The 2026 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season is the 97th season of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). The Vaqueros de Bayamón comes into the season as the defending champions, winning the 2025 BSN Finals.https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/vaqueros-win-17th-bsn-championship-in-5-games The regular season began on March 21 and ended on June 29.https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/todo-listo-para-otra-temporada-del-bsn-conoce-las-fechas-formato-refuerzos-y-nuevas-normas-para-el-2026/
2026 BSN season Rules Changes Salary Cap - A soft cap of $1 million and a hard cap of $1.5 million per team, an increase of $100,000 over the previous season. Reinforcements - A limit of a third reinforcement per team will remain for the season, but 6 changes to reinforcements are allowed before deadline, and an additional 2 replacements in postseason.
Arena Changes Mario Morales Coliseum, the home of the Mets de Guaynabo is undergoing renovations, will be playing their homes at Coliseo Fernando "Rube" Hernández in Gurabo.https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/los-mets-de-guaynabo-oficializan-su-traslado-a-gurabo-teniamos-que-estar-lo-mas-cerca-posible/https://www.guerrabsn.com/noticias/mets-se-trasladaran-a-gurabo-a-partir-de-la-temporada-2026
TV Changes Just before the start of the 2026 BSN playoffs, the league had announced it had reached a broadcasting agreement with NBC Sports and Peacock, to transmit the conference finals and league finals to viewers through its regional sports networks in Boston, Philadelphia, and California.https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/bsn-firma-hist-rico-acuerdo-con-nbc-sports-para-transmitir-partidos-de-postemporada/article_74fb05a5-792a-42a4-b3cb-1c39e2946ab6.html
Notable Reinforcements
NBA - US Malik Beasley - Cangrejeros de Santurce Jae Crowder - Vaqueros de Bayamón Montrezl Harrell - Atléticos de San Germán Kenneth Faried - Cangrejeros de Santurce
NBL - AU Xavier Cooks - Vaqueros de Bayamón Jaylin Galloway - Vaqueros de Bayamón Tyrell Harrison - Indios de Mayagüez Nathan Sobey - Indios de Mayagüez Sam Waardenburg - Indios de Mayagüez
FIBA Suspensions On July 9th, Harrell was suspended by the BSN until January 29, 2027, for failing a protocol during an out-of-competition doping test in Australia on January 29, 2025. Ruling him out of the playoffs, as a consequence the two-year ineligibility sanction imposed by Basketball Australia and Sport Integrity Australia on June 30, 2026.https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nbl/nbl-2026-montrezl-harrell-suspended-until-2027-after-adelaide-36ers-antidoping-breach-news-highlights/news-story/1c27cf34dd3c678ab85c216af2416316https://www.basketball.com.au/news/montrezl-harrell-banned-from-playing-in-puerto-rico-following-failed-process-in-nbl
Teams Venues and locations
Team Location Arena Capacity Conference 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 Kit manufacturer Jersey sponsor Atléticos de San Germán Eddie Casiano 5th season Allied Car & Truck Rental, El Mesón Sándwiches Cangrejeros de Santurce Nelson Colón 2nd season Adidas None. Capitanes de Arecibo Juan Cardona AC Sports PenFed Credit Union Criollos de Caguas Wilhelmus Caanen Optime Sports Calesa Toyota Gigantes de Carolina Carlos Gonzalez Marco's Pizza Indios de Mayagüez Ivan "Pipo" Velez Rincón Rental, Windmar Home Leones de Ponce Carlos Rivera AC Sports Claro, EcoMaxx Mets de Guaynabo Jorge Rincon Monarch Brava Lubricants, Me Salvé Osos de Manatí Iván Ríos Wilson's Stuff (PR) Piratas de Quebradillas Angel Daniel Vassallo AC Sports Sixt Santeros de Aguada Rafael "Pachy" Cruz Coop Rincón, SpeedyNet Vaqueros de Bayamón Christian Dalmau 2nd season Optime Sports Goya Foods
