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{{Short description|First-tier-level men's professional basketball league in Puerto Rico}}
{{About|the men's league|the women's league|Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox basketball league
| name = Baloncesto Superior Nacional
| image = Baloncesto Superior Nacional.png
|
| country = [[Puerto Rico]]
|
| fed = [[Puerto Rican Basketball Federation]]
| confed = [[FIBA Americas]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1929}}
| first = 1930 (as LPB)
| folded =
| divisions =
| teams = [[#Current teams|12]]
| feeds =
| promotion =
| relegation =
| levels = 1
| pyramid =
| domest_cup =
| supercup =
| overseas_tournament =
| confed_cup = [[Basketball Champions League Americas|Champions League Americas]]
| champions = [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]]<br>(17 titles)
| most_champs = [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]]<br>(17 titles)
| top_scorer = [[Georgie Torres]] (15,863)
| tv = [[WKAQ-TV|Telemundo Puerto Rico]]<br>[[DirecTV|DirecTV Puerto Rico]]
| sponsor =
| website = {{URL|https://www.bsnpr.com/}}
| current = [[2025 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season]]
}}
The '''
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is played under [[FIBA]] [[rules of basketball|rules]], currently consists of 12<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bsnpr.com/noticias/detalles.asp?r=19359|title=Los Atenienses de Manatí y Cangejeros de Santurce jugarán la temporada 2021|last=BSNPR|date=6 April 2021|website=BSNPR}}</ref>
teams, of which the most successful has been the [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] with 17 titles as of 2025.
The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], [[EuroLeague]], Spain's [[Liga ACB|ACB]], and other tournaments throughout the world. Among them, [[Georgie Torres]] was the first Puerto Rican to sign an NBA contract & [[Butch Lee]] was the first BSN player to win an NBA title. Later on players including [[José Ortiz (basketball player)|José Ortiz]], [[Ramón Rivas]], [[Daniel Santiago]], [[Carlos Arroyo]] and [[J. J. Barea]], started their careers playing for BSN teams and later played in the NBA.
==Competition format==
BSN games are played under the regular [[FIBA]] basketball rules. The twelve teams each play a total of four games amongst themselves, two at home and two away, for a total of 44 games during the regular season. Of the 12 participating teams, the top 8 move on to the postseason. The final two teams left will play in the ''La Final Brava'', or the Brava Final, a basketball tournament sponsored by Brava Lubricants.
==History==
The league began in 1930, and is noted for having had several head coaches who went on to achieve international recognition later in their careers. Among those are [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Fame]] members [[Dr. Jack Ramsay]], [[Tex Winter]] and [[Red Holzman]], who coached the [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] in the 1950s and 1960s, and [[Phil Jackson]], who coached the [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] and [[Gallitos de Isabela]] in the late 1980s. Others notable coaches who have worked for BSN teams include [[Gene Bartow]], [[Lou Rossini]], [[Del Harris]], [[P. J. Carlesimo]], [[Bernie Bickerstaff]], [[Herb Brown]] and [[Sergio Hernández (basketball)|Sergio Hernández]].
During the 1980s, notable players followed in the footsteps of players such as [[Juan "Pachin" Vicens]] ([[1959 FIBA World Championship|1959 Santiago Chile FIBA World Championship]]'s [[FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team|All-Tournament Team]]) and Butch Lee, the first Puerto Rican and BSN player to enter the [[NBA]]. Among those are: [[Mario 'Quijote' Morales]], [[Raymond Dalmau]], [[José Ortiz (basketball player)|Jose 'Piculin' Ortiz]], [[Ramón Rivas]], [[Jerome Mincy]], [[Georgie Torres]], [[Angel "Munch" Cruz|Angelo Cruz]], Angel Santiago, the late [[Federico Lopez|Federico 'Fico' Lopez]], [[Rolando Frazer]], [[Mario Butler]], and [[Rubén Rodríguez (basketball)|Rubén Rodríguez]], who showcased their talents to all of Puerto Rico's TV viewers and game goers.
