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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 basketball leagues in

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. Famous basketball players who have played in the league include

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and many others.

History

Foundation

In January 2000, some teams of CIMEBA (

Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol The Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol, also known with the acronym CIMEBA, was a professional basketball league in Mexico. The first edition was the 1970–71 season, and it continued until the 2006–07 season, after which the league was discontin ...

), 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

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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.

Teams

Format

Regular season

The regular season is played in round-robin format in which the 8 best-placed teams qualify to the postseason. For every game won 2 points are added and for every game lost one point is added. For example: If team one played 10 games and won 7, losing the remaining 3, it would have 17 points; 14 points for the 7 games won and 3 points for the games lost.

Playoffs

The eight top-seeded teams play each other. The 1st-placed team plays the 8th-place team while the 2nd plays the 7th and the 3rd plays the 6th and so on. The semi-finals are played like the quarterfinals while the Serie Final is played by the two teams remaining with the best-placed team having

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List of champions

Championships

Copa Independencia winners

The Copa Independencia (Independence Cup) was a tournament created by the LNBP.

Former teams

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* Bravos de Piedras Negras *

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* Cimarrones de Ensenada * Cometas de Querétaro *

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* Indios UACJ * Jaguares de la Bahía *

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* Laguneros de La Comarca *

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* Navegantes de Ensenada * Ola Roja del Distrito Federal * Ola Verde de Poza Rica *

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* Petroleros de Ciudad del Carmen * Pilares del Distrito Federal *

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References

External links

Official siteMexican league on Latinbasket.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liga Nacional De Baloncesto Profesional 2000 establishments in Mexico Sports leagues established in 2000 Professional sports leagues in Mexico