Pioneros de Los Mochis

Basketball team in Sinaloa, Mexico

Pioneros de Los Mochis

League| CIBACOPA
Founded| 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Arena| Centro de Usos Múltiples de Los Mochis
Capacity| 5,830
Location| Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Team colors| Orange, Black, and Silver

President| Julio César Leyva Arredondo
Head coach| Jhovanny García

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Pioneros de Los Mochis (English: Los Mochis Pioneers) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. The Pioneros de Los Mochis are members of the CIBACOPA and play their games in the Centro de Usos Múltiples de Los Mochis.[1]

## History

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Pioneros of Los Mochis began its formal operations in 1996, participating in various basketball promotion activities through municipal and state selections in youth categories, as well as social responsibility actions in partnership with clubs, schools, colleges, and non-profit civil society organizations throughout the northern part of the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.[2]

In 2001, with the birth of a new era for the Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit CIBACOPA, a league that in the 1980s marked significant development for this sport throughout the northwest of Mexico, conditions were promoted for a group of enthusiastic promoters and entrepreneurs from Sinaloa to focus on reactivating this Circuit. Pioneros de Los Mochis, alongside its main promoters, the renowned coach Jaime Leyva and his brothers, representing the entire Leyva Arredondo family as the foundation of Pioneros, were pioneers and a fundamental part of starting this project. Together with the Caballeros de Culiacán, Delfines de Mazatlán, Frayles de Guasave, Lobos Marinos de La Paz, and Paisas de Los Cabos clubs, they coordinated to carry out the first official season of the circuit in 2001.[3]

Since then, more clubs have joined CIBACOPA, expanding to over 20 locations that have hosted teams and games from the league, covering the extensive territory in the states of Sinaloa, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Baja California, Nayarit, Durango, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes.[4]

Currently, CIBACOPA is made up of 10 active clubs. It is worth noting that the franchise of Club Pioneros de Los Mochis is the only one that has remained since the beginning of the league, with its original management and some new partners who have joined to enrich the project.[5]

Venados hired American coach Derrick Alston as the team head coach in late April 2024.[6][7]

## 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.

Pioneros de Los Mochis roster

Players | Coaches
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SG | 0 |  | Wilson-Frame, Jared | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  |
PG | 1 |  | Sanders, Corey | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  |
PG | 5 |  | Dougherty, Colin | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
PF | 6 |  | Carter, Myles | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  |
PG | 8 |  | Johnson, Taylor | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
PG | 9 |  | Walton, Zach | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  |
SG | 11 |  | Rivera, Roberto | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
PG | 12 |  | Sandifer, Jamar | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
PG | 13 |  | García, Luis |  |  |  |
SF | 14 |  | Topete, Gabriel | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  |
C | 15 |  | Benítez, Fernando | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
PF | 21 |  | Mejía, Gabriel | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
SF | 25 |  | Winston, Justin | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
PG | 55 |  | Heredia, Jesús | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  |

Head coach

*   * Jhovanny García

Assistant coach(es)

* Marcelo Rafael Elusich
* José Luis Ruiz

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Legend

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

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* Roster

## References

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1. ^ "Pioneros de Los Mochis". Cibacopa (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. ^ "Pioneros de Los Mochis, 20 años de pasión y tradición deportiva". Bien Informado (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. ^ "Pioneros de Los Mochis realiza cóctel empresarial". Debate (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. ^ "Pioneros de Los Mochis arrancan su preparación para la Cibacopa 2024". El Sol de Sinaloa (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
5. ^ "La nueva dinámica de scouteo de Pioneros tiene objetivo claro: Jhovanny García". Noroeste (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
6. ^ "El coach Derrick Alston ya está en casa de Pioneros de Los Mochis". Noroeste (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
7. ^ "¡Todos al CUM! Pioneros de Los Mochis se presenta ante su gente en el Cibacopa 2024". Línea Directa (in Spanish). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

## 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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