2007–08 LNBP season

2007−08 LNBP season
Season	8
Dates	September 6, 2007 – March 13, 2008
Teams	24
Finals
Champions	Halcones UV Xalapa
Runners-up	Soles de Mexicali
Statistical leaders
Points Kenya Capers[1] 1034 Rebounds Ramel Allen[2] 563 Assists Dallas Logan[3] 292 Efficiency Dallas Logan[4] 1083
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The 2007–08 LNBP was the 8th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. The regular season began September 6, 2007 and ended on January 19, 2008. The playoffs ended on March 13, 2008. The league title was won by Halcones UV Xalapa, which defeated Soles de Mexicali in the championship series, 4–3.

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	8
Ángeles de Puebla	Puebla	Puebla	2007–08	1
Bravos de Piedras Negras	Piedras Negras	Coahuila	2007–08	1
Bucaneros de Campeche	Campeche City	Campeche	2006	2
Caballeros de Culiacán	Culiacán	Sinaloa	2007–08	1
Correcaminos UAT Victoria	Ciudad Victoria	Tamaulipas	2000	8
Dorados de Chihuahua	Chihuahua City	Chihuahua	2000	3[5]
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey	Monterrey	Nuevo León	2001	7
Galgos de Tijuana	Tijuana	Baja California	2005	3
Guerreros de Morelia	Morelia	Michoacán	2006	2
Halcones UV Córdoba	Córdoba	Veracruz	2007–08	1
Halcones UV Veracruz	Veracruz	Veracruz	2005	3
Halcones UV Xalapa	Xalapa	Veracruz	2003	5
Lechugueros de León	León	Guanajuato	2004	4
Lobos de la UAdeC	Saltillo	Coahuila	2001	7
Lobos Grises de la UAD	Durango City	Durango	2005	3
Mayas de Yucatán	Mérida	Yucatán	2006	2
Panteras de Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes City	Aguascalientes	2003	5
Pioneros de Quintana Roo	Cancún	Quintana Roo	2006	2
Santos Reales de San Luis	San Luis Potosí City	San Luis Potosí	2003	5
Soles de Mexicali	Mexicali	Baja California	2005	3
Tecos de la UAG	Guadalajara	Jalisco	2001	6[6]
Unión Zacatecas	Zacatecas City	Zacatecas	2007–08	1
Venados de Nuevo Laredo	Nuevo Laredo	Tamaulipas	2007–08	1

Regular season

Zona Norte standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lobos Grises de la UAD	48	37	11	4499	3998	+501	85	2007–08 LNBP playoffs
2	Fuerza Regia de Monterrey	48	33	15	4308	4122	+186	81
3	Soles de Mexicali	47	33	14	3834	3683	+151	80
4	Santos Reales de San Luis	48	31	17	4292	3941	+351	79
5	Correcaminos UAT Victoria	48	29	19	4131	4072	+59	77
6	Dorados de Chihuahua	48	27	21	4110	3931	+179	75
7	Galgos de Tijuana	48	27	21	3971	3933	+38	75
8	Algodoneros de la Comarca	48	26	22	4200	4166	+34	74
9	Unión Zacatecas	48	20	28	4132	4243	−111	68
10	Lobos de la UAdeC	48	15	33	4188	4409	−221	63
11	Venados de Nuevo Laredo	48	12	36	3779	4185	−406	60
12	Bravos de Piedras Negras	48	11	37	4105	4433	−328	59

