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Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

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Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
ConferenceEast
LeagueLNBP
Founded2001
HistoryFuerza Regia de Monterrey
(2001–present)
ArenaGimnasio Nuevo León
Capacity5,000
LocationMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Team colorsBlack, yellow and white
     
PresidentSergio Ganem Velázquez
General managerEduardo Urdiales
Head coachPablo García
OwnershipSergio Ganem Velázquez (50%)
Grupo Multimedios (50%)[1]
Championships5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
WebsiteOfficial site

The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (Monterrey Royal Force in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home games in the Gimnasio Nuevo León.

Franchise history

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2007–2008

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The team finished second in the 2007–08 LNBP Northern Zone division standings only behind Lobos Grises UAD, but failed to advance to the Northern Zone Finals after losing to the Soles de Mexicali which advanced to the LNBP final.

2016–2017

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Fuerza Regia finished first on the league table and qualified to the playoffs. The team won its first championship by defeating Soles de Mexicali 4–2 in the finals.[2]

International tournaments

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On December 4, 2007, Fuerza Regia was one of the 16 teams to participate in the first annual FIBA Americas League in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico that ended on February 9, 2008. Argentina's Peñarol Mar del Plata won the competition and LNBP's Soles de Mexicali were the runner-up, while Fuerza Regia finished in 9th place.

Honours

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2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

Logos

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  • Fuerza Regia former logo (2001–2015)
    Fuerza Regia former logo (2001–2015)

Home arenas

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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.

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 0 United States Langston, Wayne 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993
SF 1 Mexico Girón, Eddie 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-10-17)17 October 1997
PG 2 United States Shorter, Shannon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-08-01)1 August 1989
SG 4 United States Bamforth, Scott 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1989-08-12)12 August 1989
SF 5 United States Jelks, Stephon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1996-07-04)4 July 1996
C 7 Brazil Doria, Lucas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-08-12)12 August 1997
PG 9 Mexico Montano, Iván 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-09-16)16 September 1998
PF 11 United States Sullivan, Lewis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1995-05-29)29 May 1995
SG 12 United States Holmes, Avry 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1994-02-20)20 February 1994
PG 15 United States Parker, Adonte 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 36 – (1989-06-23)23 June 1989
C 23 Mexico Martínez, Miguel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1996-06-17)17 June 1996
SF 27 Panama Girón, Daniel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1989-12-29)29 December 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Jordan Toledo
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 January 2023

Notable former players

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Chicago Bulls superstar Dennis Rodman[3] was signed for three games and played for at least thirty minutes.

Fuerza Regia's Jamario Moon was signed by the NBA's Toronto Raptors for the 2007–08 and 2008–2009 season, and later played for other NBA teams. Altogether, he played more than 300 NBA games.

On April 25, 2007, Fuerza Regia signed Sun Mingming, the world's tallest active player at 7' 9".[4]

List

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Willie' González destaca el éxito de la fusión de Multimedios y Fuerza Regia". Telediario (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "¡Fuerza Regia, campeón! de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ Rodman comes back, first in Mexico October 12, 2004. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  4. ^ Flores, Andrés (18 July 2019). "Sun Ming Ming, el gigante que deslumbró con Fuerza Regia". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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