The Juarez Gallos de Pelea are a Mexican basketball team that has competed in various leagues in the
United States
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and
Mexico
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since 2000. The team won a
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
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championship in 2001.
In 2003-2004, the Juarez Gallos were a Mexican franchise in the
American Basketball Association
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(finishing in third place with an 18 win, 12 loss record), but left the league the following year (many sources show the team with an official record of zero wins, zero losses in the final 2004-2005 league standings). In 2007, the team joined the
Texas Pro Basketball League.
Gallos de Cd.Juarez join the TPBL
- Eurobasket News Report, 12 May 2007
References
External links
Information at Latin Basket
Defunct American Basketball Association (2000–present) teams
Defunct basketball teams
Basketball teams in Mexico
Sports clubs and teams in Ciudad Juárez
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