Spartans Distrito Capital

Spartans Distrito Capital
Spartans Distrito Capital
League	Venezuelan SuperLiga
Founded	27 May 2019; 5 years ago
History	Spartans Distrito Capital; 2019–present
Arena	Gimnasio José Joaquín Papá Carrillo
Capacity	5,825
Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Team colors	Black and Neon Green ;
President	Leonel García
Head coach	Jorge Arrieta
Championships	1 (2020)
Website	spartansdistritocapital.com

Spartans Distrito Capital, also known as Spartans DC, is a Venezuelan basketball club based in Caracas. The team plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga, the premier national basketball league and won its first championship in 2020.

History

The Spartans Distrito Capital club was founded in May 2019 in order to "promote the development of Venezuelan basketball at all levels".^[1] The club began its activities at the Pedagogical institute of Caracas but later moved to the Gimnasio José Beracasa. On October 1, 2020, the Spartans were announced as one of the 16 teams to play in the SuperLiga.^[2] The team won the inaugural season, capturing their first national title behind league MVP Pedro Chourio.^[3]

Honours

Venezuelan SuperLiga

Champions (1): 2020

Players

Current roster

Spartans Distrito Capital roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
PF	1	López, Lenin	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG	3	Blanco, Ángel	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
PG	4	Urbina, Kender	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C	6	Graterol, Windi	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
SF	8	Centeno, Elian	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG	9	Chourio, Pedro	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C	12	Montaño, Eliezer	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C	13	Rodríguez, José	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG	17	Acosta, Richarson	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG	20	Sifontes, Yohanner	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF	33	Zambrano, Melvin	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF	77	Palacios, Nelson	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Head coach

Pablo Favarel

Assistant coach(es)

Diego Vasquez

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 9, 2022

Notable players

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 or one NBA game at any time.

Imports

Jalen Jones (2024)

References

^ "Historia". Spartans Distrito Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Superliga de Baloncesto confirmó a sus 16 equipos". Sports Venezuela (in Spanish). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Superliga 2021 | Spartans DC: A defender su título con todo". Líder en deportes (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Spartans de Distrito Capital Caracas at Latinbasket.com

[1] "Historia". Spartans Distrito Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[2] "Superliga de Baloncesto confirmó a sus 16 equipos". Sports Venezuela (in Spanish). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[3] "Superliga 2021 | Spartans DC: A defender su título con todo". Líder en deportes (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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