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.
| 2007−08 LNBP season | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 6, 2007 – March 13, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Halcones UV Xalapa | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Soles de Mexicali | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2006 2008–09 → | |||||||||||||
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
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 |
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 |
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
References
External links
- 2008 LNBP season on Latinbasket.com