Astros de Jalisco

Astros de Jalisco (English: Jalisco Astros) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The Astros are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.[1] The team plays its home games at the Arena Astros, with a capacity of 4,000 spectators.[2]

Astros de Jalisco
LeagueLNBP
Founded2019
ArenaArena Astros
Capacity4,000
LocationGuadalajara, Mexico
Team colorsBlack, red, and white
              
Head coachSergio Valdeolmillos

History

The Astros were presented in February 2019 as a joint effort between the government of the State of Jalisco and Grupo Multimedios, a media conglomerate.[3]

The Astros were one of the three new teams that debuted in the 2019–20 LNBP season, the other two were the Dorados de Chihuahua and the Plateros de Fresnillo.[4]

Players

Current roster

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Astros de Jalisco roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
SG 0 Scott, Karim 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
PF 1 Clemente, Ramón 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PG 2 Soto, Joseph 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
PG 3 García, Osmar 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 3 Famous, Jarid 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
SG 4 Pérez, Michael 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
SF 6 Arellano, Emilio 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
SF 8 Vassallo, Ángel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
PF 11 Haro, Carlos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
PG 19 Guillent, Heissler 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 25 Gutiérrez, Israel 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
SG 44 White, Tyrone 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 26 March 2020

References
  1. "Astros". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Astros de Jalisco presume su casa". Informador (in Spanish). 14 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "Nacen los Astros de Jalisco en la LNBP". Milenio (in Spanish). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Plateros de Fresnillo: Una nueva historia en la LNBP". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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