Carl Herrera He will face a new opportunity in his career as technical director in Venezuela. The 57-year-old coach will lead Spartans Capital District in the upcoming season of the Professional Basketball Super League, which is scheduled to begin this May 1.
Less than 10 days after his premiere as boss against Zulia Brilliants, the first Venezuelan NBA spoke exclusively with Meridiano TV about what this new experience will be like leading a Venezuelan team in high-altitude sports. After a “sabbatical year”, the former forward will once again give orders on the best fields in the country.
“We have a mutual friend who is Armando (Spartans delegate) with whom we grew up together in basketball and I think that was one of the parts. “He called me, we talked and I’m here.”, declared the leader.
Herrera Allen confessed that his friendship with the current delegate of the capital franchise was crucial to reaching an agreement with the team. “We’ve known each other since we were 13-14 years old. And I think that was one of the parts.”he added.
It should be noted that the Venezuelan had not coached in Venezuelan basketball since 2022 when took Cocodrilos de Caracas to the finals in the first edition of the Professional Basketball Super League (SPB). On that occasion, they were crowned champions of the Eastern Conference and lost in the finals to Trotamundos de Carabobo (1-4).
The NBA ambassador in Latin America will be accompanied on the green bench with Jesus Cordovez as First Assistant; Diego VasquezSecond Assistant; Leonardo Colmenares, Scouting and Ricardo Torres as Scouting Assistant.
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