Santos de San Luis

C.B. Santos San Luis
C.B. Santos San Luis
Nickname	Santos, Los Celestiales
Conference
Founded	1969 - 52 years
History	Santos de San Luis; 1969 – 2003; Santos Reales de San Luis; 2003 – 2009; C.B. Santos San Luis; 2015 – Actuality
Arena	Auditorio Miguel Barragán
Capacity	3,400 spectators
Location	San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Team colors	Blue; Gold; White
President	Víctor Mariscal Mata
Head coach	TBA
Affiliation(s)	LNBP
position	7°
Championships	CIMEBA: 3 (1971-1972), (1980), (1997-1998); LNBP: 1 (2004)
Website	Santos

The Santos de San Luis (English: San Luis Saints), is the professional basketball team of the city of San Luis Potosí, that participates in the most important mexican basketball league Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).

History[]

They started in 1969, when entrepreneurs from San Luis Potosí decided to create a professional basketball team, not just to participate in the Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol (CIMEBA), to become one of the best teams in the country.

Their beginning was rather shaky, but shortly thereafter they found a winning strategy and gameplay, which was then seen in their results. At CIMEBA, Santos were always among the best teams, and in the 1971-1972 season they achieved their first national championship.

The second national championship came in 1980 and, after the season finished, three players were selected to be part of the national team. The third championship was obtained in the 1997-1998 season.

The team's most important achievement was in the 2004 season, now playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), when they were crowned after winning against the Halcones UV Xalapa and took the trophy back to San Luis Potosí.

Another memorable match was away from home court in 2004, between Los Santos Reales and Fuerza Regia from Monterrey, the latter having Dennis Rodman in their team.^[1] The Santos Reales won the match with a score [95-84].^[2]

At 2009, due to economic issues, the team was forced to leave every professional sport competition.

At 2015, with a new administration and more financial support, the team returned to the LNBP to play the ,^[3] but under the new name of C.B. Santos San Luis.

At 2020, due to the absence of people at the stadium, consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the team decided not to participate in the ,^[4] hopping to return for the next one.^[5]

Stadium[]

C.B. Santos San Luis team plays its local game at the Auditorio Miguel Barragán, located in the city of San Luis Potosí. This indoor court is available to admit 3,400 spectators.^[6]

Players[]

Current roster[]

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

2019-2020 C.B. Santos San Luis roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
F	4
G	6
F	11
G	12
F	13		1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
G	15
G	18
F	24	Rodríguez, Wilfredo
F	25		1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
C	34	(C)	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	109 kg (240 lb)