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 ComarcaTorreónCoahuilaÁngeles de PueblaPueblaPueblaBarreteros de ZacatecasZacatecas CityZacatecasBravos de Piedras NegrasPiedras NegrasCoahuilaBucaneros de CampecheCampeche CityCampecheCorrecaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad VictoriaTamaulipasDorados de ChihuahuaChihuahua CityChihuahuaEstrellas Indebasquet del Distrito FederalMexico CityDistrito FederalFuerza Regia de MonterreyMonterreyNuevo LeónGalgos de TijuanaTijuanaBaja CaliforniaHalcones UV CórdobaCórdobaVeracruzHalcones UV VeracruzVeracruzVeracruzHalcones UV XalapaXalapaVeracruzLechugueros de LeónLeónGuanajuatoLobos de la UAdeCSaltilloCoahuilaLobos Grises de la UADDurango CityDurangoLoros de la Universidad de ColimaColima CityColimaPanteras de AguascalientesAguascalientes CityAguascalientesPioneros de Quintana RooCancúnQuintana RooPotros ITSON de ObregónCiudad ObregónSonoraSantos Reales de San LuisSan Luis Potosí CitySan Luis PotosíSoles de MexicaliMexicaliBaja CaliforniaTecos de la UAGGuadalajaraJaliscoVenados de Nuevo LaredoNuevo LaredoTamaulipas
Regular season Zona Norte standings
Zona Sur standings
Playoffs Source
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. Zona Sur won, 123–122.
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
External links 2008–09 LNBP season on Latinbasket.com