Gaiteros del Zulia

Gaiteros del Zulia
Gaiteros del Zulia logo
LeaguesSuperliga Profesional de Baloncesto
Founded1983 (1983)
ArenaGimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte
Capacity4,500
LocationMaracaibo, Venezuela
Championships5 Venezuelan Championships (1984, 1985, 1996, 2001) 2025 spb

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]

Trophies

Roster

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Gaiteros del Zulia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 1 United States Dominican Republic Jesse Zarzuela 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (2000-10-25)25 October 2000
PG 3 Venezuela Ángel Blanco 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 29 – (1997-03-04)4 March 1997
G 5 Venezuela Rafael Melgarejo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991
F 7 Venezuela Diego Martínez 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996
PG 9 Venezuela Carlos Gascon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1990-09-06)6 September 1990
PF 11 Venezuela Yanitson Quintero 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1998-12-08)8 December 1998
G/F 12 Venezuela Hector Ortega 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (2000-06-16)16 June 2000
SF 13 Venezuela Graddy Osorio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987
C 14 Nigeria Peter Olisemeka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
F 15 United States Andre Nation 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1993-06-26)26 June 1993
F 17 Venezuela Erick Rodríguez 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999
C 20 Venezuela Espinoza, Adrian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
G/F 23 United States Nahziah Carter 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1999-08-24)24 August 1999
SG 24 Venezuela Maolin Colina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1990-09-14)14 September 1990
C 27 Venezuela Dario Castro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1991-12-15)15 December 1991
Head coach
  • Venezuela Gustavo García
Assistant coach(es)
  • Venezuela Niremberg Escalona
  • Venezuela Miguel Ángel Corona
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 February 2026

Notable players

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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.

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