El Calor de Cancún (English: ''The Cancún Heat'') are a Mexican professional

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team based in Cancún, Quintana Roo. The Calor are members of the

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP), officially known as the Liga Grupo Caliente, Caliente LNBP for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball sports league, league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 1 ...

(LNBP) and play their games in the Polifórum Benito Juárez.

History

On 29 February 2024, the team was presented at a press conference as an expansion team in the

(LNBP), with Roberto Alvarado serving as team president. It was also announced by Mara Lezama, the Governor of Quintana Roo, that the Calor would be playing at the recently renovated Polifórum Benito Juárez. They would also be the first professional basketball team to play in the state since the Pioneros de Quintana Roo in 2016. The Calor hired Argentine coach as the team's inaugural head coach in late April before announcing Mexican guard Raúl Delgado as their first signing in late May. The Calor played its first official game on 12 July 2024, suffering an 86–79 defeat to the Mineros de Zacatecas. They achieved their first-ever victory the following day, beating the Mineros 83–75.

Players

Current roster

Notable players

References

{{Authority control Basketball teams in Mexico Sports clubs and teams in Cancún Basketball teams established in 2024 2024 establishments in Mexico