Liga Nacional de Baloncesto

The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the top men's professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic. Established in 2005, six teams compete annually between September and October.

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB)
SportBasketball
Founded2005
PresidentAntonio Mir
No. of teams6
Country Dominican Republic
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)		Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
(2nd title)
Most titlesMetros de Santiago (5 titles)
TV partner(s)CERTV, Coral 39[1]
Official websitelnb.com.do

History

The league was founded on September 6, 2004 at the Hotel Lina in Santo Domingo as the Liga Dominicana de Baloncesto (Dominican Basketball League), also known as LIDOBA; the founders were a group of investors and former basketball players, supported by the Dominican Basketball Federation.[2] Before the creation of a national league, basketball was practiced at regional and local level.

The teams that participated in the first edition in 2005 were:

The first game was played on July 1, 2005 at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto between Panteras del Distrito Nacional and Indios de San Francisco de Macorís: Panteras won, 79–63.[3] The first league champions were Reales de La Vega, that won the title after winning the best-of-7 championship series against Panteras, 4–2.[4]

In 2009, the league was cancelled due to financial difficulties. On May 19, 2010 the league announced its return under a new branding and name, Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (National Basketball League).[5][6][7]

From 2005 to 2017, the league had 8 teams participating every season. In 2018, Huracanes del Atlántico folded, and the league was played by 7 teams (3 in the North conference, and 4 in the Southeast conference).[8] In 2019, Titanes del Distrito Nacional also folded, bringing the team number to 6.[1]

Teams

Current teams

Teams participating in the 2019 season

Former teams

Format

Regular season

In the first season in 2005, all 8 teams competed in a round-robin tournament, where each team had to play against every other team. In 2006 two conferences were introduced: the Circuito Norte (North) and Circuito Sur (South), of 4 teams each. In 2010, with the league changing name to Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, the Sur conference was renamed Sureste (Southeast). In 2018, with the folding of Huracanes del Atlántico, the North conference included only 3 teams. In 2019 the team number was reduced to 6, and the league reintroduced the round-robin tournament, eliminating the conference system.

Playoffs

In 2005, the first 4 teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. With the introduction of two conferences (Circuitos) in 2006, the first 3 teams of each conference qualified for the playoffs. In 2011 this was changed, as only the first 2 teams qualified for the playoffs, thus eliminating the first round of the playoffs. The first two teams of each conference faced each other in the playoffs semifinals, and the championship game was played between the winners of the semifinal series. In 2016, the first 3 teams of each conference qualified for a further postseason round robin tournament, the winners of which qualified for the championship game. This was eliminated in 2018, with the folding of Huracanes del Atlántico, and the league resumed the original playoff format, reintroducing the semifinals.

List of champions
Season Champion Series Runner-up
2005Reales de La Vega 4–2 Panteras del Distrito Nacional
2006Metros de Santiago 4–3 Constituyentes de San Cristóbal
2007Metros de Santiago 4–2 Panteras del Distrito Nacional
2008Constituyentes de San Cristóbal 4–2 Reales de La Vega
2009
No league held
2010Cañeros del Este 4–1 Tiburones de Puerto Plata
2011Leones de Santo Domingo 4–2 Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís
2012Cañeros del Este 4–2 Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
2013Indios de San Francisco de Macorís[9] 4–3 Titanes del Licey
2014Metros de Santiago[10] 4–2 Titanes del Distrito Nacional
2015Metros de Santiago 4–3 Cañeros del Este
2016Leones de Santo Domingo 4–3 Metros de Santiago
2017Metros de Santiago 4–1 Leones de Santo Domingo
2018Reales de La Vega 4–2 Cañeros del Este
2019Indios de San Francisco de Macorís[11] 4–2 Metros de Santiago

Championships
Team Championships Runner-up Year(s) won
Metros de Santiago
5
1
 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017
Leones de Santo Domingo
2
3
 2011, 2016
Cañeros del Este
2
2
 2010, 2012
Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
2
1
 2013, 2019
Reales de La Vega
2
1
 2005, 2018
Titanes del Distrito Nacional
1
3
 2008
Huracanes del Atlántico[12]
0
1
Soles de Santo Domingo Este[13]
0
1

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Year Winner Team Ref.
2005 Ed Elisma Marineros de Puerto Plata [14]
2006 Alexis Montas Cañeros de La Romana
2007 Juan Araujo Panteras del Distrito Nacional [15]
2008 Richard Ortega Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [16]
2009
No league held
2010 Norte: Tyron Thomas Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [17]
Sureste: Maurice Carter Cañeros de La Romana
2011 Norte: Juan Coronado Reales de La Vega [18]
Sureste: Eddie Basden Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís
2012 Robert Glenn Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [19]
2013 Gary Flowers Titanes del Licey [20]
2014 Gerardo Suero Titanes del Distrito Nacional [21]
2015 Reyshawn Terry Cañeros del Este [22]
2016 Robert Glenn (2×) Metros de Santiago [23]
2017 Gerardo Suero (2×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [24]
2018 Gerardo Suero (3×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [25]
2019 Paris Bass Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [26]

Finals MVP
Eulis Báez pictured in 2011, the year he won the Finals MVP award
Year Winner Team Ref.
2005 Jorge Almanzar Reales de La Vega
2006 Carmelo Lee Metros de Santiago
2007 Amaury Filion Metros de Santiago [27]
2008 Ed Elisma Constituyentes de San Cristóbal
2009
No league held
2010 Edward Santana Cañeros de La Romana [28]
2011 Eulis Báez Leones de Santo Domingo [29]
2012 Mario West Cañeros del Este
2013 Robert Glenn Indios de San Francisco de Macorís [30]
2014 Víctor Liz Metros de Santiago [31]
2015 Víctor Liz (2×) Metros de Santiago [32]
2016 Manuel Fortuna Leones de Santo Domingo [33]
2017 Robert Glenn (2×) Metro de Santiago [34]
2018 Gerard DeVaughn Reales de La Vega

