was his lowest since his 1977 season with the Guayama Brujos, and his assists total his lowest since 1976 with the Santos de San Juan, when he averaged 0.3 assists per game. Melendez returned to the Caguas Criollos for his last season as an active player in the BSN. There, he played 29 games, once again lifting his per game numbers, as he scored 309 points for an average of 10.9, with 129 assists (4.4 a game) and 53 rebounds (an average of 1.8 rebounds a game). Career numbers Melendez retired as a member of an exclusive group of Puerto Rican players to have scored over 5,000 points during his BSN career (5,000 or more points scorers being considered an exclusive group since the BSN seasons consists usually of between 30 and 33 games only; a handful of players have reached that number of points in Puerto Rican professional basketball history) having scored 6,312 points for an average of 12.2 points a game, with 2,115 assists for an average of 4.1 and 1,070 rebounds, averaging 2.1 rebounds a game. He is a one time BSN champion, having won the 1986 title with the Polluelos de Aibonito. See also Some Puerto Rican basketball players of the same era: Wesley Correa Angelo Cruz Federico Lopez Mario Morales Ramon Ramos Ramon Rivas Ruben Rodriguez Willie Quiñones - Melendez's team mate in Caguas List of Puerto Ricans External links http://english.worldhoopstats.com/stats/bsn-pr/wilfredo-melendez-velez.html References Year of birth missing (living people) Baloncesto Superior Nacional players People from Cayey, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican men's basketball players Puerto Rican educators Living people Criollos de Caguas basketball players Polluelos de Aibonito players