Freseros de Irapuato

Basketball team in Guanajuato, Mexico

Freseros de Irapuato

Conference| West
League| LNBP
Founded| 2023
History| Freseros de Irapuato
(2023–present)
Arena| Inforum
Capacity| 3,000
Location| Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Team colors| Navy blue, red, and white

President| Alejandro Marcocchio Romero
Head coach| Walter McCarty

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The Freseros de Irapuato (English: Irapuato Strawberry Growers) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Irapuato, Guanajuato. The Freseros compete in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), the top professional basketball league in Mexico, as a member of the league's West Division. The team plays its home games at the Inforum, with a capacity of 3,000 spectators.

The Freseros are the first professional basketball team to play in Irapuato.[1]

## History

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On 20 February 2023, the team was presented at a press conference in Irapuato as an expansion team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), with a women's team debuting that May and a men's team debuting in August.[2][3] It was announced that they would be playing at the Inforum, which would be renovated to accommodate 3,000 spectators.[2][3] The team president, Alejandro Marcocchio Romero, who is also president of the defending champion Abejas de León, stated that he was contacted by the municipal president of Iraputo, Lorena Alfaro García, about bringing a team to the city.[2] The project was undertaken as a collaboration between private investors and the municipal and state governments, with the Guanajuato state government apportioning MXN$18 million for the Inforum renovations.[3]

After an 0–8 start to their inaugural season, the team fired head coach Steve Walton and hired Walter McCarty for the role.[4]

## Players

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### Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Freseros de Irapuato roster

Players | Coaches
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SG | 0 |  | Ivey, Jimond | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 91 kg (201 lb)  |  |
PG | 5 |  | Wheeler, Jamari | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  |
PF | 7 |  | Lizárraga, José | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  |
PG | 9 |  | Leal, Pedro | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  |
SF | 10 |  | Herrera, Pedro |  |  |  |
SG | 11 |  | Gadsden, Ty | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 75 kg (165 lb)  |  |
PG | 12 |  | Boumann, Vincent | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 120 kg (265 lb)  |  |
SF | 15 |  | Corbett, Tyree | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 81 kg (179 lb)  |  |
SF | 21 |  | Iverson, Khalil | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  |
SG | 22 |  | Gutiérrez, Christians | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 84 kg (185 lb)  |  |
PG | 23 |  | Jiménez, Jesús |  |  |  |
PG | 51 |  | Castañeda, Leonardo |  |  |  |

Head coach

*   * Walter McCarty

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Jaime Fuentes

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: December 7, 2019

## Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* Jeff Ayres

## References

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1. ^ "Irapuato tendrá basquetbol profesional: presentan a los Freseros". Periódico Correo (in Spanish). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
2. ^ a b c Yepez, Monserrat (20 February 2023). "Irapuato presenta nuevos equipos 'freseros' para Liga de Baloncesto Profesional". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
3. ^ a b c Reyes, Oscar (20 February 2023). "Es oficial: habrá basquetbol profesional en Irapuato". El Sol de Irapuato (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
4. ^ "Se va Steve Walton y llega Walter McCarty, ex NBA, al timón de Freseros de Irapuato". Deporte Digital MX (in Spanish). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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Teams|

| East|

* Abejas de León
* Correbasket UAT
* Dorados de Chihuahua
* Freseros de Irapuato
* Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
* Halcones de Xalapa
* Panteras de Aguascalientes
* Santos de San Luis

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* Astros de Jalisco
* El Calor de Cancún
* Diablos Rojos del México
* Halcones Rojos Veracruz
* Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
* Mineros de Zacatecas
* Plateros de Fresnillo
* Soles de Mexicali

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