Capitanes de Ciudad de México

Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico
League LNBP
Founded 2017
History Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2017–present
Arena Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera
Location Mexico City
Team colors Blue, yellow and grey
              
Main sponsor Spalding
President Moisés Cosío
General manager Alfonso Monroy
Head coach Ramón Díaz Sánchez
Ownership Moisés Cosío[1]
Website lnbp.mx/Capitanes/index.html
Uniforms

The Capitanes de Ciudad de México (Mexico City Captains in English) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City. The Capitanes compete in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) as a member club of the league. The team plays their home games in the Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera.

The Capitanes were established in the 2017-18 Season when league commissioners realized that the Mexican capital had been without a basketball team for a decade. The team was announced in the month of October, 2016.[2]

History

Foundation

The Mexican capital had lacked a competitive basketball team for a decade. In an attempt of reanimating the passion for basketball in Mexico City, a group of investors lead by Moisés Cosío, announced the foundation of this new franchise.[2] The group of investors accepted that the situation was challenging but Jordi Funtantet stated: "It means a challenge and a very big opportunity, a challenge because as you say, it comes back and we have to assure the fans that we will be here for them (...) we are a team that can place their trust where they can deposit their passion for the basketball,".[3] It would be the first LNBP team not economically linked to the government and with totally private investment.

The players that were aimed to be brought into this new franchise were to be a solid base from the national team, and more experienced players from abroad.[3] It would be the first LNBP team not economically linked to the government and with totally private investment.

The first season

The management stated that the team's goal for the season, was to be qualification to the playoffs with an aim to the semifinal. The head coach for the season, was to be the Spaniard Ramón Díaz, who had been previously involved with the National Team, as an assistant coach. The state of the Gimnasium was improved, including dressing rooms, and the playing surface.[4]

Their first preseason game ended in defeat against an amateur side. Their first official game was played on October 13, and ended in a 90-87 win for the Capitanes, against the Aguacateros de Michoacan.[5] Their first season went extraordinarily, specially considering they were a new team. The Capitanes amassed a total of 21 wins in their first 30 matches, powered by an outstanding offence commanded by Pedro Meza, Fernando Bénitez, and Emmanuel Ándujar, who all received call ups to the All Star game in early December, along with Head Coach Ramón Díaz.[6]

Logo and Uniforms

The landmark, upon which the logo was based,

The team's colours consist of blue, yellow and grey. These colours were chosen in a homage to historic football team in Mexico City, Club América. The uniforms consist of a blue home jersey with an embroidered yellow outline, and yellow lines in the sides. The away jersey is the exact opposite of the home, as in mainly yellow with blue embroidery. The alternate colour is grey, with yellow embroidered in the neck and sides. Each uniform has the name CAPITANES embroidered in the front. The team's logo consists of yellow and blue rendering of the Monumento a la revolución a landmark of Mexico City, with the word CAPITANES, underneath it, and Ciudad de México, in a smaller typography.

Squad

Roster

Capitanes de la Ciudad de México
Roster 2017–2018
Management
Head Coach  ESP Ramón Díaz Sánchez
Assistant  ESP Miguel Zapata
Players
SG 2  DOM Rigoberto Mendoza de la Rosa
PF 10  MEX Jonathan Humberto Machado Támez
PG 11  MEX Pedro David Meza Rogel
PF 12  MEX Héctor Humberto Hernández Gallegos
PF / C 13  MEX Fernando de Jesús Benítez Gómez
PG / SG 15  MEX José David Estrada Stone
SF 22  PUR Emmanuel Andújar Ortiz
PF 23  PAN Mauro Ernesto Oglivie
SG 24  MEX Gabriel Oscar Girón Villarreal
PG 25  MEX Christopher Geyne Durán

Home arena

The Capitanes home arena

The Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium is a sports venue in Mexico City where the volleyball competitions of the Olympic Games of Mexico 1968 were held. It is located next to the Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool, occupying an area of 11,152 M2.

The two levels of stands, with capacity for 5,242 spectators, surround the area of competitions. The heating zone, showers, changing rooms and infirmary are connected by exterior ramps.

References

  1. ↑ "Capitanes". lnbp.mx. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. 1 2 "Los Capitanes, el nuevo equipo de basquetbol de la Ciudad de México | Publimetro México". publimetro.com.mx. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. 1 2 Juan Carlos Díaz. "Presentan a Los Capitanes de la CDMX". deportes.televisa.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Capitanes, el nuevo equipo de la Ciudad de México [ENTREVISTA] | Diario de México| Diario de México |". diariodemexico.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. ↑ "Capitanes - Con un apretado 90-87 los Capitanes hacen..." Facebook. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Nacionales se llevan el Juego de Estrellas de la LNBP - Grupo Milenio". laaficion.milenio.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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