The 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season was the 95th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). The Gigantes de Carolina came into the season as the defending champions, winning the 2023 BSN Finals. The regular season began on April 3, and ended on July 1. The tie-breaker and play-in game was held on July 10–12, 2024. The 2024 BSN playoffs then began on July 13.
League news On August 17, 2023, the league approved the transfer of ownership of the Grises de Humacao to a group that relocated them to Caguas and rebranded the team as Criollos de Caguas, a club that participated in the BSN from 1976 to 2009.
Teams Venues and locations
Team Location Arena Capacity Atléticos de San Germán San Germán Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum Cangrejeros de Santurce Santurce Roberto Clemente Coliseum Capitanes de Arecibo Arecibo Manuel Iguina Coliseum Criollos de Caguas Caguas Coliseo Roger Mendoza Gigantes de Carolina Carolina Guillermo Angulo Coliseum Indios de Mayagüez Mayagüez Palacio de Recreación y Deportes Leones de Ponce Ponce Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium Mets de Guaynabo Guaynabo Mario Morales Coliseum Osos de Manatí Manatí Juan Cruz Abreu Coliseum Piratas de Quebradillas Quebradillas Raymond Dalmau Coliseum Santeros de Aguada Aguada Ismael Delgado Coliseum Vaqueros de Bayamón Bayamón Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Jersey sponsor Atléticos de San Germán Eddie Casiano Tjader Fernandez Cangrejeros de Santurce Brad Greenberg Angel Matias Adidas Capitanes de Arecibo Juan Cardona Víctor Liz AC Sports Brava Lubricants Criollos de Caguas Wilhelmus Caanen Alexander Kappos Optime Sports Calesa Toyota Gigantes de Carolina Carlos Gonzalez Alex Franklin Indios de Mayagüez Christian Dalmau Jorge Pacheco Leones de Ponce Sergio Hernández Jezreel De Jesús AC Sports Mets de Guaynabo J. J. Barea Jaysean Paige Monarch Sixt Osos de Manatí Iván Ríos Isaac Sosa Nike Piratas de Quebradillas Rafael Cruz William Cruz Rodriguez AC Sports Sixt Santeros de Aguada Omar González Alex Abreu Coop Rincón, SpeedyNet Vaqueros de Bayamón Nelson Colón Javier Mojica Optime Sports Goya Foods
Regular season Standings Group A
Group B
Statistics Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Emmanuel Mudiay Piratas de Quebradillas 21.5 Rebounds per game Jared Sullinger Cangrejeros de Santurce 15.1 Assists per game Travis Trice Criollos de Caguas 7.7 Steals per game Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Mets de Guaynabo 1.6 Blocks per game Jordan Bell Leones de Ponce 1.9 FG% Christian M. Negron Leones de Ponce 69.0% 3FG% Alonzo Ortiz Traylor Indios de Mayagüez 50.0% FT% Ivan Gandia Santeros de Aguada 93.0%
Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Capitanes de Arecibo 96.3 Rebounds per game Cangrejeros de Santurce 39.6 Assists per game Santeros de Aguada 21.9 Steals per game Capitanes de Arecibo/Mets de Guaynabo 7.4 Blocks per game Mets de Guaynabo 4.2 FG% Capitanes de Arecibo 51.0% 3FG% Capitanes de Arecibo 40.0%
Awards Season Awards On July 11, 2024, the league announced the end of season award winners; with Travis Trice being named the league's Most Valuable Player. This year's BSN Awards event was held in the theater of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law.https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/esta-noche-bsn-awards-por-punto-2/2624974/
Most Valuable Player: Travis Trice—Criollos de Caguas (20.7 PPG, 7.2 APG, 3.5 RPG) Defensive Player of the Year: George Conditt IV—Gigantes de Carolina (14.6 PPG, 9.2 RPG) Rookie of the Year: Jhivvan Jackson—Osos de Manatí (12.0 PPG, 2.9 APG, 2.7 RPG) Sixth Man of the Year: Emmanuel Maldonado—Cangrejeros de Santurce (8.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG) Most Improved Player of the Year: Alfonso Plummer—Capitanes de Arecibo (18.9 PPG, 3.8 APG, 3.1 RPG) Coach of the Year: Juan Cardona—Capitanes de Arecibo GM of the Year: José Manuel Baeza—Capitanes de Arecibo
Finals Awards 2024 Finals Most Valuable Player: Travis Trice—Criollos de Caguas (20.9 PPG, 6.1 APG)
Tie-Breakers and Playoffs Tie-Breakers Bracket
Playoff Bracket All rounds are a best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2024.
La Final The 2024 Final (also known as the 2024 La Final Brava for sponsorship reasons) is the championship series of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)'s 2024 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The final's series was a best-of-seven alternating venues after every game between the final two teams: Criollos de Caguas and Osos de Manatí.
Series summary Game Date Road team Result Home team Game 1 August 17 Osos de Manatí 105 – 99 (1–0) Criollos de Caguas Game 2 August 19 Criollos de Caguas 109 – 104 OT (1–1) Osos de Manatí Game 3 August 21 Osos de Manatí 89 – 85 (2–1) Criollos de Caguas Game 4 August 23 Criollos de Caguas 91 – 86 (2–2) Osos de Manatí Game 5 August 25 Osos de Manatí 98 – 89 (3–2) Criollos de Caguas Game 6 August 27 Criollos de Caguas 122 – 121 2OT (3–3) Osos de Manatí Game 7 August 30 Osos de Manatí 81 – 96 (3–4) Criollos de Caguas
Game summaries Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the BSN.
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
References
External links Official site