Reinforcement list + List of each teams 2026 Reinforcements # Aguada Arecibo Bayamon Caguas Carolina Guaynabo Manati Mayaguez Ponce Quebradillas San German Santurce 1 Jacob Wiley (C) Derrick Walton Jr Jassel Pérez (SG) Louis King (SF) DeAndre Williams (PF) Malik Williams (C) Cheick Diallo (C) Eugene German (PG) Brady Manek (PF) Anthony Cowan Jr. (PG) Alex Hamilton (G/F) Kenneth Faried (C) 2 Joel Soriano (C) Isaiah Miles (PF) Damian Jones (C) Moses Brown (C) Jaylen Nowell (SG) Max Abmas (PG) Jameer Nelson Jr. (PG) Nathan Sobey (PG) Jalen Crutcher (PG) Emmanuel Mudiay (SG) Devon Daniels (SG) Ian Clark (G/F) 3 Rigoberto Mendoza (SG) Timothy Soares (C) Chris McCullough (PF) Travis Trice (PG) Open Torrey Craig (F) Kristian Doolittle (PF) Tyrell Harrison (C) Thomas Robinson (C) Grant Basile (C) Nick Perkins (C) DJ Wilson (C)
Regular season Standings + Conference A Standings y- Vaqueros de Bayamón 22 12 .647 – 14–3 8–9 34 x- Criollos de Caguas 22 12 .647 – 15–2 7–10 34 x- Cangrejeros de Santurce 19 15 .559 3 9–8 10-7 34 x- Gigantes de Carolina 18 16 .521 4 9–8 9–8 34 Osos de Manatí 15 19 .441 7 11–6 4–13 34 Mets de Guaynabo 14 20 .412 8 8–9 6–11 34 Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2026. Source: BSN + Conference B Standings y- Atléticos de San Germán 21 13 .618 – 12-5 9–8 34 x- Capitanes de Arecibo 18 16 .529 3 12–5 6–11 34 x- Santeros de Aguada 17 17 .500 4 10–7 7–10 34 x- Leones de Ponce 15 19 .441 6 10–7 5–12 34 Indios de Mayagüez 13 21 .382 8 6–11 7–10 34 Piratas de Quebradillas 10 24 .294 11 7–10 3–14 34 Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2026. Source: BSN
Notes y – Clinched division title x – Clinched playoff spot
Statistics Individual statistic leaders *Minimum of 15 games played needed to be considered. Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Jaylen Nowell Gigantes de Carolina 22.4 Rebounds per game Moses Brown Criollos de Caguas 10.6 Assists per game Travis Trice Criollos de Caguas 10.1 Steals per game Jassel Pérez Vaqueros de Bayamón 2.2 Blocks per game Moses Brown Criollos de Caguas 2.1 FG% Devon Collier Cangrejeros de Santurce 70.8% 3FG% Christian López Criollos de Caguas 51.5% FT% Emmanuel Maldonado Cangrejeros de Santurce 100.0%
Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Criollos de Caguas 100.6 Rebounds per game Criollos de Caguas 37.6 Assists per game Criollos de Caguas 24.8 Steals per game Vaqueros de Bayamón 8.9 Blocks per game Vaqueros de Bayamón Indios de Mayaguez 3.4 FG% Leones de Ponce 50.0% 3FG% Criollos de Caguas 39.7%
BSN All-Star Game
DATE: May 16, 2026 VENUE: Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan SCORE: Metro - Isla 141–134
Team Metro All Stars (A): Travis Trice, Louis King, Christian Lopez, Isaiah Pineiro, Ismael Romero (starters); . Coach: Wilhelmus Caanen Reserves: Javier Mojica, Gary Browne, Jae Crowder, Jaylen Nowell, Tremont Waters, Hunter Tyson, Angel Matias, Walter Hodge, Tyler Cook, Brandon Knight
Team Isla All Stars (B): Andre Curbelo, Ramses Meléndez, Rigoberto Mendoza, Montrezl Harrell, Nick Perkins (starters); . Coach: Eddie Casiano Reserves: Sam Waardenburg, Tyrell Harrison, Nathan Sobey, Jezreel De Jesus, Stevie Thompson, Ivan Gandia-Rosa, Justin Reyes, Jack Mcveigh, Phillip Wheeler, Emmanuel Mudiay
Three-Point Shootout Contest Winner: Kenneth Santos, Leones de Ponce Skill Challenge Winner: Tjader Fernandez, Leones de Ponce Slam-Dunk Contest Winner: Dyondre Dominguez, Gigantes de Carolina
End of Season Awards On June 30, 2026, the league announced the end of season award winners; with Travis Trice being named the league's Most Valuable Player. https://www.guerrabsn.com/noticias/el-bsn-anuncia-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-individuales-de-la-temporada-2026
