2019 CIBACOPA season
| 2019 CIBACOPA season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 19 | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| Dates | March 27, 2019 – July 17, 2019 | |||||||||
| Final positions | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Rayos de Hermosillo | |||||||||
| Champions | Rayos de Hermosillo | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Mantarrayas de La Paz | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Jeremy Hollowell | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The 2019 CIBACOPA 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.[1]
Overview[]
Format[]
Nine teams participate, playing in one single group.[2] 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.
- Mantarrayas de La Paz joined the league as an expansion team.[3]
- and left the league.[4][5]
- Frayles de Guasave relocated to Guadalajara and became the .[4][6]
- Náuticos de Mazatlán changed their name to .[4]
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Locations of the 2019 CIBACOPA teamsTeams[]
| Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | ||
| Guadalajara | Jalisco | |||
| Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | ||
| Mantarrayas de La Paz | La Paz | Baja California Sur | ||
| Guaymas | Sonora | |||
| Pioneros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis | Sinaloa | ||
| Rayos de Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Sonora | ||
| Tijuana Zonkeys | Tijuana | Baja California | ||
| Mazatlán | Sinaloa |
Draft[]
The 2019 CIBACOPA draft was held in February. Each team got three picks across three rounds.[8]
| Round | Pick # | Team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mantarrayas de La Paz |  Irwin Ávalos |
PF |
| 1 | 2 | Jorge Casillas |
G/F | |
| 1 | 3 | Alejandro Villanueva |
SF | |
| 1 | 4 | Caballeros de Culiacán | Martín Samarco |
G |
| 1 | 5 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | Juan Luis Ramírez |
G/F |
| 1 | 6 | José Valdez |
F | |
| 1 | 7 | Rayos de Hermosillo | Carlos Pérez |
F |
| 1 | 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | P.J. Reyes |
G/F |
| 1 | 9 | Tijuana Zonkeys | Jorge Salcedo |
F |
| 2 | 1 | Mantarrayas de La Paz | Tyrone White |
F |
| 2 | 2 | Brandon Swannegan |
F | |
| 2 | 3 | Brandon Provost |
G | |
| 2 | 4 | Caballeros de Culiacán | Sammy Yeager |
G |
| 2 | 5 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | Justin Ávalos |
G |
| 2 | 6 | Eder Zuñiga |
SG | |
| 2 | 7 | Rayos de Hermosillo | Omar Richards |
F |
| 2 | 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Hameed Ali |
G |
| 2 | 9 | Tijuana Zonkeys | Brandon Heredia |
G |
| 3 | 1 | Mantarrayas de La Paz | Eder Herrera |
SG |
| 3 | 2 | Jevonlean Hedgeman |
PF | |
| 3 | 3 | Froylan Verdugo |
F | |
| 3 | 4 | Caballeros de Culiacán | Kevin Rogers |
PF |
| 3 | 5 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | Brandon Reyna |
F |
| 3 | 6 | Jorge Eduardo Chávez |
F | |
| 3 | 7 | Rayos de Hermosillo | José Orbe |
SF |
| 3 | 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Carlos Ramsés Suárez |
G |
| 3 | 9 | Tijuana Zonkeys | 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 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2952 | 2859 | +93 | 52 | ||
| 7 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2876 | 3024 | −148 | 49 | |
| 8 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2785 | 2796 | −11 | 47 | ||
| 9 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2831 | 2903 | −72 | 48 |
Source: CIBACOPA
Playoffs[]
Source[9]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rayos de Hermosillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Rayos de Hermosillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Tijuana Zonkeys | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 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 |
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| Rayos de Hermosillo 3rd title |
Statistics[]
Individual statistic leaders[]
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Sammy Yeager |
Caballeros de Culiacán | 25.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Timajh Parker-Rivera |
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | 11.5 |
| Assists per game | Akeem Scott |
5.4 | |
| Steals per game | Akeem Scott |
2.8 | |
| Blocks per game | John Mitchell |
Pioneros de Los Mochis | 1.4 |
| Fouls per game | Nick Waddell |
3.6 | |
| Minutes per game |  Antonio Peña |
Mantarrayas de La Paz | 36.4 |
| FG% | Fernando Benítez |
58.1% | |
| FT% | Cezar Guerrero |
Rayos de Hermosillo | 88.9% |
| 3FG% | 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).[10] 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.[11]
Cezar Guerrero won the three-point shootout while Jordan Williams won the dunk contest.[11]
Teams[]
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References[]
- ^ "Cibacopa, la liga profesional número uno del noroeste". Bien Informado (in Spanish). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Equipos" (in Spanish). cibacopa.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "CIBACOPA se expande para el 2019" (in Spanish). cibacopa.org. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rayos, Ostioneros y Halcones reclaman protagonismo en Cibacopa" (in Spanish). gradanorte.mx. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "La Garra Cañera fuera del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). lineadirectaportal.com. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sainz Gaxiola, Humberto (19 January 2019). "También se le va a Guasave el Cibacopa" (in Spanish). El Sol de Sinaloa. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Histórico Draft del CIBACOPA" (in Spanish). cibacopa.org. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ 2019 season at Latinbasket.com
- ^ Mayo, Santiago (10 May 2019). "Jalisco listo para Juego de Estrellas de CIBACOPA" (in Spanish). meganoticias.mx. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- CIBACOPA official standings
- 2019 season on Latinbasket.com
Categories:
- CIBACOPA seasons
- 2018–19 in Mexican basketball by league
- 2019–20 in Mexican basketball by league