Trotamundos B.B.C. (transl. Globetrotters), also known as Trotamundos de Carabobo, is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, located in the Venezuelan Carabobo State. The team currently plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. The team has won the Venezuelan championship 11 times.[1] Trotamundos has also won the South American club championship three times, in 1988, 1989 and 2000.

History

On June 11, 1983, Germán Blanco Romero bought the Andinos de Mérida team and named the team Trotamundos (in English: Globetrotters) in honour to the Harlem Globetrotters team. In 1986, the team managed to win its first national title after an impressive season with a 26–10 record.

Trophies

Venezuelan Championship

  • Winners (10): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2021

South American Club Championship

  • Winners (3): 1988, 1989, 2000

Roster

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

Trotamundos de Carabobo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 0 Venezuela Donta Smith 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 41 – (1983-11-27)27 November 1983
PG 3 Venezuela Angel Blanco 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-03-04)4 March 1997
G 4 Venezuela Victor Sanchez 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2002-02-01)1 February 2002
SG 5 Venezuela Deivis Ananguren 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 40 – (1985-01-23)23 January 1985
SF 7 Venezuela Jhornan Zamora 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989
SG 9 Argentina Joe Meneses 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-08-06)6 August 2001
C 11 Dominican Republic Vargas, Eloy 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 36 – (1988-12-30)30 December 1988
G/F 12 Venezuela Elvis Baez 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-11-17)17 November 1989
F 18 Venezuela Tulio Cobos 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 38 – (1986-10-11)11 October 1986
F 23 United States Sha'markus Kennedy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1998-06-27)27 June 1998
SF 34 Venezuela Edgar Martinez 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1997-01-23)23 January 1997
C 43 Venezuela Nestor Colmenares 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987
G 51 Venezuela Emmanuel Morles 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2004-08-05)5 August 2004
F 73 United States Dwayne Davis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-11-27)27 November 1989
PF 77 Venezuela Jose Rodriguez 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1994-01-20)20 January 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ^ History at Latinbasket.com
  2. ^ Diego Bolívar (29 May 2021). "Trotamundos arrolló a Broncos y clasificó a la final". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotamundos_B.B.C.
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