Gaiteros del Zulia

Gaiteros del Zulia
LeaguesSuperliga Profesional de Baloncesto
Founded1983 (1983)
ArenaGimnasio Pedro Elías Belisario Aponte
Capacity4,500
LocationMaracaibo, Venezuela
Championships5 Venezuelan Championships (1984, 1985, 1996, 2001) 2025 spb

Gaiteros del Zulia is a professional basketball team based in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The team plays in Venezuela's Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. They have won the Venezuelan championships four times.[1]

Trophies

Roster

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Gaiteros del Zulia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 1 Jesse Zarzuela 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (2000-10-25)25 October 2000
PG 3 Ángel Blanco 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 29 – (1997-03-04)4 March 1997
G 5 Rafael Melgarejo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991
F 7 Diego Martínez 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996
PG 9 Carlos Gascon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1990-09-06)6 September 1990
PF 11 Yanitson Quintero 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1998-12-08)8 December 1998
G/F 12 Hector Ortega 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2000-06-16)16 June 2000
SF 13 Graddy Osorio 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987
C 14 Peter Olisemeka 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
F 15 Andre Nation 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-06-26)26 June 1993
F 17 Erick Rodríguez 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999
C 20 Espinoza, Adrian 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
G/F 23 Nahziah Carter 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1999-08-24)24 August 1999
SG 24 Maolin Colina 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1990-09-14)14 September 1990
C 27 Dario Castro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1991-12-15)15 December 1991
Head coach
  • Gustavo García
Assistant coach(es)
  • Niremberg Escalona
  • Miguel Ángel Corona
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 1 February 2026

Notable players

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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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