Abejas de León
Abejas de León logo
ConferenceWest
LeagueLNBP
Founded2009
HistoryAbejas de Guanajuato
2009–2016
Abejas de León
2016–
ArenaDomo de la Feria
Capacity4,463
LocationLeón, Guanajuato, Mexico
Team colorsGreen and white
   
PresidentAlejandro Marcocchio Romero
Head coachGuillermo Narvarte
Championships1 (2022)
Websitehttp://abejasdeleon.com

The Abejas de León (English: León Bees) is a Mexican professional basketball team. It has been a member of the LNBP since the 2009-10 season.

History

Foundation

The team was previously known as the Piedras Negras Bravos but the Universidad de Guanajuato bought the team and relocated it to its home town in the city of Guanajuato with the help of the City Hall and several businessmen.

First seasons

During their first season they struggled but managed to make it to the postseason in the second-worst seed. They lost against the Halcones UV Xalapa team who were the eventual champions. In their second season they entered the postseason for the second year in a row, again losing in the first round, this time being swept by the Pioneros de Quintana Roo. The following season they occupied the ninth seed, again classifying to the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the worst-qualified team, the Barreteros de Zacatecas.

Becoming better

At their fourth season the team made it to the postseason in the 9th seed. This time they finally made it past the first-round to the quarter-finals. In the first round the team defeated the Huracanes de Tampico 3 games to 1. They lost in the quarter-finals against the Halcones. This is the best playoff appearance in team history. During the 13-14 season they placed fourth in regular season marking the best regular season by the team but lost in the quarterfinals against Fuerza Regia de Monterrey.

Roster

Current roster

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

Abejas de León roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 0 United States Langston, Wayne 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
G/F 1 United States White, Tyrone 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 2 United States Nuno, Tommy 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 3 Argentina Thomas, Erik 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
PG 5 United States Anderson, Jerime 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SG 7 Mexico Contreras, Juan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PG 8 Mexico Urrutia, Bryan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
PF 9 Argentina Hernandez, Kevin 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
G 21 United States Soto, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SG 22 United States Smith, Michael 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 24 Puerto Rico Soto, Joseph 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
Head coach
  • Argentina Guillermo Narvarte
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain José Antonio Santaella
  • Mexico Alejandra Arellano

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 14, 2020
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