2024 CIBACOPA season

10 teams participated in the 2024 season, playing in one single group.^[2] The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.

• The Ángeles de la Ciudad de México joined the league as an expansion team.^[3]
• The Frayles de Guasave returned to the league after a five-year hiatus, having last played in 2018.^[4]

Ángeles

Astros

Caballeros

Frayles

Halcones

Ostioneros

Pioneros

Rayos

Zonkeys

Venados

Locations of teams in 2024 CIBACOPA

Team	Head coach	Captain
Ángeles de la Ciudad de México	Gustavo Quintero	Luis Andriassi
Astros de Jalisco	Jorge Elorduy	Jerime Anderson
Caballeros de Culiacán	Bernardo Fitz-González	Michael Jackson
Frayles de Guasave	Lucas Zurita [es]	Michael Henry
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	Guillermo Narvarte	Tony Farmer
Ostioneros de Guaymas	Ben Sanders	Markel Crawford
Pioneros de Los Mochis	Derrick Alston	Anthony Johnson
Rayos de Hermosillo	Walter McCarty	Terrence Drisdom
Tijuana Zonkeys	Enrique Zúñiga	Joshua Webster
Venados de Mazatlán	Fernando Rivero	Eliseo Murrieta

The 2024 CIBACOPA draft was held on 17 January 2024.^[5] Each team received one pick in a single round, though three teams declined to select a player.^[5] The order of the draft was reverse order of finish in 2023 while the sole expansion team, the Ángeles de la Ciudad de México, received the first overall pick.^[5]

Round	Pick #	Team	Player	Position
1	1	Ángeles de la Ciudad de México	Luis Andriassi	G
1	2	Caballeros de Culiacán	Michael Jackson	G
1	3	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	Joshua Parker	G
1	4	Pioneros de Los Mochis	–	–
1	5	Venados de Mazatlán	Antonio Peña [es]	F
1	6	Ostioneros de Guaymas	Juan Luis Ramírez	G/F
1	7	Frayles de Guasave	–	–
1	8	Tijuana Zonkeys	Reynaldo García [es]	G
1	9	Rayos de Hermosillo	–	–
1	10	Astros de Jalisco	Isaac Gutiérrez	C

• On 23 November 2023, the Pioneros de Los Mochis fired head coach Guillermo Vecchio after two seasons with the team.^[6]
• On 29 November 2023, the Pioneros de Los Mochis hired Derrick Alston as their head coach.^[7]
• On 14 December 2023, the Caballeros de Culiacán hired Bernardo Fitz-González as their head coach.^[8]
• On 20 December 2023, the Halcones de Ciudad Obregón hired Guillermo Narvarte as their head coach.^[9]
• On 22 December 2023, the Venados de Mazatlán hired Fernando Rivero as their head coach.^[10]
• On 9 January 2024, the Tijuana Zonkeys hired Enrique Zúñiga as their head coach.^[11]
• On 3 February 2024, the Ostioneros de Guaymas hired Ben Sanders as their head coach.^[12]

• On 17 March 2024, the Caballeros de Culiacán fired Bernardo Fitz-González.^[13] Gerardo Álvarez was named the interim head coach.^[13]
• On 19 March 2024, the Caballeros de Culiacán hired Juan Manuel Nardini as their head coach.^[14]
• On 26 March 2024, the Venados de Mazatlán fired Fernando Rivero.^[15] Gaston Essengué and Leroy Davis, the team's assistant coaches, were named the interim head coaches.^[15]
• On 3 April 2024, the Venados hired Derrick Allen as their head coach.^[16]

• The Tijuana Zonkeys played the San Diego Sharks of The Basketball League (TBL) in the inaugural Border Bragging Rights Series – a cross-border home-and-home series – held on 10 and 17 February.^[17] The Zonkeys beat the Sharks, 102–88, in the first matchup at Mira Mesa High School in San Diego before beating the Sharks, 91–61, a week later at the Arena Zonkeys in Tijuana.^[18][19]
• The inaugural Copa de Básquetbol DIF Sinaloa was played from 19 to 20 February between the four teams from the state of Sinaloa: the Caballeros de Culiacán, the Frayles de Guasave, the Pioneros de Los Mochis, and the Venados de Mazatlán, with proceeds going to local wheelchair basketball teams.^[20][21] The Caballeros beat the Venados, 102–98, in their first matchup in Mazatlán, while the Venados earned an 86–81 victory over the Caballeros a day later in Culiacán.^[22][23] Notably, the latter was attended by the Governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya.^[24] Meanwhile, the Pioneros beat the Frayles, 94–92, in their first matchup in Guasave before beating the Frayles again, 91–71, a day later in Los Mochis.^[25][26]
• The second annual Copa Salsa Huichol was played from 22 to 24 February at the Mesón de los Deportes in Xalisco, Nayarit, with the six participating teams being the Ángeles de la Ciudad de México, the Astros de Jalisco, the Caballeros de Culiacán, the Frayles de Guasave, the Pioneros de Los Mochis, and the Venados de Mazatlán.^[27][28] The Ángeles beat the Astros, 85–70, in the championship final and Will Yoakum was named the tournament MVP.^[29]

