El Calor de Cancún
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| League | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional | ||
| Founded | 29 February 2024 | ||
| Arena | Polifórum Benito Juárez | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Location | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||
| Team colors | Red, Yellow, and Gray | ||
| President | Roberto Alvarado | ||
| Head coach | Juan José Pidal | ||
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El Calor de Cancún (English: The Cancún Heat) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Cancún, Quintana Roo. The Calor are members of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) and play their games in the Polifórum Benito Juárez.
History
[edit]On 29 February 2024, the team was presented at a press conference as an expansion team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), with Roberto Alvarado serving as team president.[1][2] It was also announced by Mara Lezama, the Governor of Quintana Roo, that the Calor would be playing at the recently renovated Polifórum Benito Juárez.[1][2] They would also be the first professional basketball team to play in the state since the Pioneros de Quintana Roo in 2016.[2]
The Calor hired Argentine coach Fernando Duró as the team's inaugural head coach in late April before announcing Mexican guard Raúl Delgado as their first signing in late May.[3][4]
The Calor played its first official game on 12 July 2024, suffering an 86–79 defeat to the Mineros de Zacatecas.[5] They achieved their first-ever victory the following day, beating the Mineros 83–75.[6]
Notable players
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mara Lezama presenta "El Calor de Cancún", nuevo equipo de básquetbol profesional de Quintana Roo". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Presenta Mara Lezama "El Calor de Cancún", nuevo equipo de básquetbol profesional de Quintana Roo". El Quintanarroense. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Canul, Cintia (26 April 2024). "El Calor de Cancún será dirigido por Fernando Duró en la LNBP". MegaNews Quintana Roo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Marín, Francis (31 May 2024). "Comienza el Armado de El Calor de Cancún". Diario Cambio22 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Marín, Francis (13 July 2024). "Mineros Sofocó El Calor en el Arranque de la LNBP". Diario Cambio22 (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Torres, Pedro (13 July 2024). "El Calor de Cancún logra su primera victoria". Deportes Quintana Roo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.