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.
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).
Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. | |
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Algodoneros de la Comarca | Torreón | Coahuila | |||
Ángeles de Puebla | Puebla | Puebla | |||
Bravos de Piedras Negras | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | |||
Bucaneros de Campeche | Campeche City | Campeche | |||
Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | |||
Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | ||||
Dorados de Chihuahua | Chihuahua City | Chihuahua | |||
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Monterrey | Nuevo León | |||
Galgos de Tijuana | Tijuana | Baja California | |||
Guerreros de Morelia | Morelia | Michoacán | |||
Halcones UV Córdoba | Córdoba | Veracruz | |||
Halcones UV Veracruz | Veracruz | Veracruz | |||
Halcones UV Xalapa | Xalapa | Veracruz | |||
Lechugueros de León | León | Guanajuato | |||
Lobos de la UAdeC | Saltillo | Coahuila | |||
Lobos Grises de la UAD | Durango City | Durango | |||
Mayas de Yucatán | Mérida | Yucatán | |||
Panteras de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes City | Aguascalientes | |||
Pioneros de Quintana Roo | Cancún | Quintana Roo | |||
Santos Reales de San Luis | San Luis Potosí City | San Luis Potosí | |||
Soles de Mexicali | Mexicali | Baja California | |||
Tecos de la UAG | Guadalajara | Jalisco | |||
Unión Zacatecas | Zacatecas City | Zacatecas | |||
Venados de Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas |
Source[5]
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]
Zona Norte
Zona Sur