Broncos de Caracas
Wikipedia - Broncos de Caracas
Broncos de Caracas is a Venezuelan professional basketball team.
In May 2021, the Broncos defeated Trotamundos B.B.C. 75-71 (35-41) at the start of the semifinals of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. A double by Luis Julio with 67 seconds left tied the score at 71. Two free throws by Garly Sojo and two by Michael Rudas sealed the game. The Broncos' leading scorer was Sojo with 15 points, six rebounds and three assists, followed by Héctor Díaz with 13 baskets and Julio with 10.
In the fifth and final game of the league's semifinals, the Broncos ceded to Trotamundos 86-59 (44-29). A noteworthy occurrence was that Broncos Caracas started the game with a 10-0 run. After the victory, Trotamundos' David Cubillán stated: «My respects to the Caracas Broncos organization, which was a great rival that complicated the series for us and made us grow as a team, since we played the first games with confidence and had to improve in many aspects to move on.»
Broncos grundades 1982 och har vunnit fyra LPB-mästerskap, 1983, 1984, 1988 och 2000. Laget har också vunnit två FIBA Americas League-mästerskap, 1992 och 1993.
Bland de mest kända spelarna som har spelat för Broncos finns Carl Herrera, Oscar Torres, Sam Shepherd och Richard Lugo.
Lagets hemmaarena är Poliedro de Caracas, med en kapacitet på över 13 000 åskådare.