Halcones de Ciudad Obregón

Basketball team in Sonora, Mexico

Halcones de Ciudad Obregón

League| CIBACOPA
Founded| 2016
History| Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
(2016–present)
Arena| Arena ITSON
Capacity| 3,500
Location| Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Team colors| Orange, grey and white

President| Rafael Lira Valenzuela
Head coach| Manu Gelpi
Championships| 1 (2017)
Website| Official site

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The Halcones de Ciudad Obregón (English: Ciudad Obregón Falcons) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. The Halcones are members of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) and play their games in the Arena ITSON.

## History

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The Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón were founding members of CIBACOPA in 2001, and won three championships until the issue of poor attendance forced the club to abandon the league in 2013.[1] The Halcones were founded in 2016 by a group of local businessmen looking to bring professional basketball back to the city to develop and promote the sport.[2] The team joined the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) as an expansion team for the 2016 season, where they had a seventh-place regular-season finish before getting swept 4–0 by the eventual champions Nauticos de Mazatlán in the first round of the playoffs.

Ahead of the 2017 season, the Halcones signed American imports Kevin Capers,[3] Mike Glover[4] and Glen Rice Jr.[5] That year in the playoffs, they defeated the Nauticos in seven games before dispatching the Pioneros de Los Mochis in five. In the finals, they defeated Rayos de Hermosillo 4–2 to win their first-ever championship.[6] Rice Jr. was named Finals MVP after averaging a near-30-point triple double in the series.[7]

In 2018, the team added Isaiah Wilkerson, J. R. Giddens and former Halcón Geron Johnson. The Halcones had a poor regular season showing, barely clinching a playoff spot with an eighth-place finish. The team again reached the finals, falling to the Tijuana Zonkeys in a six-game series.[8]

In February 2019, Spaniard Pedro Carrillo was hired as head coach, having previously coached the Ángeles de Puebla in the LNBP.[9] He also won a LNBP championship with Fuerza Regia de Monterrey in 2016–17 as an assistant.[10] Although he was selected to coach the North squad at the 2019 CIBACOPA All-Star Game in Guadalajara,[11] Carrillo left the team in June for personal reasons.[12] In the postseason, the Halcones lost in the semi-finals to the Mantarrayas de La Paz in seven games.[13] The Halcones lost game seven at home by a score of 105–92 despite 29 points from José Estrada.[14]

American former top high school recruit Tony Farmer joined the team in 2020, as did Jarvis Summers and Reggie Holmes.[15] The Halcones played two games of the 2020 season, losses to Rayos de Hermosillo and Ostioneros de Guaymas, before the league announced the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Ahead of the 2022 season, the Halcones hired Ariel Rearte as head coach and announced they were moving their home arena from the Gimnasio Municipal Manuel Lira García to the Arena ITSON.[17][18]

## 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.

Halcones de Ciudad Obregón roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. |  |

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PF | 0 |  | Whittington, Greg | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
SF | 1 |  | Williams, Keith | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  |
PF | 3 |  | Zinaich, Connor | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  |
SG | 4 |  | Pacheco, Rubén | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
SF | 6 |  | Larsen-Nuno, Tomás | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
SG | 7 |  | Duarte, Axel | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  |
C | 9 |  | Canty, Jalen | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
PG | 10 |  | Beavers, Brandon | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  |  |  |
PG | 13 |  | Perkins, Josh | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  |
C | 17 |  | Reyna, Alejandro | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  |
SG | 23 |  | Adaway, Jalen | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  |
SG | 25 |  | Estrada, José | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
PF | 31 |  | Beltrán, Alberto | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  |
SG | 33 |  | Martínez, Antonio | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  |

Head coach

*   * Manu Gelpi

Assistant coach(es)

* José Francisco Córdova

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Import player
* Injured

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* Roster

## Head coaches

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* Eduardo Opezzo (2017)
* Ronald Guillen (2018)
* Pedro Carrillo (2019)
* Martin Knezevic (2020, 2023–present)[19]
* Ariel Rearte (2022)

## Honours

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### Domestic competitions

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* Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico
* Winners (1): 2017
* Runners-up (1): 2018

## 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.

* Israel Gutiérrez
* Idris Ibn Idris
* Omar Quintero
* Timajh Parker-Rivera
* J. R. Giddens
* Glen Rice Jr.
* Greg Whittington

