The Circuito de Basquetbol del Noreste, "CIBANE" was a professional basketball league in Northeastern Mexico. CIBANE was founded in 2010 with 6 teams. The main purpose of this league is to give Mexican players the opportunity to showcase their talents, while maintaining a high level of basketball.[1] After low funds forced league officials to cancel the 2014 season, the league was indefinitely suspended in December of that year.[2]
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| CEO |  Harold Valenzuela |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Madereros de Durango |
| Official website | www.cibane.org |
Rules
editThere are some specific rules to ensure that Mexican players have the opportunity to play, like allowing only two non-Mexican born players per team.[3] Some other rules are having a trade deadline so the league stays competitive until the end of the season, finally, the CIBANE league has applied a hard salary cap to maintain fair rosters and promote the use of young local players.[4]
Current Teams
edit- Mineros de Fresnillo (Fresnillo, Zacatecas)
- Tuzos UAZ Cemozac (Zacatecas, Zacatecas)
- Guerreros de Apodaca (Apodaca, Nuevo León)
- Cuervos de Pabellón de Arteaga (Pabellón de Arteaga, Aguascalientes)
Former Teams
edit- Acereros de Monclova (Monclova, Coahuila)
- Águilas de Piedras Negras (Piedras Negras, Coahuila)
- Caktus de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila)
- Marqueteros de Linares (relocated to Apodaca, Nuevo León)
League Champions
edit| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mineros de Fresnillo | Madereros de Durango |
| 2011 | Madereros de Durango | Mineros de Fresnillo |
| 2012 | Mineros de Fresnillo | Cuervos de Pabellón de Arteaga |
| 2013 | Tuzos UAZ Cemozac | Mineros de Fresnillo |
Award Winners
editAwards were given according to basketball specialized website eurobasket.com[5]
| Season | Name | Award | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tyronne Beale | MVP | Mineros de Fresnillo |
| 2011 | Jesús Quintero | Coach of the year | Madereros de Durango |
| 2010 | Glenn Stokes | MVP | Mineros de Fresnillo |
| 2010 | Eliciel Collazo | Coach of the year | Mineros de Fresnillo |
Notes
edit- ^ Entrevista a Harold Valenzuela Presidente del CIBANE Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine . August 5, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
- ^ "Suspendieron Cibane este año" (in Spanish). El Diario de Coahuila. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Rodríguez, Julio (8 June 2020). "Madereros, semilla de profesionales de basquetbol". El Sol de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Entrevista a Harold Valenzuela Presidente del CIBANE Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine . August 5, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
- ^ Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBANE Awards 2010. August 2, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.