2024 CIBACOPA season explained
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
| 2024 CIBACOPA season |
| Season: | 22 |
| Champions: | Rayos de Hermosillo |
| Runners Up: | Astros de Jalisco |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Top Seed: | Astros de Jalisco |
| Tv: | TVC Deportes |
| Finals Mvp: | Jimond Ivey (Hermosillo) |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Ppg: | 23.1 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Rebounds Leader: | Torren Jones |
| Rpg: | 10.9 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Assists Leader: | Joshua Webster |
| Apg: | 9.0 |
| Apg N: | USA |
The 2024 CIBACOPA season was the 22nd season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA), one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. The regular season began on 1 March 2024 and ended on 18 May 2024.[1] The 2024 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was held on 20 April at the Arena ITSON in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. The playoffs began on 23 May. The CIBACOPA finals between the Astros de Jalisco and the Rayos de Hermosillo started on 22 June, with the Rayos winning the championship on 27 June, for a league record fourth title.
Format
10 teams participated in the 2024 season, playing in one single group.[2] The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.
Teams
Changes from the previous season
Venues and locations
| Team | City | State | Arena | Capacity | Joined |
|---|
| Ángeles de la Ciudad de México | Mexico City | | Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera | 5,242 | |
| Astros de Jalisco | Guadalajara | Jalisco | Arena Astros | 3,509 | |
| Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | | 1,810 | |
| Frayles de Guasave | Guasave | Sinaloa | | 1,850 | |
| Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | Arena ITSON | 3,500 | |
| Ostioneros de Guaymas | Guaymas | Sonora | | 1,200 | |
| Pioneros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis | Sinaloa | Centro de Usos Múltiples de Los Mochis | 3,000 | |
| Rayos de Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Sonora | Arena Sonora | 3,500 | |
| Tijuana Zonkeys | Tijuana | Baja California | Auditorio Zonkeys | 2,500 | |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | Lobodome | 3,000 | | |
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|
| Ángeles de la Ciudad de México |  Gustavo Quintero | Luis Andriassi |
| Astros de Jalisco | |  Jerime Anderson |
| Caballeros de Culiacán |  Bernardo Fitz-González | Michael Jackson |
| Frayles de Guasave |  | Michael Henry |
| Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | | Tony Farmer |
| Ostioneros de Guaymas | Ben Sanders | Markel Crawford |
| Pioneros de Los Mochis | | Anthony Johnson |
| Rayos de Hermosillo | | Terrence Drisdom |
| Tijuana Zonkeys | | Joshua Webster |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Fernando Rivero | Eliseo Murrieta | |
Transactions
Draft
The 2024 CIBACOPA draft was held on 17 January 2024.[5] Each team received one pick in a single round, though three teams declined to select a player.[5] The order of the draft was reverse order of finish in 2023 while the sole expansion team, the Ángeles de la Ciudad de México, received the first overall pick.[5]
| Round | | Pick # ! | Team | Player | Position |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Luis Andriassi | G |
| 1 | 2 | | Michael Jackson | G |
| 1 | 3 | | Joshua Parker | G |
| 1 | 4 | | – | – |
| 1 | 5 | |  | F |
| 1 | 6 | | Juan Luis Ramírez | G/F |
| 1 | 7 | | – | – |
| 1 | 8 | |  | G |
| 1 | 9 | | – | – |
| 1 | 10 | | Isaac Gutiérrez | C |
|
Coaching changes
Coaching changes| Team | 2023 season | 2024 season |
|---|
| Off-season |
|---|
| Froylán Verdugo (interim) | Bernardo Fitz-González |
| Martin Knezevic | |
| | Ben Sanders |
| | Derrick Alston |
| Claudio Arrigoni | Enrique Zúñiga |
| | Fernando Rivero |
| In-season |
|---|
| Bernardo Fitz-González | Gerardo Álvarez (interim)
Juan Manuel Nardini |
| Fernando Rivero | | |
Off-season
In-season
- On 17 March 2024, the Caballeros de Culiacán fired Bernardo Fitz-González.[13] Gerardo Álvarez was named the interim head coach.[13]
- On 19 March 2024, the Caballeros de Culiacán hired Juan Manuel Nardini as their head coach.[14]
- On 26 March 2024, the Venados de Mazatlán fired Fernando Rivero.[15] Gaston Essengué and Leroy Davis, the team's assistant coaches, were named the interim head coaches.[15]
