2004 LNBP season

2004 LNBP season
Season5
DatesJuly 1, 2004 – December 8, 2004
Teams20
Finals
ChampionsSantos Reales de San Luis
Runners-upHalcones UV Xalapa
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The 2004 LNBP was the 5th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on July 1, 2004 and ended on December 8, 2004.[1] The league title was won by Santos Reales de San Luis, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–2.

Format

20 teams participate.[2] The teams are divided in 2 groups of 10 teams each, called Zonas (zones): Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sur (South). The first 8 teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7).[3] The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions).[3]

Teams

TeamCityStateJoinedSeason No.
Algodoneros de la ComarcaTorreónCoahuila
2000
5
Barreteros de ZacatecasZacatecas CityZacatecas
2003
2
Cometas de QuerétaroQuerétaro CityQuerétaro
2003
2
Coras de la UANTepicNayarit
2004
1
Correcaminos UAT MatamorosMatamorosTamaulipas
2000
5
Correcaminos UAT TampicoTampicoTamaulipas
2000
2[4]
Correcaminos UAT VictoriaCiudad VictoriaTamaulipas
2000
5
Fuerza Regia de MonterreyMonterreyNuevo León
2001
4
Gambusinos de FresnilloFresnilloZacatecas
2002
3
Garzas de Plata de la UAEHPachucaHidalgo
2000
3[5]
Halcones UV XalapaXalapaVeracruz
2003
2
Lechugueros de LeónLeónGuanajuato
2004
1
Leñadores de DurangoDurango CityDurango
2002
3
Lobos de la UAdeCSaltilloCoahuila
2001
4
Lobos Plateados de la BUAPPueblaPuebla
2004
1
La Ola Roja del Distrito FederalMexico CityDistrito Federal
2000
5
Panteras de AguascalientesAguascalientes CityAguascalientes
2003
2
Santos Reales de San LuisSan Luis Potosí CitySan Luis Potosí
2003
2
Tecos de la UAGGuadalajaraJalisco
2001
4
Tuberos de ColimaColima CityColima
2002
3

Regular season

Zona Norte standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Santos Reales de San Luis4032839603448+512722004 LNBP playoffs
2Fuerza Regia de Monterrey40291140393776+26369
3Barreteros de Zacatecas40271339963846+15067
4Lobos de la UAdeC40241640023907+9564
5Correcaminos UAT Victoria40202037623717+4560
6Algodoneros de la Comarca40172338703888−1857
7Correcaminos UAT Matamoros40172337803910−13057
8Gambusinos de Fresnillo40162438263905−7956
9Correcaminos UAT Tampico4063433673908−54146
10Leñadores de Durango4033733534380−102743
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Zona Sur standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Halcones UV Xalapa4036441823615+567762004 LNBP playoffs
2Panteras de Aguascalientes40281238953663+23268
3Lechugueros de León40261438713449+42266
4La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal40241639123682+23064
5Tecos de la UAG40211940363751+28561
6Cometas de Querétaro40211937243557+16761
7Tuberos de Colima40162436483898−25056
8Coras de la UAN40132736673932−26553
9Garzas de Plata de la UAEH40162437823975−19356
10Lobos Plateados de la BUAP4083234563921−46548
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Note: The LNBP website calculates 51 points for Garzas de Plata de la UAEH, thus ranking the team below Coras de la UAN.

Playoffs

Source[6]

First roundZone SemifinalsZone FinalsFinal
            
N1Santos Reales3
N8Gambusinos0
N1Santos Reales3
N4Lobos de la UAdeC2
N4Lobos de la UAdeC3
N5UAT Victoria0
N1Santos Reales4
N2Fuerza Regia3
N2Fuerza Regia3
N7UAT Matamoros1
N2Fuerza Regia4
N3Barreteros3
N3Barreteros3
N6Algodoneros0
N1Santos Reales4
S1Halcones UV2
S1Halcones UV3
S8Coras UAN0
S1Halcones UV4
S4La Ola3
S4La Ola3
S5Tecos UAG2
S1Halcones UV4
S3Lechugueros3
S2Panteras3
S7Tuberos1
S2Panteras0
S3Lechugueros4
S3Lechugueros3
S6Cometas1

Copa Independencia

The first edition of the Copa Independencia, a tournament that took place in September, was played between the 8 best ranked teams at the end of the first part of the season.[7] The tournament was won by Lobos de la UAdeC, which defeated Lechugueros de León, 94–88 in the final game played at Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón in Aguascalientes.[8]

Quarterfinals

  • September 5: Lecugueros de León 103, Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 92
  • September 5: Halcones UV Xalapa 96, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 83
  • September 6: Santos Reales de San Luis 105, Cometas de Querétaro 101
  • September 6: Lobos de la UAdeC 129, Panteras de Aguascalientes 117 (2OT)

Semifinals

  • September 7: Lechugueros de León 102, Santos Reales de San Luis 89
  • September 7: Lobos de la UAdeC 122, Halcones UV Xalapa 116

Final

September 8, 2004
20:30
Boxscore
Lobos de la UAdeC 94, Lechugueros de León 88
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 32–22, 19–27, 13–16
Pts: Cedric Patton 24
Rebs: James Penny 11
Asts: Enrique Zúñiga 6		Pts: Jason McCutcheon 27
Rebs: Jason McCutcheon 12
Asts: 2 players 5
Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón, Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes

All-Star Game

The 2004 LNBP All-Star Game was played in San Luis Potosí at the Auditorio Miguel Barragán on August 31, 2004. The game was played between a team of Mexican players (Mexicanos) and a team of foreign players (Extranjeros). The Mexican won, 111–106.[9]

Teams

References

  1. ^ "Calendario". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 10, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Equipos y Sedes". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Play Offs". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Correcaminos UAT Tampico joined in 2000 but did not play in the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons.
  5. ^ Garzas de Plata de la UAEH joined in 2000, but did not play in the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
  6. ^ "Tabla Playoff". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "RESULTADOS DEL JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "LOBOS DE LA UA DE C GRAN CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA INDEPENDENCIA DE LA LNBP 2004". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 26, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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