DateRThuis v Uit-
12/30 02:15 - Abejas v Soles Mexicali 93-89
12/30 02:00 - Correcaminos v Halcones de Xalapa 77-84
12/21 02:30 - Barreteros v Correcaminos 92-82
12/21 02:30 - Panteras Aguascalientes v Huracanes de Tampico 91-81
12/19 02:30 - Panteras Aguascalientes v Correcaminos 87-99
12/19 02:30 - Barreteros v Huracanes de Tampico 79-91
12/14 22:00 - Fuerza Regia v Panteras Aguascalientes 83-70
12/14 01:45 - Huracanes de Tampico v Correcaminos 86-72
12/13 02:00 - Fuerza Regia v Barreteros 93-69
12/12 01:45 - Huracanes de Tampico v Correcaminos 94-92
12/07 02:30 - Panteras Aguascalientes v Abejas 96-90
12/07 01:45 - Huracanes de Tampico v Fuerza Regia 91-88
12/07 01:00 - Halcones de Xalapa v Soles Mexicali 72-71
12/05 02:30 - Barreteros v Abejas 75-89
12/05 02:00 - Correcaminos v Fuerza Regia 78-87
11/30 22:00 - Fuerza Regia v Abejas 115-86
11/23 02:30 - Soles Mexicali v Panteras Aguascalientes 78-64
11/23 02:15 - Abejas v Huracanes de Tampico 106-99
11/21 02:30 - Soles Mexicali v Barreteros 88-75
11/21 02:15 - Abejas v Correcaminos 95-77
11/16 01:45 - Huracanes de Tampico v Soles Mexicali 85-71
11/14 02:00 - Correcaminos v Soles Mexicali 78-94
11/08 02:00 - Fuerza Regia v Soles Mexicali 77-79
11/02 02:30 - Barreteros v Panteras Aguascalientes 89-72
10/31 02:30 - Soles Mexicali v Abejas 78-87
10/31 02:30 - Panteras Aguascalientes v Barreteros 98-97
10/26 00:00 - Correcaminos v Panteras Aguascalientes 102-72
10/24 01:00 - Correcaminos v Barreteros 79-76
10/19 01:30 - Barreteros v Fuerza Regia 87-97
10/19 00:00 - Correcaminos v Huracanes de Tampico 77-90

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.