Halcones de Xalapa
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| Conference | East | |||
| League | LNBP | |||
| Founded | 2003 | |||
| Dissolved | 2026 | |||
| History | Halcones UV Xalapa (2003–2013) Halcones de Xalapa (2013–2015, 2021–2026) | |||
| Arena | Gimnasio Universitario Nido del Halcón | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| Location | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |||
| Team colors | Purple, white, gold, black | |||
| President | Ángel Fernando Morales Blanchet | |||
| Head coach | Paco Olmos | |||
| Ownership | Promoción Deportiva y Cultural AC[1] | |||
| Championships | 4 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) | |||
| Website | halconesdexalapa.com.mx | |||
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Halcones de Xalapa (in English: Xalapa Falcons) is a basketball club based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that plays in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).[2] Their home games are played at Gimnasio Universitario de la Unidad Deportiva. Halcones have won four LNBP championships, in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Former Michigan star and NBA player, Robert Traylor, played for Halcones UV Xalapa three months before his death in May 2011. In 2015, Halcones withdrew from the LNBP due to financial problems.
In the 2023–24 season, Halcones played in the continental top league Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA). They became the first Mexican team in the competition's history to make the Final Four.[3]
Roster
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Notable players
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References
[edit]- ^ "Lobos Plateados disfraza multipropiedad de Morales Blanchetth". La Grada (in Spanish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "LNBP | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ "Halcones becomes first Mexican club to reach BCLA Final 4". FIBA.basketball. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-17.