The National Professional Basketball League (Spanish: Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams.

Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Jamario Moon, Dennis Rodman, Sun Mingming, Horacio Llamas and many others.

History

Foundation

In January 2000, some teams of CIMEBA (Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol), the national basketball league in Mexico at the time, exited the league, citing CIMEBA's financial difficulties, and decided to form a new league. On March 11, 2000 the league was founded in the city of Durango with 11 teams participating. These were the founding teams, with the respective city and state:

  • Algodoneros de la Comarca (Torreón, Coahuila)
  • Correcaminos Matamoros de la UAT (Matamoros, Tamaulipas)
  • Correcaminos Reynosa de la UAT (Reynosa, Tamaulipas)
  • Correcaminos Tampico de la UAT (Tampico, Tamaulipas)
  • Correcaminos Victoria de la UAT (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas)
  • Dorados de Chiuhuahua (Chihuahua, Chihuahua)
  • Garzas de Plata de la UAEH (Pachuca, Hidalgo)
  • Indios de la UACJ (Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua)
  • La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal (Mexico City, Distrito Federal)
  • Osos de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila)
  • Vaqueros de Agua Prieta (Agua Prieta, Sonora)

The first president was Modesto Robledo. The LNBP set out to support and develop professional basketball in Mexico. The first edition of the league started on August 7, 2000 and finished in December, with the regular season finishing on November 11 and the playoffs starting on November 14. The first game was played in Torreón between Algodoneros de Torreón and Dorados de Chihuahua at the Auditorio Municipal: Dorados won, 80–78. The league coexisted in its first seasons with CIMEBA.

墨西哥LNBP(Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional)是墨西哥最高级别的篮球联赛。该联赛成立于2000年,由12支球队组成,每个赛季都会进行常规赛和季后赛。墨西哥LNBP吸引了来自墨西哥以及其他国家的顶级篮球运动员参与竞争。

墨西哥LNBP的比赛水平高,竞争激烈。球队之间的对抗充满激情和紧张感,吸引了大量的篮球迷观看比赛。比赛场地通常是现代化的篮球馆,提供了良好的观赛体验。

墨西哥LNBP的比赛季节通常从十月开始,一直持续到次年的四月。常规赛期间,球队之间会进行多场比赛,争夺积分榜的前列。而季后赛则是最激动人心的阶段,顶级球队将争夺总冠军的荣誉。

墨西哥LNBP不仅仅是一项体育赛事,也是一个重要的社交活动。比赛期间,球迷们会聚集在一起,欢呼雀跃,为自己支持的球队加油助威。这也是一个展示墨西哥篮球文化和团结精神的机会。

墨西哥LNBP为墨西哥篮球运动的发展做出了重要贡献。通过提供高水平的比赛平台,培养了许多优秀的篮球运动员,并且吸引了更多的人参与到篮球运动中。

总之,墨西哥LNBP是墨西哥最重要的篮球赛事之一,它不仅展示了高水平的比赛,也传递了篮球的热情和团结精神。无论是球迷还是运动员,都能在这个赛事中感受到篮球的魅力和激情。