in Puerto Rico, and at numerous Pan American Games and CentroBasket tournaments. Awards and accomplishments 2× Puerto Rican BSN League scoring champion: (1960, 1962) 2× Puerto Rican BSN League champion: (1962, 1968) 4× Puerto Rican BSN League MVP: (1962, 1967, 1970, 1971) 6× Puerto Rican BSN League Defensive Player of the Year: (1964, 1966, 1969–1972) Cruz played at 5 Summer Olympic Games. He played at the Rome 1960 Olympics, at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics, at the Mexico 1968 Olympics, at Munich 1972 Olympics, and at the Montreal 1976 Olympics. Cruz was named one FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. His number 13 jersey was retired by Cangrejeros de Santurce. Olympic Order On March 1, 2007, Cruz was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Along with Bill Russell and Nikos Galis, he was one of the first sixteen players to be inducted into the international Hall of Fame, as he was a part of the first induction class in history. Death Cruz died on August 30, 2005, of a brain hemorrhage. After his death, on August 31, 2005, the sports complex in San Juan was named after him, in his honor. Also, before a game between the Puerto Rican and Venezuelan national teams, a moment of silence was held in his memory. See also List of Puerto Ricans List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games References External links FIBA Profile 1 FIBA Profile 2 FIBA Profile 3 FIBA Hall of Fame page on Cruz Puerto Rican BSN Profile Teófilo Cruz The DraftReview.com Profile Gallery of Pictures of Puerto Rican players at enciclopediapr.org 1942 births 2005 deaths Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) FIBA Hall of Fame inductees Los Angeles Lakers draft picks NYU Violets men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Puerto Rican men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Recipients of the Olympic Order Seattle