The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (Monterrey Royal Force in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home games in the Gimnasio Nuevo León.
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| Conference | East | ||
| League | LNBP | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| History | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (2001–present) | ||
| Arena | Gimnasio Nuevo León | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Location | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | ||
| Team colors | Black, yellow and white | ||
| President | Sergio Ganem Velázquez | ||
| Head coach | Pablo García | ||
| Championships | 5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
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Franchise history
edit2007–2008
editThe team finished second in the 2007–08 LNBP Northern Zone division standings only behind Lobos Grises UAD, but failed to advance to the Northern Zone Finals after losing to the Soles de Mexicali which advanced to the LNBP final.
2016–2017
editFuerza Regia finished first on the league table and qualified to the playoffs. The team won its first championship by defeating Soles de Mexicali 4–2 in the finals.[1]
International tournaments
editOn December 4, 2007, Fuerza Regia 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. Argentina's Peñarol Mar del Plata won the competition and LNBP's Soles de Mexicali were the runner-up, while Fuerza Regia finished in 9th place.
Honours
editLogos
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Fuerza Regia former logo (2001–2015)
Home arenas
edit- Arena Monterrey (2003–2008)
- Nuevo Leon Gimnasium (2008–2013)
- Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente (2013–present)
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable former players
editChicago Bulls superstar Dennis Rodman[2] was signed for three games and played for at least thirty minutes.
Fuerza Regia's Jamario Moon was signed by the NBA's Toronto Raptors for the 2007–08 and 2008–2009 season, and later played for other NBA teams. Altogether, he played more than 300 NBA games.
On April 25, 2007, Fuerza Regia signed Sun Mingming, the world's tallest active player at 7' 9".[3]
List
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "¡Fuerza Regia, campeón! de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Rodman comes back, first in Mexico October 12, 2004. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
- ^ Flores, Andrés (18 July 2019). "Sun Ming Ming, el gigante que deslumbró con Fuerza Regia". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.