The Zonkeys de Tijuana are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Tijuana, Baja California. The Zonkeys compete in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). The team plays its home games at Auditorio Zonkeys. The Zonkeys were founded in 2010, and won back-to-back championships in 2014 and 2015.
| Zonkeys de Tijuana | |||
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| League | CIBACOPA | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| History | Zonkeys de Tijuana (2010–present) | ||
| Arena | Auditorio Zonkeys | ||
| Capacity | 4,888 | ||
| Location | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | ||
| Team colors | Gainsboro, Black and blue | ||
| President | Rafael Carrillo Barrón | ||
| Head coach | Enrique Zúñiga | ||
| Championships | 3 (2014, 2015, 2018) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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The name comes from the tradition of painting stripes on donkeys to resemble zebras, a practice once common on the city's famed tourist strip, Avenida Revolución. Tourists would pay to take pictures with or on the zonkeys.[1]
History
editThe team was founded in 2010 and entered the league the same year. It became the first professional basketball team to play in Tijuana since the LNBP's Cosmos de Tijuana and the Tijuana Dragons of the ABA.[1] They won their first championship in 2014 with a 4-3 finals series win over Caballeros de Culiacán.[2]
They defeated the Halcones de Ciudad Obregón in the 2018 finals in a six-game series.[3]
In December 2019, ex-NBA player Henry Bibby was hired as head coach ahead of the 2020 season.[4] They also opened a new arena, the Auditorio Academia Zonkeys, moving their home games from Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno.[5]
Players
editCurrent roster
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Notable players
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Chinn, Derrik (February 23, 2005). "Tijuana Zonkeys Play Hoops". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Zonkeys, consiguen título del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). Zeta Tijuana. July 4, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Zonkeys se lleva el campeonato de la Cibacopa" (in Spanish). La Jornada Baja California. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (December 21, 2020). "Tijuana pro basketball team hires Henry Bibby as coach". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Da a conocer Zonkeys cómo lucirá Auditorio" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. January 11, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.