the pbl began its third season in 2010 with nine teams. the capitanes were one of three expansion teams. for pbl play, the capitanes take the name of puerto rico rather than their home city. the capitanes established two different talent pools. as well as the original bsn team, they had a roster for pbl play that included selections in that league's player draft. their subsequent first signings were andrés rodríguez and bonzi wells. other international players signed by the capitanes during the off-season were elías larry ayuso, angelo reyes and walter hodge. antonio látimer and josé rosario completed the signings, while hodge left during the season to join the cangrejeros. their performance earned the team constant inclusion in mln sports' basketball rankings, debuting in the fourth spot. during the undefeated streak, david rosario was named pbl coach of the month for january.