The 2022 LNBP season is the 22nd season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), the top level basketball league of Mexico. The season began on July 12 and ended on October 28, 2022 with Abejas de León got the championship sweep of 4–0 series win over Astros de Jalisco, giving Abejas their 1st Title.
This season features 10 teams. The format was changed since last season, since an overall table was used to determine the 8 teams that qualify for the playoffs (instead of using the East and West Districts).
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey were the defending champions but got eliminated in the Zone Molten Semifinal by Mineros de Zacatecas.
Teams Correcaminos UAT Victoria and Mineros de Zacatecas returned to the league. Panteras de Aguascalientes and Leñadores de Durango opted out of the season. TeamCoachCityArenaCapacityAbejas de León Pablo GarcíaLeón, GuanajuatoDomo de la Feria4,463Astros de Jalisco Sergio ValdeolmillosGuadalajara, JaliscoArena Astros3,509Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ángel FernándezCiudad Victoria, TamaulipasGimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria2,300Dorados de Chihuahua Sebastián GonzálezChihuahua, ChihuahuaGimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre9,162Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Nicolás CasalánguidaMonterrey, Nuevo LeónGimnasio Nuevo León Independiente5,000Halcones de Xalapa Eduardo TorresXalapa, VeracruzGimnasio de la USBI2,638Libertadores de Querétaro Miguel VolcanQuerétaro, QuerétaroAuditorio General José María Arteaga2,982Mineros de Zacatecas Pedro CarrilloZacatecas, ZacatecasGimnasio "Profesor Marcelino González"3,458Plateros de Fresnillo Juan José PidalFresnillo, ZacatecasGimnasio Solidaridad Municipal4,500Soles de Mexicali Iván DénizTijuana, Baja CaliforniaAuditorio PSF4,779
Regular season
Standings As of September 21, 2022.Tabla de Posiciones 2022 LNBP overall tableTeam120164186716432243622015517071628793532012817041679253242011917661682843152011917621793 -313162091117071691162972091117231729 -62982081216311669 -382892051516221710 -8825102041617301995 -26524
All-Star Game The 2022 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Guadalajara, Jalisco at the Arena Astros on 28 August 2022. Punto CHG defeated Molten by a score of 153–138. Astros de Jalisco player Brooks DeBisschop was named All-Star Game MVP after scoring 22 points.
Gary Ricks of the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey won the three-point shootout while Manny Hernández of the Libertadores de Querétaro won his second consecutive slam dunk contest title.
Teams
Punto CHG Vander Blue (Libertadores de Querétaro) Ken Brown (Plateros de Fresnillo) Brooks Debisschop (Astros de Jalisco) José Estrada (Halcones de Xalapa) Dwayne Morgan (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Aaron Pérez (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) Joshua Ramírez (Plateros de Fresnillo) Karim Rodríguez (Astros de Jalisco) Michael Smith (Abejas de León) Bo Spencer (Libertadores de Querétaro) Durrell Summers (Mineros de Zacatecas) Jordan Williams (Mineros de Zacatecas) Coaches: Sergio Valdeolmillos (Astros de Jalisco) and Iván Deniz (Soles de Mexicali)
Molten J. J. Avila (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Daniel Bejarano (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Javion Blake (Astros de Jalisco) Juan Brussino (Dorados de Chihuahua) Omar de Haro (Dorados de Chihuahua) Shaquille Johnson (Halcones de Xalapa) D.J. Laster (Soles de Mexicali) Jordan Loveridge (Astros de Jalisco) Tre McLean (Abejas de León) Gary Ricks (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) Donald Sims (Dorados de Chihuahua) Jordan Stevens (Correcaminos UAT Victoria Coaches: Sebastián González (Dorados de Chihuahua) and Nicolás Casalánguida (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey)
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Statistics
Individual statistical leaders As of September 21, 2022. CategoryPlayerTeam(s)StatisticPoints per gameDonald SimsDorados de Chihuahua24.3Rebounds per gameCameron ForteCorrecaminos UAT Victoria11.3Assists per gamePaul StollFuerza Regia de Monterrey5.75Steals per gameMichael JacksonCorrecaminos UAT Victoria2.4Blocks per gameAmir WilliamsHalcones de Xalapa2.0
Awards
National Most Valuable Player: Jorge Gutiérrez, Astros de Jalisco Foreign Most Valuable Player: Donald Sims, Dorados de Chihuahua Finals Most Valuable Player: Michael Smith, Abejas de León Rookie of the Year: Diego Willis, Libertadores de Querétaro Revelation of the Year: Moisés Andriassi, Soles de Mexicali Coach of the Year: Sergio Valdeolmillos, Astros de Jalisco
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