Prevseason: | 2018 |
Nextseason: | 2020 |
2019 CIBACOPA season | |
Season: | 19 |
Champions: | Rayos de Hermosillo |
Runners Up: | Mantarrayas de La Paz |
Teams: | 9 |
Dates: | March 27, 2019 – July 17, 2019 |
Top Seed: | Rayos de Hermosillo |
Mvp: | Jeremy Hollowell[1] |
Top Scorer: | Sammy Yeager |
Ppg: | 25.3 |
Ppg N: | USA |
Rebounds Leader: | Timajh Parker-Rivera |
Rpg: | 11.5 |
Rpg N: | USA |
Apg: | 5.4 |
Apg N: | USA |
The 2019 CIBACOPA season was the 19th season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA), one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on March 27, 2019, and ended on July 17, 2019. The league title was won by Rayos de Hermosillo, who defeated first-year expansion team Mantarrayas de La Paz in the championship series, 4–3. It was the Rayos' third CIBACOPA title.
There was a total attendance of more than 220,000 on the season.[2]
Nine teams participate, playing in one single group.[3] The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.
Nine teams competed in this season.
Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | |||
Gigantes de Jalisco | Guadalajara | Jalisco | |||
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | |||
Mantarrayas de La Paz | La Paz | Baja California Sur | |||
Ostioneros de Guaymas | Guaymas | Sonora | |||
Pioneros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis | Sinaloa | |||
Rayos de Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Sonora | |||
Tijuana Zonkeys | Tijuana | Baja California | |||
Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán | Sinaloa |
The 2019 CIBACOPA draft was held in February. Each team got three picks across three rounds.[8]
Round | Pick # ! | Team | Player | Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | PF | |||
1 | 2 | Jorge Casillas | G/F | ||
1 | 3 | Alejandro Villanueva | SF | ||
1 | 4 | Martín Samarco | G | ||
1 | 5 | Juan Luis Ramírez | G/F | ||
1 | 6 | José Valdez | F | ||
1 | 7 | Carlos Pérez | F | ||
1 | 8 | P.J. Reyes | G/F | ||
1 | 9 | Jorge Salcedo | F | ||
2 | 1 | Tyrone White | F | ||
2 | 2 | Brandon Swannegan | F | ||
2 | 3 | Brandon Provost | G | ||
2 | 4 | Sammy Yeager | G | ||
2 | 5 | Justin Ávalos | G | ||
2 | 6 | Eder Zuñiga | SG | ||
2 | 7 | Omar Richards | F | ||
2 | 8 | Hameed Ali | G | ||
2 | 9 | Brandon Heredia | G | ||
3 | 1 | Eder Herrera | SG | ||
3 | 2 | Jevonlean Hedgeman | PF | ||
3 | 3 | Froylan Verdugo | F | ||
3 | 4 | Kevin Rogers | PF | ||
3 | 5 | Brandon Reyna | F | ||
3 | 6 | Jorge Eduardo Chávez | F | ||
3 | 7 | José Orbe | SF | ||
3 | 8 | Carlos Ramsés Suárez | G | ||
3 | 9 | Stephen Soriano | SF |
Source[9]
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Sammy Yeager | 25.3 | |
Rebounds per game | Timajh Parker-Rivera | 11.5 | |
Assists per game | 5.4 | ||
Steals per game | 2.8 | ||
Blocks per game | John Mitchell | 1.4 | |
Fouls per game | Nick Waddell | 3.6 | |
Minutes per game | Antonio Peña | 36.4 | |
FG% | 58.1% | ||
FT% | Cezar Guerrero | 88.9% | |
3FG% | Axel Duarte | 48.7% | |
The 2019 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played in Guadalajara, Jalisco, at the Domo del Code on May 11, 2019. The game was played between Zona Norte (teams from Baja California, Sonora, and northern Sinaloa) and Zona Sur (teams from Baja California Sur, Jalisco and southern Sinaloa).[10] Zona Norte won the game after three quarters 106–88, but a new format was established this year to reset the score for a fourth-quarter period that included a cash bonus for the winning team. Zona Sur won this final period 29–21. Hameed Ali and Tyrone White led all scorers with 26 points each, but Jordan Williams was named All-Star Game MVP with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.[11]
Cezar Guerrero won the three-point shootout while Jordan Williams won the dunk contest.[11]
Zona Norte
Zona Sur