Baloncesto Superior Nacional Scoring Champion

Baloncesto Superior Nacional Scoring Champion are the season by season points leaders of the top-tier level professional basketball league in Puerto Rico, the BSN. It was inaugurated during the 1956–57 season.

Characteristics

In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals.[1]

Since the 1969–70 season, the BSN's scoring champion is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given regular season. Prior to the 1969–70 season, the league's leader in points was the player that scored the most total points in the league during the season.

To qualify for a scoring champion, a player must play in at least 75 percent of the total games played during that season.

Points Leader by season

By Total Points scored

Total Points Leaders (1956–57 to 1969–70)
SeasonPlayer
(League's Leader in Points)
ClubTotal PointsRef
1956–57 Juan BáezCardenales de Rio Piedras394[2]
1957–58 Roberto HerreraGallitos de Isabela365[3]
1958–59 Evelio DrozVaqueros de Bayamón407[4]
1959–60 Teófilo CruzCangrejeros de Santurce469[5]
1960–61 Teófilo Cruz (2×)Cangrejeros de Santurce389[6]
1961–62 Teófilo Cruz (3×)Cangrejeros de Santurce312[7]
1962–63 Martin AnsaVaqueros de Bayamón405[8]
1963–64 Juan Báez (2×)Cardenales de Rio Piedras523[9]
1964–65 Richie PietriLeones de Ponce419[10]
1965–66 Jaime FronteraCapitanes de Arecibo400[11]
1966–67 Adolfo PorrataCapitalinos de San Juan516[12]
1967–68 Raymond DalmauPiratas de Quebradillas499[13]
1968–69 Neftalí RiveraPiratas de Quebradillas602[14]
1969–70 Raymond Dalmau (2×)Piratas de Quebradillas546[15]

By Points average

Points Leader Average (1970–71 to Present)
SeasonPlayer
(League's Leader in Points)
ClubPoints AverageRef
1970–71 Teófilo Cruz (4×)Cangrejeros de Santurce22.4[16]
1971–72 Samuel BetancourtSantos de San Juan26.9[17]
1972–73 Neftalí Rivera (2×)Piratas de Quebradillas25.2[18]
1973–74 Héctor BlondetCapitanes de Arecibo25.1[19]
1974–75 Samuel Betancourt (2×)Santos de San Juan22.9[20]
1975–76 Samuel Betancourt (3×)Santos de San Juan21.9[21]
1976–77 Gerogie Torres DoughertyCariduros de Fajardo30.1[22]
1977–78 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (2×)Cariduros de Fajardo29.1[23]
1978–79 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (3×)Cariduros de Fajardo32.9[24]
1979–80 Mario MoralesCangrejeros de Santurce32.9[25]
1980–81 Rolando Frazer ThornePolluelos de Aibonito33.4
1981–82 Rolando Frazer Thorne (2×)Polluelos de Aibonito34.2
1982–83 Jim MaldonadoCapitanes de Arecibo30.6
1983–84 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (4×)Cariduros de Fajardo28.8[26]
1984–85 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (5×)Cariduros de Fajardo33.5
1985–86 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (6×)Cariduros de Fajardo29.8
1986–87 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (7×)Cariduros de Fajardo35.5[27]
1987–88 Edgar de LeónCariduros de Fajardo29.5[28]
1988–89 Wesley CorreaTitanes de Morovis30.9
1989–90 Edgar de León (2×)Cariduros de Fajardo31.8
1990–91 Edwin PellotGallitos de Isabela31.5
1991–92 Wesley Correa (2×)Titanes de Morovis26.2
1992–93 Mario Morales (2×)Mets de Guaynabo25.0[29]
1993–94 Jorge MedranoIndios de Mayagüez30.3
1994–95 Joél CurbeloGigantes de Carolina25.5
1995–96 Eddie CasianoAtléticos de San Germán25.7
1996–97 Eddie Casiano (2×)Atléticos de San Germán26.6
1997–98 Orlando VegaPiratas de Quebradillas25.0
1998–99 Orlando Vega (2×)Piratas de Quebradillas25.8
1999–00 William SimsTitanes de Morovis22.6
2000–01 Norman NolanGigantes de Carolina27.3
2001–02 Elías Larry AyusoAtléticos de San Germán24.2
2002–03 Carlos EscaleraMaratonistas de Coamo25.4
2003–04 Christian DalmauAtléticos de San Germán24.0[30]
2004–05 Christian Dalmau (2×)Atléticos de San Germán26.9[31]
2005–06 Robert BrannenAtléticos de San Germán21.3
2006–07 Ángel FigueroaGrises de Humacao24.7
2007–08 Ricardo MelendezCriollos de Caguas22.2
2008–09 Jesse PellotAtléticos de San Germán23.5
2009–10 Christian Dalmau (3×)Vaqueros de Bayamón21.6
2010–11 Peter John RamosPiratas de Quebradillas23.3
2011–12 Al ThorntonBrujos de Guayama25.3
2012–13 Mike HarrisLeones de Ponce20.5
2013–14 Al Thornton (2×)Brujos de Guayama22.6
2014–15 Peter John Ramos (2×)Brujos de Guayama23.2
2015–16 Damion JamesCangrejeros de Santurce18.2
2016–17 Damien WilkinsBrujos de Guayama20.3
2017–18 Reyshawn TerryPiratas de Quebradillas23.2
2018–19 Víctor LizLeones de Ponce23.2
2019–20 Paris BassAtléticos de San Germán22.2
2020–21 Paris Bass (2×)Atléticos de San Germán22.7
2021–22 Sheldon Mac Gigantes de Carolina24.5
2022–23 Brandon KnightPiratas de Quebradillas24.4

Multiple-time leaders

RankingPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears
1Gerogie Torres DoughertyCariduros de Fajardo71977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
2Teófilo CruzCangrejeros de Santurce41960, 1961, 1962, 1971
3Christian DalmauCangrejeros de Santurce
Vaqueros de Bayamón
32004, 2005, 2010

References