The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (Monterrey Royal Force in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (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 Soles de Mexicali 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 Soles de Mexicali 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 FIBA Americas League in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico that ended on February 9, 2008. Argentina's Peñarol Mar del Plata won the competition and LNBP's Soles de Mexicali were the runner-up, while Fuerza Regia finished in 9th place.
Honours Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional: (6) 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025
Logos
Home arenas Arena Monterrey (2003–2008) Arena Mobil (2008–)
Players Current roster
Notable former players
Chicago Bulls superstar Dennis RodmanRodman 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 Jamario Moon was signed by the NBA's Toronto Raptors 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 Sun Mingming, the world's tallest active player at 7' 9".
List
See also Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional FIBA Americas League
References
External links Fuerza Regia official site Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Professional FIBA Americas League