Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (Monterrey Royal Force in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home games in the Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
LeagueLNBP
Founded2001 (2001)
ArenaGimnasio Nuevo León Independiente
LocationMonterrey, Nuevo León
Team colorsBlack, yellow and white
              
PresidentSergio Ganem Velázquez
Head coachPaco Olmos
Affiliation(s)None
Championships2 (2017, 2019)
WebsiteOfficial site

Franchise history

2007-2008

The team finished second in the 2007–08 LNBP Northern Zone division standings only behind Lobos Grises UAD, but failed to advance to the Northern Zone Finals after losing to the Soles de Mexicali which advanced to the LNBP final.

2016-2017

Fuerza Regia finished first on the league table and qualified to the playoffs. The team won its first championship by defeating Soles de Mexicali 4–2 in the finals.


International tournaments

On December 4, 2007, Fuerza Regia was one of the 16 teams to participate in the first annual FIBA Americas League in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico that ended on February 9, 2008. Argentina's Peñarol Mar del Plata won the competition and LNBP's Soles de Mexicali were the runner-up, while Fuerza Regia finished in 9th place.

Honours

Logos
  • Fuerza Regia former logo (2001–2015)

Home arenas
  • Arena Monterrey (2003–2008)
  • Nuevo Leon Gimnasium (2008-2013)
  • Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente (2013-present)

Players

The data are recorded according to the official website: www.fuerzaregia.com and www.lnbp.mx

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Fuerza Regia roster
Current roster
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeight
G 1 Acosta, Kevin 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SG 2 Bejarano, Daniel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
C 3 Oderah, Anosike 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
SF 4 Vázquez, Gabriel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
PG 5 Anderson, Jerime 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
F 7 Glynn, Jordan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 8 Cortés, Cristian 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 10 Pagan, Wilfredo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
F 11 Gaines, Lyonell 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
PF 21 Ramírez, Joshua 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 31 Rivera, Carlos 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
SG 33 Huertas, David 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
C 44 Ibarra, Joshua 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Felipe Sánchez de Hoyos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Notable former players

NBA Chicago Bulls superstar Dennis Rodman[1] was signed for three games and played for at least thirty minutes. Former George Washington University star T.J. Thompson played for the team as well.

Fuerza Regia's Jamario Moon was signed by the NBA's Toronto Raptors for the 2007–08 and 2008–2009 season, and later played for other NBA teams. Altogether, he played more than 300 NBA games.

On April 25, 2007, Fuerza Regia signed Chinese basketball player Sun Mingming, the world's tallest active basketballer at 7' 9".

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 at any time.


See also

References
  1. Rodman comes back, first in Mexico October 12, 2004. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
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