Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional

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National Professional Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
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Sport Basketball
FoundedMarch 11, 2000;24 years ago (2000-03-11)
DirectorSergio Velázquez
MottoCree en tu juego
(Believe in your game)
No. of teams16
Country Mexico
Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico
Continent FIBA Americas
Most recent
champion(s)		 Diablos Rojos del México
(1st title)
Most titles Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (5 titles)
TV partner(s)Caliente TV
Canal 26
Canal 66
Capital 21
Hi Sports
Multimedios [1]
TV4
TVC Deportes [2]
Official website LNBP.mx

The National Professional Basketball League (Spanish : Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional or LNBP), officially known as the Liga Caliente LNBP for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams.

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Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Jamario Moon, [3] Dennis Rodman, [4] Sun Mingming, [5] Horacio Llamas [6] and many others.

History

Foundation

In January 2000, some teams of CIMEBA (Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol), the national basketball league in Mexico at the time, exited the league, citing CIMEBA's financial difficulties, and decided to form a new league. [7] On March 11, 2000 the league was founded in the city of Durango with 11 teams participating. These were the founding teams, with the respective city and state: [8]

The first president was Modesto Robledo. [9] The LNBP set out to support and develop professional basketball in Mexico. The first edition of the league started on August 7, 2000 [10] and finished in December, with the regular season finishing on November 11 and the playoffs starting on November 14. [11] The first game was played in Torreón between Algodoneros de Torreón and Dorados de Chihuahua at the Auditorio Municipal: Dorados won, 80–78. [12] The league coexisted in its first seasons with CIMEBA. [13]

Teams

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TeamCityArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
East Division
Abejas de León León, Guanajuato Domo de la Feria 4,4632009 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Muñoz
Correbasket UAT Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Gimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria2,60020002022 Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Moore
Dorados de Chihuahua Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre 9,60020002019 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Narvarte
Freseros de Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Inforum Irapuato 3,0002023 Flag of the United States.svg Walter McCarty
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Gimnasio Nuevo León 5,0002001 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo García
Halcones de Xalapa Xalapa, Veracruz Gimnasio USBI 2,63820032021 Flag of Spain.svg Paco Olmos
Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón3,00020032023 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Antuña
Santos del Potosí San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí Auditorio Miguel Barragán 3,40020032023 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Manolo Cintrón
West Division
Astros de Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco Arena Astros3,5092019 Flag of Uruguay.svg Leandro García
El Calor de Cancún Cancún, Quintana Roo Polifórum Benito Juárez 4,8002024 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan José Pidal
Diablos Rojos del México Benito Juárez, Mexico City Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera 5,2422024 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Casalánguida
Halcones Rojos Veracruz Veracruz City, Veracruz Auditorio Benito Juárez 4,00020032023 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Rivera
Lobos Plateados de la BUAP Puebla City, Puebla Arena BUAP3,50020042024 Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Arrigoni
Mineros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City, Zacatecas Gimnasio Marcelino González3,45820172022 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Carrillo
Plateros de Fresnillo Fresnillo, Zacatecas Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal4,5002019 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Ginóbili
Soles de Mexicali Mexicali, Baja California Auditorio PSF 4,7792005 Flag of Argentina.svg José Esteban Gatti

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Format

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.

List of champions

SeasonChampionResultRunner-up
2000 Correcaminos UAT Tampico 4–2 Correcaminos UAT Victoria
2001 Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 4–1 Lobos UAdeC
2002 Correcaminos UAT Victoria 4–3 Correcaminos UAT Matamoros
2003 Panteras de Aguascalientes 4–2 La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal
2004 Santos de San Luis 4–2 Halcones de Xalapa
2005 Halcones de Xalapa 4–1 Lobos UAdeC
2006 Soles de Mexicali 4–3 Halcones de Xalapa
2007–08 Halcones de Xalapa 4–3 Soles de Mexicali
2008–09 Halcones de Xalapa 4–2 Soles de Mexicali
2009–10 Halcones de Xalapa 4–1 Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–11 Toros de Nuevo Laredo 4–2 Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2011–12 Halcones Rojos Veracruz 4–1 Toros de Nuevo Laredo
2012–13 Toros de Nuevo Laredo 4–2 Halcones de Xalapa
2013–14 Halcones Rojos Veracruz 4–3 Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2014–15 Soles de Mexicali 4–1 Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2015–16 Pioneros de Quintana Roo 4–3 Soles de Mexicali
2016–17 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 4–2 Soles de Mexicali
2017–18 Soles de Mexicali 4–1 Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2018–19 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 4–2 Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2019–20 Soles de Mexicali 4–3 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2020 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 3–1 Aguacateros de Michoacán
2021 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 4–0 Astros de Jalisco
2022 Abejas de León 4–0 Astros de Jalisco
2023 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 4–1 Astros de Jalisco
2024 Diablos Rojos del México 4–1 Halcones de Xalapa

Championships

TeamChampionshipRunner-upYear(s) won
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 51 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020, 2021, 2023
Soles de Mexicali 44 2006, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20
Halcones de Xalapa 44 2005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Halcones Rojos Veracruz 21 2011–12, 2013–14
Toros de Nuevo Laredo 21 2010–11, 2012–13
Pioneros de Quintana Roo 13 2015–16
Correcaminos UAT Victoria 11 2002
Correcaminos UAT Tampico 10 2000
Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 10 2001
Panteras de Aguascalientes 10 2003
Santos de San Luis 10 2004
Abejas de León 10 2022
Diablos Rojos del México 10 2024
Astros de Jalisco 03
Capitanes de Ciudad de México 02
Lobos UAdeC 02
Aguacateros de Michoacán 01
Correcaminos UAT Matamoros 01
Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 01

Copa Independencia winners

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

SeasonChampionRunner-up
2004 Lobos UAdeC Lechugueros de León
2005 Lobos UAdeC Correcaminos UAT Victoria
2006 Lobos Grises UAD Halcones de Xalapa
2007–08 Lobos Grises UAD Halcones Rojos Veracruz

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  2. ↑ includes TVC Deportes 2
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  4. ↑ Rodman comes back, first in Mexico. October 12, 2004. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ Fuerza Regia le quitó lo invicto a Halcones UV. October 28, 2007. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
  6. ↑ Mexicali o Saltillo van contra Fuerza Regia en la LNBP. November 1, 2005. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
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  8. ↑ "Equipos y sedes". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Habrá dos equipos en Guadalajara". El Informador (in Spanish). April 16, 2000. p. 9C.
  10. ↑ "Jalisco no tendrá equipo". El Informador (in Spanish). August 3, 2000. p. 8C.
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