Barreteros de Zacatecas

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Basketball team in Zacatecas, Mexico

Barreteros de Zacatecas

Leagues| LNBP
Founded| 2004
Arena| Gimnasio Marcelino González
Capacity| 3,458
Location| Zacatecas, Mexico
Team colors| Orange, Black, White

President| Jesus Alba Rodriguez
Head coach| Andres Contreras
Championships| 2 LINAC National Championship
2001, 2003
Website| barreterosdezacatecas.com.mx

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The Barreteros de Zacatecas was a Mexican professional basketball team based in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico playing in the Southern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).

## History

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Barreteros was founded in the semi-pro league Liga Nacional de Clubes achieving two championships in 2001 and 2003, in 2004 they started playing in LNBP taking the place of Chihuahua Dorados.[1]

The first season of Barreteros in pro basketball was also their best, as they eliminated Algodoneros de la Comarca in the first round of playoffs. However, Fuerza Regia swept Zacatecas in four games in the semifinals. In 2005 Zacatecas was eliminated by the heavily favoured and eventual champions Halcones UV Xalapa in three games on the first round of playoffs.

2006 marked their first elimination in regular season, with a record of 10-26.

In 2007 the team merged with state rivals Gambusinos de Fresnillo to turn into Union Zacatecas and played half of their home games in Fresnillo. The slump continued and the team finished with a 20-28 record. In 2009 Barreteros made the playoffs but was eliminated by regional rivals Panteras Aguascalientes.

In 2010, it was announced that the team would not take part in that year's season, causing great discontent among fans and leaving the state without a professional sports franchise for the first time in more than a decade.

In 2011, they made a comeback, but the franchise was shut down again prior to the 2013-14 season, reappearing in 2014 for only a year, and again in 2016.

In 2017, the Zacatecas State Government acquired the team and renamed it Mineros.[2]

## Coaches

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2004-06

* Jeff Moore

2007-10

* Alejandro Rivera

2011-...

* Andres Contreras

## 2011 roster

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* Chaz Twan Briggs
* Ramiro Almanza Loera
* Salvador Cuevas
* Pablo González
* Forrest Ray Fisher III
* James Lamont Reaves
* Alejandro Aguirre
* Ángel Javier Chacón
* Fernando Sandoval
* Melvin Council
* Raúl Navarro López

## See also

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* Tuzos UAZ Cemozac

## References

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1. ^ "Barreteros de Zacatecas". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-26.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Latin Basket info

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