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41-648: 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

82-457: A UPN affiliate). Ramsay worked alongside announcer Eric Reid . During Ramsay's tenure as Heat commentator, he developed some memorable nicknames and phrases for the Heat players. Whenever point guard Tim Hardaway made a three-point shot, Ramsay shouted, "this away, that away, Hardaway!" When Alonzo Mourning dunked the ball, Ramsay exclaimed "Zo with the stuffa!". Whenever a Heat player made

123-520: A 24–5 record in 1965–66, Ramsay was diagnosed with an edema on the retina of his right eye. Ramsay left his coaching job with the Hawks on the doctors' recommendation that he reduce stress. Ramsay finished with a record of 234–72 in 11 years. He would remain the winningest coach in St. Joseph's history until Phil Martelli passed him in 2005. After leaving St Joseph's, Ramsay was hired as general manager by

164-515: A Lifetime in Basketball ( ISBN   0-471-46929-7 ).Dr.Jack also co-authored several books one of which is entitled “Coaching for Performance Improvement” with Jim Lynch (ISBN 0-7618-2805-2). Ramsay married Jean Duffey in 1954 and remained married to her until her death. Jean contracted Alzheimer's in 2001 and died in 2010. The Ramsays had five children, Susan, John, Sharon (who married Jim O'Brien ), Chris, and Carolyn. Ramsay served in

205-444: A close friend of Ramsay's) often played as a doubles team. Ramsay had a pair of concussions in his playing career; one happened while playing a college game in 1948, the second in 1954 during an Eastern League game. In 1999, a routine medical exam revealed an early diagnosis of prostate cancer . The ensuing therapy led to a successful treatment that Ramsay didn't miss a single game that season as commentator. In October 2004, Ramsay

246-522: A losing 21–61 record in that first season in Buffalo, Ramsay had the team double their win total the next season by finishing first among the league's 17 teams in offense (111.6) even though they were last in defense (111.8). That second season in Buffalo had Ramsay leading the Braves to the playoffs, where they pushed the eventual champion Celtics to six games in the conference semifinals. His Buffalo tenure

287-465: 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

328-546: A nice shot, Ramsay screamed "bottom of the net!" Also on ESPN Radio national broadcasts he coined the phrases, "One hand slamma" after a one handed dunk and, "two hand slamma jamma" after a two handed dunk. Between 1996 and 2012, Ramsay called 15 NBA Finals for ESPN Radio , serving as the network's top analyst. He joined ESPN from the Heat full-time in 2000. In addition to his TV and radio work, Ramsay authored several books, including The Coach's Art ( ISBN   0-917304-36-5 ) and Dr. Jack's Leadership Lessons Learned From

369-531: A single (10-minute) quarter with 46. The Vaqueros de Bayamón hosted the game with highest attendance in the league, with 17,621 fans attending a home game against Río Piedras on September 8, 1969. This bested the previous top of 16,564 in a game between Ponce and Santurce. The Vaqueros also hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning five from 1971 to 1975. Last Updated July 26, 2023 Dr. Jack Ramsay As coach: As executive: John Travilla Ramsay (February 21, 1925 – April 28, 2014)

410-681: Is noted for having had several head coaches who went on to achieve international recognition later in their careers. Among those are Basketball Hall of Fame members Dr. Jack Ramsay , Tex Winter and Red Holzman , who coached the Leones de Ponce in the 1950s and 1960s, and Phil Jackson , who coached the Piratas de Quebradillas and Gallitos de Isabela in the late 1980s. Others notable coaches who have worked for BSN teams include Gene Bartow , Lou Rossini , Del Harris , P. J. Carlesimo , Bernie Bickerstaff , Herb Brown and Sergio Hernández . During

451-642: Is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico . It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation . The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is played under FIBA rules , currently consists of 12 teams, of which the most successful has been the Vaqueros de Bayamón with 16 titles as of 2022. The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in

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492-798: The Gigantes defeated the Vaqueros , 89-85, in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead. On July 27 2023, the Gigantes De Carolina defeated the Vaqueros 80-60 in Game 5 of the BSN Finals, leading the Gigantes to become the 2023 BSN Champions. In October of 2024, Molina sold ownership of his team. Rubén Rodríguez established most of the early long-standing records in the BSN. He broke both

533-976: The Harrisburg Senators in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . Ramsay played for the Sunbury Mercuries from 1951 to 1955. Ramsay averaged 14 points in his career playing for the Senators and in Sunbury, Pennsylvania professional team. He was selected to the All-EPBL team four times. To supplement his playing income, he coached basketball at St. James High School for Boys in Chester, Pennsylvania and later at Mount Pleasant High School , 1953–4, in Wilmington, Delaware . After coaching in