===New Era and Renewed Interest (2019-present)===
On September 19, 2019, the BSN team owners selected Ricardo Dalmau Santana to succeed Fernando Quiñones Bodea as president of the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bsnpr.com/noticias/ricardo-dalmau-es-electo-nuevo-presidente-del-bsn |title=Ricardo Dalmau es electo nuevo presidente del BSN }}</ref>
In October 2020, there was a change in ownership of the [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]], when retired professional baseball player [[Yadier Molina]] acquired his hometown team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latinosports.com/yadier-molina-buys-basketball-team/ | title=Yadier Molina Buys Basketball Team – Latino Sports | date=16 October 2020 }}</ref> In April 2021, the league approved the return of the [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros]] under the ownership of Noah Assad and Jonathan Miranda. Later that month, [[Bad Bunny]] joined the ownership group.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/los-cangrejeros-de-santurce-regresan-al-bsn-de-la-mano-de-noah-assad-manejador-de-bad-bunny/|title=Los Cangrejeros de Santurce regresan al BSN de la mano de Noah Assad, manejador de Bad Bunny|publisher=[[El Nuevo Día]]|language=Spanish|date=2021-04-06|accessdate=2021-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9574500/bad-bunny-co-owner-of-basketball-team/|title= Bad Bunny Is Now the Co-Owner Of Puerto Rican Basketball Team Los Cangrejeros de Santurce|author=Jessica Ruiz|publisher=Billboard|date=2021-05-18|accessdate=2021-05-26}}</ref> In October 2022, the [[Osos de Manatí (basketball)|Osos de Manatí]] returned from a short hiatus, when Puerto Rican singer [[Ozuna]] purchased the [[Brujos de Guayama]] and relocated the team to Manatí.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ozuna-buys-basketball-team-puerto-rico-1235157952/ | title=Ozuna Ventures into the World of Sports by Acquiring Ownership of Puerto Rican Basketball Team | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref><ref >{{cite web | last=Vega | first=Giovanny | title=Sobre la mesa la adición de un tercer refuerzo | website=[[El Vocero|El Vocero de Puerto Rico]] | date=2021-04-08 | url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/sobre-la-mesa-la-adici-n-de-un-tercer-refuerzo/article_ff3516f0-9820-11eb-b993-eb35a79558e2.html | language=es | access-date=2021-05-08}}</ref>
In game 1 of the 2023 BSN finals, [[LeBron James]] made a surprise appearance as the [[Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball)|Gigantes]] defeated the [[Vaqueros de Bayamón|Vaqueros]], 89-85, in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/watch-lebron-james-makes-young-fans-day-during-puerto-rican-basketball-game/|title=LeBron James makes young fan's day during Puerto Rican basketball game |work=[[CBS Sports]]|language=english|date=2023-07-19|accessdate=2023-07-19}}</ref> On July 27 2023, the Gigantes De Carolina defeated the Vaqueros 80-60 in Game 5 of the BSN Finals, leading the Gigantes to become the 2023 BSN Champions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/el-bsn-es-del-calenton-los-gigantes-de-carolina-se-coronan-campeones/ | title=¡El BSN es del "calentón"! Los Gigantes de Carolina se coronan campeones | author=Jorge Figueroa Loza | publisher=El Nuevo Día | lang=es | date=27 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/videos/los-gigantes-de-carolina-celebran-su-primer-campeonato-en-el-bsn-283566/ | title=Los Gigantes de Carolina celebran su primer campeonato en el BSN }}</ref>
In October of 2024, Molina sold ownership of his team.
==Current teams==
{{___location map+ |Puerto Rico |float=right |width=500 |caption=Locations of teams participating in '''2024 season'''|places=
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.205968 |long=-67.135832 |label={{small|[[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Mayagüez]]}} |position=left}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.001839 |long=-66.633652 |label={{small|[[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Ponce]] }} |position=bottom}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.38 |long=-66.163333 |label={{small|[[Vaqueros de Bayamón|Bayamón]] }} |position=left}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.452736 |long=-66.7476665 | label={{small|[[Capitanes de Arecibo|Arecibo]]}}|position=top}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.3805787 |long=-67.193161 |label={{small|[[Santeros de Aguada|Aguada]]}}|position=right}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.473889 |long=-66.938611 |label={{small|[[Piratas de Quebradillas|Quebradillas]] }} |position=top}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.08163 |long=-67.0449 |label={{small|[[Atléticos de San Germán|San Germán]] }} |position=left}}
{{___location map~|Puerto Rico|lat=18.4700 |long=-66.4019 |label={{small|[[Osos de Manatí|Manatí]]}}
|position=top}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.38714884193898 |long=-65.95742940001504 |label={{small|[[Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball)|Carolina]] }} |position=right}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.35745 |long=-66.111 |label={{small|[[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Guaynabo]] }} |position=bottom}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.231389 |long=-66.039444 |label={{small|[[Criollos de Caguas (basketball)|Caguas]] }} |position=right}}
