2019 CIBACOPA season
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| 2019 CIBACOPA season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 19 | |||||||||
| Dates | March 27, 2019 – July 17, 2019 | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Rayos de Hermosillo | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Jeremy Hollowell[1] | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Rayos de Hermosillo | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Mantarrayas de La Paz | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | Jeremy Hollowell | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2018 2020 → | ||||||||||
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.[2]
Format
Nine teams participate, playing in one single group.[3] 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.[4]
- Águilas Doradas de Durango and Garra Cañera de Navolato left the league.[5][6]
- Frayles de Guasave relocated to Guadalajara and became the Gigantes de Jalisco.[5][7]
- Náuticos de Mazatlán changed their name to Venados de Mazatlán.[5]
Teams
| Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caballeros de Culiacán | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 2001 |
16[8] |
| Gigantes de Jalisco | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 2019 |
1 |
| Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | 2016 |
4 |
| Mantarrayas de La Paz | La Paz | Baja California Sur | 2019 |
1 |
| Ostioneros de Guaymas | Guaymas | Sonora | 2009 |
11 |
| Pioneros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis | Sinaloa | 2001 |
19 |
| Rayos de Hermosillo | Hermosillo | Sonora | 2009 |
11 |
| Tijuana Zonkeys | Tijuana | Baja California | 2010 |
10 |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán | Sinaloa | 2015 |
5 |
Draft
The 2019 CIBACOPA draft was held in February. Each team got three picks across three rounds.[9]
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 | Gigantes de Jalisco | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2952 | 2859 | +93 | 52 | |
| 7 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2876 | 3024 | −148 | 49 | |
| 8 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2785 | 2796 | −11 | 47 | |
| 9 | Venados de Mazatlán | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2831 | 2903 | −72 | 48 |
Playoffs
Source[10]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rayos de Hermosillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rayos de Hermosillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Gigantes de Jalisco | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tijuana Zonkeys | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Gigantes de Jalisco | 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 |
|---|
| 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 | 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% |
