Wikipedia - Cariduros de Fajardo

Cariduros de Fajardo is a professional basketball team of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), founded in 1973. Based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, the team plays at the Tomás Dones Coliseum, and contests the BSN, the top division of basketball in Puerto Rico.

History

Logo used during the Arroyo relaunch.

The team was founded in 1973 and participated in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional before folding in 1998 due to financial issues. The original franchise featured notable players such as Georgie Torres, Edgar León, Wilson Oquendo, Oscar Fuentes and Daniel Vasallo, as well as coach Julio Toro. The team played at the Evaristo Aponte Sanabria court before moving to the Tomas Dones Coliseum in 1992. Their best season was that same year, when they reached the semifinals for the first time in franchise history before being swept by the eventual finals runners-up, Capitanes de Arecibo. In 1996, Fajardo added rookie Carlos Arroyo, who became a fan favorite before being traded to Santurce. The team folded in 1998.

In 2007, the Titanes de Morovis and owner Marcelino Garcia relocated to Fajardo where the team was renamed Nietos de Marcelino. Taking advantage of a new rule that allowed grandsons of Puerto Ricans to enter the draft, Fajardo drafted Javier Mojica, Jesse Pellot-Rosa and Kevin Hamilton, as well as import player Uka Agbai. With a roster of young players, the team finished in 1st place during the regular season, and then went on to lose against the eventual 2007 champions, Cangrejeros de Santurce, in the semifinals. The team again faced financial issues the following year and dissolved after three years of inactivity, but individual players would go on to see success: Javier Mojica won a championship with Bayamón, Kevin Hamilton won a championship with Mayagüez and Jesse Pellot-Rosa was named league MVP with San Germán.

On January 14, 2017, the team was re-founded for the 2017 season with the purchase of the Atenienses de Manatí franchise by former NBA player Carlos Arroyo and later relocation to his hometown in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

In May 2021, the team was sold and converted to the Gigantes de Carolina. The following month, the Santeros de Aguada were relocated to Fajardo, where they again play as the Cariduros de Fajardo.

파하르도(Fajardo)는 푸에르토리코 파하르도를 연고로 하는 프로농구팀이다. 현재 BSN(Basketball Superior Nacional) 소속이다.

파하르도는 1980년에 창단되었으며, 1997년과 2003년에 BSN 우승을 차지했다. 또한 1996년에는 캐리비안 바스켓볼 챔피언십에서 우승을 차지했다.

파하르도는 전통적으로 강팀으로 여겨지며, 많은 유명 선수들을 배출했다. 그 중에서도 가장 유명한 선수는 호세 후안 바레아(José Juan Barea)이다. 바레아는 파하르도에서 프로 경력을 시작했으며, 2006년에 NBA에 진출했다. 그는 12시즌 동안 NBA에서 활약했으며, 2011년에는 댈러스 매버릭스에서 NBA 우승을 차지했다.

파하르도는 영어로 Fajardo라고 쓰고. 스페인어로는 Cariduros de Fajardo라고 쓴다. 스페인어로 Cariduros는 전사의 얼굴에 그려진 전쟁 페인트를 뜻한다.

파하르도는 파하르도 시립 체육관에서 홈경기를 치른다. 이 경기장은 1980년에 지어졌으며, 7,000명을 수용할 수 있다.