Quimsa

Quimsa
Leagues Liga Nacional de Básquet
Founded 13 August 1989 (1989-08-13)
Arena Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
(capacity: 5,200)
Location Santiago del Estero,
Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina
Team colors               
President Gerardo Montenegro
Head coach Carlos Romano
Championships 1 Liga Sudamericana
1 Copa Argentina
Uniforms

Asociación Atlética Quimsa, usually called simply Quimsa, is a professional basketball team in Santiago del Estero, Argentina playing in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). Their home arena is the Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero.

History

Founded in 1989, its name derives from the Quichua word kimsa, meaning three. The club was established as the merger of Estudiantes Unidos, Santiago Basketball Club and Inti Club, all three historical basketball clubs in Santiago.

Quimsa won the 2009 (II) South American League championship, and the Copa Argentina.

Players

Current roster

Quimsa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 22 United States Motley, Tyler 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (1997-12-05)5 December 1997
C 3 United States Francis, Torin 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 35 – (1983-06-26)26 June 1983
PG 5 Argentina de los Santos, Nicolás 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1988-04-15)15 April 1988
G 8 Argentina Rodrigo Haag 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
C 9 Argentina Caffaro, Agustin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995
G/F 10 Argentina Gonzalo Romero 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1997-05-03)3 May 1997
PG 15 Argentina Brussino, Juan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1991-03-14)14 March 1991
SF 17 Argentina Vega, Sebastian 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1988-07-09)9 July 1988
C 23 United States Battle, Robert 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1981-05-06)6 May 1981
SF 25 United States Jackson, David 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1982-08-12)12 August 1982
C 29 Argentina Lautaro Riego 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1990-03-18)18 March 1990
C 35 Argentina Roberto Acuña 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 21 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997


Head coach
  • Argentina Silvio Santander
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2017-09-01

Retired numbers

  • 11 - Argentina Miguel Cortijo - Although Cortijo never played for the club, the #11 jersey was retired honoring him as a native of Santiago del Estero, where Quimsa is located in.[1]

Other notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
  • Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
  • Argentina Nicolas Aguirre
  • Argentina Sergio Ale
  • United States Quincy Alexander


Stadium panoramic.

References

  1. ↑ "Peñarol de Mar del Plata retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez" Archived 2011-11-25 at the Wayback Machine., Télam, 2011-11-23
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