Club Deportivo y Cultural Pichincha de Potosí is a Bolivian professional basketball team. It is the basketball team of the Colegio Nacional Pichincha university.
| Pichincha de Potosí | |||
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| Nickname | Toro Rojo (Red Bull)[1] La Vieja Casona | ||
| Leagues | Libobasquet Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | ||
| Founded | 7 April 1937 | ||
| History | Pichincha de Potosí 1937–present | ||
| Arena | Ciudad de Potosí Coliseum | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Location | Potosí, Bolivia | ||
| President | Eloy Alzu | ||
| Head coach | Fabricio Salas | ||
| Ownership | Colegio Nacional Pichincha | ||
| Championships | 2 (2019, 2022) | ||
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The team won the Libobasquet championship twice, in 2019 and 2022.[2] According to the Bolivian newspaper Los Tiempos, several factors have contributed to the team’s success, including good management, economic and governmental support, and mainly the support of the people. As it is with the other Potosi competitors, namely Calero and Nacional, many of the former students of the clubs' prestigious schools today contribute financially, in addition to attending the games.[3]
The Government of Potosí invested in the improvement of the Ciudad de Potosí coliseum, mainly with the installation of the floating floor, new giraffes for the boards and electronic meters.[3]
Games between Pichincha and Calero normally draw around 5,000 spectators.[3]
Honours edit
Notable players edit
- 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.
References edit
- ^ a b c Pichincha golpea primero en la final de la Libobasquet frente a San Simón Correo del Sur, 9 August 2016. Accessed 12 August 2021.(in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Pichincha es campeón de la Libobasquet". El Diario - Bolivia (in Spanish). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d Identidad deportiva, la fórmula del éxito del básquetbol potosino Gabriel Caero Rodríguez (Los Tiempos), 22 September 2019. Accessed 12 August 2021.(in Spanish)
- ^ "PICHINCHA DE POTOSÍ, CAMPEÓN INVICTO DE LA LIBOBASQUET 2019". CANCHA LATINA (in Spanish). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2022.