Osos de Manatí

Osos de Manatí
Osos de Manatí
Leagues	BSN
Founded	2014
History	Atenienses de Manatí; 2014–2017 ; Osos de Manatí ; 2023–present
Arena	Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum
Capacity	8,000
Location	Manatí, Puerto Rico
Team colors	Blue, Yellow, Red;
Ownership	Ozuna ; Félix Rivera
Championships	0
Home	Away

The Osos de Manatí are a professional basketball team based in Manatí, Puerto Rico, that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top division of basketball in Puerto Rico. Prior to 2017 the team was named Atenienses de Manatí.^[1] In October 2022 they returned from hiatus, when local Puerto Rican singer Ozuna had purchase the Brujos de Guayama and relocated the team to Manati.^[2]^[3]

Home arenas[edit]

Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum (2014–present)

Players[edit]

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

Osos de Manatí roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G	0	Quintana, Algenis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	23 – (2000-12-13)13 December 2000
SG	2	Morales, Alex	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	26 – (1997-11-21)21 November 1997
SG	5	Tejada, Lance	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	30 – (1994-03-04)4 March 1994
F	6	Ortiz, Chris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	31 – (1993-04-02)2 April 1993
PG	8	Lugo, Wilmer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	24 – (1999-05-02)2 May 1999
F	9	Arroyo, Jordan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	27 – (1996-10-06)6 October 1996
F	10	Young, Kevin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	33 – (1990-06-24)24 June 1990
PF	13	Jefferson, Davon (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	37 – (1986-11-03)3 November 1986
PF	14	Reese, Derek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	30 – (1993-11-03)3 November 1993
C	15	Monroe, Greg (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	33 – (1990-06-04)4 June 1990
SG	22	Sosa, Isaac	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	34 – (1990-02-16)16 February 1990
PG	23	Gines, José	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	24 – (1999-06-14)14 June 1999
PG	24	Payton, Elfrid (I)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	30 – (1994-02-22)22 February 1994
PG	31	Gonzalez, Eliel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	29 – (1995-01-11)11 January 1995
C	34	Davis, Tyler	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	26 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997
C	35	López, Matt	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	32 – (1992-03-25)25 March 1992

Head coach

Iván Ríos

Assistant coach(es)

Jorge Otero

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: March 20, 2023

References[edit]

^ Vega, Giovanny (2021-04-15). "Fugaz estadía de los Atenienses en Manatí". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
^ https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ozuna-buys-basketball-team-puerto-rico-1235157952/
^ 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.

External links[edit]

Baloncesto Superior Nacional

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[Vega_Vocero_2021-1] Vega, Giovanny (2021-04-15). "Fugaz estadía de los Atenienses en Manatí". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-08.

[2] ttps://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ozuna-buys-basketball-team-puerto-rico-1235157952/

[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.

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