Soles de Mexicali

The Soles de Mexicali (English: Mexicali Suns) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, playing in the Northern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The team was founded in 2005, and has established as one of Mexico's most successful basketball franchises. They currently play their home games in the Auditorio del Estado and are getting their home auditorium remodeled to match their recent title.

After only two years of existence, the team won their first national championship against the Halcones de Xalapa.

International tournaments
The Soles have represented Mexico in some renowned and important international basketball competitions in such as the Harlem Week Basketball in the Netherlands.

On December 4, 2007, Soles de Mexicali 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. The Soles gave an impressive performance ending in second place while Argentina's Peñarol Mar del Plata came in first.

2008-2009 season
They defeated Lobos Universidad de Coahuila (U. de C.) to advance to the Final Eight.

In the Final Eight they defeated Dorados de Chihuahua in 6 games to advance to the Zona Norte Finals (Final Four).

On February 23, 2009, they will play Tecos de U.A. de G. in the Zona Norte Final, they will need win 4 of 7 games.

Domestic

 * Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional:
 * Winner (4): 2006, 2015, 2018, 2020
 * Runner-up (3): 2008, 2016, 2017
 * Zona Norte Finals (1): 2009 (Final Four)

International

 * FIBA Americas League:
 * Runner-up (1): 2008

Notable players
• 🇨🇦 Diego Kapelan

• 🇬🇧 Matthew Bryan-Amaning

• 🇮🇷 Aaron Geramipoor

• 🇲🇽 Daniel Amigo

• 🇲🇽 Moisés Andriassi

• 🇲🇽 Horacio Llamas

• 🇲🇽 Karim Malpica

• 🇲🇽 Román Martínez

• 🇲🇽 Lorenzo Mata

• 🇲🇽 Orlando Méndez-Valdez

• 🇲🇽 David Meza

• 🇲🇽 Anthony Pedroza

• 🇲🇽 Alex Pérez

• 🇲🇽/🇺🇸 Juan Toscano-Anderson

• 🇲🇽 Adrián Zamora

• Chamberlain Oguchi

• 🇵🇦 Javier Carter

• 🇵🇦 Rubén Garcés

•  Devon Collier

•  Alex Franklin

• 🇺🇸 Branden Dawson

• 🇺🇸 Justin Keenan

• 🇺🇸 Walter Sharpe

• 🇺🇸 Greg Smith

• 🇺🇸 James Thomas

• 🇺🇸 DeJuan Wheat

• 🇻🇪 David Cubillán

• 🇻🇪 Miguel Marriaga

• 🇻🇪 Anthony Pérez

• 🇻🇪 José Gregorio Vargas

•  Ivan Aska