Osos de Manatí

Osos de Manatí
Osos de Manatí logo
LeaguesBSN
Founded2014
HistoryAtenienses de Manatí
2014–2017
Osos de Manatí
2023–present
ArenaJuan Cruz Abreu Coliseum
Capacity8,000
LocationManatí, Puerto Rico
Team colorsBlue, Yellow, Red
     
Head coachIvan Rios
OwnershipOzuna
Félix Rivera
Championships0
Websitehttps://www.bsnpr.com/team/osos/

The Osos de Manatí are a professional basketball team based in Manatí, Puerto Rico. They play in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top division basketball league in Puerto Rico. Prior to 2017, the team was named Atenienses de Manatí.[1] In October 2022 they returned from a hiatus, when Puerto Rican singer Ozuna purchased the Brujos de Guayama, and relocated the team to Manatí.[2][3] The team reached its first ever BSN finals in 2024,[4] but lost in seven games to the Criollos de Caguas.

Home arenas

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  • Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum (2014–present)

Players

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Osos de Manatí roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G 1 Puerto Rico Howard, Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 28 – (1996-01-06)6 January 1996
SG 2 Puerto Rico Morales, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 26 – (1997-11-21)21 November 1997
G 4 Mexico Soto, Joseph 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 31 – (1993-05-01)1 May 1993
F 6 Puerto Rico Ortiz, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 31 – (1993-04-02)2 April 1993
PG 8 Puerto Rico Lugo, Wilmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 25 – (1999-05-02)2 May 1999
PG 11 Puerto Rico Gines, Jose 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 25 – (1999-06-14)14 June 1999
PF 17 Puerto Rico Guitian, Jose 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 37 – (1987-01-03)3 January 1987
PF 21 United States Spalding, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 27 – (1997-03-11)11 March 1997
SG 22 Puerto Rico Sosa, Isaac 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 34 – (1990-02-16)16 February 1990
PG 30 United States Cole, Norris (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 36 – (1988-10-13)13 October 1988
C 33 Mali Diallo, Cheick (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 28 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996
C 50 British Virgin Islands Penn, Kleon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 38 – (1986-09-01)1 September 1986
G 56 Puerto Rico Jackson, Jhivvan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 26 – (1998-08-27)27 August 1998
F 99 United States Wilson, Jamil (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 33 – (1990-11-21)21 November 1990
Head coach
  • Puerto Rico Iván Ríos
Assistant coach(es)
  • Puerto Rico Jorge Otero
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 20, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Cheick Diallo Ray Spalding Kleon Penn
PF Chris Ortiz Jose Guitian Joseph Soto
SF Alex Morales Jamil Wilson Jose Gines
SG Isaac Sosa Ethan Thompson Wilmer Lugo
PG Norris Cole Jhivvan Jackson Jordan Howard

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ Vega, Giovanny (2021-04-15). "Fugaz estadía de los Atenienses en Manatí". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. ^ "Ozuna Ventures into the World of Sports by Acquiring Ownership of Puerto Rican Basketball Team". Billboard.
  3. ^ Vega, Giovanny (2021-04-08). "Sobre la mesa la adición de un tercer refuerzo". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  4. ^ "¡Habrá nuevo campeón! Los Osos barren a los Gigantes y avanzan a su primera final del BSN". 9 August 2024.
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