2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season

Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Season2024
DurationApril 3 – August 30
Games played34
Teams12
TV partnerTelemundo Puerto Rico
Regular season
Season MVPTravis Trice
Finals
ChampionsCriollos de Caguas 2nd
Runners-upOsos de Manatí
Finals MVPTravis Trice (Criollos)
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The 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season was the 95th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).[1] The Gigantes de Carolina came into the season as the defending champions, winning the 2023 BSN Finals.[2] The regular season began on April 3, and ended on July 1. The tie-breaker and play-in game was held on July 10–12, 2024. The 2024 BSN playoffs then began on July 13.

League news

On August 17, 2023, the league approved the transfer of ownership of the Grises de Humacao to a group that relocated them to Caguas and rebranded the team as Criollos de Caguas, a club that participated in the BSN from 1976 to 2009.[3]

Teams

Venues and locations

Team Location Arena Capacity
Atléticos de San Germán San Germán Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum
5,000
Cangrejeros de Santurce Santurce Roberto Clemente Coliseum
9,000
Capitanes de Arecibo Arecibo Manuel Iguina Coliseum
12,000
Criollos de Caguas Caguas Coliseo Roger Mendoza
3,000
Gigantes de Carolina Carolina Guillermo Angulo Coliseum
5,000
Indios de Mayagüez Mayagüez Palacio de Recreación y Deportes
5,500
Leones de Ponce Ponce Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium
11,000
Mets de Guaynabo Guaynabo Mario Morales Coliseum
5,500
Osos de Manatí Manatí Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum
8,000
Piratas de Quebradillas Quebradillas Raymond Dalmau Coliseum
5,500
Santeros de Aguada Aguada Ismael Delgado Coliseum
6,000
Vaqueros de Bayamón Bayamón Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum
12,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Jersey sponsor
Atléticos de San GermánPuerto Rico Eddie CasianoPuerto Rico Tjader Fernandez
Cangrejeros de SanturceUnited States Brad GreenbergPuerto Rico Angel MatiasAdidas
Capitanes de AreciboPuerto Rico Juan CardonaDominican Republic Víctor LizAC SportsBrava Lubricants
Criollos de CaguasPuerto Rico Wilhelmus CaanenPuerto Rico Alexander KapposOptime SportsCalesa Toyota
Gigantes de CarolinaPuerto Rico Carlos GonzalezPuerto Rico Alex Franklin
Indios de MayagüezPuerto Rico Christian DalmauPuerto Rico Jorge Pacheco
Leones de PonceArgentina Sergio HernándezPuerto Rico Jezreel De JesúsAC Sports
Mets de GuaynaboPuerto Rico J. J. BareaPuerto Rico Jaysean PaigeMonarchSixt
Osos de ManatíPuerto Rico Iván RíosPuerto Rico Isaac SosaNike
Piratas de QuebradillasPuerto Rico Rafael CruzPuerto Rico William Cruz RodriguezAC SportsSixt
Santeros de AguadaPuerto Rico Omar GonzálezPuerto Rico Alex AbreuCoop Rincón, SpeedyNet
Vaqueros de BayamónPuerto Rico Nelson ColónPuerto Rico Javier MojicaOptime SportsGoya Foods

Regular season

Standings

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Capitanes de Arecibo 34 23 11 1926 1778 +148 .676 Qualification to playoffs
2 Santeros de Aguada 34 16 18 1970 1993 −23 .471
3 Piratas de Quebradillas 34 16 18 1784 1789 −5 .471
4 Leones de Ponce 34 15 19 1365 1503 −138 .441 Tie-Breaker
5 Indios de Mayagüez 34 15 19 1843 1805 +38 .441
6 Atléticos de San Germán 34 13 21 1900 1932 −32 .382
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: BSN
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Mets de Guaynabo 34 21 13 1675 1686 −11 .618 Qualification to playoffs
2 Gigantes de Carolina 34 20 14 1801 1768 +33 .588
3 Criollos de Caguas 34 19 15 1677 1638 +39 .559
4 Osos de Manatí 34 18 16 1879 1902 −23 .529
5 Cangrejeros de Santurce 34 18 16 1439 1430 +9 .529 Qualification to play-in
6 Vaqueros de Bayamón 34 10 24 1805 1840 −35 .294
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: BSN

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameUnited States Emmanuel MudiayPiratas de Quebradillas21.5
Rebounds per gameUnited States Jared SullingerCangrejeros de Santurce15.1
Assists per gameUnited States Travis TriceCriollos de Caguas7.7
Steals per gameUnited States Rondae Hollis-JeffersonMets de Guaynabo1.6
Blocks per gameUnited States Jordan BellLeones de Ponce1.9
FG%Puerto Rico Christian M. NegronLeones de Ponce69.0%
3FG%Puerto Rico Alonzo Ortiz TraylorIndios de Mayagüez50.0%
FT%Puerto Rico Ivan GandiaSanteros de Aguada93.0%

Team statistic leaders

CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameCapitanes de Arecibo96.3
Rebounds per gameCangrejeros de Santurce39.6
Assists per gameSanteros de Aguada21.9
Steals per gameCapitanes de Arecibo/Mets de Guaynabo7.4
Blocks per gameMets de Guaynabo4.2
FG%Capitanes de Arecibo51.0%
3FG%Capitanes de Arecibo40.0%

Awards

Season Awards

On July 11, 2024, the league announced the end of season award winners; with Travis Trice being named the league's Most Valuable Player. This year's BSN Awards event was held in the theater of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[4]

