DateRThuis v Uit-
11/23 00:00 - Fuerza Regia v Indios de Ciudad Juarez 129-105
11/21 02:00 - Fuerza Regia v Indios de Ciudad Juarez 96-81
11/21 01:30 - Correcaminos v Soles Mexicali 80-111
11/18 02:30 - Panteras Aguascalientes v Santos San Luis 72-85
11/18 02:00 - Indios de Ciudad Juarez v Correcaminos 127-119
11/16 01:00 - Indios de Ciudad Juarez v Correcaminos DBFA
11/16 00:00 - Panteras Aguascalientes v Santos San Luis 77-74
11/14 02:00 - Fuerza Regia v Abejas 107-89
11/13 02:30 - Santos San Luis v Soles Mexicali 72-105
11/12 02:00 - Fuerza Regia v Abejas 87-97
11/11 02:30 - Santos San Luis v Soles Mexicali 82-97
11/08 02:15 - Abejas v Correcaminos 83-74
11/08 01:00 - Indios de Ciudad Juarez v Santos San Luis 65-90
11/06 02:15 - Abejas v Correcaminos 99-100
11/06 02:00 - Indios de Ciudad Juarez v Santos San Luis 115-111
11/01 01:00 - Correcaminos v Fuerza Regia 77-99
10/30 02:00 - Correcaminos v Fuerza Regia 79-88
10/25 01:15 - Abejas v Santos San Luis 88-78
10/24 03:00 - Soles Mexicali v Panteras Aguascalientes 90-69
10/23 01:15 - Abejas v Santos San Luis 91-83
10/22 01:00 - Soles Mexicali v Panteras Aguascalientes 79-51
03/10 02:30 3 Soles Mexicali v Fuerza Regia 88-84
03/08 01:00 3 Halcones de Xalapa v Huracanes de Tampico 114-78
03/06 02:00 3 Fuerza Regia v Soles Mexicali 82-71
03/06 01:45 3 Huracanes de Tampico v Halcones de Xalapa 75-85
03/05 02:00 3 Fuerza Regia v Soles Mexicali 95-76
03/05 01:45 3 Huracanes de Tampico v Halcones de Xalapa 79-75
03/04 02:00 3 Fuerza Regia v Soles Mexicali 80-81
03/04 01:45 3 Huracanes de Tampico v Halcones de Xalapa 84-83
03/02 01:00 3 Halcones de Xalapa v Huracanes de Tampico 108-100

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.

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 (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. 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:

  • Algodoneros de la Comarca (Torreón, Coahuila)
  • Correcaminos Matamoros de la UAT (Matamoros, Tamaulipas)
  • Correcaminos Reynosa de la UAT (Reynosa, Tamaulipas)
  • Correcaminos Tampico de la UAT (Tampico, Tamaulipas)
  • Correcaminos Victoria de la UAT (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas)
  • Dorados de Chiuhuahua (Chihuahua, Chihuahua)
  • Garzas de Plata de la UAEH (Pachuca, Hidalgo)
  • Indios de la UACJ (Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua)
  • La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal (Mexico City, Distrito Federal)
  • Osos de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila)
  • Vaqueros de Agua Prieta (Agua Prieta, Sonora)

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 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.

**Mexico - LNBP**

De Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) is de hoogste professionele basketbalcompetitie in Mexico. De competitie werd opgericht in 2000 en bestaat uit 12 teams.

**Formaat**

De LNBP maakt gebruik van een reguliers seizoen, gevolgd door play-offs. Het reguliere seizoen bestaat uit twee fasen van 18 wedstrijden, waarbij elk team in elke fase tegen alle andere teams speelt. De top acht teams plaatsen zich voor de play-offs.

**Teams**

De huidige LNBP-teams zijn:

* Aguacateros de Michoacán
* Astros de Jalisco
* Capitanes de Ciudad de México
* Dorados Capital
* Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
* Halcones de Xalapa
* Leñadores de Durango
* Libertadores de Querétaro
* Mineros de Zacatecas
* Panteras de Aguascalientes
* Soles de Mexicali
* Zonkeys de Tijuana

**Geschiedenis**

De eerste LNBP-kampioen was Halcones de Xalapa. Fuerza Regia de Monterrey heeft de meeste kampioenschappen gewonnen, met zes titels. Andere opvallende teams zijn Soles de Mexicali, Panteras de Aguascalientes en Dorados Capital.

**Sterspelers**

Enkele van de meest opvallende spelers die in de LNBP hebben gespeeld, zijn:

* Gustavo Ayón
* Jorge Gutiérrez
* Omar Quintero
* Paul Stoll
* Rommel Beck

**Belang**

De LNBP is een belangrijke competitie in Mexico, met een grote aanhang. De competitie helpt bij het ontwikkelen van Mexicaanse basketbaltalenten en draagt bij aan de populariteit van de sport in het land.