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Piratas de Quebradillas
League	BSN
Founded	1926
Arena	Raymond Dalmau Coliseum
Capacity	7,000
Location	Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Team colors	Red, white, gray, black
Head coach	Juan Cardona
Ownership	Dion New
Championships	6 (1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2013, 2017)
Website	www.piratasbsnpr.com
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ThePiratas de Quebradillas is aPuerto Ricanbasketball team, part of theBaloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top flight ofPuerto Ricobasketball. Founded in the mid 1920s, it is one of the original teams of the league. The club enjoyed its most successful era during the 1970s, when they won four championships, including a three-peat, and participated in six league finals. However, after the 2004 season, the team suffered from financial problems, which prevented them from participating in the following five seasons. The club returned to active competition in 2009 with new players and a new arena, as well as a trip to the league finals. After a 34 years hiatus, in 2013 they won the BSN championship, defeating theLeones de Ponce in a six game series.

The Piratas de Quebradillas basketball club was founded in 1926 and was one of the original founding teams of the Puerto Rican Basketball League. Among its early star players where Quiro Santiago, Manuel "Lolo" González, Teíque Linares, Rafael "Nenito" Deliz and Manuel de Regla "Varilla" Lugo. The team participated in the 1937 season finals, but the next three decades where characterized by poor performances during the tournaments. This changed by the end of the 1960s when a new batch of Puerto Rican players born inNew York City were signed by the team.

In 1966 Quebradillas signedRaymond Dalmau, who became rookie of the year in the league. In 1969 the team signedNeftali Rivera, who also became the rookie of the year. Both would go on to become legends in Puerto Rican Basketball, known as the "Dynamic Duo". Together, these two players led the team to its first team championship during the 1970 season. This incarnation of the team was coached by Eric Geldhart.

The Quebradillas Pirates were a dominant team in the BSN throughout the 1970s, reaching the league finals eight times. After their championship in 1970, they were defeated by theVaqueros de Bayamon in 1972, 1973, and 1975, then lost to Rio Piedras Cardinals in 1976. Quebradillas won three consecutive titles in 1977–79, for a total of 4 wins in 8 finals in 10 yearse. The Quebradillas lost the championship finals in 1980, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2009 and 2011, before winning their next championship in 2013.

Rivera was traded to theLeones de Ponce following the 1981 season. However, Raymond Dalmau went on to finish his career in Quebradillas in 1985, and subsequently became a professional basketball coach.

Following the retirement of Dalmau, Quebradillas struggled to keep their presence as a dominant team in the league. With players likeOrlando Vega and Jimmy Ferrer, the team managed to make several postseason runs, but they never made it to the league finals. Raymond Dalmau himself coached the team on several occasions.

During the 1988 season, Quebradillas was coached by futureNBA legendary coachPhil Jackson who, at that time, had not yet found a contract with any NBA teams. After a poor season start, Quebradillas fired coach Jackson, who later went on to win 11 NBA championships with theChicago Bulls and theLos Angeles Lakers.

It would be the two sons of Raymond Dalmau which would return the Piratas to their former glory.Richie andRicardo Dalmau led the team to two consecutive BSN finals in 1999 and 2000. However, the team lost both finals to theCangrejeros de Santurce which were led byNBA playersJosé Ortíz andCarlos Arroyo.

After these finals appearances, Quebradillas continued to be a competitive team, reaching the league semi-finals in several occasions. However, the team confronted financial problems at the end of the 2003 season which led the league to declare every Quebradillas player a free agent. The financial problems where mostly attributed to the fact that the team played in a small 1,500 seat arena which hindered their capabilities to obtain significant financial endorsements.

The team played during the 2004 seasons with mostly amateur players and finished the season with a league-worst 5-25 record.

The municipality ofQuebradillas committed to the construction of a new arena (to replace their former home the Pedro Hernández Coliseum) which was finalized in 2008. This new arena was named afterRaymond Dalmau and it allowed the team to return to active league competition. Owner Carlos Rodríguez bought the rights to theCriollos de Caguas players and brought them to Quebradillas. Among them was currentPuerto Rican National Team centerPeter John Ramos. FormerConnecticut Huskies star point guardMarcus Williams joined the team as well as Australian forwardShawn Redhage. Also, formerFlorida GatorDavid Huertas declined participating in his last NCAA season to join the team.

The team went on to finish with a 22-8 record, second best on the league. They advanced to the league finals for the first time since 2000 against their legendary rivals, theVaqueros de Bayamon. Quebradillas would lose the series in 6 games. The team continued in a successive streak, reaching the finals again during the 2011 season, but lost in five games to theCapitanes de Arecibo.

In 2012, Quebradillas was bought by new owner Felix Rivera. The new ownership made a series of changes in personnel, and for the 2013 season acquired the rights to NBL starsShawn Redhage andKevin Lisch. On July 29, 2013, Quebradillas won (89-72) the final game of the 2013 final series in a six-game duel against Leones de Ponce. The win gave Quebradillas' its 5th championship in the team's history.

In 2014, Felix Rivera moved the Quebradillas franchise to Manatí with the name Atenienses. Past owner Carlos Rodríguez established another team for the city and the Piratas de Quebradillas came back with a new roster. The agreement with the league was only for one year team. The 2014 Quebradillas did not qualify for the league playoffs.

David E. Rivera, bought the Mets of Guaynabo basketball team and transferred it to Quebradillas with the name Piratas.

In 2016, the franchise was purchased by businessman Roberto Roca.^[1]

The Piratas de Quebradillas roster for the 2024 BSN season:

Piratas de Quebradillas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. SG 4 Rolón, Tyquan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) G 9 Harris, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) G/F 13 Rivera, Fabian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) G/F 14 Colón, Alexis (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) F 15 Clavell, Gilberto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) SF 19 Henríquez, Luís 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) PF 21 Griffin, Eric (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) F 23 Wheeler, Phillip 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) G 24 Clavell, Gian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) G/F 30 Emory, Carlos 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) G 32 Mudiay, Emmanuel (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) C 35 Lopez, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) F/C 50 Perez, Joseph 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) PG 61 Cruz, William 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) C 99 Fall, Tacko (I) 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (140 kg)	Head coach Raymond Cintron Assistant coach(es) Danny Deida Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 2024 July 20

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