{{___location map~ |Puerto Rico |lat=18.4094 |long=-66.0720 |label={{small|[[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Santurce]] }} |position=top}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! width=90|Home city
! Year established
! width=200|Arena
! Capacity
|-
| [[Atléticos de San Germán|Atléticos de San German]]
| [[San Germán, Puerto Rico|San Germán]]
|1930
| [[Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:5000}}}}
|-
| [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]]
| [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce]]
|1918
| [[Roberto Clemente Coliseum]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:9000}}}}
|-
| [[Capitanes de Arecibo]]
| [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]]
|1946
| [[Manuel Iguina Coliseum]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:12000}}}}
|-
| [[Criollos de Caguas (basketball)|Criollos de Caguas]]
| [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]]
| 2023*
| Coliseo Roger Mendoza
| {{center|{{formatnum:3000}}}}
|-
| [[Santeros de Aguada]]
| [[Aguada, Puerto Rico|Aguada]]
| 1992
| Ismael Delgado Coliseum
| {{center|{{formatnum:6000}}}}
|-
| [[Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball)|Gigantes de Carolina/Canovanas]]
| [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Canovanas]]
|1971
| Carlos Miguel Mangual Coliseum
| {{center|{{formatnum:5000}}}}
|-
| [[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Indios de Mayagüez]]
| [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]
|1956
| [[Palacio de Recreación y Deportes]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:5500}}}}
|-
| [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]]
| [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]
|1946
| [[Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:11000}}}}
|-
| [[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]]
|[[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]]
|1935
|[[Mario Morales Coliseum]]
|{{center|{{formatnum:5500}}}}
|-
| [[Osos de Manatí]]
| [[Manatí, Puerto Rico|Manatí]]
|2014
| Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum
| {{center|{{formatnum:8000}}}}
|-
| [[Piratas de Quebradillas]]
| [[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]]
|1926
| [[Raymond Dalmau Coliseum]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:5500}}}}
|-
| [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]]
| [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]]
|1930
| [[Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum]]
| {{center|{{formatnum:12000}}}}
|}
==Defunct teams==
* [[Atenienses de Manatí (basketball)|Atenienses de Manatí]] (2014–2017); played their home games at the Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum
* Avancinos de Villalba (1996–1998); played their home games at the José Ibem Marrero Coliseum
* Conquistadores de Aguada (1994–1998)
* [[Gallitos de Isabela]]; played their home games at the Jose Abreu Coliseum
* [[Grises de Humacao]] (2005–2023); Marcelo Trujillo Panisse Coliseum
* [[Indios de Canóvanas]]; played their home games at Coliseo Carlos Miguel Mangual
* [[Maratonistas de Coamo]] (1985–1996, 1999–2015); played their home games at [[Edwin "Puruco" Nolasco Coliseum]]
* [[Polluelos de Aibonito]] (1977–2001); played their home games at Cancha Marron Aponte
* Taínos de Cabo Rojo (1989–1993); played their home games at [[Coliseo Rebekah Colberg Cabrera|Rebekah Colberg Cabrera Coliseum]]
* Tiburones de Aguadilla (1990s–1998); played their home games at the [[Luis T. Diaz Coliseum]]
* [[Titanes de Morovis]] (1977–2006); played their home games in the José Pepe Huyke Coliseum
* Toritos de Cayey (2002–2004); played their home games at the Cayey Municipal Coliseum
Cardenales de Rio Piedras 1955-1984
==Championships==
{{Main|List of BSN Champions}}
===Number of championships won by teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%"
!style="width:100px;"|Teams
!style="width:25px;"|Finals
!style="width:25px;"|Championships
!style="width:25px;"|Runners-up
!style="width:120px; class="unsortable" |Years won
!style="width:120px; class="unsortable" |Years runners-up
|-
|[[Vaqueros de Bayamón]]||27||17||10||1933, 1935, 1967, 1969, 1971,<br>1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981,<br>1988, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2020, 2022,2025||1930, 1934, 1970, 2001, 2002,<br>2005, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023
|-
|[[Atléticos de San Germán]]||26||14||12||1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942,<br>1942-1943, 1947, 1948, 1949,<br>1950, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1997||1931, 1933, 1936*, 1938*, 1940,<br>1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965,<br>1986, 2022
|-
|[[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]]||26||14||12||1952, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1964,<br>1965, 1966, 1990, 1992, 1993,<br>2002, 2004, 2014, 2015||1949, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1989,<br>1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2013, 2019, 2025
