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.
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 Báez Cardenales de Rio Piedras 394 1957–58 Roberto Herrera Gallitos de Isabela 365 1958–59 Evelio Droz Vaqueros de Bayamón 407 1959–60 Teófilo Cruz Cangrejeros de Santurce 469 1960–61 Juan Báez (2×) Cardenales de Rio Piedras 492 1961–62 Teófilo Cruz (2×) Cangrejeros de Santurce 312 1962–63 Martin Ansa Vaqueros de Bayamón 405 1963–64 Juan Báez (3×) Cardenales de Rio Piedras 523 1964–65 Richie Pietri Leones de Ponce 419 1965–66 Jaime Frontera Capitanes de Arecibo 400 1966–67 Adolfo Porrata Capitalinos de San Juan 516 1967–68 Raymond Dalmau Piratas de Quebradillas 499 1968–69 Neftalí Rivera Piratas de Quebradillas 602 1969–70 Raymond Dalmau (2×) Piratas de Quebradillas 546
Multiple-time leaders RankingPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears1 Juan BáezCardenales de Río Piedras3 1956–57, 1960–61, 1963–642 Teófilo CruzCangrejeros de Santurce2 1959–60, 1961–622 Raymond DalmauPiratas de Quebradillas2 1967–68, 1969–70
By Points average Points Leader Average (1970–71 to Present)SeasonPlayer(League's Leader in Points)ClubPoints AverageRef 1970–71 Teófilo Cruz (3×) Cangrejeros de Santurce 22.4 1971–72 Samuel Betancourt Santos de San Juan 26.9 1972–73 Neftalí Rivera (2×) Piratas de Quebradillas 25.2 1973–74 Héctor Blondet Capitanes de Arecibo 25.1 1974–75 Samuel Betancourt (2×) Santos de San Juan 22.9 1975–76 Samuel Betancourt (3×) Santos de San Juan 21.9 1976–77 Gerogie Torres Dougherty Cariduros de Fajardo 30.1 1977–78 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (2×) Cariduros de Fajardo 29.1 1978–79 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (3×) Cariduros de Fajardo 32.9 1979–80 Mario Morales Cangrejeros de Santurce 32.9 1980–81 Rolando Frazer Thorne Polluelos de Aibonito 33.4 1981–82 Rolando Frazer Thorne (2×) Polluelos de Aibonito 34.2 1982–83 Jim Maldonado Capitanes de Arecibo 30.6 1983–84 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (4×) Cariduros de Fajardo 28.8 1984–85 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (5×) Cariduros de Fajardo 33.5 1985–86 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (6×) Cariduros de Fajardo 29.8 1986–87 Gerogie Torres Dougherty (7×) Cariduros de Fajardo 35.5 1987–88 Edgar de León Cariduros de Fajardo 29.5 1988–89 Wesley Correa Titanes de Morovis 30.9 1989–90 Edgar de León (2×) Cariduros de Fajardo 31.8 1990–91 Edwin Pellot Gallitos de Isabela 31.5 1991–92 Wesley Correa (2×) Titanes de Morovis 26.2 1992–93 Mario Morales (2×) Mets de Guaynabo 25.0 1993–94 Jorge Medrano Indios de Mayagüez 30.3 1994–95 Joél Curbelo Gigantes de Carolina 25.5 1995–96 Eddie Casiano Atléticos de San Germán 25.7 1996–97 Eddie Casiano (2×) Atléticos de San Germán 26.6 1997–98 Orlando Vega Piratas de Quebradillas 25.0 1998–99 Orlando Vega (2×) Piratas de Quebradillas 25.8 1999–00 William Sims Titanes de Morovis 22.6 2000–01 Norman Nolan Gigantes de Carolina 27.3 2001–02 Elías Larry Ayuso Atléticos de San Germán 24.2 2002–03 Carlos Escalera Maratonistas de Coamo 25.4 2003–04 Christian Dalmau Atléticos de San Germán 24.0 2004–05 Christian Dalmau (2×) Atléticos de San Germán 26.9 2005–06 Robert Brannen Atléticos de San Germán 21.3 2006–07 Ángel Figueroa Grises de Humacao 24.7 2007–08 Ricardo Melendez Criollos de Caguas 22.2 2008–09 Jesse Pellot Atléticos de San Germán 23.5 2009–10 Christian Dalmau (3×) Vaqueros de Bayamón 21.6 2010–11 Peter John Ramos Piratas de Quebradillas 23.3 2011–12 Al Thornton Brujos de Guayama 25.3 2012–13 Mike Harris Leones de Ponce 20.5 2013–14 Al Thornton (2×) Brujos de Guayama 22.6 2014–15 Peter John Ramos (2×) Brujos de Guayama 23.2 2015–16 Damion James Cangrejeros de Santurce 18.2 2016–17 Damien Wilkins Brujos de Guayama 20.3 2017–18 Reyshawn Terry Piratas de Quebradillas 23.2 2018–19 Víctor Liz Leones de Ponce 23.2 2019–20 Paris Bass Atléticos de San Germán 22.2 2020–21 Paris Bass (2×) Atléticos de San Germán 22.7 2021–22 Sheldon Mac Gigantes de Carolina 24.5 2022–23 Brandon Knight Piratas de Quebradillas 24.4 2023–24 Emmanuel Mudiay Piratas de Quebradillas 21.5 2024–25 Emmanuel Mudiay (2×) Piratas de Quebradillas 23.6 2025–26 Jaylen Nowell Gigantes de Carolina 22.4
Multiple-time leaders RankingPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears1 Gerogie Torres DoughertyCariduros de Fajardo71977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 19872 Teófilo CruzCangrejeros de Santurce41960, 1961, 1962, 19713 Christian DalmauCangrejeros de SanturceVaqueros de Bayamón32004, 2005, 2010T-4 Emmanuel MudiayPiratas de Quebradillas22024, 2025T-4 Peter John RamosBrujos de GuayamaPiratas de Quebradillas22011, 2015
References
External links BSN Official Website