Balkan tabs Yahir Bonilla, ex Diablos

Defending champion Balkan Botevgrad (NBL) inked 23-year old Mexican international 204cm swingman Yahir Bonilla. He played most recently at Diablos in Mexican LNBP. In 42 games he averaged 7.3ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.7apg in 2025 year. He helped them to make it to the Mexican LNBP final after they ended regular season as second best team. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBACOPA Domestic Player of the Year, voted to All-Defensive Team and selected to All-Domestic Players Team. Bonilla also played for another Mexican team Angeles (CIBACOPA) in Mexico. The other team he played shortly was another Mexican team Diablos Rojos del Mexico (LNBP).
He has been also a member of the Mexican international program for some years. Bonilla has regularly played for the Mexican senior team since 2020 and previously for the Under 17 National Team back in 2019.
He also represented Mexico at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Pre-Qualifiers last year. His team won Silver and he had 13 points per game.
Bonilla has played previously in Spain (FC Barcelona, Caceres, FC Barcelona Lassa 2nd team and FC Barcelona).
He won Mexican LNBP championship title in 2024.

Balkan Botevgrad roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Pavlin Ivanov
Darnell Edge
Alex Ducas
Javante McCoy
Aleksandar Stoimenov
Yahir Bonilla

Forwards:
Dimitar Dimitrov
Nikolay Grozev
Ivan Alipiev
David Okwera

Centers:
Ivan Spirov
Ulrich Chomche

Coach: Bogdan Karaicic