Tijuana Zonkeys

The Zonkeys de Tijuana are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Tijuana, Baja California. The Zonkeys are part of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). They play their home games at the Auditorio Academia Zonkeys. The team was founded in 2010, and won back-to-back championships in 2014 and 2015.

Zonkeys de Tijuana
LeagueCIBACOPA
Founded2010
HistoryZonkeys de Tijuana
(2010–present)
ArenaAuditorio Zonkeys
Capacity4,888
LocationTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Team colorsGainsboro, Black and blue
     
PresidentRafael Carrillo Barrón
Head coachEnrique Zunïga Castro
Championships3 (2014, 2015, 2018)
Websitewww.tijuanazonkeys.com.mx

The name comes from the tradition of painting stripes on to donkeys to resemble zebras, a practice once common on the city's famed tourist strip, Avenida Revolución. Tourists would pay to take pictures with or on the zonkeys.

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