Santos de San Luis

The Santos de San Luis (English: San Luis Saints), is a basketball team that participated in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional located in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México.

Santos de San Luis
Founded2003
HistorySantos de San Luis
1969–2003
Santos Reales de San Luis 2003–2009
Santos de San Luis
2015–
ArenaAuditorio Miguel Barragán
LocationSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Team colorsBlue, gold and white
     
PresidentArmando Mariscal Mata
Head coachAndrés Contreras
Affiliation(s)LNBP
Championships1 (2004)
Conference titles0
Division titles0
Retired numbers0
Websitelnbp.mx/Santos/index.html
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History

They started in 1969, when entrepreneurs from San Luis Potosí decided to create a basketball team, to participate in the Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol (CIMEBA) and compete against the best teams in the country.

Their beginning was rather shaky, but shortly thereafter they found a winning strategy and gameplay, which was then seen in their results.

The team was a member of CIMEBA and was always among the best teams, and in the 1971-1972 season achieved first place nationally. They repeated first place in 1980 and then again in 1988. In 1980, after the season finished, three players were selected to be part of the national team.

The team's most important achievement was in 2004 in the LNBP when they were crowned after winning against the Halcones UV Xalapa and took the trophy back to San Luis Potosí. Another memorable match was away from home court in 2004, between Los Santos Reales and Fuerza Regia, the latter having Dennis Rodman[1] among its lineup. The Santos Reales won [95-84].[2] This caused an uproar among the Fuerza Regia fans complaining that Dennis Rodman's play time was a measly 6 minutes.

Currently the team no longer exists, but there remains a possibility of the franchise returning with new administration.

Players

Current roster

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

Santos de San Luis roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 2 Fernández, Tjader 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F 4 Rodríguez, Francisco
G 5 Cintrón, Raymond 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
6 Barrera, Emilio
F 13 Chinedu, Barry 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 21 Spain, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
G 23 Rosales, Fernando
F 25 Ramírez, Juan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 34 West, Brandon 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
G 35 Harris, Jovan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Karim Malpica Torres
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 13 November 2020

Outstanding players
  • Arim Solares
  • Juan Paredes
  • Karyll Aquisap

See also

References
  1. Dennis Rodman to play two games with northern Mexico basketball team Archived 2012-09-07 at Archive.today. October 2, 2004. Retrieved on May 31, 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2012-05-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). October 9, 2004. Retrieved on May 31, 2012. Spanish Article
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