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El Calor de Cancún (English: The Cancún Heat) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Cancún, Quintana Roo. The Calor are members of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) and play their games in the Polifórum Benito Juárez.
| El Calor de Cancún | |||
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| League | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional | ||
| Founded | 29 February 2024 | ||
| Arena | Polifórum Benito Juárez | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Location | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||
| President | Roberto Alvarado | ||
| Head coach | Fernando Duró | ||
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History
editOn 29 February 2024, the team was presented at a press conference as an expansion team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), with Roberto Alvarado serving as team president.[1][2] It was also announced by Mara Lezama, the Governor of Quintana Roo, that the Calor would be playing at the recently renovated Polifórum Benito Juárez.[1][2] They would also be the first professional basketball team to play in the state since the Pioneros de Quintana Roo in 2016.[2]
The Calor hired Argentine coach Fernando Duró as the team's inaugural head coach in late April before announcing Mexican guard Raúl Delgado as their first signing in late May.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mara Lezama presenta "El Calor de Cancún", nuevo equipo de básquetbol profesional de Quintana Roo". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Presenta Mara Lezama "El Calor de Cancún", nuevo equipo de básquetbol profesional de Quintana Roo". El Quintanarroense. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Canul, Cintia (26 April 2024). "El Calor de Cancún será dirigido por Fernando Duró en la LNBP". MegaNews Quintana Roo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Marín, Francis (31 May 2024). "Comienza el Armado de El Calor de Cancún". Diario Cambio22 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.