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Soles De Mexicali
The Soles de Mexicali (English: ''Mexicali Suns'') is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, playing in the Northern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The team was founded in 2005, and has established as one of Mexico's most successful basketball franchises. They currently play their home games in the Auditorio del Estado and are getting their home auditorium remodeled to match their recent title. After only two years of existence, the team won their first national championship against the Halcones de Xalapa. International tournaments The Soles have represented Mexico in some renowned and important international basketball competitions in such as the Harlem Week Basketball in the Netherlands. On December 4, 2007, Soles de Mexicali was one of the 16 teams to participate in the first annual FIBA Americas League in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico that ended on February 9, 2008. The Soles gave an impressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Nacional De Baloncesto Profesional
The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP), officially known as the Liga Grupo Caliente, Caliente LNBP for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball sports league, league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams. Notable basketball players who have played in the league include Jamario Moon, Dennis Rodman and Sun Mingming, among many others. History Foundation In January 2000, some teams of CIMEBA (Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol), the national basketball league in Mexico at the time, exited the league, citing CIMEBA's financial difficulties, and decided to form a new league. On March 11, 2000 the league was founded in the city of Durango with 11 teams participating. These were the founding teams, with the respective city and state: *Algodoneros de la Comarca (Torreon, Coahuila) *Correcaminos Matamoros de la UAT (Matamoros, Tamaulipas) *Correcaminos Reynosa de la UAT (Reynosa, Tamaulipas) *Correcaminos Tampico de la UAT (Tampico, Tam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Amigo
Daniel Amigo (born September 13, 1995) is a Mexican-American-Argentine professional basketball player for Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the Denver Pioneers. He plays for the Mexico men's national basketball team. High school career Amigo attended Coronado High School. As a senior, he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He committed to Denver. College career As a freshman at Denver, Amigo averaged 6.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Following the season, Rodney Billups was hired as head coach, and Amigo sharply increased his production during his junior season. He averaged 15.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a junior, earning Second Team All-Summit League honors. As a senior, Amigo averaged 15.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, shooting 52 percent from the field. He was named to the Second Team All-Summit League. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Carter
Javier Dione Carter (born May 20, 1991), nicknamed Air, is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes in Japan. Born in the United States, he has competed internationally with the Panama men's national basketball team. High school career Carter played high school basketball at Parish Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas. College career After high school, Carter played college basketball at University of South Alabama, with the South Alabama Jaguars, from 2009 to 2013. College statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", South Alabama , 32 , , 17 , , 15.4 , , .473 , , .000 , , .732, , 3.50 , , 0.22 , , 0.44 , , 0.97 , , 4.19 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", South Alabama , 28 , , 16 , , 16.4 , , .414 , , .000 , , .732, , 3.82 , , 0.36 , , 0.39 , , 1.04 , , 5.25 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", South Alabama , 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamberlain Oguchi
Chamberlain "Champ" Nnaemeka Oguchi (born April 28, 1986) is a former Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. His name "Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done so much"). College career Oguchi played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks from 2004 to 2007. Despite seeing limited minutes as a true freshman, he finished the season scoring double digits in 5 of the last 10 games and received the Jesse Lee Nash Most Improved Player Award for the 2004–2005 season. As a sophomore, Oguchi connected on 40 of 68 three-point attempts during the last month of the season and broke the Pac-10 Tournament record for most 3-point field goals made (14). For his efforts, he received Pac-10 All-Tournament Team honors as well as the Jesse Lee Nash Most Improved Player Award for the second consecutive season. Although an early season injury reduced Oguchi's role as a junior, he was an integral part of the 2006–2007 Oregon Ducks team th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrián Zamora
Rodrigo Adrián Zamora Fernández (born 28 October 1986) is an American-born Mexican former basketball player. Zamora is the youngest of five siblings born to Francisco Zamora and Alberta Fernández. His family is originally from Gómez Farías, Michoacán. He averaged 19.3 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game at Gavilan College before transferring to Montana State Bobcats men's basketball, Montana State. Zamora debuted with the Mexico national basketball team, Mexico national team in 2010. References External links Adrián Zamora at RealGM {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamora, Adrian 1986 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Aguacateros de Michoacán players American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Basketball players from California Caballeros de Culiacán players Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP) players Forwards (basketball) Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Halcones Rojos Vera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Toscano-Anderson
