Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)

To talk about Santurce Crabbers you must include names as Teofilo Cruz, Piculin Ortiz, and Rafael Valle, the three best players in Santurce's history and surely 3 of the best 12 players in BSN history. Teo Cruz #13 played for 25 seasons being MVP in 4 seasons and leading BSN in points 2 times. Starting center of PR basketball squad in the times when PR and Brazil where the two most dominant teams in the Americas outside USA. Rafael Valle #5, argueably the best power forward in BSN history played actively in 8 seasons finishing MVP and first in points per game in 1956. Active in 2 Olympic games where he led PR in scoring both times. Piculin Ortiz #4, has played in 21 seasons, MVP in 2002. Has led PR basketball team to many international medals. Has actively played in Grece and in the NBA. According to Juan Pachin Vicens an all time starting five should include himself as point guard, J. Frontera as shooting guard, Raymond Dalmau as light forward, Rafael Valle as strong forward and Jose Piculin Ortiz as the Center, being Crabbers two of the five starters so Crabbers Rule!!