Plateros de Fresnillo

Plateros de Fresnillo (English: Fresnillo Silversmiths) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Fresnillo. The Plateros are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.[1] The team play their home games at the Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal, with a capacity of 4,000 spectators.[2]

Plateros de Fresnillo
LeagueLNBP
Founded2019
ArenaGimnasio Solidaridad Municipal
Capacity4,000
LocationFresnillo, Mexico
Team colorsRed, silver, and white
              
Head coachXavier Aponte

History

The Plateros were founded in 2019 in order to compete in the 2019–20 LNBP season. The team was created by an initiative of the local government of Fresnillo and the state government of Zacatecas in order to promote basketball in the region. Initially, all the investment was made by the State of Zacatecas government, with an estimate amount of 13 million pesos (around US$560,000).[3]

Plateros joined the three other new teams for the 2019–20: the Astros de Jalisco and the Dorados de Chihuahua.[4]

Players

Current roster

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Plateros de Fresnillo roster
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Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 1 Boyce III, Ronnie 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
PF 5 Lizárraga, Michael 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
SF 14 Clavel III, Gilberto 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
SF 17 Zesati, Carlos 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
PG 21 Rivera, Filiberto (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SG 31 Román, Aldo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
SG 33 Helton, Michael 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
PG 45 Catalayud, Ricardo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
C 50 Samhan, Omar 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
C 55 Uter, Adrian 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
Head coach
  • Xavier Aponte
Assistant coach(es)
  • Adán Saldaña
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 26 March 2020


References
  1. "Plateros". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Pega al deporte en Fresnillo instalación de la Marina en el Gimnasio Solidaridad". La Jornada Zacatecas (in Spanish). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "Plateros de Fresnillo, nueva franquicia de basquetbol profesional en El Mineral". La Jornada Zacatecas (in Spanish). 20 June 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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