2019 CIBACOPA season
The 2019 CIBACOPA was the 19th season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on March 27, 2019, and ended on July 17, 2019. The league title was won by Rayos de Hermosillo, who defeated first-year expansion team Mantarrayas de La Paz in the championship series, 4–3. It was the Rayos' third CIBACOPA title.
Overview
Format
Nine teams participate, playing in one single group. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.Changes from the previous season
Nine teams competed in this season.- Mantarrayas de La Paz joined the league as an expansion team.
- Águilas Doradas de Durango and Garra Cañera de Navolato left the league.
- Frayles de Guasave relocated to Guadalajara and became the Gigantes de Jalisco.
- Náuticos de Mazatlán changed their name to Venados de Mazatlán.
Teams
Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. |
Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | ||
Gigantes de Jalisco | Guadalajara | Jalisco | ||
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | ||
Mantarrayas de La Paz | La Paz | Baja California Sur | ||
Ostioneros de Guaymas | Guaymas | Sonora | ||
Pioneros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis | Sinaloa | ||
Rayos de Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Sonora | ||
Tijuana Zonkeys | Tijuana | Baja California | ||
Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán | Sinaloa |
Draft
The 2019 CIBACOPA draft was held in February. Each team got three picks across three rounds.Round | Pick # | Team | Player | Position |
1 | 1 | Mantarrayas de La Paz | Irwin Ávalos | PF |
1 | 2 | Gigantes de Jalisco | Jorge Casillas | G/F |
1 | 3 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | Alejandro Villanueva | SF |
1 | 4 | Caballeros de Culiacán | Martín Samarco | G |
1 | 5 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | Juan Luis Ramírez | G/F |
1 | 6 | Venados de Mazatlán | José Valdez | F |
1 | 7 | Rayos de Hermosillo | Carlos Pérez | F |
1 | 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | P.J. Reyes | G/F |
1 | 9 | Tijuana Zonkeys | Jorge Salcedo | F |
2 | 1 | Mantarrayas de La Paz | Tyrone White | F |
2 | 2 | Gigantes de Jalisco | Brandon Swannegan | F |
2 | 3 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | Brandon Provost | G |
2 | 4 | Caballeros de Culiacán | Sammy Yeager | G |
2 | 5 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | Justin Ávalos | G |
2 | 6 | Venados de Mazatlán | Eder Zuñiga | SG |
2 | 7 | Rayos de Hermosillo | Omar Richards | F |
2 | 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Hameed Ali | G |
2 | 9 | Tijuana Zonkeys | Brandon Heredia | G |
3 | 1 | Mantarrayas de La Paz | Eder Herrera | SG |
3 | 2 | Gigantes de Jalisco | Jevonlean Hedgeman | PF |
3 | 3 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | Froylan Verdugo | F |
3 | 4 | Caballeros de Culiacán | Kevin Rogers | PF |
3 | 5 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | Brandon Reyna | F |
3 | 6 | Venados de Mazatlán | Jorge Eduardo Chávez | F |
3 | 7 | Rayos de Hermosillo | José Orbe | SF |
3 | 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Carlos Ramsés Suárez | G |
3 | 9 | Tijuana Zonkeys | Stephen Soriano | SF |
Regular season
Playoffs
SourceStatistics
Individual statistic leaders
All-Star Game
The 2019 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played in Guadalajara, Jalisco, at the Domo del Code on May 11, 2019. The was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur. Zona Norte won the game after three quarters 106–88, but a new format was established this year to reset the score for a fourth-quarter period that included a cash bonus for the winning team. Zona Sur won this final period 29–21. Hameed Ali and Tyrone White led all scorers with 26 points each, but Jordan Williams was named All-Star Game MVP with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.Cezar Guerrero won the three-point shootout while Jordan Williams won the dunk contest.
Teams
- Hameed Ali
- Mychal Ammons
- Juan Baldenebro
- Ray Barreno
- José Estrada
- Anthony Glover Jr.
- Cezar Guerrero
- Jeremy Hollowell
- César Martín del Campo
- Timajh Parker-Rivera
- Devonta Pollard
- Karim Rodríguez
- Irwin Ávalos
- Barry Chinedu
- Obinna Oleka
- Antonio Peña
- Joshua Ramírez
- Leonardo Sanchez
- Akeem Scott
- Arim Solares
- Nick Waddell
- Tyrone White
- Jordan Williams
- Sammy Yeager