Liga Mexicana de Básquetbol CIBACOPA

Mexican Basketball League CIBACOPA
Current season, competition or edition:; 2026 CIBACOPA season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2001; 25 years ago
President	Rogelio Sánchez de la Vega
No. of teams	11
Country	Mexico
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent; champions	Astros de Jalisco; (4th title) ; (2026)
Most titles	Rayos de Hermosillo; (4 titles); Astros de Jalisco; (4 titles)
Broadcasters	Mexico; ESPN; Mega Sports; TVC Deportes; United States; beIN Sports;
Website	www.CIBACOPA.org

The Mexican Basketball League CIBACOPA (Spanish: Liga Mexicana de Básquetbol CIBACOPA or CIBACOPA), officially known as the Liga Mexicana de Básquetbol Caliente CIBACOPA for sponsorship reasons, is an eleven team basketball league based in Northwestern Mexico. The matches take place from February to May.

History

A league with the same name existed in the 1980s, and the second incarnation was founded in 2001. The charter members were Caballeros de Culiacán, Delfines de Mazatlán, Frayles de Guasave, Lobos Marinos de La Paz, Paisas de Los Cabos, and Pioneros de Los Mochis. Caballeros de Culiacán won the inaugural league title by defeating Delfines de Mazatlán four games to none in the finals.

The 2019 season saw a total attendance of more than 220,000.

The league celebrated its 20th season in 2020. A new franchise, Gallos de Aguascalientes, was set to join but were expelled before the season began.

Teams

Locations of the 2026 CIBACOPA teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Member Since	Head coach
Ángeles de la Ciudad de México	Benito Juárez, Mexico City	Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera	5,242	2024	Enrique Zúñiga
Astros de Jalisco	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Arena Astros	4,000	2022	Iván Déniz
Caballeros de Culiacán	Culiacán, Sinaloa	Polideportivo Juan S. Millán	1,800	2000	Mario Andriolo
Frayles de Guasave	Guasave, Sinaloa	Arena Salsa Huichol	1,500	2001	Arsalan Jamil
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	Ciudad Obregón, Sonora	Arena ITSON	3,500	2016	Manu Gelpi
Ostioneros de Guaymas	Guaymas, Sonora	Gimnasio Municipal de Guaymas	1,200	2008	Walter McCarty
Pioneros de Los Mochis	Los Mochis, Sinaloa	Centro de Usos Múltiples de Los Mochis	5,830	2000	Jhovanny García
Rayos de Hermosillo	Hermosillo, Sonora	Arena Sonora	3,500	2008	Jaime Fuentes (interim)
Toros Laguna	Torreón, Coahuila	Auditorio Municipal de Torreón	4,363	2026	Vacant
Venados de Mazatlán	Mazatlán, Sinaloa	Lobodome	3,000	2014	Eric Weissling
Zonkeys de Tijuana	Tijuana, Baja California	Arena Zonkeys	3,000	2010	Luis Flores

List of champions

Year	Champion	Series	Runner-up
2001	Caballeros de Culiacán	4–0	Delfines de Mazatlán
2002	Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón	4–3	Caballeros de Culiacán
2003	Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón	4–1	Soles de Hermosillo
2004	Frayles de Guasave	4–2	Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
2005	Fuerza Guinda de Nogales	4–2	Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
2006	Frayles de Guasave	4–1	Mineros de Cananea
2007	Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón	4–2	Vaqueros de Agua Prieta
2008	Lobos UAD Mazatlán	4–3	Frayles de Guasave
2009	Mineros de Cananea	4–2	Caballeros de Culiacán
2010	Caballeros de Culiacán	4–0	Mineros de Cananea
2011	Mineros de Cananea	4–0	Rayos de Hermosillo
2012	Rayos de Hermosillo	4–3	Ostioneros de Guaymas
2013	Rayos de Hermosillo	4–3	Garra Cañera de Navolato
2014	Tijuana Zonkeys	4–3	Caballeros de Culiacán
2015	Tijuana Zonkeys	4–3	Fuerza Guinda de Nogales
2016	Náuticos de Mazatlán	4–2	Rayos de Hermosillo
2017	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	4–2	Rayos de Hermosillo
2018	Tijuana Zonkeys	4–2	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2019	Rayos de Hermosillo	4–3	Mantarrayas de La Paz
2020	Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
2021	Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
2022	Astros de Jalisco	4–2	Rayos de Hermosillo
2023	Astros de Jalisco	4–2	Rayos de Hermosillo
2024	Rayos de Hermosillo	4–0	Astros de Jalisco
2025	Astros de Jalisco	4–3	Tijuana Zonkeys
2026	Astros de Jalisco	4–1	Frayles de Guasave

