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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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 LNBP season | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 11, 2000 |
| Director | Sergio Velázquez |
| Motto | Cree en tu juego (Believe in your game) |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| 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 |
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.
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]
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.
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.
| Team | Championship | Runner-up | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 5 | 1 | 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| Soles de Mexicali | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
| Halcones de Xalapa | 4 | 4 | 2005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| Halcones Rojos Veracruz | 2 | 1 | 2011–12, 2013–14 |
| Toros de Nuevo Laredo | 2 | 1 | 2010–11, 2012–13 |
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 1 | 3 | 2015–16 |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 1 | 1 | 2002 |
| Correcaminos UAT Tampico | 1 | 0 | 2000 |
| Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez | 1 | 0 | 2001 |
| Panteras de Aguascalientes | 1 | 0 | 2003 |
| Santos de San Luis | 1 | 0 | 2004 |
| Abejas de León | 1 | 0 | 2022 |
| Diablos Rojos del México | 1 | 0 | 2024 |
| Astros de Jalisco | 0 | 3 | |
| Capitanes de Ciudad de México | 0 | 2 | |
| Lobos UAdeC | 0 | 2 | |
| Aguacateros de Michoacán | 0 | 1 | |
| Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | 0 | 1 | |
| Ola Roja del Distrito Federal | 0 | 1 |
The Copa Independencia (Independence Cup) was a tournament created by the LNBP.
| Season | Champion | Runner-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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