Statistical leaders

Scoring
Year Player Team PPG Ref.
2005 Rogers Washington Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís 24.6 [35]
2006 Reggie Charles Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís 21.5 [36]
2007 Jamaal Thomas Marineros de Puerto Plata 20.6
2008 Juan Araujo Panteras del Distrito Nacional 20.7 [37]
2009
No league held
2010 Tyron Thomas Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 23.9
2011 Juan Coronado Reales de La Vega 21.3
2012 Ollie Bailey Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís 24.4
2013 Ollie Bailey (2×) Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís 20.1 [38]
2014 Gerardo Suero Titanes del Distrito Nacional 25.2 [39]
2015 Rigoberto Mendoza Reales de La Vega 23.9
2016 Víctor Liz Metros de Santiago 22.4
2017 Gerardo Suero (2×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 27.5
2018 Gerardo Suero (3×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 25.6
2019 Paris Bass Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 21.7 [40]

Rebounds
Year Player Team RPG Ref.
2005 Edward Santana Cañeros de La Romana 11.4 [35]
2006 Alexis Montas Cañeros de La Romana 10.7 [36]
2007 John Jackson Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís 10.5
2008 Ed Elisma Constituyentes de San Cristóbal 10.8 [37]
2009
No league held
2010 Ed Elisma (2×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 12.6
2011 Alexis Montas (2×) Cañeros del Este 13.1
2012 Jack Michael Martínez Cocolos de San Pedro de Macorís 11.7
2013 James Thomas Titanes del Licey 12.9 [38]
2014 Walter Sharpe Reales de La Vega 10.5 [39]
2015 Dwayne Jones Leones de Santo Domingo 15.4
2016 Jonathan Araujo Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 10.9
2017 Jonathan Araujo (2×) Leones de Santo Domingo 10.6
2018 Jonathan Araujo (3×) Cañeros del Este 11.6
2019 Eloy Vargas Metros de Santiago 12.1 [40]

Assists
Year Player Team APG Ref.
2005 José Fortuna Constituyentes de San Cristóbal 5.4 [35]
2006 José Fortuna (2×) Constituyentes de San Cristóbal 5.5 [36]
2007 Richard Ortega Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 5.2
2008 Richard Ortega (2×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 8.4 [37]
2009
No league held
2010 Richard Ortega (3×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 4.6
2011 Christian Dalmau Titanes del Distrito Nacional 6.3
2012 Kelvin Peña Huracanes del Atlántico 5.5
2013 Walker Russell Jr. Leones de Santo Domingo 3.9 [38]
2014 Mario Little Cañeros del Este 3.8 [39]
2015 Ronnie Taylor Soles de Santo Domingo Este 5.0
2016 Danilo Núñez Soles de Santo Domingo Este 5.2
2017 Juan Coronado Reales de La Vega 6.5
2018 Juan Miguel Suero Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 5.8
2019 Adris De León Metros de Santiago 5.5 [40]

Steals
Year Player Team SPG Ref.
2005 Edward Santana Cañeros de La Romana 3.8 [35]
2006
Data not available
2007
2008 Richard Ortega Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 2.7 [37]
2009
No league held
2010 Juan Coronado Reales de La Vega 2.4
2011 Juan Coronado (2×) Reales de La Vega 2.3
2012 Darius Adams Reales de La Vega 3.8
2013 Víctor Liz Metros de Santiago 1.9 [38]
2014 Walter Sharpe Reales de La Vega 2.7 [39]
2015 José Acosta Reales de La Vega 3.0
2016 Víctor Liz (2×) Metros de Santiago 2.5
2017 Juan Miguel Suero Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 2.2
2018 Jaison Valdez Soles de Santo Domingo Este 2.6
2019 Jaison Colomé Cañeros del Este 2.1 [40]

Blocks
Year Player Team BPG Ref.
2005 Edward Santana Cañeros de La Romana 4.5 [35]
2006
Data not available
2007
2008 Ed Elisma Constituyentes de San Cristóbal 1.4 [37]
2009
No league held
2010 Ed Elisma (2×) Indios de San Francisco de Macorís 2.2
2011 Scott VanderMeer Leones de Santo Domingo 3.4
2012 Kleon Penn Huracanes del Atlántico 3.3
2013 Augustine Okosun Reales de La Vega 2.8 [38]
2014 Walter Sharpe Reales de La Vega 2.5 [39]
2015 Willie Reed Metros de Santiago 2.1
2016 Jordan Richard Soles de Santo Domingo Este 3.9
2017 Ángel Núñez Metros de Santiago 1.5
2018 Darian Townes Reales de La Vega 2.1
2019 Branden Dawson Cañeros del Este 2.5 [40]

Individual records

Game
Adris De León established the record for most points in a game (54) and tied the record for most three-pointers made in a game (11) on August 11, 2016
  • Most points in a game
  • Most rebounds in a game
  • Most assists in a game
  • Most blocks in a game
  • Most 3-point field goals made in a game

Season
  • Most points in a season
  • Most rebounds in a season
  • Most assists in a season
  • Most steals in a season
  • 67 by Carlos Wheeler, Panteras del Distrito Nacional in 2005
  • Most blocks in a season

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