2019 CIBACOPA season

2019 CIBACOPA season
Season19
DatesMarch 27, 2019 – July 17, 2019
Teams9
Regular season
Top seedRayos de Hermosillo
Season MVPUnited States Jeremy Hollowell[1]
Finals
ChampionsRayos de Hermosillo
  Runners-upMantarrayas de La Paz
Finals MVPUnited States Jeremy Hollowell
Statistical leaders
Points United States Sammy Yeager 25.3
Rebounds United States Timajh Parker-Rivera 11.5
Assists United States Akeem Scott 5.4
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The 2019 CIBACOPA season was the 19th season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA), one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on March 27, 2019, and ended on July 17, 2019. The league title was won by Rayos de Hermosillo, who defeated first-year expansion team Mantarrayas de La Paz in the championship series, 4–3. It was the Rayos' third CIBACOPA title.

There was a total attendance of more than 220,000 on the season.[2]

Overview

Format

Nine teams participate, playing in one single group.[3] The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.

Changes from the previous season

Nine teams competed in this season.

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Locations of the 2019 CIBACOPA teams

Teams

Team City State Joined Season No.
Caballeros de Culiacán Culiacán Sinaloa
2001
16[8]
Gigantes de Jalisco Guadalajara Jalisco
2019
1
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Obregón Sonora
2016
4
Mantarrayas de La Paz La Paz Baja California Sur
2019
1
Ostioneros de Guaymas Guaymas Sonora
2009
11
Pioneros de Los Mochis Los Mochis Sinaloa
2001
19
Rayos de Hermosillo Hermosillo Sonora
2009
11
Tijuana Zonkeys Tijuana Baja California
2010
10
Venados de Mazatlán Mazatlán Sinaloa
2015
5

Draft

The 2019 CIBACOPA draft was held in February. Each team got three picks across three rounds.[9]

Round Pick # Team Player Position
1 1 Mantarrayas de La Paz Mexico Irwin Ávalos PF
1 2 Gigantes de Jalisco Mexico Jorge Casillas G/F
1 3 Ostioneros de Guaymas Mexico Alejandro Villanueva SF
1 4 Caballeros de Culiacán United StatesMexico Martín Samarco G
1 5 Pioneros de Los Mochis Mexico Juan Luis Ramírez G/F
1 6 Venados de Mazatlán Mexico José Valdez F
1 7 Rayos de Hermosillo Mexico Carlos Pérez F
1 8 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón United StatesMexico P.J. Reyes G/F
1 9 Tijuana Zonkeys Mexico Jorge Salcedo F
2 1 Mantarrayas de La Paz United States Tyrone White F
2 2 Gigantes de Jalisco United States Brandon Swannegan F
2 3 Ostioneros de Guaymas United States Brandon Provost G
2 4 Caballeros de Culiacán United States Sammy Yeager G
2 5 Pioneros de Los Mochis United StatesMexico Justin Ávalos G
2 6 Venados de Mazatlán United StatesMexico Eder Zuñiga SG
2 7 Rayos de Hermosillo United States Omar Richards F
2 8 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón United States Hameed Ali G
2 9 Tijuana Zonkeys Mexico Brandon Heredia G
3 1 Mantarrayas de La Paz United States Eder Herrera SG
3 2 Gigantes de Jalisco United States Jevonlean Hedgeman PF
3 3 Ostioneros de Guaymas Mexico Froylan Verdugo F
3 4 Caballeros de Culiacán United States Kevin Rogers PF
3 5 Pioneros de Los Mochis Mexico Brandon Reyna F
3 6 Venados de Mazatlán Mexico Jorge Eduardo Chávez F
3 7 Rayos de Hermosillo Mexico José Orbe SF
3 8 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Mexico Carlos Ramsés Suárez G
3 9 Tijuana Zonkeys United StatesMexico Stephen Soriano SF

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rayos de Hermosillo 34 23 11 2925 2758 +167 57 2019 CIBACOPA playoffs
2 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón 34 21 13 2976 2987 −11 55
3 Tijuana Zonkeys 34 16 18 2746 2773 −27 50
4 Caballeros de Culiacán 34 15 19 2978 2977 +1 49
5 Mantarrayas de La Paz 34 18 16 2973 2951 +22 52
6 Gigantes de Jalisco 34 18 16 2952 2859 +93 52
7 Pioneros de Los Mochis 34 15 19 2876 3024 −148 49
8 Ostioneros de Guaymas 34 13 21 2785 2796 −11 47
9 Venados de Mazatlán 34 14 20 2831 2903 −72 48
Source: CIBACOPA

Playoffs

Source[10]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Rayos de Hermosillo 4
8 Ostioneros de Guaymas 2
1 Rayos de Hermosillo 4
6 Gigantes de Jalisco 3
3 Tijuana Zonkeys 2
6 Gigantes de Jalisco 4
1 Rayos de Hermosillo 4
5 Mantarrayas de La Paz 3
4 Caballeros de Culiacán 1
5 Mantarrayas de La Paz 4
5 Mantarrayas de La Paz 4
2 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón 3
2 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón 4
7 Pioneros de Los Mochis 2


 2019 winners 
Rayos de Hermosillo
3rd title

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game United States Sammy Yeager Caballeros de Culiacán 25.3
Rebounds per game United States Timajh Parker-Rivera Halcones de Ciudad Obregón 11.5
Assists per game United StatesAkeem Scott Venados de Mazatlán 5.4
Steals per game United StatesAkeem Scott Venados de Mazatlán 2.8
Blocks per game United States John Mitchell Pioneros de Los Mochis 1.4
Fouls per game United States Nick Waddell Venados de Mazatlán 3.6
Minutes per game Dominican Republic Antonio Peña Mantarrayas de La Paz 36.4
FG% Mexico Fernando Benítez Ostioneros de Guaymas 58.1%
FT% Mexico Cezar Guerrero Rayos de Hermosillo 88.9%
3FG% Mexico Axel Duarte Halcones de Ciudad Obregón 48.7%

All-Star Game

The 2019 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played in Guadalajara, Jalisco, at the Domo del Code on May 11, 2019. The game was played between Zona Norte (teams from Baja California, Sonora, and northern Sinaloa) and Zona Sur (teams from Baja California Sur, Jalisco and southern Sinaloa).[11] Zona Norte won the game after three quarters 106–88, but a new format was established this year to reset the score for a fourth-quarter period that included a cash bonus for the winning team. Zona Sur won this final period 29–21. Hameed Ali and Tyrone White led all scorers with 26 points each, but Jordan Williams was named All-Star Game MVP with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.[12]

Cezar Guerrero won the three-point shootout while Jordan Williams won the dunk contest.[12]

Teams

References

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  8. ^ Caballeros de Culiacán joined in 2001 but did not field a team in 2005 and 2006, only to return in 2007 in the LNBP. They rejoined CIBACOPA in 2008.
  9. ^ "Histórico Draft del CIBACOPA" (in Spanish). cibacopa.org. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ 2019 season at Latinbasket.com
  11. ^ Mayo, Santiago (10 May 2019). "Jalisco listo para Juego de Estrellas de CIBACOPA" (in Spanish). meganoticias.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ a b Maldonado, Julio (12 May 2019). "Un éxito el juego de estrellas del Cibacopa edición 2019 celebrado en Jalisco" (in Spanish). revistasuperdeportivo.com.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link‍]