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]
| Mineros de Zacatecas | |||
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| 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 | ||
| Head coach | Pedro Carrillo | ||
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History edit
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 edit
Current roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players edit
References edit
- ^ "Mineros". LNBP. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "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 edit
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Team profile (in Spanish)