Deportes Castro
basketball team in Castro, Chile
Club Deportes Castro, also known as Naviera Ulloa de Castro, is a Chilean professional basketball team based in Castro on Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The team has competed in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile and play their matches at the Gimnasio Municipal de Castro.
Club Deportes Castro began operating in 2000 before it was formally created in February 2003. In the 2011–12 season, the team won the Liga Nacional for the first time, defeating Club Deportivo Boston College in the final. As a result, they represented Chile in the Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto.
For financial reasons, Naviera Ulloa de Castro declined to take part in the 2025 season.
History
In 2000, Club Deportes Castro began operating on an unofficial basis coaching and playing basketball. The club was formally established on 12 February 2003. Based in Castro on Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region, Chile, the team play their matches at the Gimnasio Municipal de Castro.
In 2012, the club achieved its first Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile title.
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