|-
|[[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]]||14||8||6||1962, 1968, 1998, 1999, 2000,<br>2001, 2003, 2007||1942, 1942–1943, 1951, 1952,<br>1964, 2006
|-
|[[Capitanes de Arecibo]]||19||8||11||1959, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2021||1932, 1946, 1948, 1961, 1966,<br>1992, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
|-
|[[Río Piedras|Cardenales de Río Piedras]]||15||6||9||1946, 1955, 1956, 1957,1963,<br>1976||1941, 1947, 1959, 1960, 1962,<br>1968, 1969, 1971, 1977
|-
|[[Piratas de Quebradillas]]||18||6||12||1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2013, 2017||1937, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976,<br>1980, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2009,<br>2011, 2020
|-
|[[Capitalinos de San Juan]]||9||5||4||1930, 1931, 1940, 1945, 1958||1943, 1944, 1950, 1974
|-
|[[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]]||10||3||7||1980, 1982, 1989||1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990,<br>1993, 2021
|-
|[[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico|Vega Baja]]||4||2||2||1934, 1937||1935, 1939
|-
|Gallitos de la UPR||3||2||1||1944, 1951||1945
|-
|[[Indios de Canóvanas]]||3||2||1||1983, 1984||1988
|-
|Club Náutico San Juan||1||1||0||1936||—
|-
|[[Polluelos de Aibonito]]||2||1||1||1986||1987
|-
|[[Titanes de Morovis]]||1||1||0||1987||—
|-
|[[Criollos de Caguas (basketball)|Criollos de Caguas]]||2||2||0||2006, 2024||—
|-
|[[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Indios de Mayagüez]]||1||1||0||2012||—
|-
|[[Santeros de Aguada]]||1||1||0||2019||-
|-
|[[Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball)|Gigantes de Carolina]]||4||1||3||2023||1979, 1997, 2008
|-
|[[Brujos de Guayama]]||2||0||2||—||1991, 1994
|-
|[[Gallitos de Isabela]]||1||0||1||—||1984
|-
|[[Maratonistas de Coamo]]||1||0||1||—||2004
|}
* *These titles are from Farmacia Martin, a team that later merged with the Atléticos de San Germán
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bsnpr.com/estadisticas/campeonatos.asp|title=Estadísticas : Campeonatos - Baloncesto Superior Nacional Puerto Rico|website=bsnpr.com}}</ref>
==BSN awards and leaders==
{{main|Baloncesto Superior Nacional MVP}}
{{main|Baloncesto Superior Nacional Scoring Champion}}
===League records===
Rubén Rodríguez established most of the early long-standing records in the BSN. He broke both the single-season points record with 810 in 1978 and the highest career points record with 11,549. The current holder of the career mark is Georgie Torres, who broke it before retiring in 2001 with 15,863 points in 679 games, playing his first 7 years before the establishment of the three-point line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?Xnum=947937&year=2011&mon=4|title=ADENDI|website=adendi.com}}</ref> Rodríguez also holds the mark for most rebounds in a career with 6,178. He also held the single-season rebound record with 380 in 1978, which stood until Lee Benson broke it in 2008. Currently, [[Neftalí Rivera]] holds the record for most points in a game in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional when he scored 79 points on May 22, 1974. In that game he achieved the record by making 34 field goals (all of them 2-pointers as 3-pointers were not adopted back then) and 11 free throws.<ref>{{cite web|title=40 años de la increíble gesta de Neftalí Rivera |date=21 May 2014 |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/40anosdelaincreiblegestadeneftalirivera-1777447/|publisher=El Nuevo Día|lang=es|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref> In 1989, Pablo Alicea of the Gigantes de Carolina established a record for most assists in one game with 25.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tabdeportes.com/jonathan-garcia-rompe-record-de-pablito-alicea/ |title=JONATHAN GARCIA ROMPE RECORD DE PABLITO ALICEA | Tiro al Blanco |access-date=28 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625104629/http://www.tabdeportes.com/jonathan-garcia-rompe-record-de-pablito-alicea/ |archive-date=25 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The record stood for over two decades until May 1, 2012, when Jonathan García of the Caciques de Humacao broke it recording 33 assists against the Brujos de Guayama. García's mark is an unofficial world record pending the approval of [[Guinness World Records]], since there is no higher number recorded in any amateur or professional international league or in FIBA competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/jonathangarcianuevoreydeasistencias-642278/|title=Jonathan García: nuevo rey de asistencias|date=3 May 2012|website=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]}}</ref> During this game, the Caciques also established the team points record for a single game with 130 and for most scored during a single (10-minute) quarter with 46. The Vaqueros de Bayamón hosted the game with highest attendance in the league, with 17,621 fans attending a home game against Río Piedras on September 8, 1969. This bested the previous top of 16,564 in a game between Ponce and Santurce. The Vaqueros also hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning five from 1971 to 1975.
