Fuerza Regia de Monterrey explained

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Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
Conference:East
Founded:2001
History:Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
(2001–present)
League:LNBP
Arena:Gimnasio Nuevo León
Capacity:5,000
Location:Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Colors:Black, yellow and white
President:Sergio Ganem Velázquez
Coach:Pablo García
League Champs:5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
Website:Official site
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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.

Franchise history

2007–2008

The 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

Fuerza 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

On 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

(5)

2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

Home arenas

Players

Current roster

Notable former players

Chicago 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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ¡Fuerza Regia, campeón! de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.. El Sol de México. es. 4 April 2017. 7 July 2023.
  2. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/12/content_381561.htm Rodman comes back, first in Mexico
  3. News: Sun Ming Ming, el gigante que deslumbró con Fuerza Regia. Diario AS. Andrés. Flores. 18 July 2019. 7 July 2023. es.