Cocodrilos de Caracas
Cocodrilos de Caracas is a Venezuelan professional basketball club based in Caracas. Established in 1990, the club competes in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, and has won the national championship six times. The Cocodrilos' home games are played at the Parque Naciones Unidas.
History
The city of Caracas had known various teams that had played in the national premier basketball leagues. In the end of 1990, Dr. Guillermo Valentiner acquired the capital's basketball team and named it Cocodrilos de Caracas. In the first season of the team, it finished in fifth place. The team won its first national league after only one year, in 1992.Trophies
- '''Venezuelan LPB / Superliga: 6'''
Notable alumni
Players
- Carl Herrera
- Garly Sojo
- Luis David Montero
- Rowan Barrett
- Leandro Garcia Morales
- Cedric Ball
- Chris Childs
- Ramel Curry
- Kris Lang
- Tony Dawson
- Roy Hairston
- Anthony Mason
- Lee Nailon
- Carl Elliott
- Kevin Freeman
- Ray Jackson
Coaches
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional coach.- Coached at least one official international match for a senior national team at any time.