===BSN statistical leaders===
{{Update|section|reason=These tables are five years old|date=May 2020}}
{| class="wikitable"
|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|^
|Active player
|-
|style="background:#FFFF99; width:1em"|*
|Inducted into the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]]
|}
===BSN all-time scoring leaders===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 89%;"
|-
!Rank
!Player
![[Basketball position|Position(s)]]
!Nationality
!Years
!Total [[point (basketball)|points]]
!Games<br>played
![[Points per game|Points<br>per game]]<br>[[arithmetic mean|average]]
|-
|{{center|1}}
|{{sortname|Georgie|Torres}}
|{{center|[[Shooting guard|SG]]}}
|{{PUR}}
| 1975–2001
|{{center|15,863}}
|{{center|679}}
|{{center|23.4}}
|-
|{{center|2}}
|{{sortname|Mario|Morales}}
|{{center|[[Small forward|SF]]}}
|{{PUR}}
| 1975–1998
|{{center|15,293}}
|{{center|675}}
|{{center|22.7}}
|-
|{{center|3}}
|{{sortname|Mario|Butler}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{PAN}}
| 1980–2008
|{{center|12,252}}
|{{center|779}}
|{{center|15.7}}
|-
|{{center|4}}
|[[Rolando Frazer]]
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{PAN}}
| 1980–2001
|{{center|12,096}}
|{{center|603}}
|{{center|20.1}}
|-
|{{center|5}}
|{{sortname|Raymond|Dalmau}}
|{{center|[[Point guard|PG]]}}
|{{PUR}}
| 1966–1985
|{{center|11,592}}
|{{center|537}}
|{{center|21.6}}
|-
|{{center|6}}
|{{sortname|Rubén|Rodríguez|dab=basketball}}
|{{center|[[Power forward (basketball)|PF]]}}
|{{PUR}}
| 1969–1991
|{{center|11,549}}
|{{center|631}}
|{{center|18.3}}
|-
|{{center|7}}
|[[Roberto Ríos (basketball)|Roberto Ríos]]
|{{center|PG}}
|{{PUR}}
| 1978–2000
|{{center|11,312}}
|{{center|681}}
|{{center|16.6}}
|-
|{{center|8}}
|[[Ángel Santiago]]
|{{center|SF}}
|{{PUR}}
|1973–1996
|{{center|11,287}}
|{{center|617}}
|{{center|18.3}}
|-
|{{center|9}}
|[[Willie Quiñones|José Quiñones]]
|{{center|PF}}
|{{PUR}}
|1976–1995
|{{center|11,012}}
|{{center|579}}
|{{center|19}}
|-
|{{center|10}}
|[[Christian Dalmau]]
|{{center|PG}}
|{{PUR}}
|1992–2003, 2009–2017
|{{center|10,570}}
|{{center|639}}
|{{center|16.5}}
|}
===BSN all-time rebounding leaders===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!style="width:25px;"| Rank
! style="width:100px;"| Player
! style="width:25px;"| [[Basketball position|Pos]]
! style="width:25px; class="unsortable"|Years
! style="width:25px;"|[[rebound (basketball)|Reb]]
! style="width:25px;"|[[Games played|GP]]
!style="width:25px;"| [[Rebound (basketball)|RPG]]
|-
|{{center|1}}
|[[Mario Butler]]
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
| 1980–2008
|8,236
|779
|10.6
|-
|{{center|2}}
|[[Rubén Rodríguez (basketball)|Rubén Rodríguez]]
|{{center|[[Forward (basketball)|F]]/C}}
| 1969–1991
|6,178
|631
|9.8
|-
|{{center|3}}
|[[Rolando Frazer]]
|{{center|C}}
| 1980–2001
|6,153
|603
|10.2
|-
|{{center|4}}
|[[Raymond Dalmau]]
|{{center|F/C}}
| 1966–1985
|5,673
|537
|10.6
|-
|{{center|5}}
|[[Mario Morales]]
|{{center|G/F}}
| 1975–1998
|5,665
|675
|8.4
|-
|{{center|6}}
|[[José Ortiz (basketball)|José Ortíz]]
|{{center|C}}
| 1980–2006
|5,314
|505
|10.5
|-
|{{center|7}}
|Carlos Bermúdez
|{{center|F}}
| 1970–1984
|4,884
|422
|11.6
|-
|{{center|8}}
|[[Edgar de León]]
|{{center|F/C}}
| 1981–2001
|4,837
|493
|9.8
|-
|{{center|9}}
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|[[Teófilo Cruz]]*
|{{center|C}}
| 1957–1982
|4,672
|584
|8
|-
|{{center|10}}
|[[Ángel Santiago]]
|{{center|F}}
|1973–1996
|4,447
|617
|7.2
|}
