The Atleticos de San Germán (lit. "San German Athletics") also known as La Cuna del Baloncesto en Puerto Rico is a BSN basketball

Basketball

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 team from Puerto Rico

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. San Germán has won fourteen championships (ten from 1932 to 1950, one in 1985 and in 1991, 1994, 1997).

Following the 1985 championship, San Germán began to develop many young, talented players who would later lead them to several more championships, the first coming in 1991 when development of these players peaked. Under the guidance and stellar play of José "Piculín" Ortíz, los Atleticos won their second championship in six years. The 1991 team, however was quite different from the '85 team. It was very young (with the exception of Ortíz) and for that reason received the nickname of "Los Nenes" (The boys). It included Eddie Casiano

Eddie Casiano

Eddie Casiano Ojeda is a Puerto Rican basketball player who was born in Manhattan, New York...

, Nelson Quinones, Luis Allende and Oscar Santiago, the core of the Atléticos who won the championship in 1994.

Soon after, public feuds between Ortíz and the team owner led the star center to move to Europe

Europe

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 to play in Greece

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. The young players then reaching the height of their careers then won another championship for San Germán. In 1997, Eddie Casiano carried the team to victory over an underdog Carolina team. The great play of Quiñones and Casiano led San Germán to their league leading 14th championship.

A change of ownership and more disputes eventually led San Germán to trade Eddie Casiano to Leones de Ponce. Ortíz returned from Europe, but was then traded to Cangrejeros de Santurce. Both players have won championships with their respective teams while San Germán is still in the hunt for the 15th championship. San Germán is again full of new blood and hoping to break a thirteen year drought in 2011 and bring the championship back to San Germán, which is considered by many to be one of the most traditional and dominant teams in the league.

Current roster

As of 20 May 2011, the team's roster is formed by:

1		Jesse Pellot-Rosa	Shooting Guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
2		Leandro Díaz	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... /Shooting Guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
6		Filiberto Rivera Filiberto Rivera Filiberto Rivera is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Rivera has played in the NCAA, NJCAA and the National Superior Basketball League with Coamo Marathon Runners and Carolina Giants. He is currently under contract with Bnei HaSharon of the Israeli Premier League. Rivera has played...	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
7		Raúl Orta	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
9		Ryann Abraham	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
11		Joel Nieves	Shooting Guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
12	/	Joey Rodriguez	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
13		Gabriel Ruiz Gabriel Ruiz Gabriel Osvaldo Ruiz is an Argentine football defender currently playing for Guillermo Brown.Ruiz started his playing career with Newell's Old Boys in 1999...	Forward/Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
14		Jaime Lloreda Jaime Lloreda Jaime Lloreda is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Panama national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with San Germán of Puerto Rican league Baloncesto Superior Nacional.-College career:Lloreda played two years of junior college ball...	Forward
20		Gilberto Acevedo	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
21		Alphonse Dyer	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
22		Carlos Strong	Point Guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... /Shooting Guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
23		Héctor Zayas	Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
33		Mike Harris Mike Harris (basketball) Michael "Mike" Harris is an American professional basketball player.-College career:Harris played college basketball for Rice University and finished his career as Rice's all-time leading scorer and rebounder .-Pro career:Harris played professionally for BC Kyiv of the Ukrainian Super League...	Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
50		Manuel De Jesús	Forward/Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

Notable players

Eddie Casiano

Eddie Casiano

Eddie Casiano Ojeda is a Puerto Rican basketball player who was born in Manhattan, New York...

 12 seasons: '88-'00 José "Piculín" Ortiz 15 seasons: '80-'96 Luis Allende 3 seasons: '91-'94 Omar Alvarado 2 seasons: '08-'09 Victor Avila

Victor Avila

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 1 season: '07-'08 Rubén Wolkowyski 1 season: '09-'10