The 2019 CIBACOPA season 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.
Overview
Format Nine teams participate, playing in one single group. 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. Águilas Doradas de Durango and Garra Cañera de Navolato left the league. Frayles de Guasave relocated to Guadalajara and became the Gigantes de Jalisco. Náuticos de Mazatlán changed their name to Venados de Mazatlán.
Teams
Team City State Joined Season No.Caballeros de CuliacánCuliacánSinaloaGigantes de JaliscoGuadalajaraJaliscoHalcones de Ciudad ObregónCiudad ObregónSonoraMantarrayas de La PazLa PazBaja California SurOstioneros de GuaymasGuaymasSonoraPioneros de Los MochisLos MochisSinaloaRayos de HermosilloHermosilloSonoraTijuana ZonkeysTijuanaBaja CaliforniaVenados de MazatlánMazatlánSinaloa
Draft The 2019 CIBACOPA draft was held in February. Each team got three picks across three rounds. Round Pick # Team Player Position1 1 Mantarrayas de La Paz Irwin Ávalos PF1 2 Gigantes de Jalisco Jorge Casillas G/F1 3 Ostioneros de Guaymas Alejandro Villanueva SF1 4 Caballeros de Culiacán Martín Samarco G1 5 Pioneros de Los Mochis Juan Luis Ramírez G/F1 6 Venados de Mazatlán José Valdez F1 7 Rayos de Hermosillo Carlos Pérez F1 8 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón P.J. Reyes G/F1 9 Tijuana Zonkeys Jorge Salcedo F2 1 Mantarrayas de La Paz Tyrone White F2 2 Gigantes de Jalisco Brandon Swannegan F2 3 Ostioneros de Guaymas Brandon Provost G2 4 Caballeros de Culiacán Sammy Yeager G2 5 Pioneros de Los Mochis Justin Ávalos G2 6 Venados de Mazatlán Eder Zuñiga SG2 7 Rayos de Hermosillo Omar Richards F2 8 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Hameed Ali G2 9 Tijuana Zonkeys Brandon Heredia G3 1 Mantarrayas de La Paz Eder Herrera SG3 2 Gigantes de Jalisco Jevonlean Hedgeman PF3 3 Ostioneros de Guaymas Froylan Verdugo F3 4 Caballeros de Culiacán Kevin Rogers PF3 5 Pioneros de Los Mochis Brandon Reyna F3 6 Venados de Mazatlán Jorge Eduardo Chávez F3 7 Rayos de Hermosillo José Orbe SF3 8 Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Carlos Ramsés Suárez G3 9 Tijuana Zonkeys Stephen Soriano SF
Regular season
Playoffs Source2019 season at Latinbasket.com
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 Venados de Mazatlán 5.4 Steals per game Akeem Scott Venados de Mazatlán 2.8 Blocks per game John Mitchell Pioneros de Los Mochis 1.4 Fouls per game Nick Waddell Venados de Mazatlán 3.6 Minutes per game Antonio Peña Mantarrayas de La Paz 36.4 FG% Fernando Benítez Ostioneros de Guaymas 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). 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.
Cezar Guerrero won the three-point shootout while Jordan Williams won the dunk contest.
Teams
Zona Norte Hameed Ali (Ostioneros de Guaymas) Mychal Ammons (Tijuana Zonkeys) Juan Baldenebro (Pioneros de Los Mochis) Ray Barreno (Ostioneros de Guaymas) José Estrada (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón) Anthony Glover Jr. (Pioneros de Los Mochis) Cezar Guerrero (Rayos de Hermosillo) Jeremy Hollowell (Rayos de Sonora) César Martín del Campo (Tijuana Zonkeys) Timajh Parker-Rivera (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón) Devonta Pollard (Pioneros de Los Mochis) Karim Rodríguez (Tijuana Zonkeys) Coaches: James Penny (Tijuana Zonkeys) and Pedro Carrillo (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón)
Zona Sur Irwin Ávalos (Mantarrayas de La Paz) Barry Chinedu (Caballeros de Culiacán) Obinna Oleka (Gigantes de Jalisco) Antonio Peña (Mantarrayas de La Paz) Joshua Ramírez (Venados de Mazatlán) Leonardo Sanchez (Gigantes de Jalisco) Akeem Scott (Venados de Mazatlán) Arim Solares (Gigantes de Jalisco) Nick Waddell (Venados de Mazatlán) Tyrone White (Mantarrayas de La Paz) Jordan Williams (Gigantes de Jalisco) Sammy Yeager (Caballeros de Culiacán) Coaches: Andrés Contreras (Caballeros de Culiacán) and Jeff Moore (Gigantes de Jalisco)
References
External links CIBACOPA official standings 2019 season on Latinbasket.com