Raúl "Tinajón" Feliciano Rodríguez (July 31, 1930 – July 17, 2016) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player and lawyer. He played basketball professionally in Puerto Rico in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

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Raúl Feliciano

Personal information
Born	(1930-07-31)July 31, 1930 Ciales, Puerto Rico
Died	July 17, 2016(2016-07-17) (aged 85) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Río Piedras (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)
College	University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (1945–1949)
Playing career	1947–1967
Position	Center
Career history
1947–1951	Gallitos de la UPR
1952–1953	Santos de San Juan
1954–1956	Cardenales de Río Piedras
1961, 1963, 1967	Santos de San Juan
Career highlights and awards
3× BSN champion (1951, 1955–1956) 2× BSN Most Valuable Player (1951, 1955) 6× BSN scoring champion (1948–1952, 1955) First Player in BSN to score 40pts in a game (1949)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games 1954 México City Team competition

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Feliciano made his debut in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league in 1947 with the UPR of Río Piedras, averaging 7.78 points in 14 games. He was the BSN Scoring Champion from 1948 to 1952 before Fufi Santori became the scoring champion in 1953.^[1] His scoring ability began a media coverage not seen before in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) and prompted a new record assistance of 114,468 paying fans for the BSN league. He finished his career with 4,719 points in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. In the process he became the first player in the BSN to score 40 or more points in a basketball game, a feat he achieved with the Gallitos de la UPR on September 5, 1949, scoring 46 points in the triumph, 83–66, against the Cardenales de Río Piedras. Similarly, he was the first to average over 20 points per game in a season in the BSN league.

Feliciano became the first Puerto Rican basketball player to receive offers from National Basketball Association teams such as the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks. His offensive profile included two main shots: a right hook shot and the jumpshot.^[2][3]

Feliciano was born in Ciales, Puerto Rico, on July 31, 1930. At an early age, he became interested in basketball and played at the Escuela Superior de Río Piedras. In 1945 Feliciano began his studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. At age 18, he graduated in Business Administration and two years later as a lawyer. Feliciano died on July 17, 2016, at his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[4]