Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Panama)

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LPB Panama
LPB Panama logo.png
Founded3 June 2015; 6 years ago (2015-06-03)
First season2015
Country Panama
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams7
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)BCL Americas
Current championsCaballos de Coclé (4th title)
(2021)
Most championshipsCorrecaminos de Colón (4 titles)
Websitelpbpanama.com

The Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB), also known as the LPB Panama,[1] is the top professional basketball league in Panama.[2] The league was formed in 2015 by six clubs. Correcaminos de Colón has been the most successful team in the league with four won championships.

Currently, the league consists of 7 teams.

History[]

The Roberto Duran Arena hosts the finals

The league was established on June 3, 2015 by the Federación Panameña de Baloncesto (FEPABA).[3] Six newly established clubs entered the inaugural season of the league. The first game was played on October 2, 2015, between the and the Caballos de Coclé. On December 15, 2015, the Correcaminos de Colón won the first-ever league title.[4]

In 2020, the league expanded to 7 teams with the entrance of .

Current teams[]

Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined
[a] Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2015
[b] Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2015
Caballos de Coclé Aguadulce, Coclé Municipal de Aguadulce 900 2015
Correcaminos de Colón Colón, Panama Arena Panamá Al Brown 3,000 2015
Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2020
Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2015
David, Chiriquí Gimnasio Escolar de David 2,015 2015
  1. ^ Known as Águilas de Río Abajo from 2015 to 2017.
  2. ^ Known as Halcones de Calle from 2015 to 2017.

Timeline[]

  • * – Indicates championship season

Finals[]

Season Champions Runners-up Score
2015 Correcaminos de Colón 74–71
2016 Correcaminos de Colón Caballos de Coclé 77–64
2017 Correcaminos de Colón Caballos de Coclé 71–67
2018 Correcaminos de Colón 73–64
2019 Caballos de Coclé Correcaminos de Colón 139–132
2020 Not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Correcaminos de Colón 3–0

Performance by team[]

Club Wins Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runners-up
Correcaminos de Colón 4 1 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 2018
Caballos de Coclé 1 2 2019 2016, 2017
1 – 2018 –
– 1 – 2015
– 1 – 2021

In international competitions[]

Teams for the LPB can qualify to play in pan-American competitions organised by FIBA. The champions from each season are eligible to play in the group phase of the BCL Americas, the successor of the FIBA Americas League.

Team Competition Seasons Best result
Correcaminos de Colón FIBA Americas League 2016, 2017 Quarterfinals (2017)
Caballos de Coclé BCL Americas 2021 Quarterfinals (2021)

Individual awards[]

MVP[]

Season Player Team Ref.
2015 Panama Correcaminos de Colón [5]
2016 Panama Ernesto Oglivie [6]
2017 Panama Joel Muñoz [7]
2020 Panama Josimar Ayarza Caballos de Coclé [8]
2021 Panama [9]

Statistical leaders[]

Points[]

Year Player Team PPG Ref.
2015 Panama Joel Muñoz 22.3 [10]
2016 Panama 24.8 [11]
2017 Panama Joel Muñoz 21.7 [12]
2018 United States Lovell Cook 19.3 [13]
2020 Puerto Rico 27.2 [14]
2021 Panama 20.6 [15]

Rebounds[]

Year Player Team RPG Ref.
2015 Panama Caballos de Coclé 11.7 [10]
2016 Panama Jaime Lloreda 11.7 [11]
2017 Panama Atlético Nacional 11.0 [12]
2018 Dominican Republic 14.1 [13]
2020 Dominican Republic 11.8 [14]
2021 Panama Jaime Lloreda Correcaminos de Colón 14.8 [15]

Assists[]

Year Player Team APG Ref.
2015 Panama Joel Muñoz 6.0 [10]
2016 Panama Joel Muñoz 7.1 [11]
2017 Panama Joel Muñoz 9.7 [12]
2018 Panama Joel Muñoz 7.3 [13]
2020 Panama Joel Muñoz 7.1 [14]
2021 Panama Joel Muñoz 7.1 [15]

References[]

  1. ^ "LPB Panama". Twitter. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ Baloncesto panameño tendrá su propia liga, El Siglo. 4 June 2015, retrieved 16 March 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Baloncesto panameño tendrá su propia liga". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Correcaminos de Colón, campeones de la LPB | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "El MVP 2015, Isaac St. Rose, los invita a apoyar a la Liga y a su equipo". Twitter. LPB Panama. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ^ "PANAMÁ: ERNESTO OGLIVIE, MVP DE LA LPB 2016". CANCHA LATINA (in Spanish). 19 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ^ Panamá, GESE-La Estrella de. "Joel Muñoz es el 'MVP' del baloncesto panameño". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Josimar Ayarza, de los Caballos de Coclé, elegido el Jugador Más Valioso de la temporada de la LPB | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Pablo Rivas MVP de la LPB 2021". Bitácora Deportiva (in Spanish). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "LPB Basketball 2015, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "LPB Basketball 2016, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "LPB Basketball 2017, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "LPB Basketball 2018, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "LPB Basketball 2020, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "LPB Basketball 2021, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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