The 2024 CIBACOPA playoffs were played between the top eight teams over three rounds from 23 May to 27 June. All rounds were a best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round.^[30] All rounds, including the CIBACOPA Finals, were in a 2–3–2 format with regards to hosting.^[30]

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Tony Farmer	Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	23.1
Rebounds per game	Torren Jones	Frayles de Guasave	10.9
Assists per game	Joshua Webster	Tijuana Zonkeys	9.0
Steals per game	Joshua Webster	Tijuana Zonkeys	2.1
Blocks per game	Raphiael Putney	Pioneros de Los Mochis	2.7
Minutes per game	Joshua Webster	Tijuana Zonkeys	35.9
FG%	Ruan Miranda	Venados de Mazatlán	57.0%
FT%	Michael Jackson	Caballeros de Culiacán	82.7%
3FG%	Moisés Andriassi	Astros de Jalisco	48.2%

Source: CIBACOPA

Source: CIBACOPA

Note: Playoff statistics are included

The 2024 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played on 20 April 2024 at Arena ITSON in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora.^[32] Zona Sur defeated Zona Norte, 150–145, with Jordan Allen earning All-Star Game MVP honors after recording 31 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists for the losing team.^[33]

Jordan Allen won the three-point shootout while Alonzo Stafford won the slam dunk contest. Additionally, pop singer Aleks Syntek closed the event with a live performance as part of his 3Decadas Tour.^[34]

Zona Norte Player Team Jordan Allen Pioneros de Los Mochis Arinze Chidom Tijuana Zonkeys Jorge Camacho[c] Rayos de Hermosillo Markel Crawford Ostioneros de Guaymas Tanksley Efianayi Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Tony Farmer Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Jahvon Henry-Blair Ostioneros de Guaymas Jimond Ivey Rayos de Hermosillo Tomas Nuño Halcones de Ciudad Obregón Duby Okeke[d] Tijuana Zonkeys Raphiael Putney Pioneros de Los Mochis Joel Reynoso Tijuana Zonkeys Joshua Webster[e] Tijuana Zonkeys Diego Willis[f] Rayos de Hermosillo Coaches: Guillermo Narvarte (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón) Enrique Zúñiga (Tijuana Zonkeys)

Zona Sur Player Team Luis Andriassi Ángeles de la Ciudad de México Kavell Bigby-Williams Astros de Jalisco Michael Bryson Astros de Jalisco DaQuan Bracey Ángeles de la Ciudad de México Michael Henry Frayles de Guasave Michael Jackson Caballeros de Culiacán José Miguel Martínez Caballeros de Culiacán Nana Opoku Ángeles de la Ciudad de México Jorge de la Serna Astros de Jalisco David Sloan Frayles de Guasave Alonzo Stafford Venados de Mazatlán Robert Whitfield Venados de Mazatlán Coaches: Jorge Elorduy (Astros de Jalisco) Gustavo Quintero (Ángeles de la Ciudad de México)

• On 2 March 2024, Jordan Allen of the Pioneros de Los Mochis set the league record for most three-pointers made in a game by making 13 (out of 20) in a 98–90 win over the Ángeles de la Ciudad de México.^[37]
• On 12 April 2024, Wesley Saunders of the Ostioneros de Guaymas recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 104–90 win over the Astros de Jalisco.
• On 13 April 2024, Joshua Webster of the Tijuana Zonkeys recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 102–90 win over the Rayos de Hermosillo.^[38]
• On 17 May 2024, Jeff Ledbetter of the Venados de Mazatlán tied the league record for most three-pointers made in a game by making 13 (out of 18) in a 124–122 loss to the Frayles de Guasave.^[39][40]
• On 22 June 2024, Jeff Ledbetter of the Venados de Mazatlán recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 96–75 win over the Astros de Jalisco in Game 1 of the CIBACOPA finals.^[41]