Source: lnbp.com.mx

Zona Sur standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Halcones UV Xalapa	48	41	7	4660	4067	+593	89	2007–08 LNBP playoffs
2	Halcones UV Córdoba	48	31	17	4674	4407	+267	79
3	Tecos de la UAG	48	30	18	4017	3768	+249	78
4	Halcones UV Veracruz	48	25	23	4031	3996	+35	73
5	Pioneros de Quintana Roo	48	24	24	3881	3896	−15	72
6	Caballeros de Culiacán	48	23	25	4187	4184	+3	71
7	Lechugueros de León	47	23	24	3874	3841	+33	70
8	Panteras de Aguascalientes	48	22	26	3946	4132	−186	70
9	Bucaneros de Campeche	48	21	27	3957	3985	−28	69
10	Mayas de Yucatán	48	18	30	3996	4173	−177	66
11	Ángeles de Puebla	48	13	35	4003	4250	−247	61
12	Guerreros de Morelia	48	1	47	1696	2616	−920	49

Source: lnbp.com.mx

Playoffs

Source[7]

	First round					Second round					Zone Finals					Final
	1	Lobos Grises	3
	8	Algodoneros	2
						1	Lobos Grises	2
						4	Santos Reales	3
	4	Santos Reales	3
	5	Correcaminos	0
											4	Santos Reales	0
											3	Soles	4
	2	Fuerza Regia	3
	7	Galgos	2
						2	Fuerza Regia	1
						3	Soles	3
	3	Soles	3
	6	Dorados	1
																3	Soles	3
																1	Halcones Xal	4
	1	Halcones Xal.	3
	8	Panteras	1
						1	Halcones Xal	3
						4	Halcones Rojos	1
	4	Halcones Rojos	3
	5	Pioneros	1
											1	Halcones Xal	4
											2	Halcones Cor	1
	2	Halcones Cor	3
	7	Lechugeros	0
						2	Halcones Cor	3
						3	Tecolotes	1
	3	Tecolotes	3
	6	Caballeros	2

All-Star Game

The 2007 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Nuevo Laredo on December 10, 2007, at 21:00 and was broadcast by TVC Deportes.[8] The game was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur, with no distinction between foreign and Mexican players.[9] Zona Norte won, 123–113, in front of an attendance of 1,800 people.[10]

Teams

Zona Norte Ramel Allen (Santos Reales de San Luis) Kenya Capers (Unión Zacatecas) Leroy Hickerson (Galgos de Tijuana) Robert Hornsby (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Horacio Llamas (Soles de Mexicali) Richard López (Soles de Mexicali) Karim Malpica (Algodoneros de la Comarca) Sergio Sánchez (Lobos de la UAdeC) Alex Sanders (Venados de Nuevo Laredo) Arim Solares (Santos Reales de San Luis) Stephen Soriano (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Antoine Stockman (Venados de Nuevo Laredo) Larry Taylor (Lobos Grises de la UAD) Coaches: Lewis LaSalle Taylor (Lobos Grises de la UAD) and Daniel Óscar Frola (Santos Reales de San Luis)

Zona Sur Harold Arceneaux (Lechugueros de León) Raymundo Castillo (Tecos de la UAG) Devon Ford (Panteras de Aguascalientes) Alonso Izaguirre (Halcones UV Veracruz) Dallas Logan (Halcones UV Córdoba) Nakiea Miller (Bucaneros de Campeche) Adam Parada (Tecos de la UAG) Cedric Patton (Caballeros de Culiacán) Galen Robinson (Pioneros de Quintana Roo) Hernán Salcedo (Ángeles de Puebla) Enrique Zúñiga (Lechugueros de León) Coaches: Ángel González (Halcones UV Córdoba) and Alberto Espasandín (Tecos de la UAG)

References

1. "PUNTOS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
2. "REBOTES". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
3. "ASISTENCIAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
4. "CREDITOS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
5. Dorados de Chihuahua joined in 2000 but did not play in the 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons.
6. Tecos de la UAG joined in 2001 but did not play in the 2006 season.
7. "Rol de Juegos Temporada 2007-08". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
8. "Y LOS CONVOCADOS SON…". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). December 7, 2007. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
9. Martínez Silva, Claudio (December 9, 2007). "Nuevamente no le alcanza a Algodoneros". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
10. "SE LUCEN LAS ESTRELLAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

External links

• 2008 LNBP season on Latinbasket.com