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Halcones de Xalapa
Halcones de Xalapa
Conference	East
League	LNBP
Founded	2003
History	Halcones UV Xalapa; (2003–2013); Halcones de Xalapa; (2013–2015, 2021-)
Arena	Gimnasio USBI
Capacity	2,638
Location	Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Team colors	Purple, Gold and White ;
President	Ángel Fernando Morales Blanchet
Head coach	Allans Colón
Ownership	Universidad Veracruzana
Championships	4 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Website	halconesdexalapa.com.mx

Halcones de Xalapa (in English: Xalapa Falcons) is a basketball club based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that plays in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).^[1] Their home games are played at Gimnasio Universitario de la Unidad Deportiva. Halcones have won four LNBP championships, in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Former Michigan star and NBA player, Robert Traylor, played for Halcones UV Xalapa three months before his death in May 2011. In 2015, Halcones withdrew from the LNBP due to financial problems.

In the 2023–24 season, Halcones played in the continental top league Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA). They became the first Mexican team in the competition's history to make the Final Four.^[2]

2022–23 roster

Roster for the 2022–2023 season:

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

Halcones de Xalapa roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
F	0	Jordan, Germain	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G	2	Estrada, Jose	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF	5	Boone, Josh	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
F	6	Tanner, David	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SG	7	Giron, Eduardo	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G	10	Bournes, Andrew	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG	12	Holmes, Avry	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G	16	Delgado, Raul	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F	18	Almanza, Albert	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C	23	Williams, Amir	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
C	24	Garibay, Edgar	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
C	44	Akindele, Deji	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)