Barreteros de Zacatecas

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).

Barreteros de Zacatecas
Barreteros de Zacatecas logo
LeaguesLNBP
Founded2004
ArenaAuditorio Marcelino Gonzalez
(capacity: 5,000)
LocationZacatecas, Mexico
Team colorsOrange, Black, White
     
PresidentJesus Alba Rodriguez
Head coachAndres Contreras
Championships2 LINAC National Championship
2001, 2003
Websitebarreterosdezacatecas.com.mx

History

Barreteros were founded in the semi-pro league Liga Nacional de Clubes achieving two championships in 2001 and 2003, in 2004 they startex playing in LNBP taking the place of Chihuahua Dorados. .[1]

The first season of Barreteros in pro basketball was also their best, as they eliminated Algodoneros de la Comarca in the first round of playoffs. However. Fuerza Regia swept Zacatecas in four games in the semifinals. In 2005 Zacatecas was eliminated by the heavily favoured and eventual champions Halcones UV Xalapa in three games on the first round of playoffs.

2006 marked their first elimination in regular season, with a record of 10-26.

In 2007 the team merged with state rivals Gambusinos de Fresnillo to turn into Union Zacatecas and played half of their home games in Fresnillo. The slump continued and the team finished with a 20-28 record. In 2009 Barreteros makes the playoffs but was eliminated by regional rivals Panteras Aguascalientes.

In 2010, it was announced that the team would not take part in that year's season, causing great discontent among fans and leaving the state without a professional sports franchise for the first time in more than a decade.

In 2011, they made a comeback, but the franchise was shut down again prior to the 2013-14 season, reappearing in 2014 for only a year, and again in 2016.

In 2017, the Zacatecas State Government acquired the team and renamed it Mineros.

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Coaches

2004-06

  • Jeff Moore

2007-10

  • Alejandro Rivera

2011-...

  • Andres Contreras

2011 roster
  • United States Chaz Twan Briggs
  • United States Ramiro Almanza Loera
  • Mexico Salvador Cuevas
  • Mexico Pablo González
  • United States Forrest Ray Fisher III
  • United States James Lamont Reaves
  • Mexico Alejandro Aguirre
  • Mexico Ángel Javier Chacón
  • Mexico Fernando Sandoval
  • United States Melvin Council
  • Mexico Raúl Navarro López

See also
  • Tuzos UAZ Cemozac

References
  1. "Barreteros de Zacatecas". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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