The 2007–08 LNBP was the 8th season of the

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, one of the

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leagues of

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. The regular season began September 6, 2007 and ended on January 19, 2008. The playoffs ended on March 13, 2008. The league title was won by

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, which defeated

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in the championship series, 4–3.

Format

24 teams participate. The teams are divided in two groups of 12 teams each, called ''Zonas'' (zones): ''Zona Norte'' (North) and ''Zona Sur'' (South). The first 8 teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7). The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named ''Final de Finales'' (Final of Finals).

Teams

Regular season

Zona Norte standings

Zona Sur standings

Playoffs

''Source''

All-Star Game

The 2007 LNBP All-Star Game was played in

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on December 10, 2007, at 21:00 and was broadcast by

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. The game was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur, with no distinction between foreign and Mexican players. Zona Norte won, 123–113, in front of an attendance of 1,800 people.

Teams

:Zona Norte * Ramel Allen (Santos Reales de San Luis) * Kenya Capers (Unión Zacatecas) * Leroy Hickerson (Galgos de Tijuana) * Robert Hornsby (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) *

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(Soles de Mexicali) * Richard López (Soles de Mexicali) * Karim Malpica (Algodoneros de la Comarca) * Sergio Sánchez (Lobos de la UAdeC) * Alex Sanders (Venados de Nuevo Laredo) * Arim Solares (Santos Reales de San Luis) * Stephen Soriano (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) * Antoine Stockman (Venados de Nuevo Laredo) *

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(Lobos Grises de la UAD) :* Coaches: Lewis LaSalle Taylor (Lobos Grises de la UAD) and Daniel Óscar Frola (Santos Reales de San Luis) :Zona Sur * Harold Arceneaux (Lechugueros de León) * Raymundo Castillo (Tecos de la UAG) * Devon Ford (Panteras de Aguascalientes) * Alonso Izaguirre (Halcones UV Veracruz) * Dallas Logan (Halcones UV Córdoba) *

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(Bucaneros de Campeche) *

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(Tecos de la UAG) * Cedric Patton (Caballeros de Culiacán) * Galen Robinson (Pioneros de Quintana Roo) * Hernán Salcedo (Ángeles de Puebla) * Enrique Zúñiga (Lechugueros de León) :* Coaches: Ángel González (Halcones UV Córdoba) and

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(Tecos de la UAG)

References

External links

2008 LNBP season
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