The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) is a men's
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, currently composed of 9 teams. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in El Salvador.
It is the top level of the El Salvador basketball league system. The league is controlled by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (in Spanish: Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto.).
History
The league was formed in 2017, following the end of the previous iteration of the first division Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador.
Current clubs
The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) was founded in 2017 with nine teams. Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. There are currently eleven teams. The teams are located in
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Santa Tecla BC
Santa Tecla BC is a Salvadoran professional basketball team that competes in the Salvadoran Liga Mayor de Baloncesto and the international Liga Centroamericana de clubes de baloncesto.
Notable players
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Aguila BC
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Brujos de Izalco BC
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AD Isidro Metapan BC
* Quezaltepeque BC
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San Salvador BC
* Santiagueno BC
* Club Municipal de Baloncesto de Cojutepeque
* Chalchuapa United
* Santa Ana B.C.
* Nejapa B.C
* Fantasmas de San Vicente
Future expansion
Former clubs
* FAS-Denver (-2017)
* El Rápido ''La Unión'' (-2017)
* Halcones de Sonzacate (-2020)
* Once Lobos (-2019)
* Giants de San Salvador (-2018)
* Canarios de Once Municipal (-2017)
* San Miguel BC (2017)
* Arcense Biomedical BC (2017)
* Tigres Voladores STGO de Maria
Honours
List of champions
List of coaches
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José Luis Dámaso Martinez (
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* Ricardo Renderos - Halcones
* Roberto Carrillo - Santa Tecla BC
* William Avalos - Santa Tecla BC
* Adrián Paumier - Santa Tecla BC
* Joaquin Meralega - Aguila
* Ismael Ochoa - Aguila
* Cristopher Blade - Aguila
*Shannel Brackett - Cojuetepeque
*Orestes Quiroz - Once Lobos
*Patrick Davis - FASDenver
List of Players
* Jose Colorado - AD Isidro Metapan BC
* Jose Arajuo - Brujos de Izalco
* Michael Hinestroza - Brujos de Izalco
* Cristian Arboleda - AD Isidro Metapan BC
* Michael Jackson - San Salvador BC
* Alejandro Alvarez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
* Osmel Oliva - Brujos de Izalco
* Mario Cairo - Quezaleque BC
* Yoel Cubillas - San Salvador BC
* Oreste Torres - Quezaleque BC
* Yunistel Molina - San Salvador BC
* Pasval Medrano - Halcones
* Leadro Cabrera - Santa Tecla BC
* Barthel Lopez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
* Ron Patten Jnr - Brujos de Izalco
* Jose Ortiz - Chalchuapa Utd
* Marcus Feige - Chalchuapa Utd
* Dennis Miles - Chalchuapa Utd
* Jacarre Crockett - Quezaleque BC
* Mark Montavious - Santa Ana BC
* David Hage - Santa Ana BC
* Jaston Nixon - Santa Ana BC
* Timonthy Jackson - Halcones
* Joey Luis Baez - Halcones
* Quincy Scates - CBM Cojutepeque
* Shahmel Brackett - CBM Cojutepeque
* Marcus Faison - Santa Tecla BC
* Roberto Martinez - San Salvador BC
* William Kenneth - Aguila BC
* Malam Macam - Aguila BC
* Eddie Isthmin - Once Lobos BC
* Lee Vasquez - Aguila BC
External links
* https://www.tigosports.com.sv/liga-clubes/liga-mayor-de-baloncesto
* https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/otros-deportes/coronavirus-baloncesto-extranjeros-esperan-vuelos-para-regresar-a-casa/712165/2020/
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