Caballos de Coclé (in English: Coclé Horses) is a Panamanian basketball club based in Aguadulce in the Coclé Province. The team plays in the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). The home arena of the team is the Gymnasio Municipal de Aguadulce. The Caballos has won one LPB championship, in 2019.[1]

Caballos de Coclé
Caballos de Coclé logo
LeagueLPB
Founded2015
ArenaGimnasio Municipal de Aguadulce Durán
Capacity900
LocationAguadulce, Coclé, Panama
PresidentCarlos Lee
Head coachFlor Meléndez
Championships1 Panamanian League

The Cablalos made their debut in international competition during the 2017 FIBA Americas League, finishing third in Group B. The club played in the 2020–21 season of the BCL Americas and reached the quarterfinals. Home games were played in Panama City in the Roberto Durán Arena.[2]

Honours

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Liga Profesional de Baloncesto

  • Champions (1): 2019
    • Runners-up (3): 2016, 2017, 2022

Players

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Current roster

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Caballos de Coclé roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PG 2   Andrés Vergara 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PF 3   Josimar Ayarza 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 5   Jaime Lloreda 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 10   José Montenegro 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 11   Ernesto Oglivie 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F/C 12   Orlando Ortega 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 13   Bryan Waithe 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 15   Aldimir Castillo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG 19   Joshua Chambers 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 23   Michael Hicks 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 26   Damar Wilson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 27   Gil Atencio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 55   Carlos Rodríguez 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

References

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  1. ^ "Caballos de Cocle Aguadulce basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "CABALLOS DE COCLE at the Basketball Champions League Americas 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 August 2021.