Aguacateros de Michoacán

Aguacateros de Michoacán
Aguacateros de Michoacán logo
ConferenceWest
LeagueLNBP
Founded2017
HistoryGarzas de Plata de la UAEH
(1995–2016)
Aguacateros de Michoacán
(2017–present)
ArenaAuditorio de Usos Múltiples de la UMSNH
Capacity3,500
LocationMorelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Team colorsGreen, yellow, white, black
       
PresidentJuan Manuel González Flores
Head coachNicolás Casalánguida
Championships0

Aguacateros de Michoacán (English: Michoacán Avocado Growers) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Morelia, Michoacán. The Aguacateros are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.[1] The team play their home games at the Auditorio de Usos Múltiples de la UMSNH, with a capacity of 3,500 spectators.[2][3]

Aguacateros was founded in 2017, when the Garzas de Plata de la UAEH were moved to Morelia for the 2017–18 season.[4][5]

History

Professional basketball in Michoacán dates back to 2006, when the Guerreros de Morelia team was established. The team, nevertheless, folded after the 2007–08 season.[6]

In 2017, Garzas de Plata de la UAEH, a team that was part of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, had to leave the institution due to financial problems.[7] The franchise then moved to Morelia and was rebranded as Aguacateros, meaning avocado growers.[8]

The movement was officially announced on October 11, 2017 by Silvano Aureoles Conejo, Governor of Michoacán, who also stated that team was not being publicly funded by the State's government but privately by a group of businessmen.[4][5][7]

Players

Current roster

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

Aguacateros de Michoacán roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 8 United States Sims, Donald 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
F 10 Argentina Piñero, Facundo 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
G 12 United States Holmes, Avry 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 13 United States Spurlock, Tristan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
F 16 United States Green, Rodney 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
C 17 Mexico Reyna, Alejandro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 114 kg (251 lb)
F 20 Mexico Olalde, Raúl 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G 23 Mexico Pérez, Michael 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 24 Mexico de Haro, Omar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 25 Mexico Cortés, Cristian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
F 27 Mexico Girón, Daniel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 33 Mexico Zamora, Adrián 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 5 December 2020

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Aguacateros". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Auditorio de Usos Múltiples de la UMSNH – Aguacateros de Michoacán". aguacaterosmichoacan.mx. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Michoacán contará con equipo de basquetbol profesional: Aureoles". Excélsior (in Spanish). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Aguacateros de Michoacán, nuevo equipo de basquetbol profesional". Notivideo.com (in Spanish). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Equipos que desaparecieron de la LNBP". VivaBasquet.com (in Spanish). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Pese a todo, el baloncesto nacional lo intenta". El Financiero (in Spanish). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Aguacateros de Michoacán – Sitio Oficial Aguacateros de Michoacan". aguacaterosmichoacan.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2019.