Libertadores de Querétaro

Libertadores de Querétaro (English: Querétaro Liberators) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Querétaro City, Querétaro. The Libertadores are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.[1] The team plays their home games at the Auditorio General Arteaga, with a capacity of 4,138 spectators.[2]

Libertadores de Querétaro
LeagueLNBP
Founded2009
HistoryLibertadores de Querétaro
(2009–present)
ArenaAuditorio General Arteaga
Capacity4,138
LocationQuerétaro City, Mexico
Team colorsBlue, white, orange
              
Head coachCarlos González
Websitelibertadores.mx

Libertadores was established in 2009 and joined Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional for the 2009–10 season, but it folded after the end of the season. The team came back for the 2017–18 season.[3]

History

Libertadores de Querétaro was founded in 2009 and they joined the top-level of Mexican basketball, the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, for the 2009–10 season. The team decided not to participate for the next season due to financial problems, allegedly, because the State's government decided to end their monetary support to the team.[4]

In 2017, after six years of absence, the team announced their return to professional basketball for the 2017–18 season.[3][5] Amongst the team's plans for their comeback to the LNBP was a renovation of the Auditorio General Arteaga.[6]

Players

Current roster

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

Libertadores de Querétaro roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 2 Bañuelos, Juan Pablo
PG 0 Ramírez, Miguel 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
PG 8 Guerrero, Cezar 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
SG 10 Davis, Brandon 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
C 14 Mata, Lorenzo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
PF 18 González, Carlos 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SG 19 Zavaleta, Luis 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SF 25 Hutchingson, Joseph 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
PF 27 Cervantes, Alexis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
PF 31 Silva, Christopher 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 155 kg (342 lb)
PF 34 Young, Anthony 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
C 41 Devaughn, Gerard 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
Head coach
  • Carlos González
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jonathan Ricardo Villegas Flores
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: February 12, 2019

References
  1. "Libertadores". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Estadio". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Libertadores de Querétaro vuelven al basquetbol profesional". Excélsior (in Spanish). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. Arana, Salvador (17 February 2017). "Basquetbol profesional en México: el desdén por el desarrollo de nuevos talentos (parte 1)". Códice Informativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. "Libertadores de Querétaro, nuevo equipo de básquetbol profesional en la LNBP". Marca (in Spanish). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Anuncia Libertadores que jugará en la LNBP". Marca (in Spanish). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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