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.»
Holdet blev grundlagt i 1974 og har vundet seks LPB-mesterskaber, senest i sæsonen 2021. Broncos har også repræsenteret Venezuela i internationale konkurrencer som FIBA Americas League og South American Club Championship for Men.
Holdets hjemmebane er Gimnasio José Beracasa, der har en kapacitet på 5.000 tilskuere. Broncos er kendt for deres hurtige spillestil og deres evne til at score point i bunke.
Nogle af holdets mest fremtrædende spillere gennem årene har været:
* Carl Herrera
* Óscar Torres
* Richard Lugo
* Luis Bethelmy
* Gregory Vargas
Broncos de Caracas er et af de mest succesrige og populære basketballhold i Venezuela. De har en stor tilhængerskare og betragtes som en af de førende klubber i landet.