Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast | |
Current Season: | 2024 CIBACOPA season |
Pixels: | 250px |
Sport: | Basketball |
Teams: | 10 |
Country: | Mexico |
Champion: | Rayos de Hermosillo (4th title) |
Champ Season: | 2024 |
Most Champs: | Rayos de Hermosillo (4 titles each) |
Website: | www.CIBACOPA.org |
Continent: | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
Director: | Leonardo Félix Ruiz |
Tv: | ESPN[1] TVC Deportes[2] |
The Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit (or CIBACOPA), officially known as the Liga Chevron CIBACOPA for sponsorship reasons, is a ten team basketball league based in Northwestern Mexico. [3] The matches take place from March to June.[4]
A league with the same name existed in the 1980s, and the second incarnation was founded in 2001.[5] [6] The charter members were Caballeros de Culiacán, Delfines de Mazatlán, Frayles de Guasave, Lobos Marinos de La Paz, Paisas de Los Cabos, and Pioneros de Los Mochis.[6] Caballeros de Culiacán won the inaugural league title by defeating Delfines de Mazatlán four games to none in the finals.[7]
The 2019 season saw a total attendance of more than 220,000.[8]
The league celebrated its 20th season in 2020.[7] A new franchise, Gallos de Aguascalientes, was set to join but were expelled before the season began.[9]
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Member Since | Head coach | |
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Ángeles de la Ciudad de México | Benito Juárez, Mexico City | Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera | 5,242 | 2024 | Gustavo Quintero | |
Astros de Jalisco | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Arena Astros | 3,509 | 2022 | Jorge Elorduy | |
Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Polideportivo Juan S. Millán | 2,000 | 2000 | Bernardo Fitz-González | |
Frayles de Guasave | Guasave, Sinaloa | Gimnasio Luis Estrada Medina | 2,000 | 2001 | Lucas Zurita | |
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora | Arena ITSON | 3,500 | 2016 | Guillermo Narvarte | |
Ostioneros de Guaymas | Guaymas, Sonora | Gimnasio Municipal de Guaymas | 1,200 | 2008 | Ben Sanders | |
Pioneros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Centro de Usos Múltiples de Los Mochis | 5,830 | 2000 | Derrick Alston | |
Rayos de Hermosillo | Hermosillo, Sonora | Arena Sonora | 3,500 | 2008 | Walter McCarty | |
Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Lobodome | 8,000 | 2014 | Fernando Rivero | |
Zonkeys de Tijuana | Tijuana, Baja California | Auditorio Zonkeys | 4,888 | 2010 | Enrique Zúñiga |
Teams that are no longer active are marked in italics.
Team | Champion | Runner-up | Year(s) won | |
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Rayos de Hermosillo | 2012, 2013, 2019, 2024 | |||
Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón | 2002, 2003, 2007 | |||
Tijuana Zonkeys | 2014, 2015, 2018 | |||
Caballeros de Culiacán | 2001, 2010 | |||
Mineros de Cananea | 2009, 2011 | |||
Frayles de Guasave | 2004, 2006 | |||
Astros de Jalisco | 2022, 2023 | |||
Fuerza Guinda de Nogales | 2005 | |||
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | 2017 | |||
Lobos UAD de Mazatlán | 2008 | |||
Venados de Mazatlán | 2016 | |||
Delfines de Mazatlán | ||||
Soles de Hermosillo | ||||
Vaqueros de Agua Prieta | ||||
Ostioneros de Guaymas | ||||
Garra Cañera de Navolato | ||||
Mantarrayas de La Paz |