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Wikipedia - Astros de Jalisco
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. The team plays its home games at the Arena Astros, with a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
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.
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.
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. The Astros' American guard Javion Blake was named the Finals MVP.
Gli Astros hanno vinto tre titoli nazionali, nel 1987, 1992 e 1995, e sono stati vice-campioni nel 1989, 1993, 2008 e 2016. Sono stati inoltre finalisti della Coppa del Messico nel 2012.
La squadra gioca le partite interne presso il Gimnasio Multiusos del CODE Paradero, che ha una capacità di 3.500 posti.
I colori sociali degli Astros sono il rosso, il bianco e il nero.
Alcuni dei giocatori più importanti della storia degli Astros sono stati:
* Antonio Ayala
* Xavier Azpeitia
* Horacio Llamas
* Arturo "El Rudo" Riestra
* Gustavo Pacheco
* Jorge Gutiérrez
* Omar Quintero
* Paul Stoll
* Lorenzo Mata
* Gary Neal