Spartans Distrito Capital

Basketball team in Caracas, Venezuela

PresidentLeonel GarcíaHead coachJorge ArrietaChampionships1 (2020)Websitespartansdistritocapital.com

Spartans Distrito Capital, also known as Spartans DC, is a Venezuelan basketball club based in Caracas. The team plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga, the premier national basketball league and won its first championship in 2020.

History

The Spartans Distrito Capital club was founded in May 2019 in order to "promote the development of Venezuelan basketball at all levels".^[1] The club began its activities at the Pedagogical institute of Caracas but later moved to the Gimnasio José Beracasa. On October 1, 2020, the Spartans were announced as one of the 16 teams to play in the SuperLiga.^[2] The team won the inaugural season, capturing their first national title behind league MVP Pedro Chourio.^[3]

Honours

Venezuelan SuperLiga

Champions (1): 2020

Players

Current roster

Spartans Distrito Capital roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
PF	1	López, Lenin	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG	3	Blanco, Ángel	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
PG	4	Urbina, Kender	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C	6	Graterol, Windi	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
SF	8	Centeno, Elian	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG	9	Chourio, Pedro	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C	12	Montaño, Eliezer	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C	13	Rodríguez, José	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG	17	Acosta, Richarson	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG	20	Sifontes, Yohanner	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF	33	Zambrano, Melvin	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF	77	Palacios, Nelson	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Head coach

Pablo Favarel

Assistant coach(es)

Diego Vasquez

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 9, 2022

References

^ "Historia". Spartans Distrito Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Superliga de Baloncesto confirmó a sus 16 equipos". Sports Venezuela (in Spanish). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Superliga 2021 | Spartans DC: A defender su título con todo". Líder en deportes (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.