The Ángeles de la Ciudad de México (English: ''Mexico City Angels'') are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City. The Ángeles are members of the

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(CIBACOPA) and play their games in the

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History

On 26 September 2023, the team was presented at a press conference as an

expansion team An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also ...

in the

(CIBACOPA). The Ángeles were one of two teams joining the league ahead of its 2024 season, along with the returning

Frayles de Guasave Frayles de Guasave was a Mexican professional basketball club based in Guasave, Sinaloa. That played in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico, CIBACOPA). Their home games were played ...

, bringing the number of teams to 10. The team president, Francisco José Búrquez, is the nephew of Mexican basketball legend

Carlos Quintanar Carlos Mario Quintanar Rohana (2 June 1937 – 14 October 2010) was a Mexican basketball player from Chihuahua who was the Captain of the Mexico national team in the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1964 Summer Olympics, and the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...

. In December, the Ángeles hired Gustavo Quintero as the team's inaugural head coach and announced DaQuan Bracey as their first signing. The team subsequently signed Luis Andriassi and

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in January 2024. The Ángeles released their inaugural 12-man roster on 20 February.

Players

Current roster

Notable players

References

External links

Team profile
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