The 2017–18 LNBP season was the 18th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The regular season began on 20 October 2017 and ended on 2 March 2018. The playoffs began on 6 March and ended on 10 April 2018.
Teams Changes from last season The league expanded to 11 teams for the 2017–18 season with the additions of the Aguacateros de Michoacán, Mexico City Capitanes and Libertadores de Querétaro.
During the offseason, the Barreteros de Zacatecas were renamed the Mineros de Zacatecas. Garzas de Plata UAEH left the league and Indios de Ciudad Juárez announced they were sitting out the current season.
Venues and locations
TeamHome cityArena Capacity Abejas de León León Domo de la Feria4,590 Aguacateros de Michoacán Morelia Auditorio de Usos Múltiples de la UMSNH3,500 Mexico City Capitanes Mexico City Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera5,243 Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad Victoria Gimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria2,200 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente5,000 Libertadores de Querétaro Querétaro City Auditorio General Arteaga3,000 Mineros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City Gimnasio Profesor Marcelino González3,500 Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón3,000 Santos de San Luis San Luis Potosí City Auditorio Miguel Barragán3,972 Soles de Mexicali Mexicali Auditorio del Estado4,426 Toros de Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo Polyforum Dr. Rodolfo Torre Cantú5,224
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Regular season Standings
Playoffs * – Denotes overtime period
All-Star Weekend
The 2017 LNBP All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on December 3, 2017, in León, Guanajuato at the Domo de la Feria, home of the Abejas de Guanajuato.León, Anfitrión del Juego de Estrellas 2017 - 2018. It was the 20th edition of the event. The Mexicans won the game 163–136.GRAN FIESTA EN LEÓN.Brillan las “Estrellas” en León. The MVP of the game was Juan Toscano-Anderson, who scored 7 assists, the most ever scored by a player in an All-Star Game.Nacionales se llevan el Juego de Estrellas de la LNBP.
Location
There was a lot of speculation over the location of the game. Finally on October 12, Sergio Ganem, the league commissioner announced on a press conference that the chosen location was the Domo de la Feria in León, stating that the region deserved it because of its loyal fans. The commissioner of the LNBP, Sergio Ganem, considered that the All-Star Game will be a great event in a city like León, where basketball is important and in previous editions it had pronounced itself for being the venue. "It is a place that had already demanded in previous years through its president Alejandro Marcocchio the All-Star Game and I think it is a very wise decision to bring to León and Bajío the best basketball in Mexico," he said.
All-Star Game Coaches With the best record at the time, and also as an assistant coach in the National Team, Spaniard Ramón Díaz was selected as the coach for the Mexicans. The coach with the second best record, Iván Déniz, also Spanish, was selected as a coach for the foreigners.
Roster Each roster is selected by a voting process which occurs on social networking sites, such as Twitter, or Facebook, and players selected by the coach of each side, and is composed of 14 players for each team. The Mexicans were led by Lorenzo Mata, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Pedro Meza, Edgar Garibay, and Israel Gutierrez, which were selected to be in the starting lineup. Toscano would end up being the game's MVP for a 2nd consecutive year.
Meanwhile, the foreigners were led by their starters who were: Dominicans Juan Coronado, and Emmanuel Ándujar, Puerto Rican Jonathan Rodríguez, and Americans Reggie Larry and Eugene Phelps.
Mexico's reserves included Fernando Benítez, Raúl Bórquez, Cezar Guerrero, P. J. Reyes, Irwin Ávalos, Ray Barreno, Michael Lizárraga, Roberto Nelson, Jaron Martín.
Mexicans PlayerTeamIsrael GutiérrezAguacateros de MichoacánJuan Toscano-AndersonFuerza Regia de MonterreyLorenzo MataSoles de MexicaliPedro Meza Mexico City CapitanesEdgar GaribayAbejas de LeónFernando BenítezMexico City CapitanesRaúl BórquezLibertadores de QuerétaroCezar GuerreroCorrecaminos UAT VictoriaP. J. ReyesMineros de ZacatecasIrwin ÁvalosSantos de San LuisRay BarrenoPanteras de AguascalientesMichael LizárragaAbejas de LeónRoberto NelsonToros de Nuevo LaredoJaron MartínPanteras de Aguascalientes Coach: Iván Déniz (Soles de Mexicali) Assistant: Luis García (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Foreigners PlayerTeamJuan CoronadoAguacateros de MichoacánDenis ClementeFuerza Regia de MonterreyMark BordersSantos de San LuisEric McClellanMineros de ZacatecasSteven PledgerAbejas de LeónEmmanuel AndújarMexico City CapitanesJonathan RodríguezLibertadores de QuerétaroTerrance KingAbejas de LeónEugene PhelpsSoles de MexicaliKennedy Jones Jr.Correcaminos UAT VictoriaReginald LarryAbejas de LeónMichael GloverPanteras de Aguascalientes Coach: Ramón Díaz (Mexico City Capitanes) Assistant: Gustavo Pacheco (Aguacateros de Michoacán)
Three Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest The American Steven Pledger of the Abejas de León won the contest of Shots of 3, when prevailing to the Puerto Rican Isaac Sosa of the Panteras de Aguascalientes in the final round. While Juan Toscano-Anderson of Fuerza Regia de Monterrey won the contest of Clavadas, defeating in the last round the American Terrance King of the Abejas de León.
Game
Three Point Contestants Steven Pledger (Abejas) Justin Ávalos (Santos) Isaac Sosa (Panteras) Eder Zúñiga (Abejas) Emmanuel Andújar (Capitanes) Mark Borders (Santos) Slam Dunk Contestants Juan Toscano-Anderson (Fuerza Regia) P. J. Reyes (Mineros) Terrance King (Abejas)
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