Gaiteros del Zulia is a professional basketball team based in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The team plays in Venezuela's Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. They have won the Venezuelan championships four times.[1]

Gaiteros del Zulia
Gaiteros del Zulia logo
LeaguesSuperliga Profesional de Baloncesto
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
ArenaGimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte
Capacity4,500
LocationMaracaibo, Venezuela
Championships4 Venezuelan Championships (1984, 1985, 1996, 2001)

Trophies

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Roster

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Gaiteros del Zulia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 3   Luís Madera 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-05-19)19 May 1994
G 4   Ty Lawson 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-11-03)3 November 1987
G 5   Rafael Melgarejo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991
F 7   Diego Martínez 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996
PG 9   Carlos Gascon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-09-06)6 September 1990
PF 11   Yanitson Quintero 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1998-12-08)8 December 1998
G/F 12   Hector Ortega 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2000-06-16)16 June 2000
SG 14   Maolin Colina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1990-09-14)14 September 1990
PG 16   Malik Maitland 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-06-16)16 June 1996
F/C 17   Erick Rodríguez 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999
G 28   Jamal Pollydore 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-05-02)2 May 1995
C 32   Daniel Ochefu 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993
SF 46   Graddy Osorio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987
C 74   Dario Castro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1991-12-15)15 December 1991
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 10 February 2023

Notable players

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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

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