Cocodrilos de Caracas
| Cocodrilos de Caracas | |
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| Cocodrilos de Caracas logo | |
| Nickname | Los Saurios (The Saurians) El equipo de la Capital (The Capital Team) |
| Leagues | Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto |
| Founded | 1990; 35 years ago (1990) |
| History | Cocrodilos de Caracas 1990–present |
| Arena | Parque Naciones Unidas |
| Capacity | 6,100 |
| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Team colors | Red, Black and Silver |
| President | Philip Valentiner |
| Head coach | Néstor Salazar |
| Championships | 6 Venezuelan Leagues (1992, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013) |
| Website | cocodrilosbbc |
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Cocodrilos de Caracas (transl. Caracas Crocodiles) is a Venezuelan professional basketball club based in Caracas. Established in 1990, the club competes in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB), and has won the national championship six times. The Cocodrilos' home games are played at the Parque Naciones Unidas.
History
[edit ]The city of Caracas had known various teams that had played in the national premier basketball leagues. In the end of 1990, Dr. Guillermo Valentiner acquired the capital's basketball team and named it Cocodrilos de Caracas. In the first season of the team, it finished in fifth place.[1] The team won its first national league after only one year, in 1992.
Trophies
[edit ]- 1974[nb 1] 1992, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2013
Season by season
[edit ]| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason |
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2010 |
1 |
LPB | 1 |
Champion |
2011 |
1 |
LPB | 1 |
Finalist |
2012 |
1 |
LPB | 2 |
Semifinalist |
2013 |
1 |
LPB | 2 |
Champion |
2014 |
1 |
LPB | 2 |
Semifinalist |
Notable alumni
[edit ]Players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Venezuela Carl Herrera (2003–2004)
- Venezuela Garly Sojo [2]
- Dominican Republic Luis David Montero
- Canada Rowan Barrett
- Uruguay Leandro Garcia Morales
- United States Cedric Ball
- United States Chris Childs
- United States Ramel Curry (2005)
- United States Kris Lang (2005)
- United States Tony Dawson
- United States Roy Hairston
- United States Anthony Mason
- United States Lee Nailon
- United States Carl Elliott
- United States Kevin Freeman
- United States Ray Jackson
Coaches
[edit ]- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional coach.
- Coached at least one official international match for a senior national team at any time.
Notes
[edit ]- ^ As "Ahorristas de Caracas"
References
[edit ]- ^ "Nuestra Historia". Cocodrilos de Caracas (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Garly Sojo: la nueva cara del baloncesto es de Caricuao El Nacional, 23 January 2020. Accessed 18 October 2021.(in Spanish)
- ^ Garly Sojo: «El grupo está con hambre de lograr el título» Líder en deportes, 29 February 2020. Accessed 19 October 2021.(in Spanish)
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