A new season. The Professional Basketball League in Colombia will write another chapter from next April 24 when it will be held in a single venue format, in Caliwhich would be the opening tournament of 2022.
As usual, the competition will continue with the format of previous editions, starting with a round robin in the regular season and ending with the playoffs in June.
The news will come from the team side. The Professional Basketball Division confirmed that Maroons of Chocó, Condors of Cundinamarca and Pirates of Bogotá They will not be part of this first edition of the year, due to internal problems in their respective clubs.
The first two had a past season to forget when they were eliminated in the first round of the championship that was played in Saint Andrew. While the Cimarrones did manage to close a good turnout, led by the Barranquilla base Romario Roquewith which they reached the semifinals and ended up succumbing to the current champions, Barranquilla Titans.
THE HERALD He was also able to learn exclusively that the Wise Men from Manizales club is also not sure of its participation for this first outing of the year, also due to different internal problems.
Therefore, so far the largest basketball competition in the country will have the presence of seven quintets: Barranquilla Titans (current champion), Ocelots of Medellin, Privateers from Cartagena, Cafeteros, Caribbean Storm from San Andrés, Búcaros from Bucaramanga and Team Cali.
For ours, Titans confirmed the continuity of the coaching staff headed by the Cartagena coach Thomas Diaz and the Argentines Santiago Turri and Nestor Ibarratechnical assistant and physical trainer, respectively.
In the next few days the team will confirm the official list that the defense of the five-time championship for this season where an important quota of players from the coast is expected.