574-449: The NBA , EuroLeague , Spain's ACB , and other tournaments throughout the world. Among them, Georgie Torres was the first Puerto Rican to sign an NBA contract & Butch Lee was the first BSN player to win an NBA title. Later on players including José Ortiz , Ramón Rivas , Daniel Santiago , Carlos Arroyo and J. J. Barea , started their careers playing for BSN teams and later played in

615-680: The Philadelphia 76ers . Team owner Irv Kosloff gave Ramsay a three-year $ 25,000 deal. In 1968, Ramsay became the 76ers head coach. In Ramsay's first game coaching an NBA team, the 76ers zone press won 114–96 against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Spectrum, even though Lakers players Jerry West , Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain combined for 71 points. The 76ers finished that first season with Coach Ramsay 55–27. The 76ers led

656-621: The United States Navy in World War II and was a Navy frogman . Ramsay's unit trained for Operation Downfall . Ramsay's continued to be highly physically fit well after his Navy training days and completed in triathlons until the age of 70. Ramsay's son-in-law Jim O'Brien has been the head coach of the Boston Celtics , Philadelphia 76ers , Indiana Pacers and The University of Dayton , and grandson Jack O'Brien

697-447: The high school and minor-league ranks during the early postwar years, Ramsay became head coach at St Joseph's in 1955. Ramsay got the job after accidentally meeting the college's moderator of athletics at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game. Ramsay was hired as coach for the 1955-56 basketball season for $ 3,500. In Ramsay's first season at St Joseph, the Hawks went 23–6 to win their first Big 5 crown. This first season also marked

738-405: The 1980s, notable players followed in the footsteps of players such as Juan "Pachin" Vicens ( 1959 Santiago Chile FIBA World Championship 's All-Tournament Team ) and Butch Lee, the first Puerto Rican and BSN player to enter the NBA . Among those are: Mario 'Quijote' Morales , Raymond Dalmau , Jose 'Piculin' Ortiz , Ramón Rivas , Jerome Mincy , Georgie Torres , Angelo Cruz , Angel Santiago,

779-666: The Blazers' winning prospects. Ramsay continued to coach the Blazers until 1986 with general success. However, he never equaled the achievements of his first seasons. During Ramsay's last nine seasons in Portland, the Blazers only won two playoff series. He also coached the Western Conference side in the 1978 All-Star Game . Ramsay took over as coach of the Indiana Pacers for the 1986–87 season. Ramsay coached

820-581: The Caciques de Humacao broke it recording 33 assists against the Brujos de Guayama. García's mark is an unofficial world record pending the approval of Guinness World Records , since there is no higher number recorded in any amateur or professional international league or in FIBA competition. During this game, the Caciques also established the team points record for a single game with 130 and for most scored during

861-449: The NBA in scoring (119 points per game) as a result of Ramsay's style of aggressive pressing defense. In his four seasons as 76ers coach, Ramsay led the team to three playoff appearances. While the 76ers continued to be contenders, it was apparent that they were not the powerhouse that had been in the late 1960s. The team collapsed in 1971–72 , when the 76ers posted a 30–52 record and missed

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902-578: The NBA. BSN games are played under the regular FIBA basketball rules. The twelve teams each play a total of four games amongst themselves, two at home and two away, for a total of 44 games during the regular season. Of the 12 participating teams, the top 8 move on to the postseason. The final two teams left will play in the La Final Brava , or the Brava Final, a basketball tournament sponsored by Brava Lubricants. The league began in 1930, and

943-503: The Pacers to their second non-losing record as an NBA team. However, Ramsay was unable to duplicate that success in later seasons. Ramsay resigned as Pacers coach during the 1988–89 season after a 0–7 start. When Ramsay left the Pacers, he was second on the all-time wins list for NBA coaches with 864 wins, trailing only Red Auerbach . When he retired, Ramsay had the most combined college and professional wins of any coach. In 1992, Ramsay

984-648: The first member of his family to receive a college bachelor's degree . In 1962, Ramsay obtained his master's degree and in 1963 his doctorate degree in education , both from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia After graduation, Ramsay played six seasons of professional basketball in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL). As a sophomore playing guard, he was the second-leading scorer for

1025-628: 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,

1066-493: The late Federico 'Fico' Lopez , Rolando Frazer , Mario Butler , and Rubén Rodríguez , who showcased their talents to all of Puerto Rico's TV viewers and game goers. On September 19, 2019, the BSN team owners selected Ricardo Dalmau Santana to succeed Fernando Quiñones Bodea as president of the league. In October 2020, there was a change in ownership of the Vaqueros de Bayamón , when retired professional baseball player Yadier Molina acquired his hometown team. In April 2021,

1107-580: The league approved the return of the Cangrejeros under the ownership of Noah Assad and Jonathan Miranda. Later that month, Bad Bunny joined the ownership group. In October 2022, the Osos de Manatí returned from a short hiatus, when Puerto Rican singer Ozuna purchased the Brujos de Guayama and relocated the team to Manatí. In game 1 of the 2023 BSN finals, LeBron James made a surprise appearance as

