The 2001 LNBP was the 2nd season of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important ...
, one of the
professional basketball leagues of
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. It started on July 31, 2001 and ended on November 29, 2001.
The league title was won by
Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez, which defeated
Lobos UAdeC in the championship series.
Format
12 teams participate. The first 8 teams in the regular season standings qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7).
Teams
Regular season
Standings
Playoffs
* Finals (best-of-7, November 24 – December 2):
:November 24, 2001: Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 102, Lobos de la UAdeC 97
:November 25, 2001: Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 101, Lobos de la UAdeC 90
:November 27, 2001: Lobos de la UAdeC 99, Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 89
:November 28, 2001: Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 95, Lobos de la UAdeC 90
:November 29, 2001: Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez 101, Lobos de la UAdeC 86
Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez wins the championship series, 4–1.
All-Star Game
The second LNBP All-Star Game was played in
Torreón
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. The game was played between a team of Mexican players (''Mexicanos'') and a team of foreign players (''Extranjeros''). The Mexican won, 119–116.
Teams
:Mexicanos
* Guillermo Cepeda (Algodoneros de la Comarca)
*
Florentino Chávez (Correcaminos UAT Victoria)
* Cristian González (Dorados de Chihuahua)
*
Enrique González (Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez)
* Eduardo Lin (Correcaminos UAT Matamoros)
* Daniel Macías (La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal)
*
Víctor Mariscal (Lobos de la UAdeC)
*
Alberto Martínez (Algodoneros de la Comarca)
*
Arturo Montes (Tecos de la UAG)
* Erick Ortiz (León)
*
Omar Quintero (Correcaminos UAT Victoria)
* Octavio Robles (Garzas Guerreras de la UATX)
* Felipe Sánchez (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)
* Rafael Sandoval (La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal)
*
Francisco Siller (Lobos de la UAdeC)
:* Coaches: Jorge León Flores (Tecos de la UAG) and Adolfo Sánchez (Correcaminos UAT Matamoros)
:Extranjeros
* Samuel Bowie (Gallos de Pelea de Ciudad Juárez)
* Quincy Brewer (Dorados de Chihuahua)
*
Jeff Clifton (La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal)
* Romano Dees (León)
* Chris Doyal (Lobos de la UAdeC)
* Javier González Rex (Garzas de Plata de la UAEH)
*
Carlus Groves (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)
*
Bobby Joe Hatton
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(Correcaminos UAT Victoria)
*
Tito Horford (Garzas de Plata de la UAEH)
*
Michael Johnson (Correcaminos UAT Matamoros)
* Alvin Mobley (Tecos de la UAG)
* Antonio Rivers (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)
* Matt Watts (Algodoneros de la Comarca)
* Frank Wilkins (Garzas Guerreras de la UATX)
* Gerald Williams (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)
:* Coaches: Oswaldo Paredes (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) and Antonio Segura (Algodoneros de la Comarca)
References
External links
2001 LNBP seasonon Latinbasket.com
{{Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
LNBP seasons
2001 in Mexican sports
2001–02 in North American basketball