Polluelos de Aibonito

Former Puerto Rican professional basketball team
     Championships1 (1986)

Polluelos de Aibonito was a Puerto Rican professional basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional based in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. They won their only national championship in 1986, defeating the 1985 champions Atleticos de San German,[1] 4 games to 3, helped by stars Willie Meléndez, Angel Santiago, Rolando Frazer and Enrique Aponte, among others.

They returned to the BSN finals in 1987 but lost, also in seven games, to the Titanes de Morovis. The Polluelos franchise folded in 2002 after facing financial trouble.[1]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

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.
  • Puerto Rico Ángel Santiago
  • Puerto Rico Enrique Aponte
  • Puerto Rico Willie Meléndez
  • Panama Rolando Frazer
  • United States Litterial Green
  • United States Marcus Liberty
  • United States Ed Horton
  • United States Bob McCann
  • United StatesDominican Republic Franklin Western
  • United StatesVenezuela Askia Jones


References

  1. ^ a b "Celebran a los Polluelos de Aibonito a 30 años de su campeonato en el BSN". Primera Hora.
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