- Fuerza Regia
Infobox Basketball club
color1 =white
color2 =blue
name =Fuerza Regia
leagues =Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
founded =2001
history =2001-present
arena =Arena Monterrey (seating capacity: 17,599)
location =Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
colors =Blue and White
president =Sergio Ganem
coach =flagicon|PUR Jose Martinez
championships =0
website = [http://www.fuerzaregia.com/ Official site]The Fuerza Regia is a Mexican professional
basketball team based inMonterrey ,Nuevo Leon ,Mexico playing in the Northern Division of theLiga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The team was founded in 2001 and is regarded as one of Mexico's most successful basketball franchises. They currently play their home games in theArena Monterrey which is the largest arena in the LNBP.The team finished second in the 2007-08 LNBP Northern Zone division standings only behind
Lobos Grises , but failed to advance to the Northern Zone Finals after losing to theSoles de Mexicali which advanced to the LNBP final.International tournaments
On December 4, 2007, Fuerza Regia was one of the 16 teams to participate in the first annual
FIBA Americas League inMexicali ,Baja California ,Mexico that ended on February 9, 2008. Argentina'sPeñarol Mar del Plata won the competition andLNBP 'sSoles de Mexicali were the runner-up, while Fuerza Regia finished in 9th place.Notable former players
NBA Chicago Bulls superstarDennis Rodman was signed for three games but played for five minutes total. FormerGeorge Washington University star T.J. Thompson played for the team as well. [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=FRA&PlayerID=46239&AmNotSure=1]Fuerza Regia's
Jamario Moon was signed by theNBA 'sToronto Raptors for the 2007-08 and 2008-2009 season.On April 25, 2007, Fuerza Regia signed Chinese
basketball player Sun Ming Ming , the world's tallest active basketballer at 7'9. Sergio Ganem, the team's president, has stated that this contract is the next step for the franchise.ee also
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Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
*FIBA Americas League External links
* [http://www.fuerzaregia.com Fuerza Regia official site]
* [http://www.lnbp.com.mx Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Prefessional]
* [http://www.fibaamericas.com FIBA Americas League]
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