Capitanes de Ciudad de México
The Capitanes de Ciudad de México (English: Mexico City Captains) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City. The Capitanes competed as a member club in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) for the first three seasons and the franchise is currently a member of the NBA G League. The team plays their home games in the Mexico City Arena.
| Capitanes de Ciudad de México | |||
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| 2023–24 NBA G League season | |||
| Conference | Western | ||
| League | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional 2017–2020 NBA G League 2021–present | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| History | Capitanes de Ciudad de México 2017–present | ||
| Arena | Mexico City Arena | ||
| Capacity | 22,300 | ||
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Team colors | Blue, yellow, pink | ||
| Main sponsor | AT&T | ||
| President | Rodrigo Serratos | ||
| General manager | Nick Lagios | ||
| Head coach | Ramón Díaz Sánchez | ||
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| Website | capitanes | ||
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The Capitanes were established before the 2017–18 season, after the Mexican capital had been without a basketball team for a decade.
In December 2019, the National Basketball Association's commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Capitanes would be joining the league's developmental league, the NBA G League, for at least five seasons beginning in the 2020–21 season. However, following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, no mention was made of the Capitanes participating in the league's 2021 bubble season, and the team announced it would join in 2021–22.