Capitanes de Ciudad de México
| Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico | |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| History |
Capitanes de Ciudad de México 2017– |
| Arena | Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera |
| Location | Mexico City |
| Team colors | Blue, yellow and grey |
| Main sponsor | Spalding |
| President | Moisés Cosío |
| General manager | Alfonso Monroy |
| Head coach | Ramón Díaz Sánchez |
| Ownership | Moisés Cosío |
| Affiliation(s) | None |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference titles | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Retired numbers | 0 |
| Website | lnbp |
| Uniforms | |
The Capitanes de Ciudad de México are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City. The Capitanes compete in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) as a member club of the league. The team plays their home games in the Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera.
The Capitanes were established in the 2017-18 Season when league commissioners realized that the Mexican capital had been without a basketball team for a decade. The team was announced in the month of October, 2016.
The Mexican capital had lacked a competitive basketball team for a decade. In an attempt of reanimating the passion for basketball in Mexico City, a group of investors lead by Moisés Cosío, announced the foundation of this new franchise. The group of investors accepted that the situation was challenging but Jordi Funtantet stated: "It means a challenge and a very big opportunity, a challenge because as you say, it comes back and we have to assure the fans that we will be here for them (...) we are a team that can place their trust where they can deposit their passion for the basketball,". It would be the first LNBP team not economically linked to the government and with totally private investment.
The players that were aimed to be brought into this new franchise were to be a solid base from the national team, and more experienced players from abroad. It would be the first LNBP team not economically linked to the government and with totally private investment.
The management stated that the team's goal for the season, was to be qualification to the playoffs, with an aim to the semifinal. The head coach for the season, was to be the Spaniard Ramón Díaz, who had been previously involved with the National Team, as an assistant coach. The state of the Gimnasium was improved, including dressing rooms, and the playing surface.
There first preseason game ended in defeat against an amateur side. Their first official game was played on October 13, and ended in a 90-87 win for the Capitanes, against the Aguacateros de Michoacan. There first season went extraordinarily, specially considering they were a new team. The Capitanes amassed a total of 21 wins in their first 30 matches, powered by an outstanding offence commanded by Pedro Meza, Fernando Bénitez, and Emmanuel Ándujar, who all received call ups to the All Star game in early December, along with Head Coach Ramón Díaz.
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