Tigrillos Medellín

Tigrillos Medellín Basket Club (in English: Medellín Tigers Basketball Club) is a Colombian basketball club based in Medellín. They play in the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano, the top level league in Colombia. Founded in 2012 as Academia de la Montaña, home games are played in the Coliseo Iván de Bedout.

Tigrillos Medellín
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LeagueBaloncesto Profesional Colombiano
FoundedNovember 30, 2012 (2012-11-30)
HistoryAcademia de la Montaña
2012–2020
Tigrillos Medellín
2020–present
ArenaColiseo Iván de Bedout
Capacity6,000
LocationMedellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Head coachRaúl Edgardo Pabón Porras
Championships1 (2016-I)

Tigrillos had its best season in 2016-I, when they won their first national championship.[1]

History

The team was founded on November 30, 2012, and entered the league in the 2013-I season and was among the six best teams of the leagues. In the following 2013-II season, they played in the Grand Final.[2]

Three years later, in the 2016-I season, Academia de la Montaña won their first national championship.[1]

In 2020, the team name was changed to Tigrillos Medellín.

In the 2021-I season, Tigrillos reached its second Grand Final and lost to Titanes de Barranquilla.[3]

Honours

Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano

  • Champions (1): 2016-I
    • Runners-up (2): 2013-II, 2021-I

References
  1. Paniagua, Daniela (2021-04-23). "Tigrillos debutará el próximo miércoles en la Liga Profesional 2021". ACORD Antioquia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. "ACADEMIA DE LA MONTAÑA Liga DIRECTV". 2014-07-27. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. "TITANES VS TIGRILLOS, TODO SOBRE LA GRAN FINAL". Baloncesto (in Spanish). 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
The Coliseo Iván de Bedout, home arena of Tigrillos
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