Huracanes de Tampico

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Huracanes de Tampico
Huracanes de Tampico logo.png
League LNBP
Founded2009
HistoryHuracanes de Tampico
(2009–present)
Arena Expo Tampico
Capacity4,200
Location Tampico, Mexico
Team colorsNavy blue, sky blue, white
   
Head coach Omar Quintero

Huracanes de Tampico (English: Tampico Hurricanes) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Tampico, Tamaulipas. The Libertadores are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico. [1] The team plays their home games at the Expo Tampico, with a capacity of 4,200 spectators. [2]

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History

Professional basketball in Tampico started in the 90s, with the Correcaminos UAT Tampico, the team achieved 4 championships and were runners-up twice in the Conferencia de Básquetbol Profesional. [3]

Huracanes was established in 2009 as a joint effort of public institutions and private entities to bring professional football back to the city of Tampico. Huracanes is also the first LNBP team to have played a friendly match against a European team, FC Barcelona Bàsquet. [3]

After the 2014–15 season, the team went on hiatus, making their comeback for the 2018–19 season. [4]

For the 2018–19 season, Argentine Marcelo Elusich was appointed as head coach. [5]

Players

Current roster

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

Huracanes de Tampico roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Harper, Aaron 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)
SG 7 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramírez, Maximiliano 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)
G/F 10 Flag of Mexico.svg Herrera, Pedro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (198 lb)
G 13 Flag of the United States.svg Lamonte, Kyle 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 14 Flag of Mexico.svg Carrillo, Hugo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)110 kg (243 lb)
C 15 Flag of the United States.svg Woodson, Dominic 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)127 kg (280 lb)
G 50 Flag of Mexico.svg Sosa, Miguel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (176 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 14, 2020

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References

  1. ↑ "Huracanes". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Historia - Huracanes Tampico". huracanestampico.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tendrá LNBP 3 equipos más". El Heraldo Aguascalientes (in Spanish). Reforma. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Marcelo Elusich es el nuevo entrenador de Huracanes". El Sol de Tampico (in Spanish). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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