| Nextseason: | 2001 |
| 2000 LNBP season | |
| Season: | 1 |
| Champions: | Correcaminos UAT Tampico |
| Runners Up: | Correcaminos UAT Victoria |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Dates: | August 7, 2000 – December 10, 2000 |
The 2000 LNBP was the 1st season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on August 7, 2000 and ended in December 2000.[1] The league title was won by Correcaminos UAT Tampico, which defeated Correcaminos UAT Victoria in the championship series.
11 teams take part in the season. Since the number of teams is odd, one team rests each week.[2] The teams are divided in two groups (A and B), and their ranking among these groups depends on their position in the regular season standings. The first 4 teams of each group qualify for the postseason.
| Team | City | State | Joined | Season № | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algodoneros de la Comarca | Torreón | Coahuila | |||
| Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | |||
| Correcaminos UAT Reynosa | Reynosa | Tamaulipas | |||
| Correcaminos UAT Tampico | Tampico | Tamaulipas | |||
| Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | ||||
| Dorados de Chihuahua | Chihuahua City | 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 | |||
| Saltillo | Coahuila | ||||
| Vaqueros de Agua Prieta | Agua Prieta | Sonora |
Note: for reasons not specified on the LNBP website, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal was the fourth team qualified from the Group B, despite being ranked 5th. The team playing the first game at home is listed first.
The first LNBP All-Star Game was played in Ciudad Victoria at the Gimnasio Multidisciplinario de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas de Ciudad Victoria on October 19, 2000 at 20:30, and was broadcast by ESPN2.[3] The game was played between a team of Mexican players (Mexicanos) and a team of foreign players (Extranjeros). The Mexican won, 104–98.[4] The game MVP was Mexican José Escobedo.
Mexicanos
Extranjeros
Richard Cannon (La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal) Chris Doyal (Osos de Saltillo)
Guillermo Myers (Correcaminos UAT Tampico) Berry Randle (Correcaminos UAT Reynosa) DeRon Rutledge (Dorados de Chihuahua) Dwight Stewart (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Larry Washington (Garzas de Plata de la UAEH) Matt Watts (Algodoneros de la Comarca) Steve Wise (Indios de la UACJ)
José Claros (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) and Antonio Forteza (Osos de Saltillo)