Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball)

For the football team, see Mineros de Zacatecas.

Mineros de Zacatecas
Conference	East
League	LNBP
Founded	2017
History	Barreteros de Zacatecas (2001–2016) Mineros de Zacatecas (2017–present)
Arena	Gimnasio Marcelino González
Capacity	3,458
Location	Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico
Team colors	Red, white, gray
President	Felipe Méndez [1]
Head coach	Facundo Müller
Ownership	Grupo ISLO
Home Away

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. ^[2] The team plays its home games at the Gimnasio Marcelino González, with a capacity of 4,138 spectators. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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 nationalities not displayed.

Mineros de Zacatecas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. PF 0 Miller, Tavario 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) SG 3 Ferguson, Romeao 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) PG 4 Valinotti, Joaquín 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) PG 5 Reyes, Miguel SF 6 Ramos, Marco 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) PF 7 Bulić, Mirza 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) PF 8 Olea, Raúl 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) SG 10 Hamilton, Isaac 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) PG 17 López, Christian 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SG 18 Rivera, Bryan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) SG 22 McClanahan, Dexter 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) PF 30 Horton, Ken 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) C 77 Arteaga, Víctor 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb)	Head coach Facundo Müller Assistant coach(es) Mathias Nieto Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 14, 2020

Notable players

• Adonis Thomas

References

1. "Mineros LNBP listo pata la temporada de la liga". El Sol de Zacatecas (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. "Mineros". LNBP. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
3. "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
4. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Team profile (in Spanish)