Fajardo Cariduros
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Fajardo Cariduros | |
Division | Metro |
Coliseum | Tomas Dones |
City | Fajardo |
Team Colors | Red and Blue |
Head Coach | Carlos Calcano |
Championships | None |
2007 Performance | Lost in Semi-Finals to Santurce Crabbers (1-4) |
The Fajardo Cariduros is a basketball team in the BSN league of Puerto Rico. The team plays on the eastern town of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The Cariduros play on the Metro Division. The team was transferred from Morovis to Fajardo by Marcelino Garcia.
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[edit] Past History
Founded in 1973.
[edit] The Return
They returned to Fajardo for the 2007 BSN season. Transferred from Morovis, the team had 4 first round picks acquired via trades. On their first pick, they drafted SG Kevin Hamilton from Holy Cross, later drafting Florentino Valencia(6), Edward Allen(6) and Javier Mojica (10. During the draft they also acquired Jesse Pellot Rosa, Miguel Gonzalez and Anthony Casiano. After trading Edward Allen for San German's 4th pick, David Vega, the team went on to win the regular season and the round robin. They advanced to the semifinals where they faced the Santurce Cangrejeros, a team that eventually emerged as the BSN Champions.
For the 2008 season, the Cariduros drafted Shelbey Chaney and Omar Quintero, traded Florentino Valencia to Bayamon for Jorge Rivera and signed Elisamuel Morales (later traded to Bayamon for Benjamin Colon).
[edit] Fajardo Cariduros roster
# | Player | Position | Height |
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4 | Javier Davila | SG | 6'2" |
6 | Benjamin Colon | SF | 6'7" |
7 | Carlos Collazo | PF/C | 6'8" |
9 | Christian Vazquez | PG | 6'0" |
11 | Alberto Arroyo | SG | 6'2" |
13 | Jesse Pellot Rosa | SF | 6'5" |
14 | Kevin Hamilton | SG | 6'4" |
21 | Luis Salgado | SF | 6'4" |
23 | Delvin Matos | SF | 6'2" |
24 | Miguel Gonzalez | PG | 5'10" |
32 | Omar Quintero | PG | 6'0" |
40 | Jorge Rivera | PF | 6'7" |
44 | Javier Mojica | SG | 6'3" |
45 | Uka Agbai | PF/C | 6'8" |
52 | Tanoka Beard | C | 6'9" |
[edit] Former Notable Players
Edgar Leon
Joe Murray
Danny Vasallo