Piratas de La Guaira

The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008 in San Cristóbal, Táchira as the basketball section of football club Deportivo Táchira, they rellocated to Vargas state in 2010 and changed its name to Bucaneros de La Guaira. The team was re-founded as the Piratas in 2022. The team currently plays in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, the top division of the Venezuelan basketball pyramid. The club also has a women's basketball team, volleyball and futsal teams.

Piratas de La Guaira
Nickname	La Maquinaria Naranja (The Orange Machinery)
Leagues	Venezuelan SuperLiga
Founded	March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06)
History	La Guaira B.B.C. 2008–2010 Bucaneros de La Guaira 2010–2022 Piratas de La Guaira 2022–present
Arena	Polideportivo José María Vargas
Capacity	4,800
Location	Maiquetía, Venezuela
President	Gregory John
Head coach	Ariel Amarillo
Championships	0
Home Away

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Piratas de La Guaira roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 1 Oleka, Obinna 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-11-04)4 November 1993 G 3 Dicent, Miguel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 F/C 5 Diogu, Ike 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 41 – (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 G 7 Suero, Juan Miguel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 G 10 Berroteran, Gregori 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-05-07)7 May 2003 PF 12 Vargas, Javinger 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 G 13 Morillo, Alexander 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 G/F 15 Ramos, Jesus 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-11-09)9 November 1997 F 17 Ramirez, Derwin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 42 – (1982-11-22)22 November 1982 C 23 Espinoza, Adrian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 G 24 Flores, Michael 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 F/C 32 Varnado, Jarvis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1988-03-01)1 March 1988	Head coach Melvyn Lopez Assistant coach(es) Carlos Morban Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2 February 2023

Notable alumni

Players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

• Carlos Cedeno
• John Cox
• Windi Graterol
• Donta Smith
• Michaell Jackson
• Juan Toscano
• Walter Baxley
• Jordan Hamilton
• Sek Henry
• Lee Roberts
• Ater Majok

Coaches

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- 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.

• Iván Déniz

External links

• Official website
• Instagram profile
• Team Profile at Latinbasket.com