Halcones de Xalapa

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Halcones de Xalapa
Logo Halcones Xalapa.png
ConferenceEast
League LNBP
Founded2003;21 years ago (2003)
HistoryHalcones UV Xalapa
(2003–2013)
Halcones de Xalapa
(2013–2015, 2021–)
Arena Gimnasio USBI
Capacity2,638
Location Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Team colorsPurple, white and gold
   
PresidentÁngel Fernando Morales Blanchet
Head coach Paco Olmos
Ownership Universidad Veracruzana
Championships4 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Website halconesdexalapa.com.mx

Halcones de Xalapa (in English: Xalapa Falcons) is a basketball club based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that plays in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). [1] Their home games are played at Gimnasio Universitario de la Unidad Deportiva. Halcones have won four LNBP championships, in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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Former Michigan star and NBA player, Robert Traylor, played for Halcones UV Xalapa three months before his death in May 2011. In 2015, Halcones withdrew from the LNBP due to financial problems.

In the 2023–24 season, Halcones played in the continental top league Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA). They became the first Mexican team in the competition's history to make the Final Four. [2]

Roster

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

Halcones de Xalapa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SF 1 Flag of Argentina.svg Elsener, Alexis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 4 Flag of Mexico.svg Stoll, Paul 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
SF 7 Flag of the United States.svg Glynn, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 10 Flag of Mexico.svg Meyer, Kohl 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 11 Flag of Senegal.svg Hannah, Clevin 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
SG 11 Flag of Georgia.svg McFadden, Thad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 15 Flag of Mexico.svg Camacho, Jorge 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SG 22 Flag of the United States.svg Henry, Sek 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 24 Flag of Mexico.svg Girón, Gabriel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 25 Flag of Mexico.svg Gutiérrez, Israel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF 32 Flag of Serbia.svg Jovanović, Nikola 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
C 42 Flag of Austria.svg Mahalbašić, Rašid 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Murías
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Paulina Graillet

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 10 October 2022

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References

  1. "LNBP | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. "Halcones becomes first Mexican club to reach BCLA Final 4". FIBA.basketball. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-17.