The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (''Monterrey Royal Force'' in English) is a Mexican professional

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team based in

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playing in the

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(LNBP). They currently play their home games in the Gimnasio Nuevo León.

Franchise history

2007-2008

The team finished second in the 2007–08 LNBP Northern Zone division standings only behind Lobos Grises UAD, but failed to advance to the Northern Zone Finals after losing to the

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which advanced to the LNBP final.

2016-2017

Fuerza Regia finished first on the league table and qualified to the playoffs. The team won its first championship by defeating

4–2 in the finals.

International tournaments

On December 4, 2007, Fuerza Regia was one of the 16 teams to participate in the first annual

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that ended on February 9, 2008. Argentina's

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won the competition and LNBP's

were the runner-up, while Fuerza Regia finished in 9th place.

Honours

: (4) :

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Logos

Image:Fuerza Regia logo.png, Fuerza Regia former logo (2001–2015)

Home arenas

* Arena Monterrey (2003–2008) * Nuevo Leon Gimnasium (2008-2013) * Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente (2013-present)

Players

Current roster

Notable former players

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superstar

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Rodman comes back, first in Mexico
October 12, 2004. Retrieved on July 18, 2008. was signed for three games and played for at least thirty minutes. Fuerza Regia's

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was signed by the

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for the 2007–08 and 2008–2009 season, and later played for other NBA teams. Altogether, he played more than 300 NBA games. On April 25, 2007, Fuerza Regia signed

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, the world's tallest active basketballer at 7' 9".

List

References

External links

Fuerza Regia official siteLiga Nacional de Baloncesto ProfessionalFIBA Americas League
{{Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Basketball teams in Mexico Basketball teams established in 2001 2001 establishments in Mexico Sports teams in Monterrey