MEX - Mexico announces its Men's National Team

CIUDAD JUAREZ (FIBA Americas Championship 2007) - This morning, Juan Manuel González Flores, National team's commissioner announced the names of those players which will be representing Mexico at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from August 22 to September 2; qualifying tournament for the Olympics Games 2008 in Beijing.

After the team summoning, held in Ciudad Juarez-El Paso, from May 21 to 25, Nolan Richardson, Mexico's head coach, selected the players that will be present in the FIBA Americas Championship. That team will be also touring during their preparation process with their first exhibition game on May 31 against the Phonix Stars.

The names of those players who were selected are:

Name, Height, Weight, Current team
Alonzo Chávez, Noé, 1.98 m, Correcaminos UAT Matamoros
Ávila Haro, Víctor Manuel, 2.11 m, 125 kg., Halcones UV Xalapa
Ayón Aguirre, Gustavo Alfonso, 2.01 m, 101 kg., Halcones UV Xalapa
Beck Castro, Romel Roberto, 2.02 m, 85 kg., Correcaminos UAT Victoria
Benítez González, Jesús Ramsés, 2.10 m, 104 kg., Halcones UV Xalapa
Llamas Grey, Horacio, 2.13 m, 129 kg., Soles de Mexicali
López Buttons, Christian Omar, 2.05 m, 108 kg., Halcones UV Xalapa
Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James, , UAG
Rochín Robles, Jorge Gaston, 2.04 m, 110 kg, Halcones Rojos Veracruz
Solares Astorga, Arim Abdul, 2.01m, 95 kg., Santos Reales de SLP
Mariscal Mata, Víctor, 1.98 m, 98 kg., Halcones UV Xalapa
Zúñiga Castro, Enrique Alejandro, 1.94 m, 90 kg., Lechugueros de León
Hernández, Héctor, 2.10, 102 kg., Bulldogs Fresno State
López, Jesús, 2.07, 106 kg., Bearcats SW Baptist University Athletics

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