Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2018–19 LNBP season
Sport Basketball
Founded March 11, 2000 (2000-03-11)
Director Sergio Ganem Velázquez
No. of teams 14
Country Mexico
Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico
Continent FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Soles de Mexicali
(3rd title)
Most titles Halcones de Xalapa (4 Titles)
TV partner(s) AYM Sports
Canal 26
Canal 66
Efekto TV
FIBA Américas TV
Latin American Sports
Multimedios[1]
TV Cuatro
Televisa[2]
TVC Deportes[3]
Official website www.lnbp.mx

The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 11 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important basketball leagues in Latin America.

Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Jamario Moon,[4] Dennis Rodman,[5] Sun Mingming,[6] Horacio Llamas[7] and many others.

History

Foundation

On March 11, 20 the league was founded in the city of Durango with 11 teams participating. The LNBP set out to support and develop professional basketball in Mexico.

Teams

Aguacateros
Huracanes
Laguneros
Leñadores
Libertadores
Mineros
Locations of the LNBP teams:
  North Division
  South Division

Division Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head Coach
North Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Gimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria 3,500 2000 Mexico Luis García
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente 5,000 2001 Spain Paco Olmos
Huracanes de Tampico Tampico, Tamaulipas Expo Tampico 3,200 2009 2018 Spain Lluís Pino
Laguneros de La Comarca Torreón, Coahuila
Gómez Palacio, Durango		 Auditorio Municipal de Torreón
Gimnasio Auditorio Centenario		 4,363
5,000		 2018 United States Eric Weissling
Leñadores de Durango Durango City, Durango Auditorio del Pueblo 2,077 2002 2018 Argentina Juan José Pidal
Mineros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Gimnasio Profesor Marcelino González 3,500 2017 Puerto Rico Manolo Cintrón
Santos de San Luis San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Auditorio Miguel Barragán 3,400 2003 2015 Spain Javier Muñoz
South Abejas de León León, Guanajuato Domo de la Feria 4,463 2009 Puerto Rico José Martínez
Aguacateros de Michoacán Morelia, Michoacán Auditorio de Usos Múltiples de la UMSNH 3,500 2017 Mexico Gustavo Pacheco
Ángeles de Puebla Puebla City, Puebla Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo 4,000 2007 2018 Spain Pedro Carrillo
Capitanes de Ciudad de México Benito Juárez, Mexico City Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera 5,242 2016[8] 2017 Spain Ramón Díaz
Libertadores de Querétaro Querétaro City, Querétaro Auditorio General Arteaga 4,138 2009 2017 Mexico Andrés Contreras
Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón 3,000 2003 Mexico Héctor Santos
Soles de Mexicali Mexicali, Baja California Auditorio del Estado 4,426 2005 Spain Iván Déniz

[9]

On hiatus
Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joining Head coach
Toros de Nuevo LaredoNuevo Laredo, TamaulipasPolyforum Dr. Rodolfo Torre Cantú5,22420072019TBA

System

Regular season

The regular season is played in round-robin format in which the 8 best-placed teams qualify to the postseason. For every game won 2 points are added and for every game lost one point is added. For example: If team one played 10 games and won 7, losing the remaining 3, it would have 17 points; 14 points for the 7 games won and 3 points for the games lost.

Playoffs

The eight top-seeded teams play each other. The 1st-placed team plays the 8th-place team while the 2nd plays the 7th and the 3rd plays the 6th and so on. The semi-finals are played like the quarterfinals while the Serie Final is played by the two teams remaining with the best-placed team having home field advantage.

League champions

Season Champion Runner-up
2000Correcaminos UAT TampicoCorrecaminos UAT Victoria
2001Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad JuárezLobos UAdeC
2002Correcaminos UAT VictoriaCorrecaminos UAT Matamoros
2003Panteras de AguascalientesLa Ola Roja del Distrito Federal
2004Santos de San LuisHalcones de Xalapa
2005Halcones de XalapaLobos UAdeC
2006Soles de MexicaliHalcones de Xalapa
2007-08Halcones de XalapaSoles de Mexicali
2008-09Halcones de XalapaSoles de Mexicali
2009-10Halcones de XalapaHalcones Rojos Veracruz
2010-11Toros de Nuevo LaredoPioneros de Quintana Roo
2011-12Halcones Rojos VeracruzToros de Nuevo Laredo
2012-13Toros de Nuevo LaredoHalcones de Xalapa
2013-14Halcones Rojos VeracruzPioneros de Quintana Roo
2014-15Soles de MexicaliPioneros de Quintana Roo
2015-16Pioneros de Quintana RooSoles de Mexicali
2016-17Fuerza Regia de MonterreySoles de Mexicali
2017-18Soles de MexicaliCapitanes de Ciudad de México

Championship appearances

TeamChampionshipRunner-upChampionship year
Halcones de Xalapa432005, 2007–08, 2008-09, 2009-10
Soles de Mexicali342006, 2014-15, 2017-18
Toros de Nuevo Laredo212010-11, 2012-13
Halcones Rojos Veracruz212011-12, 2013-14
Pioneros de Quintana Roo132015-16
Correcaminos UAT Victoria112002
Correcaminos UAT Tampico102000
Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez102001
Panteras de Aguascalientes102003
Santos de San Luis102004
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey102016–17
Lobos UAdeC02
Correcaminos UAT Matamoros01
Ola Roja del Distrito Federal01
Capitanes de Ciudad de México01

Copa Independencia winners

The Copa Independencia (Independence Cup) was a pre-season tournament created by the LNBP.

Season Champion Runner-up
2004Lobos UAdeCLechugueros de León
2005Lobos UAdeCCorrecaminos UAT Victoria
2006Lobos Grises UADHalcones de Xalapa
2007-08Lobos Grises UADHalcones Rojos Veracruz

Former teams

References

  1. ↑ includes Multimedios Televisión
  2. ↑ includes TDN and Univisión TDN
  3. ↑ includes TVC Deportes 2
  4. ↑ Se impone Fuerza Regia a Selección Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.. June 24, 2006. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ Rodman comes back, first in Mexico. October 12, 2004. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  6. ↑ Fuerza Regia le quitó lo invicto a Halcones UV. October 28, 2007. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  7. ↑ Mexicali o Saltillo van contra Fuerza Regia en la LNBP. November 1, 2005. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Los Capitanes, nuevo equipo de básquetbol de la CDMX". espn.com.mx. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tendrá LNBP 3 equipos más". heraldo.mx. El Heraldo. 1999-03-13. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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