The 2022 LNBP season is the 22nd 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 ...

(LNBP), the top level basketball league of Mexico. The season began on July 12 and ended on October 28, 2022 with

Abejas de León The Abejas de León (English: ''León Bees'') is a Mexican professional basketball team. It has been a member of the LNBP since the 2009-10 season. History Foundation The team was previously known as the Piedras Negras Bravos but the Univer ...

got the championship sweep of 4–0 series win over

Astros de Jalisco Astros de Jalisco (English: ''Jalisco Astros'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The Astros are part the CIBACOPA and the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in M ...

, giving Abejas their 1st Title. This season features 10 teams. The format was changed since last season, since an overall table was used to determine the 8 teams that qualify for the playoffs (instead of using the East and West Districts).

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (''Monterrey Royal Force'' in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home ga ...

were the defending champions but got eliminated in the Zone Molten Semifinal by

Mineros de Zacatecas Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas is a Mexican football club from Zacatecas that compete in the Mexican Liga de Expansión MX. They are currently managed by Omar Alexis Moreno. History In December 2012, Grupo Pachuca purchased the Estudiant ...

Teams

Correcaminos UAT Victoria The Correcaminos UAT Victoria (English: ''UAT Victoria Roadrunners'') is a Mexican professional basketball team. It has been a member of the LNBP since the 2000 season. History Correcaminos UAT Victoria was founded in 1995 as a founding membe ...

and

returned to the league.

Panteras de Aguascalientes Panteras de Aguascalientes (English: ''Aguascalientes Panthers'') is a Mexican professional basketball team that is based in Aguascalientes City, Mexico. They play in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Their home arena is Gimnasi ...

and

Leñadores de Durango Leñadores de Durango (English: ''Durango Lumberjacks'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Durango City. The Leñadores are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The team p ...

opted out of the season.

Regular season

Standings

''As of September 21, 2022.''

All-Star Game

The 2022 LNBP All-Star Game was played in

Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...

at the Arena Astros on 28 August 2022. Punto CHG defeated Molten by a score of 153–138.

player Brooks DeBisschop was named All-Star Game MVP after scoring 22 points. Gary Ricks of the

won the three-point shootout while Manny Hernández of the

Libertadores de Querétaro Libertadores de Querétaro (English: ''Querétaro Liberators'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Querétaro City, Querétaro. The Libertadores are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basket ...

won his second consecutive slam dunk contest title.

Teams

:Punto CHG *

Vander Blue Vander may refer to: Names ''van der'', a variant of ''van'' in Dutch names People * Christian Vander (born 1948), French musician *Musetta Vander (born 1969), South African actress and model *Roberto Vander, Dutch-Mexican actor and singer *Vand ...

(Libertadores de Querétaro) * Ken Brown (Plateros de Fresnillo) * Brooks Debisschop (Astros de Jalisco) * José Estrada (Halcones de Xalapa) * Dwayne Morgan (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) * Aaron Pérez (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) * Joshua Ramírez (Plateros de Fresnillo) * Karim Rodríguez (Astros de Jalisco) * Michael Smith (Abejas de León) * Bo Spencer (Libertadores de Querétaro) * Durrell Summers (Mineros de Zacatecas) * Jordan Williams (Mineros de Zacatecas) :*Coaches:

Sergio Valdeolmillos Sergio Valdeolmillos Moreno (born April 4, 1967) is a Spanish basketball coach who is the current coach of Astros de Jalisco of the Mexican CIBACOPA. He coached the Mexico national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Valdeolmillos also ...

(Astros de Jalisco) and Iván Deniz (Soles de Mexicali) :Molten * J. J. Avila (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) * Daniel Bejarano (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) * Javion Blake (Astros de Jalisco) * Juan Brussino (Dorados de Chihuahua) * Omar de Haro (Dorados de Chihuahua) * Shaquille Johnson (Halcones de Xalapa) * D.J. Laster (Soles de Mexicali) *

Jordan Loveridge Jordan Loveridge (born November 26, 1993) is an American basketball player for Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes. High school career Loveridge attended West Jor ...

(Astros de Jalisco) *

Tre McLean Tre McLean (born October 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. He played college basketball for the Queens College and Chattanooga Mocs. High school car ...

(Abejas de León) * Gary Ricks (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) *

Donald Sims Donald Erick Sims (born April 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He was a standout college basketball player at Appalachian State University, and has played professionally i ...

(Dorados de Chihuahua) * Jordan Stevens (Correcaminos UAT Victoria :*Coaches: Sebastián González (Dorados de Chihuahua) and Nicolás Casalánguida (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Source:

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

''As of September 21, 2022.''

Awards

*National Most Valuable Player: Jorge Gutiérrez,

*Foreign Most Valuable Player:

, Dorados de Chihuahua * Finals Most Valuable Player: Michael Smith,

*Rookie of the Year: Diego Willis,

*Revelation of the Year: Moisés Andriassi,

Soles de Mexicali The Soles de Mexicali (English: ''Mexicali Suns'') is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, playing in the Northern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The team was founde ...

*Coach of the Year:

Source:

References

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