Juan Ronel Toscano-Anderson (born April 10, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2022. Early life and career Toscano was born in East Oakland, California to an African-American father and Mexican-American mother; his maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Michoacán in the 1960s. Toscano-Anderson grew up speaking Spanish and celebrating both Mexican and American holidays. His current jersey number of 95 is a tribute to his boyhood home on Oakland's 95th Avenue. During his high school and college years, Toscano-Anderson self identified as Juan Anderson for simplicity reasons. As a senior, he led Castro Valley High School to a record-setting campaign in the 2010-11 season, posting the program's most wins in a season with a record of 30-2 and claimed its first league and North Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Pérez (basketball)
Alejandro Daniel "Alex" Pérez Kauffman (born July 1, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the senior Mexican national basketball team in international competitions. Professional career On June 17, 2016, Pérez signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for the 2016–17 season. On July 24, 2017, Pérez signed a one-year deal with the Latvian team VEF Rīga. Pérez helped them to reach the 2018 Latvian League Finals and the 2018 VTB League Quarterfinals. In 55 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the Latvian League and the VTB League), Pérez averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. On July 4, 2018, Pérez signed with the Turkish team Banvit for the 2018–19 season. He finished the season averaging 14.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds in the Turkish Basketball Super League, along with 12.8 points, 5.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds and league-high 1.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Pedroza
Anthony Lever Pedroza Durazo (born March 7, 1979) is a Mexican Americans, Mexican-American professional basketball player. He is a 6'3" Guard (basketball), Guard who played international basketball from the France, Croatia, Bosnia, NBA, and professional league in Mexico with Soles de Mexicali in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in Mexico. He is also a member of the Mexico national basketball team. Pedroza is a long-time member of the Mexico national basketball team. He competed for the team at the FIBA Americas Championship in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009. In 2009, Pedroza scored a team-leading 17 points against the Virgin Islands in Mexico's preliminary round victory. Early life and high school career Pedroza was born in Tucson, Arizona, to an American father, basketball player Fat Lever, and a Mexican mother. He attended Canyon del Oro High School, graduating in 1998. Post-playing career Pedroza worked in consulting for US and Mexican companies. Now he is handling c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Meza (basketball)
Pedro David Meza (born 15 October 1985) is a former Mexican basketball player, who last played for the Mineros de Zacatecas. He represented the Mexican national team internationally, when he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. In May 2021, Meza announced his retirement as a player. Two months later, he joined the Capitanes de Ciudad de México as director of institutional relations and youth teams. Honours *Pan American Games 2011 Silver Medal *FIBA COCABA Championship 2013 Gold Medal *2014 Centrobasket The 2014 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2014 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top 4 teams qualify for the 2015 ... Gold Medal References External links RealGM profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Meza, Pedro 1985 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Méndez-Valdez
Orlando Homer Méndez-Valdez (born April 29, 1986) is an American-born Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently the General manager of the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. High school career Mendez-Valdez attended Lanier High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated in 2004. He was named the San Antonio Player of the year his senior year and first team All State honors, and his jersey number was retired in 2009. Mendez-Valdez attended prep school at Charis Prep in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He won the MVP award in the Bull City Classic, and led the team to a championship at the tournament. College career At the collegiate level, Mendez-Valdez played for Western Kentucky University from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the 2008 Sweet Sixteen team which included Courtney Lee, Tyrone Brazelton, Ty Rogers, and Boris Siakam. In 2009, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Mata
Lorenzo Mata-Real (born February 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the center for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team from 2004–05 until 2007–08, and was an important part of their final four runs in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Born in the United States, Mata has also played for the Mexico national team. High school Mata averaged 25.0 points and 15.0 rebounds in his senior season. He led the South Gate Rams to an 18–8 overall record, an unbeaten Eastern League mark and one playoff victory. In the L.A. City Sectional quarterfinal game, future UCLA teammate Josh Shipp's Fairfax High School team defeated South Gate 89–85. In his junior year he led South Gate to their first playoff victory in 11 years. UCLA career Mata was recruited by Ben Howland along with Jordan Farmar, Josh Shipp, and Arron Afflalo to attend UCLA. These four led UCLA to the Final Four in back to back seasons (2005–2006, 2006–2007). His stats improved each year at U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Román Martínez (basketball)
Román Eduardo Martínez (born March 5, 1988) is an American-born Mexican basketball player for Soles de Mexicali and the Mexico national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Martinez' grandfather Francisco Martínez competed for Mexico in the 1936 Olympic Games 1936 Olympics may refer to: *The 1936 Winter Olympics, which were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany *The 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Berlin, Germany {{Short pages monitor [Baidu] |