Rolando Hourruitiner

Rolando Hourruitiner (born May 28, 1975) works as an entrepreneur and business professional, with a focus on sports, entertainment, media, digital platforms, mobile technology, and hospitality. He previously played basketball, coached, and served as a sports agent, gaining broad international experience. Hourruitiner has also worked as a basketball commentator and analyst on Puerto Rican television. From 1995 to 2004, he played for the Puerto Rico national basketball team, notably contributing to the squad that beat the United States national team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. He additionally participated in the Pan American Games, Goodwill Games, and the FIBA World Cup.

Hourruitiner earned his degree from Charleston Southern University in South Carolina in 1998. During the 1996–1997 season, he was co-captain of the Buccaneers men’s basketball team, which won the Big South Conference championship and advanced to the 1997 NCAA tournament—the school’s first such appearance. In October 2015, he was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame of his hometown, Caguas, Puerto Rico, in recognition of his sustained success as a player, coach, and executive, including his decade-long tenure with the national team.