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Eddie Casiano

Eddie Casiano
Santeros de Aguada
Position Head coach
League Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born (1972-09-20) September 20, 1972 (age 44)
Manhattan, New York
Nationality Puerto Rican
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1988–2008
Position Point guard
Number 5
Coaching career 2009–present
Career history
As player:
1988–2000 Atléticos de San Germán
2001–2006 Leones de Ponce
2007–2008 Indios de Mayagüez
As coach:
2009–2015 Indios de Mayagüez
2011–2015 Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2016 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2016–present Puerto Rico
2016–present Santeros de Aguada
Career highlights and awards

As player:

  • BSN Champion (1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004)
  • BSN MVP (1997)

As coach:

  • BSN champion (2012)
  • 2× BSN Coach of the Year (2009, 2012)
  • LNBP champion (2012, 2014)

As player:

As coach:

Eddie Casiano Ojeda (born September 20, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player and current head coach for Santeros de Aguada and the Puerto Rican national basketball team. He has previously coached Indios de Mayagüez, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Halcones Rojos Veracruz in Mexico.

He was born in Manhattan, New York, but raised in Puerto Rico. Casiano played for the Atléticos de San Germán, Leones de Ponce, and Indios de Mayagüez in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in a career spanning from 1988 to 2008. Casiano was also a member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team, including been part of the 2004 team that defeated the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.

Casiano was an integral part of the San Germán team that won three championships during the 1990s. After being traded to Ponce, Casiano won two more championships with them. After retiring from basketball, Casiano became head coach of the Indios de Mayagüez in 2009. In 2012, he led his team to its first championship in history.

In 2016, Casiano was selected as coach of the Puerto Rico national basketball team.


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