Ángeles de la Ciudad de México

The Ángeles de la Ciudad de México (English: Mexico City Angels) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City. The Ángeles are members of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) and play their games in the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera.

Ángeles de la Ciudad de México
League	CIBACOPA
Founded	26 September 2023; 8 months ago (26 September 2023)
Arena	Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera
Capacity	5,242
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
President	Francisco José Búrquez
Head coach	Gustavo Quintero Pereda

History

On 26 September 2023, the team was presented at a press conference as an expansion team in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).^[1][2] The Ángeles were one of two teams joining the league ahead of its 2024 season, along with the returning Frayles de Guasave, bringing the number of teams to 10.^[1][2] The team president, Francisco José Búrquez, is the nephew of Mexican basketball legend Carlos Quintanar.^[3] In December, the Ángeles hired Gustavo Quintero as the team's inaugural head coach and announced DaQuan Bracey as their first signing.^[4][5] The team subsequently signed Luis Andriassi and Vander Blue in January 2024.^[6][7]

The Ángeles released their inaugural 12-man roster on 20 February.^[8]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Ángeles de la Ciudad de México roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. PF 2   Zulueta, Oto 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G 3   Yoakum, Will 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) SF 5   Ficachi, Dominick 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 8   Blue, Vander 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PG 9   Andriassi, Luis 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) PF 11   Hughes III, Johnny 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) PF/C 13   Coria, Beto 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) PF 18   Vital, Mark 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 21   Castro, Alberto 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 22   Opoku, Nana 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PG 55   Bracey, DaQuan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) SF 89   Boykins, Jacobi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Head coach   Gustavo Quintero Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player   Injured

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

•   Vander Blue

References

1. "El Cibacopa se expande a 10 equipos con la llegada de Ángeles de la Ciudad de México". Periódico Noroeste (in Spanish). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. Castro, Charly (26 September 2023). "¡Nuevos horizontes! Ángeles de la Ciudad de México es el nuevo equipo del Cibacopa". Línea Directa Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. "Ángeles de CDMX: El equipo capitalino más sonorense del Cibacopa". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
4. Lozano, Leobardo (18 December 2023). "Gustavo Quintero será el timonel de Ángeles de CDMX". nbm.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
5. Rodríguez, Noé (30 December 2023). "CIBACOPA: "Estamos enfocados en dar los mejores resultados", José Búrquez, presidente de Ángeles CDMX". sportsmedia.games (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
6. Lozano, Leobardo (7 January 2024). "Luis Andriassi ficha por los Ángeles de la CDMX". nbm.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
7. "Anuncian Ángeles de CDMX a ex jugador de NBA". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
8. "Ángeles presenta roster para Chevron CIBACOPA 2024". ImagenSports.com.mx (in Spanish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

External links

• Team profile at Latinbasket.com