Season Awards Most Valuable Player: Travis Trice — Criollos de Caguas (18.3 PPG, 10.1 APG, 3.3 RPG) Defensive Player of the Year: Moses Brown — Criollos de Caguas (12.6 PPG, 1.8 APG, 2.6 RPG) Rookie of the Year: : Daniel Rivera —Gigantes De Carolina (9.4 PPG, 1.1 APG, 4.5 RPG) Sixth Man of the Year: Christian López — Criollos de Caguas (12.6 PPG, 1.8 APG, 2.6 RPG) Most Improved Player of the Year: Andre Curbelo — Atleticos de San German (15.7 PPG, 6.7 APG, 6.4 RPG) Coach of the Year: Christian Dalmau, Vaqueros de Bayamón GM of the Year: Jose "Cheo" Rivera, Atletics de San German
All-BSN First Team: Travis Trice, Criollos de Caguas Andre Curbelo, Atleticos de San German Montrezl Harrell, Atléticos de San Germán Jaylen Nowell, Gigantes de Carolina Moses Brown, Criollos de Caguas
Finals Awards 2026 Finals Most Valuable Player: Renaldo Balkman (8.6 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.3 APG)
BSN Playoffs 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 25, 2026.
La Final The 2026 Final (also known as the 2026 La Final Brava for sponsorship reasons) is the championship series of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)'s 2026 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The final's series is a best-of-seven alternating venues after every game between the final two teams: Vaqueros de Bayamón and Santeros de Aguada.
Series schedule Game Date Road team Result Home team Game 1 August 9 Santeros de Aguada 75–91 (0–1) Vaqueros de Bayamón Game 2 August 12 Vaqueros de Bayamón 87–86 (2–0) Santeros de Aguada Game 3 August 14 Santeros de Aguada 95–93 (1–2) Vaqueros de Bayamón Game 4 August 16 Vaqueros de Bayamón 64–67 (2–2) Santeros de Aguada Game 5 August 19 Santeros de Aguada 79–97 (2–3) Vaqueros de Bayamón Game 6 August 21 Vaqueros de Bayamón 82-76 (3-3) Santeros de Aguada Game 7 August 23 Santeros de Aguada 81-74 (3-4) Vaqueros de Bayamón
Game summaries Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the BSN.
Game 1
The defending champions, Vaqueros de Bayamón, defeated the Santeros de Aguada 91-75 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum to take advantage 1-0 in the Final Brava 2026 of the BSN.
Gary Browne led the Cowboys' offense with 22 points and five assists. Damian Jones dominated the painting with a 20-point double-double and 15 rebounds, Jassel Perez added 16 points and Stephen Thompson Jr. contributed 10.
For the Santeros, Rigoberto Mendoza and Matthew Lee scored 13 points each. Ivan Gandia added 12, Joel Soriano contributed 11 and Jacob Wiley finished with 10.https://bsnpr.com/noticias/vaqueros-defienden-el-rancho-y-toman-ventaja-en-la-final-brava
Game 2
Bayamón achieved a late minute major victory on the road by defeating the Santeros de Aguada 87-86 at the Ismael “Chavalillo” Delgado Coliseum to take advantage 2-0 in the Final Brava 2026 of the BSN.https://bsnpr.com/noticias/vaqueros-roban-en-aguada-y-toman-control-2-0-de-la-final-brava After the game, the league suspended and fined Damian Jones of Bayamon as a result of his misconduct.https://bsnpr.com/noticias/bsn-impone-sanciones-a-damian-jones With 49 seconds to go, when his fifth personal foul was managed, Jones tore his game shirt, threw it into the public and violently knocked on a door of the sports facility when he made head for the dressing room.
Jassel Pérez led the Cowboys with 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Chris McCullough added 17 points and six rebounds, while Damian Jones had 11 points and eight rebounds.
For the Santeros, Joel Soriano recorded a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. Rigoberto Mendoza added 20 points, six rebounds and nine assists.
Game 3