Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball)

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Mineros de Zacatecas
Mineros de Zacatecas basketball.png
ConferenceEast
League LNBP
Founded2017
History Barreteros de Zacatecas
(2001–2016)
Mineros de Zacatecas
(2017–present)
ArenaGimnasio Marcelino González
Capacity3,458
Location Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico
Team colorsRed, white, gray
   
Head coachPedro Carrillo

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

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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. [3]

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 nationality not displayed.

Mineros de Zacatecas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 Flag of Panama.svg Luzcando, Eugenio 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)
G 2 Flag of Mexico.svg Alvarado, Idris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)80 kg (176 lb)
C 5 Flag of Mexico.svg Villanueva, Joaquín 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)106 kg (234 lb)
F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Summers, Durrell 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)93 kg (205 lb)
G/F 7 Flag of Mexico.svg Ramos, Marco 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)96 kg (212 lb)
C 17 Flag of Mexico.svg Zesati, Jose 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)96 kg (212 lb)
G 18 Flag of Mexico.svg Rivera, Bryan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Jordan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)
F 24 Flag of Mexico.svg Soriano, Stephen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)99 kg (218 lb)
F 31 Flag of the United States.svg Bruesewitz, Mike 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)101 kg (223 lb)
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Summers, Jarvis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb)
SF 35 Flag of the United States.svg McSwain Jr., Freddie 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)
PG 45 Flag of Mexico.svg Calatayud, Ricardo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)76 kg (168 lb)
PG 55 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson, Antino 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)
F/C 57 Flag of Mexico.svg Gutierrez, Isaac 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb)
Head coach
  • Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Carrillo
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 14, 2020

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References

  1. ↑ "Mineros". LNBP. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "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.


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