{"id":491789,"date":"2025-11-18T22:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T02:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/mauricio-baez-conquers-his-11th-championship-in-the-tbs-district-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T02:26:37","slug":"mauricio-baez-conquers-his-11th-championship-in-the-tbs-district-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/basketball\/mauricio-baez-conquers-his-11th-championship-in-the-tbs-district-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio B\u00e1ez conquers his 11th championship in the TBS District 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SANTO DOMINGO, RD.<\/strong> \u2013 The <strong>Mauricio B\u00e1ez<\/strong> club wrote a new golden page in Dominican basketball by defeating <strong>San Carlos<\/strong> this Tuesday 99-75, sealing 4-1 in the final series and obtaining their <strong>11th championship<\/strong>, with which they become the <strong>all-time winner<\/strong> in the Superior Basketball Tournament of the National District (TBS Distrito).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/baloncesto\/mauricio-baez-asesta-otro-golpe-a-san-carlos-y-queda-a-un-triunfo-de-coronarse-en-el-tbs-distrito-2025\/\">r;Mauricio B\u00e1ez deals another blow to San Carlos and is one victory away from being crowned in the TBS Distrito 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWith the triumph, the <strong>Villa Juana<\/strong> team breaks the historical tie it maintained with San Carlos and assumes in solitude the lifetime leadership of the contest.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gerardo Suero, MVP Again<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe stellar <strong>Gerardo Suero<\/strong> led the offense with <strong>20 points<\/strong>, a performance that earned him being chosen <strong>Most Valuable Player<\/strong>, the <strong>third of his career<\/strong> in district finals.\n\nHis brother <strong>Juan Miguel Suero<\/strong> scored 14 points, while <strong>Luismal Ferreiras<\/strong> added 13 points and 9 rebounds. <strong>Richard Bautista (\u201cManito\u201d)<\/strong> registered an impressive double-double of <strong>11 points and 11 rebounds<\/strong>, also leading the defensive push of the champion team.\n\nBy San Carlos, the American reinforcement <strong>Bearden Lamonte<\/strong> led with 16 units. <strong>Eddy Polanco<\/strong> and the Jamaican <strong>Tyran De Lattibeaudiere<\/strong> added 15 points each.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Villa Juana Celebrates an Unforgettable Title<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe night was historic not only on the court, but also for the thousands of Mauritian fans distributed in the capital, in the provinces and in the Dominican diaspora, who followed every moment of the championship through the <strong>Abadina Oficial<\/strong> channel on YouTube.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Four wins in a row and total dominance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nAfter losing the first game of the series, Mauricio B\u00e1ez reacted with authority and <strong>won four consecutive games<\/strong>, prevailing 4-1 in the final agreed to the best of seven games, held in the <strong>Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace<\/strong> of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New historical leader: 11 crowns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe Mauricio B\u00e1ez and San Carlos had arrived tied with 10 titles each.\nSince <strong>1974<\/strong>, both teams had starred in a historic rivalry, with the final series now tied <strong>3-3<\/strong>, but with the Villa Juana team taking the absolute lead in championships.\n\nThe 2025 title also completes a <strong>three-peat<\/strong>, adding to the crowns of <strong>2023 and 2024<\/strong>, all under the direction of the successful leader <strong>Melvyn L\u00f3pez<\/strong>, who reached his <strong>eighth championship<\/strong>, a record number for a coach in the league.\n\nIt&#8217;s the <strong>second time<\/strong> that Mauricio achieves three consecutive crowns, after his streak from <strong>1984 to 1987<\/strong>.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Trajectory of Greatness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe 11 titles of Mauricio B\u00e1ez correspond to the years:<br><strong>1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025<\/strong>.\n\nFor General Manager <strong>Amaury Heredia Guerra<\/strong>, who assumed his duties in 2018, this represents his <strong>sixth championship<\/strong> at the head of the franchise.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BanReservas Cup Delivery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe <strong>BanReservas Cup<\/strong> was presented by journalist <strong>Daniel Garc\u00eda Archivald<\/strong>, vice president of Public Relations of the state bank, accompanied by the president of Abadina <strong>Diego Pesqueira<\/strong> and the TBS Distrito 2025 Commissioner <strong>Nelson Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>.<br>The trophy was received by the leader <strong>Melvyn L\u00f3pez<\/strong> and the general manager <strong>Amaury Heredia Guerra<\/strong>.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tournament Organization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe TBS District 2025 was organized by &#8220;Abadina&#8221;, chaired by Colonel (PN) &#8220;Diego Pesqueira&#8221;, and had an Organizing Committee headed by the Minister of the Presidency, &#8220;Jos\u00e9 Ignacio Paliza&#8221;.\n\nThe edition was dedicated to the Dominican Sports Immortal <strong>Evaristo P\u00e9rez<\/strong>, former member of the national team and legend of the San Carlos club.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO, RD. \u2013 The Mauricio B\u00e1ez club wrote a new golden page in Dominican basketball by defeating San Carlos this Tuesday 99-75, sealing 4-1 in the final series and obtaining their 11th championship, with which they become the all-time winner in the Superior Basketball Tournament of the National District (TBS Distrito). 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