1148-587: The playoffs for the first time in team history. Only five years earlier, the Sixers had fielded the best record in league history. Ramsay signed a three‐year contract to succeed John McCarthy as the third-ever head coach of the Buffalo Braves on April 6, 1972. He inherited a team that finished each of the first two years of its existence in last place in the Atlantic Division. After compiling

1189-504: The playoffs or compiled a winning season record in their six-year history. However, a young Blazers team, led by Bill Walton , was starting to jell. Ramsay also benefited from the 1976 ABA dispersal draft, in which the Blazers obtained power forward Maurice Lucas . In his first season in Portland ( 1977 ), Ramsay led the Blazers to their first NBA title. In his second season, the Blazers were 50–10 after 60 games and favored to repeat as NBA champions. However, Walton broke his foot, ending

1230-536: The record for most points in a game in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional when he scored 79 points on May 22, 1974. In that game he achieved the record by making 34 field goals (all of them 2-pointers as 3-pointers were not adopted back then) and 11 free throws. In 1989, Pablo Alicea of the Gigantes de Carolina established a record for most assists in one game with 25. The record stood for over two decades until May 1, 2012, when Jonathan García of

1271-542: The school's first-ever postseason playoff berth, in which St Joseph placed third in the NIT after losing to the University of Dayton . Ramsay would remain at St. Joseph's through 1966, leading the Hawks to six more Big 5 crowns, five straight seasons of first-place finishes in the Middle Atlantic Conference, ten postseason appearances, and a Final Four stint in 1961 . At age 41, after leading his team to

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1312-519: The single-season points record with 810 in 1978 and the highest career points record with 11,549. The current holder of the career mark is Georgie Torres, who broke it before retiring in 2001 with 15,863 points in 679 games, playing his first 7 years before the establishment of the three-point line. Rodríguez also holds the mark for most rebounds in a career with 6,178. He also held the single-season rebound record with 380 in 1978, which stood until Lee Benson broke it in 2008. Currently, Neftalí Rivera holds

1353-595: 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. In December 2023, it was announced that the team will be relocated back to Aguada and be known by their former name Santeros de Aguada . Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional , abbreviated as BSN ,

1394-535: The time but Snyder lost interest) and Ramsay requested not to be a part of the upheaval. His contract was not renewed on May 3, 1976, the day after the Braves were eliminated by the Celtics from the playoffs . In his four seasons with the Braves, Ramsay compiled a record of 158–170. In 1976, Ramsay became the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers . When Ramsay arrived, the Blazers had not made

1435-535: Was almost a mirror image of his time with the Sixers—four seasons, three playoff berths; however, he did not leave Buffalo in the sort of wreckage that had occurred in Philadelphia. Instead, owner Paul Snyder was in the process of selling the team to out-of-town interests (the economy of Western New York was unable to support both the Braves and hockey's Sabres as evidenced by the Braves' attendance figures at

1476-575: Was an American basketball coach, commonly known as " Dr. Jack " (as he held an earned doctorate). He was best known for leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship , and for his broadcasting work with the Indiana Pacers , the Miami Heat , and for ESPN TV and ESPN Radio . Ramsay was among the most respected coaches in NBA history and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . He

1517-656: Was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The Trail Blazers retired Number 77 in Ramsay's honor on Jan. 14, 1993, symbolically recognizing the 1977 Championship. In 1996, he was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches in NBA history. After his coaching career ended, Ramsay spent nine years as a television color commentator for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat . The games were broadcast from South Florida 's Sunshine Network (now Sun Sports ), Fox Sports Florida , and sometimes local Miami station WBFS (then

1558-525: Was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1979. Strongly encouraged by his mother to attend college, Ramsay entered Saint Joseph's College . Ramsay's college career was interrupted by three years of service in the US Navy during World War II . Ramsay played both basketball and baseball at St. Joseph's. In his senior year, Ramsay was coached in baseball by Ralph Young (baseball) , a teammate of professional baseball star Ty Cobb . In 1949, Ramsay became

1599-502: 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

1640-484: Was the editor-in-chief of humor website Cracked.com . Grandson Geoff Dailey played baseball at Wesleyan University. His two eldest children, Susan and John, have doctoral degrees and taught at the college level. Another son, John, was an assistant dean at Carleton College . Ramsay counted the late David Halberstam and Gay Talese as his friends. Ramsay was a devout Roman Catholic . An avid amateur tennis player, Ramsay and Van Miller (the Braves' radio announcer and

1681-629: Was the winner of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2009–10 NBA season . John Travilla Ramsay was born on February 21, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Growing up in Milford, Connecticut , Ramsay was encouraged to participate in sports in grade school by his parents, Anne and John. The family moved outside Philadelphia and Ramsay graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1942. Years after playing basketball, baseball and soccer in high school, he

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