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Basketball team in Zacatecas, Mexico
Plateros de Fresnillo
Plateros de Fresnillo logo
ConferenceEast
LeagueLNBP
Founded2019
HistoryPlateros de Fresnillo
(2019–present)
ArenaGimnasio Solidaridad Municipal
Capacity4,500
LocationFresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
Team colorsRed, silver, and white
     
PresidentMiguel Ángel Romo
Head coachSebastián Ginóbili
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

Plateros de Fresnillo (English: Fresnillo Silversmiths) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Fresnillo. The Plateros are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The team play their home games at the Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal, with a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

History

The Plateros were founded in 2019 in order to compete in the 2019–20 LNBP season. The team was created by an initiative of the local government of Fresnillo and the state government of Zacatecas in order to promote basketball in the region. Initially, all the investment was made by the State of Zacatecas government, with an estimate amount of 13 million pesos (around US$560,000).

Plateros joined the three other new teams for the 2019–20: the Astros de Jalisco and the Dorados de Chihuahua.

Players

Current roster

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

Plateros de Fresnillo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
PF 1 United States White, Tyrone 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
PG 2 United States Harvey, Christian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG 4 Mexico Argomaníz, Miguel
SG 11 Mexico Valdéz, Ricardo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 12 Puerto Rico Collier, Devon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C 13 United States McClenton, Deion 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
PG 15 Mexico Higuera, Sergio 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
PG 22 Argentina Vázquez, Facundo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PF 23 Mexico Martínez, José Miguel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
SG 24 United States Bryson, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
PG 32 United States Anderson, Jerime 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
SG 35 Puerto Rico Matías, Ángel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Claudio Arrigoni
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 26 March 2020

Notable players

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.

References

  1. "Plateros". LNBP.mx. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Pega al deporte en Fresnillo instalación de la Marina en el Gimnasio Solidaridad". La Jornada Zacatecas (in Spanish). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "Plateros de Fresnillo, nueva franquicia de basquetbol profesional en El Mineral". La Jornada Zacatecas (in Spanish). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Plateros de Fresnillo: Una nueva historia en la LNBP". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

External links

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