The Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol, also known with the acronym CIMEBA, was a professional basketball league in Mexico. The first edition was the 1970–71 season, and it continued until the 2006–07 season, after which the league was discontinued. The league coexisted with the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) from 2000 to 2007, and with the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) from 2001 to 2007.

History CIMEBA was founded in 1970, with the first season being played between 1970 and 1971. The league held an annual All-Star Game. In November 1999 a selection of CIMEBA players named "CIMEBA All-Stars" toured the United States and played games against NCAA Division I college teams such as Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio, and Purdue.

In the late 1990s and the early 2000s, CIMEBA rules established a maximum number of 3 foreign players per team. In the early 2000s the league also organized another tournament, Conferencia de Básquetbol de Desarrollo CIMEBA (CIMEBA Development Basketball Conference), also known as COBADE, which was played at the same time as CIMEBA.

CIMEBA was the main basketball league in Mexico until the creation of the LNBP (2000) and the CIBACOPA (2001). In the early 2000s the league experienced financial difficulties. Some of the teams left for the LNBP, while others retired at mid-season. The last edition was the 2006–07 season, won by Guerreros de Chilpancingo. The last CIMEBA president was Agustín Villa.

List of champions SeasonChampion 1970–71 Lechugueros de León 1971–72 Santos de San Luis 1972–73 Lechugueros de León 1973 Panteras de Aguascalientes 1974 Panteras de Aguascalientes 1975 Dragones de Tijuana 1979 Leñadores de Durango 1980 Santos de San Luis 1981 Leñadores de Durango 1982 Dorados de Chihuahua 1983 Abejas de Tabasco 1984 Águilas del IMSS 1985 Dorados de Chihuahua 1986 Abejas de Puebla 1987 Abejas de Puebla 1988 Leñadores de Durango 1989 Leones Negros de la UdeG 1990 Dorados de Chihuahua 1990–91 Tecolotes de la UAG 1991–92 Indios de la UACJ 1992–93 Pioneros de Delicias 1993–94 Leñadores de Durango 1994–95 No data available 1995–96 Dorados de Chihuahua 1997–98 Santos de San Luis 1998–99 Correcaminos UAT Tampico 1999–00 Soles de Jalisco 2000–01 Soles de Jalisco 2001–02 Soles de Jalisco 2002–03 Mineros de Zacatecas 2003–04 Jaguares de Chiapas 2006–07 Guerreros de Chilpancingo

Championships TeamChampionshipsYear(s) won Leñadores de Durango 1979, 1981, 1988, 1994–95 Dorados de Chihuahua 1982, 1985, 1990, 1996 Santos de San Luis 1971–72, 1980, 1997–98 Soles de Jalisco 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02 Lechugueros de León 1970–71, 1972–73 Panteras de Aguascalientes 1973, 1974 Jaguares de Chiapas 2003–04 Abejas de Tabasco 1983 Águilas de IMSS 1984 Abejas de Puebla 1986 Leones Negros de la UdeG 1989 Tecolotes de la UAG 1990–91 Indios de la UACJ 1991–92 Pioneros de Delicias 1992–93 Mineros de Zacatecas 2002–03 Guerreros de Chilpancingo 2006–07

See also LNB CIBACOPA

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