Championships

Teams that are no longer active are marked in italics.

Team	Champion	Runner-up	Year(s) won
Rayos de Hermosillo	4	3	2012, 2013, 2019, 2024
Astros de Jalisco	4	1	2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón	3	2	2002, 2003, 2007
Tijuana Zonkeys	3	1	2014, 2015, 2018
Caballeros de Culiacán	2	3	2001, 2010
Mineros de Cananea	2	2	2009, 2011
Frayles de Guasave	2	2	2004, 2006
Fuerza Guinda de Nogales	1	1	2005
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	1	1	2017
Lobos UAD de Mazatlán	1	0	2008
Náuticos de Mazatlán	1	0	2016
Delfines de Mazatlán	0	1
Soles de Hermosillo	0	1
Vaqueros de Agua Prieta	0	1
Ostioneros de Guaymas	0	1
Garra Cañera de Navolato	0	1
Mantarrayas de La Paz	0	1

Top-scorers

Year	Player	PPG	Team
2009	Letheal Cook	25.5	Mineros de Cananea
2010	Forrest Ray Fisher III	25.4	Bomberos de Mexicali
2011	Kevin Edward Sowell	30.8	Frayles de Guasave
2012	Devon Kobi Pearson	27.2	Pioneros de Los Mochis
2013	Kenny Jones	25.8	Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
2014	Justin Lee Watts	23.1	Mineros de Caborca
2015	Durrell Summers	22.9	Rayos de Hermosillo
2016	Steven Pledger	24.4	Vaqueros de Agua Prieta
2017	Sammuel Yeager	25.28	Frayles de Guasave
2018	Sammuel Yeager	24.96	Frayles de Guasave
2019	Sammuel Yeager (3)	25.3	Frayles de Guasave
2020	Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
2021	Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
2022	Jordan Stevens	24.0	Pioneros de Los Mochis
2023	Jordan Stevens (2)	26.4	Pioneros de Los Mochis
2024	Tony Farmer	23.7	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón
2025	Terrell Brown Jr.	24.0	Ángeles de la Ciudad de México

Players with most awards

Player	Awards	Years
Sammuel Yeager	3	2017, 2018, 2019
Jordan Stevens	2	2022, 2023

Former clubs

Águilas Doradas de Durango (2017–2018)
Calor de Mexicali (2007)
- Bomberos de Mexicali (2010–2011)
Cañeros Dorados de Navolato (2002–2006)
Colorados de San Luis (2007)
Coras de Tepic (2001–2002, 2009, 2012)
- Coras de Nayarit (2009–2010)
- Lagartos UAN Tepic (2011)
Delfines de Mazatlán (2001–2003)
- Tiburones de Mazatlán (2004–2007)
- Lobos UAD Mazatlán (2007–2015)
- Naúticos de Mazatlán (2015–2019)
Fuerza Guinda de Nogales (2003–2016)
Gallos de Aguascalientes (2020)
Garra Cañera de Navolato (2012–2018)
Gigantes de Jalisco (2018–2022)
Halcones de Guamúchil (2001–??)
Industriales de Mexicali
Lobos Marinos de La Paz (2001, 2003–2004)
- Mantarrayas de La Paz (2019–2022)
Marineros de Guaymas (2005–2006)
- Bucaneros de Guaymas (2007–2008)
Mineros de Cananea (2006–2013)
- Mineros de Caborca (2014–2015)
Mochomos de Guamúchil
Paisas de Cabo San Lucas (2001–2003)
Paskolas de Navojoa (2004–2008)
Pistones de Culiacán (2005)
Soles de Hermosillo (2003–2004)
Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón (2001–2013)
Vaqueros de Agua Prieta (2007–2009, 2016)