- On 3 April 2024, the Venados hired Derrick Allen as their head coach.[16]
Pre-season
- The Tijuana Zonkeys played the San Diego Sharks of The Basketball League (TBL) in the inaugural Border Bragging Rights Series – a cross-border home-and-home series – held on 10 and 17 February.[17] The Zonkeys beat the Sharks, 102–88, in the first matchup at Mira Mesa High School in San Diego before beating the Sharks, 91–61, a week later at the Arena Zonkeys in Tijuana.[18] [19]
- The inaugural Copa de Básquetbol DIF Sinaloa was played from 19 to 20 February between the four teams from the state of Sinaloa: the Caballeros de Culiacán, the Frayles de Guasave, the Pioneros de Los Mochis, and the Venados de Mazatlán, with proceeds going to local wheelchair basketball teams.[20] [21] The Caballeros beat the Venados, 102–98, in their first matchup in Mazatlán, while the Venados earned an 86–81 victory over the Caballeros a day later in Culiacán.[22] [23] Notably, the latter was attended by the Governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya.[24] Meanwhile, the Pioneros beat the Frayles, 94–92, in their first matchup in Guasave before beating the Frayles again, 91–71, a day later in Los Mochis.[25] [26]
- The second annual Copa Salsa Huichol was played from 22 to 24 February at the Mesón de los Deportes in Xalisco, Nayarit, with the six participating teams being the Ángeles de la Ciudad de México, the Astros de Jalisco, the Caballeros de Culiacán, the Frayles de Guasave, the Pioneros de Los Mochis, and the Venados de Mazatlán.[27] [28] The Ángeles beat the Astros, 85–70, in the championship final and Will Yoakum was named the tournament MVP.[29]
Regular season
Standings
General table
Playoffs
The 2024 CIBACOPA playoffs were played between the top eight teams over three rounds from 23 May to 27 June. All rounds were a best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round.[30] All rounds, including the CIBACOPA Finals, were in a 2–3–2 format with regards to hosting.[30]
Finals boxscore
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|
| Points per game | | | 23.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Torren Jones | | 10.9 |
| Assists per game | Joshua Webster | | 9.0 |
| Steals per game | Joshua Webster | | 2.1 |
| Blocks per game | | | 2.7 |
| Minutes per game | Joshua Webster | | 35.9 |
| FG% |  Ruan Miranda | | 57.0% |
| FT% | Michael Jackson | | 82.7% |
| 3FG% | | | 48.2% |
|
Source: CIBACOPA
Team statistic leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|
| Points per game | | 96.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Astros de Jalisco | 35.1 |
| Assists per game | | 21.4[31] |
| Steals per game | | 8.2 |
| Blocks per game | Astros de Jalisco | 4.1 |
| FG% | Astros de Jalisco | 48.6 |
| FT% | | 76.9 |
| 3P% | Astros de Jalisco | 37.9 | |
Source: CIBACOPA
Note: Playoff statistics are included
All-Star Game
The 2024 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played on 20 April 2024 at Arena ITSON in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora.[32] Zona Sur defeated Zona Norte, 150–145, with Jordan Allen earning All-Star Game MVP honors after recording 31 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists for the losing team.[33]
Jordan Allen won the three-point shootout while Alonzo Stafford won the slam dunk contest. Additionally, pop singer Aleks Syntek closed the event with a live performance as part of his 3Decadas Tour.[34]
Notable occurrences
- On 2 March 2024, Jordan Allen of the Pioneros de Los Mochis set the league record for most three-pointers made in a game by making 13 (out of 20) in a 98–90 win over the Ángeles de la Ciudad de México.[35]
- On 12 April 2024, Wesley Saunders of the Ostioneros de Guaymas recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 104–90 win over the Astros de Jalisco.
- On 13 April 2024, Joshua Webster of the Tijuana Zonkeys recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 102–90 win over the Rayos de Hermosillo.[36]
- On 17 May 2024, Jeff Ledbetter of the Venados de Mazatlán tied the league record for most three-pointers made in a game by making 13 (out of 18) in a 124–122 loss to the Frayles de Guasave.[37] [38]
- On 22 June 2024, Jeff Ledbetter of the Venados de Mazatlán recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 96–75 win over the Astros de Jalisco in Game 1 of the CIBACOPA finals.[39]
External links
Notes and References
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