Basketball team in Jalisco, Mexico
Astros de Jalisco (English: Jalisco Astros ) is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Guadalajara , Jalisco . The Astros are part the CIBACOPA and the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional , the top professional basketball league in Mexico .[ 1] The team plays its home games at the Arena Astros, with a capacity of 4,000 spectators.[ 2]
History
The Astros were presented in February 2019 as a joint effort between the government of the State of Jalisco and Grupo Multimedios , a media conglomerate.[ 3]
The Astros were one of the three new teams that debuted in the 2019–20 LNBP season , the other two were the Dorados de Chihuahua and the Plateros de Fresnillo .[ 4]
On July 12, 2022, Astros won its first CIBACOPA championship in its debut season in the league, after beating Rayos de Hermosillo 91–87 in the sixth game of the final.[ 5] The Astros' American guard Javion Blake was named the Finals MVP.[ 6]
Honours
CIBACOPA
Champions (2): 2022, 2023
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Astros de Jalisco roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Age
PG
1
Sanders, Corey
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
27 – (1997-04-17 ) 17 April 1997
PG
7
Andriassi, Moisés
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
24 – (2000-03-01 ) 1 March 2000
SF
8
Álvarez, Luis
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
25 – (1999-01-12 ) 12 January 1999
PG
10
McKinney, Mikh
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
32 – (1992-01-26 ) 26 January 1992
C
13
Hernández, Felipe
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
24 – (2000-07-17 ) 17 July 2000
PF
14
Arroyo, Paulo
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
26 – (1998-04-07 ) 7 April 1998
PG
15
Richardson, Malachi
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
28 – (1996-01-05 ) 5 January 1996
C
19
N'Guessan, Lucas
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
27 – (1997-11-06 ) 6 November 1997
SF
21
Loveridge, Jordan
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
31 – (1993-11-26 ) 26 November 1993
C
24
Robinson, Thomas
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
33 – (1991-03-17 ) 17 March 1991
SG
26
Mendoza, Rigoberto
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
32 – (1992-07-06 ) 6 July 1992
C
32
Maxwell, Du'Vaughn
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
33 – (1991-10-28 ) 28 October 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Mario Saucedo
Legend
(C) Team captain Injured
Updated: 18 February 2023
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
External links