The Lechugueros de León was a Mexican professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

team based in León, Guanajuato,

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

playing in the Southern Division of the

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important ...

(LNBP). Lechugueros played in the classic

Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol The Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol, also known with the acronym CIMEBA, was a professional basketball league in Mexico. The first edition was the 1970–71 season, and it continued until the 2006–07 season, after which the league was discontin ...

in the early 1970s, and joined the LNBP in 2004. Their home arena is the

Domo de la Feria Domo de la Feria (originally Auditorio Municipal de Leon) is a 4,463-seat indoor arena located in Leon, Guanajuato. Built in the mid-1980s, it is used primarily for basketball, and is home to the Abejas de León basketball team. It is part of ...

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
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Horacio Llamas Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. He played two seasons with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), becoming the first Mexican-born player in NBA history. Early y ...

Ernesto Oglivie Ernesto Mauro Oglivie (born 11 November 1992) is a professional Panamanian basketball player, who plays for the Titanes de Barranquilla of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. Professional career In the 2008–09 season he played for Lechug ...

Ernesto Oglivie volverá a la Liga Mexicana
Gabriela Herrera (PanamaAmerica.com.pa), 21 July 2009. Accessed 8 November 2021.

References

Defunct basketball teams in Mexico Sports teams in Guanajuato León, Guanajuato Basketball teams established in 1971 1971 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-basketball-team-stub