Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball)

Mineros de Zacatecas (English: Zacatecas Miners) is a Mexican professional basketball team, based in Zacatecas City, Zacatecas. The Mineros are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.[1] The team plays its home games at the Gimnasio Profesor Marcelino González, with a capacity of 4,138 spectators.[2]

For the football team, see Mineros de Zacatecas.
Mineros de Zacatecas
ConferenceEast
LeagueLNBP
Founded2017
HistoryBarreteros de Zacatecas
(2001–2016)
Mineros de Zacatecas
(2017–present)
ArenaGimnasio Profesor Marcelino González
Capacity3,600
LocationZacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico
Team colorsRed, white, gray
     
Head coachAllans Colón
Websiteminerosbasquetbol.com

History

The franchise was originally founded in 2001 as Barreteros de Zacatecas and started playing in Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in 2004. In 2017, the team was purchased by the Government of the State of Zacatecas for 2.5 million pesos (around US$130,000) and rebranded as Mineros for the 2018–17 season.[3]

The team's name, colors and logo are very similar to the football club Mineros de Zacatecas of the Ascenso MX, the second level of Mexican football.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Mineros de Zacatecas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 1 Dawson, Eric 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 114 kg (251 lb)
F 5 Villanueva, Joaquín 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
G 11 Meza, Pedro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 12 Talavera, Jorge 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 13 Benítez, Fernando 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 125 kg (276 lb)
G 15 Escobar, Sergio 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 23 Williams, Jordan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 24 Soriano, Stephen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
F 31 Bruesewitz, Mike 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
F 32 Graham, Zach 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 33 Méndez-Valdez, Orlando 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 55 Rodríguez, Carlos 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 57 Gutierrez, Isaac 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
Head coach
  • Allans Colón
Assistant coach(es)
  • Raúl Nesty Roque
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 14, 2020

References
  1. "Mineros". LNBP. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Presentan oficialmente a Mineros de la LNBP". Imagen en Zacatecas (in Spanish). 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
    - "Adquiere Godezac la franquicia de Mineros de basquetbol, por 2.5 mdp". Periódico Mirador (in Spanish). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
    - "Participarán Mineros de Zacatecas en la LBNP". NTR Zacatecas (in Spanish). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.


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