{{Short description|Former Puerto Rican professional basketball team}} {{Infobox basketball club | color1 = #FFFFFF | color2 = #00B140 | color3 = #FEE123 | name = Polluelos de Aibonto | logo = | nickname = | leagues = [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]] | founded = 1977 | history = '''Polluelos de Aibonito'''<br>(1977–2002) | arena = | capacity = | location = [[Aibonito, Puerto Rico|Aibonito]], Puerto Rico | colors = Green, yellow, white<br>{{color box|#00B140}} {{color box|#FEE123}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | owner = | president = | coach = | assistants = | captain = | championships = '''1''' (1986) | website = | 1_body = | 1_pattern_b = | 1_shorts = | 1_pattern_s = | 2_body = | 2_pattern_b = | 2_shorts = | 2_pattern_s = | 3_body = | 3_pattern_b = | 3_shorts = | 3_pattern_s = }}
'''Polluelos de Aibonito''' was a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] professional basketball team of the [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]] based in [[Aibonito, Puerto Rico]]. They won their only national championship in 1986, defeating the 1985 champions [[Atleticos de San German]],<ref name="aibonito">{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/beisbol/notas/celebran-a-los-polluelos-de-aibonito-a-30-anos-de-su-campeonato-en-el-bsn/|title=Celebran a los Polluelos de Aibonito a 30 años de su campeonato en el BSN|website=Primera Hora}}</ref> 4 games to 3, helped by stars [[Willie Meléndez]], [[Angel Santiago]], [[Rolando Frazer]] and Enrique Aponte, among others.
They returned to the BSN finals in 1987 but lost, also in seven games, to the [[Titanes de Morovis]]. The Polluelos franchise folded in 2002 after facing financial trouble.<ref name="aibonito"/>
==Notable players== {{Basketball notable players criteria}} {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Ángel Santiago]] * {{flagicon|PUR}} Enrique Aponte * {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Willie Meléndez]] * {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Rolando Frazer]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Litterial Green]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcus Liberty]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Horton]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob McCann]] * {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Franklin Western]] * {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Askia Jones]] {{Div col end}}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Baloncesto Superior Nacional}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polluelos de Aibonito}} [[Category:Baloncesto Superior Nacional teams]]
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