The Soles de Mexicali (English: ''Mexicali Suns'') is a Mexican professional

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team based in

Mexicali Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California. The city, which is the seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali, Cale ...

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, playing in the Northern Division of the

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(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

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. On December 4, 2007, Soles de Mexicali was one of the 16 teams to participate in the first annual

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that ended on February 9, 2008. The Soles gave an impressive performance ending in second place while

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came in first.

2008-2009 season

They defeated Lobos Universidad de Coahuila (U. de C.) to advance to the Final Eight. In the Final Eight they defeated Dorados de Chihuahua in 6 games to advance to the Zona Norte Finals (Final Four). On February 23, 2009, they will play Tecos de U.A. de G. in the Zona Norte Final, they will need win 4 of 7 games.

Honors

Domestic

: ** Winner (4): 2006, 2015, 2018, 2020 *** Runner-up (3): 2008, 2016, 2017 ***Zona Norte Finals (1): 2009 (Final Four)

International

: ** Runner-up (1): 2008

Players

Current roster

Notable players

External links

Soles de Mexicali official siteLiga Nacional de Baloncesto ProfesionalFIBA Americas League
Basketball teams in Mexico Sports clubs and teams in Baja California Sport in Mexicali Basketball teams established in 2005 2005 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-basketball-team-stub