Piratas de La Guaira

Piratas de La Guaira
Piratas de La Guaira logo
NicknameLa Maquinaria Naranja (The Orange Machinery)
LeaguesVenezuelan SuperLiga
FoundedMarch 6, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03-06)
HistoryLa Guaira B.B.C.
2008–2010
Bucaneros de La Guaira
2010–2022
Piratas de La Guaira
2022–present
ArenaPolideportivo José María Vargas
Capacity4,800
LocationMaiquetía, Venezuela
PresidentGregory John
Head coachAriel Amarillo
Championships0

The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008 in San Cristóbal, Táchira as the basketball section of football club Deportivo Táchira, they rellocated to Vargas state in 2010 and changed its name to Bucaneros de La Guaira. The team was re-founded as the Piratas in 2022.[1] The team currently plays in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, the top division of the Venezuelan basketball pyramid.[2] The club also has a women's basketball team, volleyball and futsal teams.

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Piratas de La Guaira roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 1 Nigeria Oleka, Obinna 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-11-04)4 November 1993
G 3 Dominican Republic Dicent, Miguel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-05-09)9 May 1994
F/C 5 Nigeria Diogu, Ike 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 41 – (1983-09-11)11 September 1983
G 7 Dominican Republic Suero, Juan Miguel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993
G 10 Venezuela Berroteran, Gregori 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-05-07)7 May 2003
PF 12 Venezuela Vargas, Javinger 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990
G 13 Venezuela Morillo, Alexander 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
G/F 15 Venezuela Ramos, Jesus 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-11-09)9 November 1997
F 17 Venezuela Ramirez, Derwin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 42 – (1982-11-22)22 November 1982
C 23 Venezuela Espinoza, Adrian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
G 24 Venezuela Flores, Michael 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1985-02-16)16 February 1985
F/C 32 United States Varnado, Jarvis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1988-03-01)1 March 1988
Head coach
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 2 February 2023

Notable alumni

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Players

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Coaches

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional coach.
- Coached at least one official international match for a senior national team at any time.

References

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  1. ^ "🇻🇪 PIRATAS DE LA GUAIRA DA SUS PRIMEROS PASOS". CANCHA LATINA (in Spanish). 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  2. ^ Profile at Latinbasket.com
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