Barreteros de Zacatecas
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Leagues | LNBP | |||
Founded | 2004 | |||
Arena | Auditorio Marcelino Gonzalez (capacity: 5,000) | |||
Location | Zacatecas, Mexico | |||
Team colors | Orange, Black, White | |||
President | Jesus Alba Rodriguez | |||
Head coach | Andres Contreras | |||
Championships | 2 LINAC National Championship 2001, 2003 | |||
Website | barreterosdezacatecas.com.mx | |||
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The Barreteros de Zacatecas was a Mexican professional basketball team based in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico playing in the Southern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).
History
The Barreteros were founded in the semi-pro league Liga Nacional de Clubes achieving two championships in 2001 and 2003,in 2004 they moved to LNBP taking the place of Chihuahua Dorados. .[1]
The first season of the barreteros on the LNBP was the 2004, which were eliminated by Monterrey in semifinals. In 2005 were eliminated by Jalapa in 3 games. 2006 stigmatized the team after suffering their first elimination in the regular season, with a record of 10-26. One of the worst in the team's history. In the 2007-08 Season the team turned into Union Zacatecas and played half of their home games in the nearby city of Fresnillo. The slump continued and the team finished with a 20-28 record. In 2009 are eliminated by Panteras, team's oldest rival. In 2010, after being eliminated by Cancun, their disappearance was announced, causing great discontent among the population of the state.
In 2011, they make a comeback [2] with a landslide start (6 wins in 6 games)][3]
Coaches
2004-06
- Jeff Moore
2007-10
- Alejandro Rivera
2011-...
- Andres Contreras
2011 roster
Chaz Twan Briggs
Ramiro Almanza Loera
Salvador Cuevas
Pablo González
Forrest Ray Fisher III
James Lamont Reaves
Alejandro Aguirre
Ángel Javier Chacón
Fernando Sandoval
Melvin Council
Raúl Navarro López
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
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- ^ Barreteros invictos (in spanish) Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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