2007–08 LNBP season explained

Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008–09
2007−08 LNBP season
Season:8
Champions:Halcones UV Xalapa
Runners Up:Soles de Mexicali
Teams:24
Dates:September 6, 2007 – March 13, 2008
Efficiency Leader:Dallas Logan[1]
Epg:1083
Epg N:USA
Top Scorer:Kenya Capers[2]
Ppg:1034
Ppg N:USA
Rebounds Leader:Ramel Allen[3]
Rpg:563
Rpg N:USA
Assists Leader:Dallas Logan[4]
Apg:292
Apg N:USA

The 2007–08 LNBP was the 8th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. 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 Halcones UV Xalapa, which defeated Soles de Mexicali 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

TeamCityStateJoinedSeason No.
Algodoneros de la ComarcaTorreónCoahuila
Ángeles de PueblaPueblaPuebla
Bravos de Piedras NegrasPiedras NegrasCoahuila
Bucaneros de CampecheCampeche CityCampeche
Caballeros de CuliacánCuliacánSinaloa
Ciudad VictoriaTamaulipas
Dorados de ChihuahuaChihuahua CityChihuahua
Fuerza Regia de MonterreyMonterreyNuevo León
Galgos de TijuanaTijuanaBaja California
Guerreros de MoreliaMoreliaMichoacán
Halcones UV CórdobaCórdobaVeracruz
Halcones UV VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz
Halcones UV XalapaXalapaVeracruz
Lechugueros de LeónLeónGuanajuato
Lobos de la UAdeCSaltilloCoahuila
Lobos Grises de la UADDurango CityDurango
Mayas de YucatánMéridaYucatán
Panteras de AguascalientesAguascalientes CityAguascalientes
Pioneros de Quintana RooCancúnQuintana Roo
Santos Reales de San LuisSan Luis Potosí CitySan Luis Potosí
Soles de MexicaliMexicaliBaja California
Tecos de la UAGGuadalajaraJalisco
Unión ZacatecasZacatecas CityZacatecas
Venados de Nuevo LaredoNuevo LaredoTamaulipas

Regular season

Zona Sur standings

Playoffs

Source[5]

All-Star Game

The 2007 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Nuevo Laredo on December 10, 2007, at 21:00 and was broadcast by TVC Deportes.[6] The game was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur, with no distinction between foreign and Mexican players.[7] Zona Norte won, 123–113, in front of an attendance of 1,800 people.[8]

Teams

Zona Norte

Zona Sur

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120217012254/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=creditos. CREDITOS. lnbp.com.mx. February 17, 2012. May 2, 2020. es.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120217011628/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=puntos. PUNTOS. lnbp.com.mx. February 17, 2012. May 2, 2020. es.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120229045540/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=rebotes. REBOTES. lnbp.com.mx. February 29, 2012. May 2, 2020. es.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120313132444/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=asistencias. ASISTENCIAS. lnbp.com.mx. March 13, 2012. May 2, 2020. es.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120210031624/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/uploads/excel/rol_2007.xls. Rol de Juegos Temporada 2007-08. lnbp.com.mx. February 10, 2012. May 2, 2020. es.
  6. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20071210192940/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/nota.php?idnota=5188. Y LOS CONVOCADOS SON…. December 7, 2007. December 10, 2007. es. lnbp.com.mx. May 3, 2020.
  7. News: Nuevamente no le alcanza a Algodoneros. El Siglo de Torreón. December 9, 2007. Martínez Silva, Claudio. es. May 3, 2020.
  8. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20071213180805/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/nota.php?idnota=5204. SE LUCEN LAS ESTRELLAS. December 11, 2007. es. lnbp.com.mx. May 3, 2020. December 13, 2007.