References

↑ includes ESPN 2
↑ includes TVC Deportes 2
↑ Motley, Gene (26 July 2018). "Former Chowan hoops player retires in style". The Roanoke-Chowan News Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
↑ González, Ángel (26 September 2018). "Expansión en Cibacopa". FRONTER.INFO (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Jorge Casanova Parra, de gran mérito en la organización y desarrollo del basquetbol". Revista Deportemas (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
1 2 "¿Quiénes somos? - Conoce más del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). CIBACOPA. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
1 2 "Cibacopa festeja su 20 aniversario". BasquetMex (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "Cibacopa, la liga profesional número uno del noroeste". Bien Informado (in Spanish). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ García, Jair (19 February 2020). "Los Gallos son expulsados del torneo Cibacopa 2020". El Sol del Centro (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
↑ "¿Quiénes somos? Conoce más del Cibacopa". cibacopa.org (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2020.
1 2 "CIBACOPA ends the 2020 season". www.latinbasket.com. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
↑ Sammuel Yeager - proballers.com
↑ Jordan Stevens - proballers.com

External links

League Profile at Eurobasket.com
CIBACOPA Seasons at
CIBACOPA Equipos at Equipos

[1] udes ESPN 2

[2] udes TVC Deportes 2

[3] Motley, Gene (26 July 2018). "Former Chowan hoops player retires in style". The Roanoke-Chowan News Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[4] González, Ángel (26 September 2018). "Expansión en Cibacopa". FRONTER.INFO (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[5] "Jorge Casanova Parra, de gran mérito en la organización y desarrollo del basquetbol". Revista Deportemas (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[about-6] 1 2 "¿Quiénes somos? - Conoce más del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). CIBACOPA. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[twenty-7] 1 2 "Cibacopa festeja su 20 aniversario". BasquetMex (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[8] "Cibacopa, la liga profesional número uno del noroeste". Bien Informado (in Spanish). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[9] García, Jair (19 February 2020). "Los Gallos son expulsados del torneo Cibacopa 2020". El Sol del Centro (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[10] "¿Quiénes somos? Conoce más del Cibacopa". cibacopa.org (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[auto-11] 1 2 "CIBACOPA ends the 2020 season". www.latinbasket.com. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-15.

[12] Sammuel Yeager - proballers.com

[13] Jordan Stevens - proballers.com

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Current teams	Ángeles de la Ciudad de México Astros de Jalisco Caballeros de Culiacán Frayles de Guasave Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Ostioneros de Guaymas Pioneros de Los Mochis Rayos de Hermosillo Tijuana Zonkeys Venados de Mazatlán
Former teams	Águilas Doradas de Durango Bomberos de Mexicali Bucaneros de Guaymas Calor de Mexicali Cañeros Dorados de Navolato Colorados de San Luis Coras de Nayarit Delfines de La Paz Delfines de Mazatlán Fuerza Guinda de Nogales Garra Cañera de Navolato Halcones de Guamúchil Industriales de Mexicali Lagartos UAN Tepic Lobos Marinos de La Paz Lobos UAD Mazatlán Mantarrayas de La Paz Marineros de Guaymas Mineros de Caborca Mineros de Cananea Mochomos de Guamúchil Naúticos de Mazatlán Paisas de Los Cabos Paskolas de Navojoa Pistones de Culiacán Soles de Hermosillo Tiburones de Mazatlán Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón Vaqueros de Agua Prieta
Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024

Current season, competition or edition: 2026 CIBACOPA season

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2001; 25 years ago (2001)
President	Rogelio Sánchez de la Vega
No. of teams	11
Country	Mexico
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champions	Astros de Jalisco (4th title) (2026)
Most titles	Rayos de Hermosillo (4 titles) Astros de Jalisco (4 titles)
Broadcasters	Mexico ESPN Mega Sports TVC Deportes United States beIN Sports
Website	www.CIBACOPA.org