The Leñadores are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico.

[2] The team was founded in 1979 and started playing at the now defunct Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol till 1998, winning four championships.

[2][4] The Leñadores were founded in 1979 by Duranguense businessmen who wanted to bring professional basketball to the Mexican state of Durango.

Initially, the nickname Alacranes was proposed, due to scorpions being the most notable animal from Durango, nevertheless, ultimately, after a poll, the name Leñadores was chosen.

[3] The team played in the Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol, the top level of Mexican basketball in those years, from its establishment in 1979 till 1998, winning four titles in 1979, 1981, 1984 and 1994.