Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui logo
NicknameArmadura Anzoatiguense (Anzoátiguan Armor)
LeaguesSPB
Founded9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)
HistoryGladiadores de Oriente
(2019–2020)
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
(2020–present)
ArenaGimnasio Luis Ramos
Capacity5,500
LocationPuerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
PresidentFabián Eliantonio
General managerJosé Barberi
Head coachJames Maye
Championships1 (2023)
Websitegladiadoresbbc.com

Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (in English: Anzoátegui Gladiators) are a Venezuelan basketball club based in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui. They play in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB), the top-flight league in the country. Currently, Gladiadores also play in the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA).

Home games of the team are played in the Gimnasio Luis Ramos, which is also nicknamed the "Caldera del Diablo" (Devil's Caldera).[1]

History

Interior of the Gimnasio Luis Ramos, the home arena of the Gladiadores

The team was founded on 3 February 2019 as Gladiadores de Oriente, and joined the Venezeluan Serie A in their debut season.[2] The following season, the name was changed to Gladiadores de Anzoátegui and the team was confirmed to be one of the teams of the newly-established Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB).[3] The Gladiadores made their league debut on 1 November 2020, and made the semi-finals in their debut season.[1]

On 7 July 2023, Gladiadores won their first SPB championship, after defeating Guaros de Lara 4–1 in the Grand Final series.[4] Notable foreign players on the Gladiadores roster were Malik Dime, Jordan Adams and Sheldon Mac;[4] Mac was named the Grand Final MVP.[5]

On 17 December 2023, Gladiadores became the first Venezuelan team to play in the BCL Americas.[6] They won their first BCL Americas game against Halcones de Xalapa 82–76.[7]

Honours

Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto

  • Champions (1): 2023
  • Conference Champions (1): 2023

References

  1. 1 2 "Historia". Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "GLADIADORES DE ORIENTE, LISTO PARA SU DEBUT COMO FRANQUICIA EN LA SERIE A". CANCHA LATINA (in Spanish). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "🇻🇪 OFICIAL: LA PRIMERA TEMPORADA DE LA SUPERLIGA TENDRÁ 16 EQUIPOS". CANCHA LATINA (in Spanish). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 Globovisión. "Gladiadores se coronó campeón de la Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto". Globovisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sheldon Mac fue designado como MVP de la Gran Final". El Tiempo Venezuela. 7 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "BCL Americas Season 5 December schedule is defined". FIBA.basketball. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gladiadores win in BCL Americas debut". FIBA.basketball. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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