Mineros de Zacatecas (basketball)

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]

For the football team, see Mineros de Zacatecas.
Mineros de Zacatecas
LeagueLNBP
Founded2017
HistoryBarreteros de Zacatecas
(2001–2016)
Mineros de Zacatecas
(2017–present)
ArenaGimnasio Profesor Marcelino González
Capacity3,600
LocationZacatecas City, Mexico
Team colorsRed, white, gray
              
Head coachAllans Colón
OwnershipGovernment of Zacatecas
Websiteminerosbasquetbol.com

History

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

Current roster

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

Mineros de Zacatecas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
SF 4 Smith, Greg 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
C 5 Villanueva, Joaquín 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G 6 Monreal, Steve 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 8 González, Pablo 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
PG 10 Manjarrez, Brody 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G 12 Liz, Victor 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
C 13 Benítez, Fernando 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
SF 14 Clavell, Gilberto 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G 15 Escobar, Sergio 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
G 16 Clemente, Denis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SG 17 Navarro, Raúl 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
F 23 Williams, Jordan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
SF 24 Soriano, Stephen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
Head coach
  • Allans Colón
Assistant coach(es)
  • Raúl Nesty Roque
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: October 26, 2019

References
  1. "Mineros". LNBP. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "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.


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