Barreteros de Zacatecas

Barreteros de Zacatecas
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

2007-10

2011-...

2011 roster

References

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See also

Tuzos UAZ Cemozac


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