| 2004 LNBP season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 5 |
| Dates | July 1, 2004 – December 8, 2004 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Santos Reales de San Luis |
| Runners-up | Halcones UV Xalapa |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 LNBP was the 5th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on July 1, 2004 and ended on December 8, 2004. [1] The league title was won by Santos Reales de San Luis, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–2.
20 teams participate. [2] The teams are divided in 2 groups of 10 teams each, called Zonas (zones): Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sur (South). The first 8 teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7). [3] The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions). [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos Reales de San Luis | 40 | 32 | 8 | 3960 | 3448 | +512 | 72 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 40 | 29 | 11 | 4039 | 3776 | +263 | 69 | |
| 3 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3996 | 3846 | +150 | 67 | |
| 4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 40 | 24 | 16 | 4002 | 3907 | +95 | 64 | |
| 5 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 40 | 20 | 20 | 3762 | 3717 | +45 | 60 | |
| 6 | Algodoneros de la Comarca | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3870 | 3888 | −18 | 57 | |
| 7 | Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3780 | 3910 | −130 | 57 | |
| 8 | Gambusinos de Fresnillo | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3826 | 3905 | −79 | 56 | |
| 9 | Correcaminos UAT Tampico | 40 | 6 | 34 | 3367 | 3908 | −541 | 46 | |
| 10 | Leñadores de Durango | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3353 | 4380 | −1027 | 43 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halcones UV Xalapa | 40 | 36 | 4 | 4182 | 3615 | +567 | 76 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Panteras de Aguascalientes | 40 | 28 | 12 | 3895 | 3663 | +232 | 68 | |
| 3 | Lechugueros de León | 40 | 26 | 14 | 3871 | 3449 | +422 | 66 | |
| 4 | La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3912 | 3682 | +230 | 64 | |
| 5 | Tecos de la UAG | 40 | 21 | 19 | 4036 | 3751 | +285 | 61 | |
| 6 | Cometas de Querétaro | 40 | 21 | 19 | 3724 | 3557 | +167 | 61 | |
| 7 | Tuberos de Colima | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3648 | 3898 | −250 | 56 | |
| 8 | Coras de la UAN | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3667 | 3932 | −265 | 53 | |
| 9 | Garzas de Plata de la UAEH | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3782 | 3975 | −193 | 56 | |
| 10 | Lobos Plateados de la BUAP | 40 | 8 | 32 | 3456 | 3921 | −465 | 48 |
Note: The LNBP website calculates 51 points for Garzas de Plata de la UAEH, thus ranking the team below Coras de la UAN.
Source [6]
| First round | Zone Semifinals | Zone Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Gambusinos | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | UAT Victoria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N7 | UAT Matamoros | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Barreteros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Barreteros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Algodoneros | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S8 | Coras UAN | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | La Ola | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | La Ola | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S5 | Tecos UAG | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Panteras | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S7 | Tuberos | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Panteras | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Lechugueros | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Cometas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
The first edition of the Copa Independencia, a tournament that took place in September, was played between the 8 best ranked teams at the end of the first part of the season. [7] The tournament was won by Lobos de la UAdeC, which defeated Lechugueros de León, 94–88 in the final game played at Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón in Aguascalientes. [8]
September 8, 2004 20:30 |
| Lobos de la UAdeC 94, Lechugueros de León 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–23, 32–22, 19–27, 13–16 | ||
| Pts: Cedric Patton 24 Rebs: James Penny 11 Asts: Enrique Zúñiga 6 | Pts: Jason McCutcheon 27 Rebs: Jason McCutcheon 12 Asts:2 players 5 | |
Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón, Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes |
The 2004 LNBP All-Star Game was played in San Luis Potosí at the Auditorio Miguel Barragán on August 31, 2004. The game was played between a team of Mexican players (Mexicanos) and a team of foreign players (Extranjeros). The Mexican won, 111–106. [9]
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