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 basketballSalvadorean Previous News
 UTEC and ExSal win Game 1  - May 15, 2008
 LSB: Playoff at the start  - May 13, 2008
 Two losses for San Marcos - May 11, 2008
 Other roster changes in LSB  - May 10, 2008
 LSB last results  - May 3, 2008
 Cosmos wins again - Apr 27, 2008
 Wins for ExSal and Cosmos - Apr 24, 2008
 Cajar joins Denver  - Apr 24, 2008
 Changes in ExSal roster  - Apr 17, 2008

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Salvadorean basketballNational Team falls to Fupade Coast
Carlos Arias
by Gianni Pascucci - Aug 18, 2008
 During the last weekend, Team El Salvador felt to Nicaraguan team Fupade Coast-Super Santiago 58-83 in the first of the friendly games scheduled to prepare the upcoming Central America and Caribe Championship in Cancun, Mexico. Carlos Arias (200-F/C-89) and Julio Mancia (202-C-80) scored 16 points each to lead El Salvador, but it wasn' t enough, it seems that the team coached by Vladimir Aguilar has a lot of work to do yet...

Salvadorean basketballNational team last news
Julio Mancia
by Jaime Arevalo - Jul 1, 2008
  After two weeks of negotiations, Vladimir Aguilar, nicknamed 'el Apache agreed to serve as the El Salvador National Team coach for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The main score for Aguilar is a good behaviour at the upcoming 'Centrobasquet '08', scheduled for August in Mexico, and the gold medal at the 'Juegos Centroamericanos '09', hosted by Honduras. His assistant in National Team will be Ernesto Rodriguez and the Trai

Salvadorean basketballUTEC wins University League
Rodolfo Mena
by Jaime Arevalo - Jun 15, 2008
 Universidad Tecnologica-UTEC, with the same coach, Rodolfo Mena , but a totally different roster from the team competing in Liga Superior, triumphed in the first edition of the Liga Universitaria, run this season by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (FESABAL). In the last and decisive game Universidad Tecnologica defeated Universidad Jose Matias Delgado with 25 points of difference.

Salvadorean basketballLiga Superior awards given
Nathan Watson
by Gianni Pascucci - May 31, 2008
 At the end of Game 3, the Liga Superior officials awarded Nathan Watson (191-G-83, agency: TASM, college: Auburn) as the league MVP, Julio Mancia (202-C-80) as the domestic MVP and Ernesto Mauro Oglivie (202-F-88) as the LSB Top Scorer. Watson joined ExSal in mid-season and added the scoring knack that allowed his team to win all the games played with him. Mancia was very effective under the boards almost all the season, and can now be considered the best inside player in El Salvador.

Salvadorean basketballExSal triumphs in Apertura
Oscar Rivera
by Jaime Arevalo - May 31, 2008
 Defeating Denver even in Game 3 of the Final Series, ExSal was crowned the Apertura Champion 2008. The game ended 107-90, and ExSal was quarterbacked very well by Salvador Bandek (181-G-78), who allowed all his teammates to take easy shots. Nathan Watson (191-G-83, agency: TASM, college: Auburn) was the game top scorer at 29 points, Oscar Rivera (186-G-80) added 21 pts and Dion Harper (202-F/C-74, college: Texas Arlington) 16.

Salvadorean basketballExSal wins even Game 2
by Jaime Arevalo - May 29, 2008
 Prevailing over Denver 99-70 in Game 2 of the Apertura Finals, ExSal made an important step towards the Liga Superior title. The aggregate result is now 2-0 for ExSal, and this team need of only another win to be crowned. Another time more, Miguel Banos (186-F/C-84) was the game top performer.

Salvadorean basketballLiga Superior Finals: ExSal wins Game 1
JoseMiguel Banos
by Jaime Arevalo - May 26, 2008
 ExSal defeated Denver 96-93 in Game 1 of the Liga Superior Finals two nights ago. The game was very close, the two teams stayed head to head all game long, and players like Oscar Rivera (186-G-80), Nathan Watson (191-G-83, agency: TASM, college: Auburn), Dion Harper (202-F/C-74, college: Texas Arlington), Jorge Loucel (186-F-90), Carlos Alas (181-G-79) gave all their best. The man of the game, however, was Miguel Banos (186-F/C-84), who led the way in ExSal with 28 points.

Salvadorean basketballDenver defeats UTEC in Game 3
Marcus Robinson
by Jaime Arevalo - May 19, 2008
 Second seeded Denver advanced to the Final Series - Apertura prevailing over UTEC in Game 3 of Semifinals. The final score was 90-87, but it was a true fight and were needed two overtimes to find a winner. Pedro Salazar (204-C-72) and Ernesto Oglivie (-F-88) tried to lead UTEC, but were limited by the fouls. An immense Marcus Robinson (198-F, college: N.Georgia) led Denver with 24 points, while Jose Antonio Orellana (189-F-87) was the top scorer in UTEC.

Salvadorean basketballExSal is yet qualified
Nathan Watson
by Jaime Arevalo - May 18, 2008
 Defeting 98-95 Cosmos in Game 2 of the Liga Superior semifinals, ExSal advanced to the Final Series, and waits for the winner of the Game 3 between UTEC and Denver to know its challenger. Nathan Watson (191-G-83, agency: TASM, college: Auburn) was the man of the game, playing well all the time and scoring the decisive three pointer just befor the buzzer. In the other Game 2, Bob Hunter (193-F-76) scored 27 points to lead Denver to the win, 91-83, over UTEC, tieing the series on 1-1.