  • Most Valuable Player:United States Travis Trice—Criollos de Caguas (20.7 PPG, 7.2 APG, 3.5 RPG)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: United StatesPuerto Rico George Conditt IV—Gigantes de Carolina (14.6 PPG, 9.2 RPG)
  • Rookie of the Year:Puerto RicoPanama Jhivvan Jackson—Osos de Manatí (12.0 PPG, 2.9 APG, 2.7 RPG)
  • Sixth Man of the Year:Puerto Rico Emmanuel Maldonado—Cangrejeros de Santurce (8.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG)
  • Most Improved Player of the Year:Puerto Rico Alfonso Plummer—Capitanes de Arecibo (18.9 PPG, 3.8 APG, 3.1 RPG)
  • Coach of the Year:Puerto Rico Juan Cardona—Capitanes de Arecibo
  • GM of the Year:Puerto Rico José Manuel Baeza—Capitanes de Arecibo

Finals Awards

  • 2024 Finals Most Valuable Player:United States Travis Trice—Criollos de Caguas (20.9 PPG, 6.1 APG)

Tie-Breakers and Playoffs

Tie-Breakers Bracket

Tie-Breaker Play-In
5D Cangrejeros de Santurce 82
4A Leones de Ponce 86 4A Leones de Ponce 85
5A Indios de Mayagüez 81

Playoff Bracket

All rounds are a best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round.

  • Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2024.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1A Capitanes de Arecibo 3
4B Osos de Manatí 4
4B Osos de Manatí 4
2B Gigantes de Carolina 0
2B Gigantes de Carolina 4
3A Piratas de Quebradillas 3
4B Osos de Manatí 3
3B Criollos de Caguas 4
1B Mets de Guaynabo 3
4A Leones de Ponce 4
4A Leones de Ponce 2
3B Criollos de Caguas 4
2A Santeros de Aguada 3
3B Criollos de Caguas 4

La Final

The 2024 Final (also known as the 2024 La Final Brava for sponsorship reasons) is the championship series of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)'s 2024 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The final's series was a best-of-seven alternating venues after every game between the final two teams: Criollos de Caguas and Osos de Manatí.

Series summary

GameDateRoad teamResultHome team
Game 1August 17Osos de Manatí105 – 99 (1–0)Criollos de Caguas
Game 2August 19Criollos de Caguas109 – 104 OT (1–1)Osos de Manatí
Game 3August 21Osos de Manatí89 – 85 (2–1)Criollos de Caguas
Game 4August 23Criollos de Caguas91 – 86 (2–2)Osos de Manatí
Game 5August 25Osos de Manatí98 – 89 (3–2)Criollos de Caguas
Game 6August 27Criollos de Caguas122 – 121 2OT (3–3)Osos de Manatí
Game 7August 30Osos de Manatí81 – 96 (3–4)Criollos de Caguas

Game summaries

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the BSN.

Game 1

August 17
8:05 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí 104, Criollos de Caguas 99
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 23–26, 29–27, 22–28
Pts: Cheick Diallo 24
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 15
Asts: Norris Cole 12		 Pts: Travis Trice 21
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 15
Asts: Travis Trice 11
Manatí leads series, 1–0
Coliseo Roger Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Referees:

Game 2

August 19
8:05 pm GMT
Criollos de Caguas 109, Osos de Manatí 104 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 22–24, 22–26, 26–28, Overtime: 10–5
Pts: Travis Trice 37
Rebs: Louis King 12
Asts: Louis King 7		 Pts: Ethan Thompson 22
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 15
Asts: Norris Cole 10
Series tied, 1–1
Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manati, Puerto Rico
Referees:

Game 3

August 21
8:05 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí 89, Criollos de Caguas 85
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 30–19, 19–22, 17–19
Pts: Jhivvan Jackson 24
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 7
Alex Morales
Asts: Norris Cole 12
Chris Ortiz		 Pts: Louis King 23
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 13
Asts: Akil Mitchell 6
Manatí leads series, 2-1
Coliseo Roger Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Referees:

Game 4

August 23
8:05 pm GMT
Criollos de Caguas 91, Osos de Manatí 86
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–16, 23–17, 21–24
Pts: Louis King 21
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 10
Asts: Travis Trice 8		 Pts: Cheick Diallo 21
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 8
Asts: Norris Cole 9
Series tied, 2–2
Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manati, Puerto Rico
Referees:

Game 5

August 25
8:05 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí 98, Criollos de Caguas 89
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 29–19, 27–31, 24–23
Pts: Ethan Thompson 21
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 8
Asts: Norris Cole 6		 Pts: Devon Collier 18
Rebs: Devon Collier 11
Asts: Travis Trice 5
Manatí leads series, 3–2
Coliseo Roger Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Referees:

Game 6

August 27
8:05 pm GMT
Criollos de Caguas 122, Osos de Manatí 121 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 18–19, 19–24, 31–26, Overtime: 15–15, 16–15
Pts: Travis Trice 32
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 14
Asts: Akil Mitchell 6
Travis Trice		 Pts: Norris Cole 35
Rebs: Tyler Davis 11
Asts: Norris Cole 7
Series tied, 3–3
Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manati, Puerto Rico
Referees:

Game 7

August 30
8:10 pm GMT
Osos de Manatí 81, Criollos de Caguas 96
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 25–30, 13–26, 23–21
Pts: Alex Morales 25
Rebs: Cheick Diallo 10
Asts: Norris Cole 7		 Pts: Alexander Kappos 22
Rebs: Akil Mitchell 15
Asts: Travis Trice 8
Caguas wins series, 4–3
Coliseo Roger Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Referees:

References

  1. ↑ "Anunciado el calendario oficial de la temporada 2024". bsnpr.com (in Spanish). February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "¡El BSN es del "calentón"! Los Gigantes de Carolina se coronan campeones". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). July 26, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Los Criollos oficializan el regreso al BSN al Valle del Turabo". primerahora.com (in Spanish). August 23, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/esta-noche-bsn-awards-por-punto-2/2624974/
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