| 2022 LNBP season | |
| League: | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | July 12 – October 28, 2022 |
| No Of Games: | 20 |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Top Seed: | Astros de Jalisco |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: | Playoffs |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: |
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| Finals Champ: | Abejas de León |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Astros de Jalisco |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2023 LNBP season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
| Prevseason Link: | 2021 LNBP season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021 |
| Finals Mvp: | Michael Smith (Abejas de León) |
The 2022 LNBP season is the 22nd season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), the top level basketball league of Mexico. The season began on July 12 and ended on October 28, 2022 with Abejas de León got the championship sweep of 4–0 series win over Astros de Jalisco, giving Abejas their 1st Title.
This season features 10 teams. The format was changed since last season, since an overall table was used to determine the 8 teams that qualify for the playoffs (instead of using the East and West Districts).
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey were the defending champions but got eliminated in the Zone Molten Semifinal by Mineros de Zacatecas.[1]
Correcaminos UAT Victoria and Mineros de Zacatecas returned to the league. Panteras de Aguascalientes and Leñadores de Durango opted out of the season.[2]
| Team | Coach | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abejas de León |  Pablo García | León, Guanajuato | Domo de la Feria | 4,463 | |
| Astros de Jalisco | Sergio Valdeolmillos | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Arena Astros | 3,509 | |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Ángel Fernández | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas | Gimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria | 2,300 | |
| Dorados de Chihuahua |  Sebastián González | Chihuahua, Chihuahua | Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre | 9,162 | |
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Nicolás Casalánguida | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente | 5,000 | |
| Halcones de Xalapa | Eduardo Torres | Xalapa, Veracruz | Gimnasio de la USBI | 2,638 | |
| Libertadores de Querétaro | Miguel Volcan | Querétaro, Querétaro | Auditorio General José María Arteaga | 2,982 | |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Pedro Carrillo | Zacatecas, Zacatecas | Gimnasio "Profesor Marcelino González" | 3,458 | |
| Plateros de Fresnillo | José Pidal | Fresnillo, Zacatecas | Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal | 4,500 | |
| Soles de Mexicali | Iván Déniz | Tijuana, Baja California | Auditorio PSF | 4,779 |
As of September 21, 2022.[3]
| 2022 LNBP overall table | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1867 | 1643 | 224 | 36 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1707 | 1628 | 79 | 35 | ||
| 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1704 | 1679 | 25 | 32 | ||
| 4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1766 | 1682 | 84 | 31 | ||
| 5 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1762 | 1793 | -31 | 31 | ||
| 6 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1707 | 1691 | 16 | 29 | ||
| 7 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1723 | 1729 | -6 | 29 | ||
| 8 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1631 | 1669 | -38 | 28 | ||
| 9 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1622 | 1710 | -88 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1730 | 1995 | -265 | 24 | ||
The 2022 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Guadalajara, Jalisco at the Arena Astros on 28 August 2022. Punto CHG defeated Molten by a score of 153–138.[4] Astros de Jalisco player Brooks DeBisschop was named All-Star Game MVP after scoring 22 points.[5]
Gary Ricks of the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey won the three-point shootout while Manny Hernández of the Libertadores de Querétaro won his second consecutive slam dunk contest title.[4] [5]
Punto CHG
Vander Blue (Libertadores de Querétaro) Ken Brown (Plateros de Fresnillo) Brooks Debisschop (Astros de Jalisco)
José Estrada (Halcones de Xalapa) Dwayne Morgan (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Aaron Pérez (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Joshua Ramírez (Plateros de Fresnillo) Karim Rodríguez (Astros de Jalisco) Michael Smith (Abejas de León) Bo Spencer (Libertadores de Querétaro) Durrell Summers (Mineros de Zacatecas) Jordan Williams (Mineros de Zacatecas)Molten
J. J. Avila (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Daniel Bejarano (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Javion Blake (Astros de Jalisco) Juan Brussino (Dorados de Chihuahua) Omar de Haro (Dorados de Chihuahua) Shaquille Johnson (Halcones de Xalapa) D.J. Laster (Soles de Mexicali) Jordan Loveridge (Astros de Jalisco) Tre McLean (Abejas de León) Gary Ricks (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Donald Sims (Dorados de Chihuahua) Jordan Stevens (Correcaminos UAT Victoria Sebastián González (Dorados de Chihuahua) and Nicolás Casalánguida (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)Source:[6]
As of September 21, 2022. [7]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Donald Sims | Dorados de Chihuahua | 24.3 | |
| Rebounds per game | Cameron Forte | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 11.3 | |
| Assists per game | Paul Stoll | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 5.75 | |
| Steals per game | Michael Jackson | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 2.4 | |
| Blocks per game | Amir Williams | Halcones de Xalapa | 2.0 |
Source:[8]