Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional


The National Professional Basketball League is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 11 teams.
Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Jamario Moon, Dennis Rodman, Sun Mingming, Horacio Llamas and many others.

History

Foundation

In January 2000, some teams of CIMEBA, the national basketball league in Mexico at the time, exited the league, citing CIMEBA's financial difficulties, and decided to form a new league. 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:
The first president was Modesto Robledo. The LNBP set out to support and develop professional basketball in Mexico. The first edition of the league started on August 7, 2000 and finished in December, with the regular season finishing on November 11 and the playoffs starting on November 14. The very first game was played in Torreón between Algodoneros de Torreón and Dorados de Chihuahua at the Auditorio Municipal: Dorados won, 80–78. The league coexisted in its first seasons with CIMEBA.

Teams

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.

List of champions

SeasonChampionResultRunner-up
2000Correcaminos UAT Tampico4–2Correcaminos UAT Victoria
2001Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez4–1Lobos UAdeC
2002Correcaminos UAT Victoria4–3Correcaminos UAT Matamoros
2003Panteras de Aguascalientes4–2La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal
2004Santos de San Luis4–2Halcones de Xalapa
2005Halcones de Xalapa4–1Lobos UAdeC
2006Soles de Mexicali4–3Halcones de Xalapa
2007–08Halcones de Xalapa4–3Soles de Mexicali
2008–09Halcones de Xalapa4–2Soles de Mexicali
2009–10Halcones de Xalapa4–1Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2010–11Toros de Nuevo Laredo4–2Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2011–12Halcones Rojos Veracruz4–1Toros de Nuevo Laredo
2012–13Toros de Nuevo Laredo4–2Halcones de Xalapa
2013–14Halcones Rojos Veracruz4–3Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2014–15Soles de Mexicali4–1Pioneros de Quintana Roo
2015–16Pioneros de Quintana Roo4–3Soles de Mexicali
2016–17Fuerza Regia de Monterrey4–2Soles de Mexicali
2017–18Soles de Mexicali4–1Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2018–19Fuerza Regia de Monterrey4–2Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2019–20Soles de Mexicali4–3Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

Championships

TeamChampionshipRunner-upYear won
Soles de Mexicali442006, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20
Halcones de Xalapa432005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey212016–17, 2018–19
Halcones Rojos Veracruz212011–12, 2013–14
Toros de Nuevo Laredo212010–11, 2012–13
Pioneros de Quintana Roo132015–16
Correcaminos UAT Victoria112002
Correcaminos UAT Tampico102000
Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez102001
Panteras de Aguascalientes102003
Santos de San Luis102004
Capitanes de Ciudad de México02
Lobos UAdeC02
Correcaminos UAT Matamoros01
Ola Roja del Distrito Federal01

Copa Independencia winners

The Copa Independencia was a tournament created by the LNBP.
SeasonChampionRunner-up
2004Lobos UAdeCLechugueros de León
2005Lobos UAdeCCorrecaminos UAT Victoria
2006Lobos Grises UADHalcones de Xalapa
2007–08Lobos Grises UADHalcones Rojos Veracruz

Former teams

  • Águilas Rojas de San Juan del Río
  • Algodoneros de la Comarca
  • Ángeles Guerreros de Acapulco
  • Astros de Tecate
  • Barreteros de Zacatecas
  • Bravos de Piedras Negras
  • Bucaneros de Campeche
  • Caballeros de Culiacán
  • Cimarrones de Ensenada
  • Cometas de Querétaro
  • Coras de Nayarit
  • Correcaminos UAT Matamoros
  • Correcaminos UAT Reynosa
  • Correcaminos UAT Tampico
  • Cosmos de Tijuana
  • Estrellas Indebasquet del Distrito Federal
  • Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez
  • Gansos Salvajes UIC
  • Gambusinos de Fresnillo
  • Garzas de Plata UAEH
  • Garzas Guerreras UATX
  • Gigantes del Estado de México
  • Guerreros de Guerrero Cumple
  • Guerreros de Morelia
  • Guerreros del Norte
  • Halcones de Xalapa
  • Halcones Rojos Veracruz
  • Halcones UV Córdoba
  • Indios de Ciudad Juárez
  • Indios UACJ
  • Jaguares de la Bahía
  • Jefes de Fuerza Lagunera
  • Lechugueros de León
  • Lobos UAdeC
  • Lobos Grises UAD
  • Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
  • Loros UdeC
  • Mayas de Yucatán
  • Navegantes de Ensenada
  • Ola Roja del Distrito Federal
  • Ola Verde de Poza Rica
  • Osos de Guadalajara
  • Petroleros de Ciudad del Carmen
  • Pilares del Distrito Federal
  • Pioneros de Quintana Roo
  • Potros ITSON de Obregón
  • Tecolotes UAG
  • Titanes Capital del Distrito Federal
  • Titánicos de León
  • Toros de Nuevo Laredo
  • Tuberos de Colima
  • Unión Zacatecas
  • Vaqueros de Agua Prieta
  • Volcanes del Estado de México
  • Zorros UMSNH