Rayos de Hermosillo

Rayos de Hermosillo is a Mexican professional basketball club based in Hermosillo, Sonora. The Rayos play in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) and play their home games at the Gimnasio del Estado.

Rayos de Hermosillo
Founded2008
LeagueCIBACOPA
Based inHermosillo, Sonora
ArenaArena Sonora
Head coachSteven Walton[1]
Championships3 (2013, 2014, 2019)
CheerleadersRayettes

They have won three league titles (2012, 2013, 2019).

History

The Rayos won back-to-back titles after defeating Ostioneros de Guaymas in 2012 and Garra Cañera de Navolato in 2013, both in seven-game series.[2]

In 2019, the Rayos faced the Mantarrayas de La Paz in the league finals. After going down 2 games to 3, Hermosillo defeated La Paz 99–59 in game six[3] before taking game seven by a score of 90–77 to win their third league title in eight years.[2] Terrence Drisdom and Jeremy Hollowell led the team in scoring with 22 and 19 points, respectively, with Hollowell being named Finals MVP.[2]

Media

Rayos home games have been broadcast across the internet since 2010.[4] In 2014, they reached a deal with Megacable to broadcast their home games on television, and they have since switched to Telemax.[4]

Notable players

- 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.

References
  1. Uribe, Aldo (26 February 2020). "Rayos de Hermosillo defenderá título con Steven Walton como nuevo coach" (in Spanish). gradanorte.mx. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. Hernández, Francisco (18 July 2019). "Rayos de Hermosillo son campeones por tercera ocasión" (in Spanish). El Sol de Hermosillo. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. Plata García, Javier (17 July 2019). "Rayos de Hermosillo obligan al séptimo juego" (in Spanish). El Sud Californiano. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "El campeón buscará refrendar la corona" (in Spanish). cibacopa.org. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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