Lobos Plateados de la BUAP

Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
Lobos Plateados de la BUAP logo
LeagueLiga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
Founded2004; 21 years ago (2004)
ArenaArena BUAP
Capacity3,500
LocationPuebla City, Puebla, Mexico
Team colorsSilver, Blue, and White
     
PresidentGiovanni Martínez
Head coachClaudio Arrigoni

Lobos Plateados de la BUAP (English: BUAP Silver Wolves) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Puebla City, Puebla. The Lobos Plateados are members of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) and play their games in the Arena BUAP.

History

The team was founded in 2004, they only played one season before being dissolved. On 11 June 2024, the team was presented at a press conference as an expansion team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), with Giovanni Martínez serving as team president. It was also announced by Lilia Cedillo Ramírez, the rector of the BUAP, that the Lobos Plateados would be playing at the Arena BUAP. They would also be the first professional basketball team to play in the state since the Ángeles de Puebla in 2019.[1][2][3]

Lobos PLateados hired Puerto Rican coach Allans Colón as the team's inaugural head coach in late June, but was replaced by Claudio Arrigoni at the beginning of September due to poor results.[4][5][6]

Players

Current roster

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

Lobos Plateados de la BUAP roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
SG 0 Mexico Rodriguez, Karim 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SG 1 Puerto Rico Palermo, Isaiah 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
PG 2 Puerto Rico González, Eduardo 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
C 3 United States Gamble, Julian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb)
SG 8 Mexico Duarte, Axel
PF 9 United States Esho, Maxie 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PG 11 United States Washington, Desmond 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
C 13 Mexico Benítez, Fernando 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
C 14 United States Fields, John 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
PF 15 Mexico Vázquez, Jesús
PF 23 Mexico Vázquez, Gabriel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SF 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo Eyenga, Christian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Puerto Rico Francisco Soto
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 7, 2019

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

  1. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (11 June 2024). "Quiénes son los Lobos Plateados de la BUAP, el nuevo equipo de la LNBP". Telediario (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ^ Cano, Gerardo (21 Oct 2024). "Lobos Plateados de Puebla y BUAP: un acuerdo poco claro". Grada (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ^ Alland, Jhonnathan (9 July 2024). "Puebla presume nuevo equipo deportivo profesional: ¿Qué debes saber de los Lobos Plateados?". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ^ Alland, Jhonnathan (26 April 2024). "Lobos Plateados, listos para aullar den el top ten de la LNBP". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (31 May 2024). "Lobos Plateados nombra a Claudio Arrigoni como coach tras salida de Allans Colón". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (31 May 2024). "Lobos Plateados de Puebla busca regresar a senda del triunfo ante Halcones Rojos de Veracruz". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2024.