===BSN all-time assists leaders===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!style="width:25px;"|Rank
!style="width:100px;"|Player
!style="width:25px;"| [[Basketball position|Position]](s)
!style="width:25px; class="unsortable"|Years
!style="width:25px;"|Total [[assist (basketball)|AST]]
!style="width:25px;"|GP
!style="width:25px;"|[[assist (basketball)|APG]]
|-
|{{center|1}}
|[[James Carter (basketball)|James Carter]]
|{{center|[[Point guard|PG]]}}
| 1987–2006
|3,025
|543
|5.6
|-
|{{center|2}}
|[[Christian Dalmau]]
|{{center|PG/SG}}
| 1992–2003, 2009–2017
|2,931
|639
|4.6
|-
|{{center|3}}
|[[Pablo Alicea]]
|{{center|PG}}
| 1987–2006
|2,762
|503
|5.5
|-
|{{center|4}}
|[[Javier Antonio Colón]]
|{{center|PG}}
| 1987–2008
|2,748
|555
|5.0
|-
|{{center|5}}
|[[Federico López]]
|{{center|PG}}
| 1981–1997
|2,440
|446
|5.5
|-
|{{center|6}}
|[[Wilfredo Pagan]]
|{{center|[[Point guard|PG]]}}
| 1992–2018
|2,367
|652
|3.6
|-
|{{center|7}}
|[[Roberto Ríos (basketball)|Roberto Ríos]]
|{{center|[[Shooting guard|G]]/[[Small forward|F]]}}
| 1978–2000
|2,315
|681
|3.4
|-
|{{center|8}}
|[[Raymond Dalmau]]
|{{center|F/[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
| 1966–1985
|2,302
|537
|5.1
|-
|{{center|9}}
|[[Bobby Joe Hatton]]
|{{center|PG}}
| 1994–2012
|2,235
|489
|4.6
|-
|{{center|10}}
|[[George Torres]]
|{{center|G/F}}
| 1975–2001
|2,203
|679
|3.2
|}
===BSN all-time block leaders===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 89%;"
|-
!Rank
!Player
![[Basketball position|Position(s)]]
!Nationality
!Total [[block (basketball)|blocks]]
!Games<br>played
!Blocks<br>per game<br>[[arithmetic mean|average]]
|-
|{{center|1}}
|{{sortname|Kleon|Penn}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{PUR}}<br>{{flagicon|BVI}} [[British Virgin Islands]]
|{{center|755}}
|{{center|300}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|2}}
|Jeffrion Aubry
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{PUR}}
|{{center|642}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|3}}
|{{sortname|Peter John|Ramos}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{PUR}}
|{{center|527}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|4}}
|{{sortname|Carmelo|Lee}}
|{{center|[[Small forward|SF]]}}
|{{PUR}}
|{{center|414}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|5}}
|{{sortname|Jorge Brian|Diaz}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{PUR}}
|{{center|314}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|6}}
|{{sortname|JaJa|Richards}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{ISV}}
|{{center|314}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|7}}
|{{sortname|Luis 'PelaCoco'|Hernández}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C/F]]}}
|{{PUR}}
|{{center|295}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|8}}
|{{sortname|Ricardo|Sanchéz}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C/PF]]}}
|{{PUR}}
|{{center|278}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|9}}
|{{sortname|Nathanael|Davis}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{USA}}
|{{center|268}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|{{center|10}}
|{{sortname|Alphonse|Dyer}}
|{{center|[[Center (basketball)|C]]}}
|{{USA}}
|{{center|255}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|}
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==See also==
* [[Puerto
* [[Rebeca Davila]] - a referee in the league
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