2008–09 LNBP season

2008–09 LNBP season
2008–09 LNBP season
Season	9
Dates	September 4, 2008 – March 18, 2009
Teams	24
Finals
Champions	Halcones UV Xalapa
Runners-up	Soles de Mexicali
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Devon Ford
Rebounds	Jack Michael Martínez
Assists	Mark Borders
Efficiency	Devon Ford
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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

Team	City	State	Joined	Season No.
Algodoneros de la Comarca	Torreón	Coahuila	2000	9
Ángeles de Puebla	Puebla	Puebla	2007–08	2
Barreteros de Zacatecas	Zacatecas City	Zacatecas	2003	5
Bravos de Piedras Negras	Piedras Negras	Coahuila	2007–08	2
Bucaneros de Campeche	Campeche City	Campeche	2006	3
Correcaminos UAT Victoria	Ciudad Victoria	Tamaulipas	2000	9
Dorados de Chihuahua	Chihuahua City	Chihuahua	2000	4
Estrellas Indebasquet del Distrito Federal	Mexico City	Distrito Federal	2008–09	1
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey	Monterrey	Nuevo León	2001	8
Galgos de Tijuana	Tijuana	Baja California	2005	4
Halcones UV Córdoba	Córdoba	Veracruz	2007–08	2
Halcones UV Veracruz	Veracruz	Veracruz	2005	4
Halcones UV Xalapa	Xalapa	Veracruz	2003	6
Lechugueros de León	León	Guanajuato	2004	5
Lobos de la UAdeC	Saltillo	Coahuila	2001	8
Lobos Grises de la UAD	Durango City	Durango	2005	4
Loros de la Universidad de Colima	Colima City	Colima	2008–09	1
Panteras de Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes City	Aguascalientes	2003	6
Pioneros de Quintana Roo	Cancún	Quintana Roo	2006	3
Potros ITSON de Obregón	Ciudad Obregón	Sonora	2008–09	1
Santos Reales de San Luis	San Luis Potosí City	San Luis Potosí	2003	6
Soles de Mexicali	Mexicali	Baja California	2005	4
Tecos de la UAG	Guadalajara	Jalisco	2001	7
Venados de Nuevo Laredo	Nuevo Laredo	Tamaulipas	2007–08	2

Regular season

Zona Norte standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soles de Mexicali	48	39	9	4337	3835	+502	87	2008–09 LNBP playoffs
2	Tecos de la UAG	48	39	9	4404	4021	+383	87
3	Lobos Grises de la UAD	48	29	19	4218	4003	+215	77
4	Algodoneros de la Comarca	47	28	19	4358	4136	+222	75
5	Fuerza Regia de Monterrey	48	25	23	4199	4099	+100	73
6	Dorados de Chihuahua	47	22	25	4030	3941	+89	69
7	Venados de Nuevo Laredo	48	19	29	4109	4314	−205	67
8	Lobos de la UAdeC	48	18	30	3864	3870	−6	66
9	Correcaminos UAT Victoria	48	17	31	4132	4391	−259	65
10	Galgos de Tijuana	47	15	32	4074	4251	−177	62
11	Bravos de Piedras Negras	48	13	35	3886	4676	−790	61
12	Potros ITSON de Obregón	48	11	37	4001	4506	−505	59

Source: lnbp.com.mx

Zona Sur standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Halcones UV Xalapa	48	46	2	4739	3927	+812	94	2008–09 LNBP playoffs
2	Halcones UV Veracruz	47	34	13	4240	3981	+259	81
3	Halcones UV Córdoba	48	31	17	4597	4208	+389	79
4	Panteras de Aguascalientes	47	31	16	4049	3840	+209	78
5	Barreteros de Zacatecas	48	27	21	4155	4027	+128	75
6	Bucaneros de Campeche	48	26	22	3972	3969	+3	74
7	Santos Reales de San Luis	48	24	24	4307	4158	+149	72
8	Lechugueros de León	48	24	24	3893	3847	+46	72
9	Ángeles de Puebla	48	19	29	4037	4318	−281	67
10	Pioneros de Quintana Roo	47	17	30	4140	4179	−39	64
11	Loros de la Universidad de Colima	48	10	38	3563	4173	−610	58
12	Estrellas Indebasquet del DF	48	7	41	3667	4301	−634	55

Source: lnbp.com.mx

Playoffs

Source^[4]

First Round			Second round			Zone Finals			Final

1	Soles	3

8	Lobos	0
			1	Soles	4

			6	Dorados	2
3	Lobos Grises	1

6	Dorados	3
						1	Soles	4
Zona Norte
						2	Tecos	2
2	Tecos	3

7	Venados	1
			2	Tecos	4

			4	Algodoneros	2
4	Algodoneros	3

5	Fuerza Regia	0
									N1	Soles	2

									S1	Halcones Xal.	4
1	Halcones Xal.	3

8	Lechugueros	2
			1	Halcones Xal.	4

			4	Panteras	1
4	Panteras	3

5	Barreteros	1
						1	Halcones Xal.	4
Zona Sur
						3	Halcones Cór.	1
2	Halcones Rojos	3

7	Santos Reales	2
			2	Halcones Rojos	1

			3	Halcones Cór.	4
3	Halcones Cór.	3

6	Bucaneros	0

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

Noé Alonzo (Tecos de la UAG)
Antonio García (Tecos de la UAG)
Keith Gayden (Venados de Nuevo Laredo)
Greg Lewis (Soles de Mexicali)
Horacio Llamas (Soles de Mexicali)
Omar López (Galgos de Tijuana)
Rommel Marentez (Galgos de Tijuana)
Ricardo Meléndez (Tecos de la UAG)
Anthony Pedroza (Soles de Mexicali)
Antoine Stockman (Venados de Nuevo Laredo)
Blake Walker (Algodoneros de la Comarca)
Gerald Williams (Lobos de la UAdeC)

Coaches: Alberto Espasandín (Tecos de la UAG) and Iván Déniz (Soles de Mexicali)

Zona Sur

Víctor Ávila (Halcones UV Xalapa)
Gustavo Ayón (Halcones UV Xalapa)
Kenya Capers (Barreteros de Zacatecas)
Alfonso Flores (Estrellas Indebasquet del DF)
Devon Ford (Panteras de Aguascalientes)
Justin Griffin (Barreteros de Zacatecas)
Juan Herrera (Santos Reales de San Luis)
Leroy Hickerson (Halcones UV Xalapa
Jack Michael Martínez (Halcones UV Veracruz)
Hernán Salcedo (Ángeles de Puebla)
Adrián Sánchez (Lechugueros de León)
Sergio Sánchez (Halcones UV Córdoba)

Coaches: Andy Stoglin (Halcones UV Xalapa) and Manolo Cintrón (Halcones UV Veracruz)

References

^ "PUNTOS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "REBOTES". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "ASISTENCIAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "Rol de Juegos Temporada 2008–09". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ Santiago, Kristian (December 6, 2008). "Rosters announced for the LNBP All Star Game". eurobasket.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

External links

2008–09 LNBP season on Latinbasket.com

[1] "PUNTOS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[2] "REBOTES". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[3] "ASISTENCIAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[4] "Rol de Juegos Temporada 2008–09". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[5] Santiago, Kristian (December 6, 2008). "Rosters announced for the LNBP All Star Game". eurobasket.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[6] "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

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