 3 Notable players 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditDuring the 1930s and 40s the team was undoubtedly the best in the league winning ten championships between 1932 and 1950 including many by local basketball legend Arquelio Torres Ramirez Torres Ramirez is fondly remembered as El Pequeno Titan The little titan and is still San German s most notorious player After his sudden death in 1949 the team went in a downwards spiral making several finals appearances but failing to win a championship until the aforementioned one in 1985 The first title after 1985 came in 1991 when development of the talented young players peaked Under the guidance and stellar play of Jose Piculin Ortiz the Atleticos won their second championship in six years The 1991 team however was quite different from the 85 team It was very young with the exception of Ortiz and for that reason it had received during the latter years of the 80 s decade the nickname of Los Nenes The boys or The kids It included Eddie Casiano Nelson Quinones Luis Allende Yan Garcia and Oscar Santiago the core of the Atleticos who won the championship in 1994 Soon after public feuds between Ortiz and the team owner led the star center to move to Europe to play in Greece The young players then reaching the height of their careers then won another championship for San German In 1997 Eddie Casiano carried the team to victory over an underdog Carolina team The great play of Quinones and Casiano led San German to their league leading 14th championship A change of ownership and more disputes eventually led San German to trade Eddie Casiano to the Leones de Ponce Ortiz returned from Europe but was then traded to the Cangrejeros de Santurce Both players have won championships with their respective teams while San German is still in the hunt for the 15th championship Players EditCurrent roster Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Atleticos de San German rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgePG 2 Fernandez Tjader 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 178 lb 81 kg 29 1994 01 28 January 28 1994G F 7 Erazo Josue 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg 27 1995 04 07 April 7 1995PG 8 Gonzalez Luis 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg 26 1997 02 15 February 15 1997PG 10 Sanabria Glenn 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 180 lb 82 kg 26 1996 06 28 June 28 1996G 11 Santos Kenneth 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg 25 1998 02 23 February 23 1998C 12 Diaz Jorge 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 110 kg 33 1989 11 13 November 13 1989G 13 Huertas Hiram 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg 25 1997 08 25 August 25 1997PF 15 Hernandez Luis 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 34 1988 07 16 July 16 1988PF 16 Villaman Pedro 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 100 kg 26 1996 11 13 November 13 1996PF 21 Bishop Tony I 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg 33 1989 07 16 July 16 1989F 23 Venable Gonzalez Goree 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg 25 1997 07 04 July 4 1997SG 24 Miranda Miguel 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 185 lb 84 kg 22 2001 01 01 January 1 2001PG 30 Cole Norris I 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg 34 1988 10 13 October 13 1988PF 35 Gordon Antonio 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 22 2001 03 06 March 6 2001SG 45 Rodriguez Jose 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg 30 1992 10 22 October 22 1992 Head coach Eddie CasianoAssistant coach es Manolo Cintron Hector PorrataLegend C Team captain I Import player Injured Roster Updated October 5 2022Depth chart Edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Tony Bishop Jorge B Diaz Pedro VillamanPF Luis Hernandez Antonio Gordon Goree Venable GonzalezSF Jose Rodriguez Josue Erazo Miguel MirandaSG Norris Cole Glenn Sanabria Hiram HuertasPG Tjader Fernandez Luis Gonzalez Kenneth SantosNotable players Edit Tu Holloway O J Mayo Alpha Bangura Earl Barron Eddie Casiano Norris Cole Jose Ortiz Paris BassReferences Edit Campeonatos BSN Retrieved 30 July 2015 External links EditPuerto Rican League official website in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atleticos de San German amp oldid 1146600268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
