Halcones de Xalapa

Halcones de Xalapa
Conference	East
League	LNBP
Founded	2003;22 years ago (2003)
History	Halcones UV Xalapa (2003–2013) Halcones de Xalapa (2013–2015, 2021–)
Arena	Arena Macuiltépetl
Capacity	8,000
Location	Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Team colors	Purple, white and gold
President	Ángel Fernando Morales Blanchet
Head coach	Paco Olmos
Ownership	Promoción Deportiva y Cultural AC [1]
Championships	4 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Website	halconesdexalapa.com.mx
Home Away Third

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). ^[2] Their home games are played at Gimnasio Universitario de la Unidad Deportiva. Halcones have won four LNBP championships, in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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. ^[3]

Roster

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Halcones de Xalapa roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. SF 1 Elsener, Alexis 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) PG 4 Stoll, Paul 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) SF 7 Glynn, Jordan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) PG 10 Meyer, Kohl 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) PG 11 Hannah, Clevin 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) SG 11 McFadden, Thad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PF 15 Camacho, Jorge 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) SG 22 Henry, Sek 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 24 Girón, Gabriel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) C 25 Gutiérrez, Israel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PF 32 Jovanović, Nikola 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) C 42 Mahalbašić, Rašid 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Head coach Paco Olmos Assistant coach(es) Facundo Murías Paulina Graillet Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 10 October 2022

Notable players

Christopher Hernandez Héctor Hernandez Victor Mariscal Lorenzo Mata Orlando Méndez Adam Parada Herve Lamizana Samuel Bowie Gerald Brown Jr. Robert Traylor Davin White Lou Roe Brandon Brown

References

1. "Lobos Plateados disfraza multipropiedad de Morales Blanchetth". La Grada (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. "LNBP | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
3. "Halcones becomes first Mexican club to reach BCLA Final 4". FIBA.basketball. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

External links

• Official site