Plateros de Fresnillo
Plateros de Fresnillo (English: Fresnillo Silversmiths) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Fresnillo. The Plateros are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.[1] The team play their home games at the Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal, with a capacity of 4,000 spectators.[2]
Plateros de Fresnillo | |||
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Conference | East | ||
League | LNBP | ||
Founded | 2019 | ||
History | Plateros de Fresnillo (2019–present) | ||
Arena | Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal | ||
Capacity | 4,000 | ||
Location | Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico | ||
Team colors | Red, silver, and white | ||
Head coach | Xavier Aponte | ||
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History
The Plateros were founded in 2019 in order to compete in the 2019–20 LNBP season. The team was created by an initiative of the local government of Fresnillo and the state government of Zacatecas in order to promote basketball in the region. Initially, all the investment was made by the State of Zacatecas government, with an estimate amount of 13 million pesos (around US$560,000).[3]
Plateros joined the three other new teams for the 2019–20: the Astros de Jalisco and the Dorados de Chihuahua.[4]
Players
Current roster
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References
- "Plateros". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Pega al deporte en Fresnillo instalación de la Marina en el Gimnasio Solidaridad". La Jornada Zacatecas (in Spanish). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Plateros de Fresnillo, nueva franquicia de basquetbol profesional en El Mineral". La Jornada Zacatecas (in Spanish). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Plateros de Fresnillo: Una nueva historia en la LNBP". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
- Team profile (in Spanish)