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The Baloncesto Superior Nacional or BSN (lit. "National Superior Basketball") is a professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. Currently contested by 10 teams, it has nevertheless had presence in several cities of Puerto Rico. The league was established in 1929 and has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, Euroleague, and other tournaments throughout the world. Among them, NBA players Butch Lee, José Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Daniel Santiago, Carlos Arroyo and José Juan Barea started their careers playing for BSN teams. Also, the majority of the players that participate in the Puerto Rico men's national basketball team are products of the BSN. For the 2015 season, which begins in March, each team will play 44 games in a single table format. The regular season is followed by Playoffs series with the best 8 teams. The season concludes with the finals, where two teams compete in a best of seven games format. ==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 these are Basketball Hall of Fame members Tex Winter and Red Holzman, who coached the Leones de Ponce in the 1960s, and Phil Jackson, who coached the Piratas de Quebradillas gallitos de isabela in the late 1980s. Others notable coaches who have worked for BSN teams include Lou Rossini, Del Harris, P.J. Carlessimo, Bernie Bickerstaff and Herb Brown. During the 1980s, notable players followed in the footsteps of players such as Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Named Greatest Basketball Player in the World at the Basketball World Championship, held in Santiago, Chile, 1959) and Butch Lee, the first Puerto Rican and BSN player to enter the NBA. Among those are Mario 'Quijote' Morales, Raymond Dalmau, Jose 'Piculin' Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Jerome Mincy, Georgie Torres, Angelo Cruz, Angel Santiago, the late Federico 'Fico' Lopez and Rubén Rodríguez showcased their talents to all of Puerto Rico's TV viewers and game goers. On October 8, 2015 the BSN owners selected Fernando Quiñones, Esq. to succeed Carlos J. Beltrán as President of the BSN.〔()〕〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baloncesto Superior Nacional」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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