2008–09 LNBP season explained

Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10
2008–09 LNBP season
Season:9
Champions:Halcones UV Xalapa
Runners Up:Soles de Mexicali
Teams:24
Dates:September 4, 2008 – March 18, 2009
Efficiency Leader:Devon Ford
Epg:1215
Epg N:USA
Top Scorer:Devon Ford[1]
Ppg:1196
Ppg N:USA
Rebounds Leader:Jack Michael Martínez[2]
Rpg:588
Rpg N:DOM
Assists Leader:Mark Borders[3]
Apg:257
Apg N:USA

The 2008–09 LNBP was the 9th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on September 4, 2008, and ended on March 18, 2009. The league title was won by Halcones UV Xalapa, which defeated Soles de Mexicali in the championship series, 4–2.

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
Barreteros de ZacatecasZacatecas CityZacatecas
Bravos de Piedras NegrasPiedras NegrasCoahuila
Bucaneros de CampecheCampeche CityCampeche
Ciudad VictoriaTamaulipas
Dorados de ChihuahuaChihuahua CityChihuahua
Estrellas Indebasquet del Distrito FederalMexico CityDistrito Federal
Fuerza Regia de MonterreyMonterreyNuevo León
Galgos de TijuanaTijuanaBaja California
Halcones UV CórdobaCórdobaVeracruz
Halcones UV VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz
Halcones UV XalapaXalapaVeracruz
Lechugueros de LeónLeónGuanajuato
Lobos de la UAdeCSaltilloCoahuila
Lobos Grises de la UADDurango CityDurango
Loros de la Universidad de ColimaColima CityColima
Panteras de AguascalientesAguascalientes CityAguascalientes
Pioneros de Quintana RooCancúnQuintana Roo
Potros ITSON de ObregónCiudad ObregónSonora
Santos Reales de San LuisSan Luis Potosí CitySan Luis Potosí
Soles de MexicaliMexicaliBaja California
Tecos de la UAGGuadalajaraJalisco
Venados de Nuevo LaredoNuevo LaredoTamaulipas

Regular season

Zona Sur standings

Playoffs

Source[4]

All-Star Game

The 2008 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Mexico City at the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera on December 16, 2008. The game was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur.[5] Zona Sur won, 123–122.[6]

Teams

Zona Norte

Zona Sur

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20091021042526/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp_2008.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=puntos. PUNTOS. es. October 21, 2009. lnbp.com.mx. May 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120229045446/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp_2008.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=rebotes. REBOTES. es. February 29, 2012. lnbp.com.mx. May 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20100826103245/http://lnbp.com.mx/web2/admin_lv2/estadisticas/concentrado_lnbp_2008.php?action=resumenlideres&cual=asistencias. ASISTENCIAS. es. August 26, 2010. lnbp.com.mx. May 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120210031721/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/uploads/rol_08_09.XLS. Rol de Juegos Temporada 2008–09. lnbp.com.mx. February 10, 2012. May 10, 2020. es.
  5. News: Rosters announced for the LNBP All Star Game. Santiago, Kristian. eurobasket.com. December 6, 2008. May 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160305201301/http://www.lnbp.com.mx/web2/nota.php?idnota=14071. JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER. lnbp.com.mx. March 5, 2016. es. April 29, 2020.