## References

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1. ^ González, Ángel (9 June 2019). "Play off a la vista" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. ^ "Club Halcones" (in Spanish). visitaobregon.gob.mx. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. ^ "Capers Inks Pro Deal in Mexico". fscmocs.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. ^ "Empiezan Halcones a tomar forma" (in Spanish). mediosobson.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
5. ^ "La enésima oportunidad de Glen Rice Jr" (in Spanish). zonadebasquet.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
6. ^ Arredonde, José Francisco (11 July 2017). "¡Halcones de Obregón, rey del Cibacopa!; Rice Jr, MVP" (in Spanish). gradanorte.mx. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
7. ^ Gutiérrez, Ernesto (11 July 2017). "Se corona Halcones de Ciudad Obregón en el Cibacopa" (in Spanish). noroeste.com.mx. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
8. ^ "Zonkeys se lleva el campeonato de la Cibacopa" (in Spanish). La Jornada Baja California. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
9. ^ Luna, Joel (25 February 2019). "Pedro Carrillo, coach designado por Halcones" (in Spanish). Diario del Yaqui. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
10. ^ "Más México para Pedro Carrillo: Será el entrenador de Halcones de Ciudad Obregón en la CIBACOPA" (in Spanish). Cancha Latina. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
11. ^ Maldonado, Julio (3 May 2019). "Cibacopa da a conocer lista de jugadores que estarán en el Juego de Estrellas 2019" (in Spanish). revistasuperdeportivo.com.mx. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
12. ^ Luna, Joel (4 June 2019). "Sale el coach Pedro Carrillo de Halcones" (in Spanish). Diario del Yaqui. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
13. ^ "Mantarrayas disputará la final del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). EL Sudcaliforniano. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
14. ^ Rodriguez, Luis (5 July 2019). "Rayos vs Mantarrayas en la final de CIBACOPA" (in Spanish). Mexicali Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
15. ^ "Los Halcones de Obregón inician el vuelo en la campaña 2020 del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). tribuna.com.mx/. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
16. ^ Soto Mendoza, Christian (17 March 2020). "Cibacopa suspende sus actividades" (in Spanish). debate.com.mx. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
17. ^ García, Arturo (9 March 2022). "¡Están de regreso! Los Halcones de Obregón alistan su vuelo en el Cibacopa 2022". tribuna.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
18. ^ Saba, Antonio (1 March 2022). "Halcones de Ciudad Obregón se preparan con nuevo coach para Temporada 2022". expreso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
19. ^ González, Ángel (9 June 2019). "Los Halcones de Obregón inician el vuelo en la campaña 2020 del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). Tribuna. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

## External links

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* Official site
* Team profile at Latinbasket.com

* v
* t
* e

Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico

Current teams|

* Ángeles de la Ciudad de México
* Astros de Jalisco
* Caballeros de Culiacán
* Frayles de Guasave
* Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
* Ostioneros de Guaymas
* Pioneros de Los Mochis
* Rayos de Hermosillo
* Tijuana Zonkeys
* Venados de Mazatlán

Former teams|

* Águilas Doradas de Durango
* Bomberos de Mexicali
* Bucaneros de Guaymas
* Calor de Mexicali
* Cañeros Dorados de Navolato
* Colorados de San Luis
* Coras de Nayarit
* Delfines de La Paz
* Delfines de Mazatlán
* Fuerza Guinda de Nogales
* Garra Cañera de Navolato
* Halcones de Guamúchil
* Industriales de Mexicali
* Lagartos UAN Tepic
* Lobos Marinos de La Paz
* Lobos UAD Mazatlán
* Mantarrayas de La Paz
* Marineros de Guaymas
* Mineros de Caborca
* Mineros de Cananea
* Mochomos de Guamúchil
* Naúticos de Mazatlán
* Paisas de Los Cabos
* Paskolas de Navojoa
* Pistones de Culiacán
* Soles de Hermosillo
* Tiburones de Mazatlán
* Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
* Vaqueros de Agua Prieta

Seasons|

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* ~~2021~~
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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CIBACOPA 2024

* Ángeles de la Ciudad de México
* Caballeros de Culiacán
* Frayles de Guasave
* Gigantes de Jalisco
* Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
* Ostioneros de Guaymas
* Pioneros de Los Mochis
* Rayos de Hermosillo
* Tijuana Zonkeys
* Venados de Mazatlán

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