Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol

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.

CIMEBA
Founded1970
First season1970–71
Folded2007
Country Mexico
ConfederationFIBA Americas (Americas)
Level on pyramid1
Last championsGuerreros de Chilpancingo (1st title)
Most championshipsLeñadores de Durango (4)

History

CIMEBA was founded in 1970, with the first season being played between 1970 and 1971.[1] The league held an annual All-Star Game.[2] 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,[3] Michigan State,[1] Minnesota,[4] Ohio,[4] and Purdue.[5]

In the late 1990s and the early 2000s, CIMEBA rules established a maximum number of 3 foreign players per team.[1][6] 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.[7]

CIMEBA was the main basketball league in Mexico until the creation of the LNBP (2000) and the CIBACOPA (2001).[8] In the early 2000s the league experienced financial difficulties.[9][10] Some of the teams left for the LNBP, while others retired mid-season.[8] The last edition was the 2006–07 season, won by Guerreros de Chilpancingo.[11] The last CIMEBA president was Agustín Villa.[12]

List of champions
Season Champion
1970–71Lechugueros de León
1971–72Santos de San Luis
1972–73Lechugueros de León
1973Panteras de Aguascalientes
1974Panteras de Aguascalientes[13]
1975–78No data available
1979Leñadores de Durango[14]
1980Santos de San Luis
1981Leñadores de Durango[14]
1982Dorados de Chihuahua[15]
1983–84No data available
1985Dorados de Chihuahua[15]
1986Abejas de Puebla
1987No data available
1988Leñadores de Durango[16]
1989Leones Negros de la UdeG[17][18]
1990Dorados de Chihuahua[17]
1990–91Tecolotes de la UAG[18]
1991–92Indios de la UACJ[19]
1992–93Pioneros de Delicias[20]
1993–94No data available
1994–95Leñadores de Durango
1995–97No data available
1997–98Santos de San Luis
1998–99No data available
1999–00Soles de Jalisco[21]
2000–01Soles de Jalisco
2001–02Soles de Jalisco[18]
2002–03Mineros de Zacatecas[22][23]
2003–04Jaguares de Chiapas
2004–05Jaguares de Chiapas
2005–06Season cancelled
2006–07Guerreros de Chilpancingo

Championships
TeamChampionshipsYear(s) won
Leñadores de Durango
4
 1979, 1981, 1988, 1994–95
Santos de San Luis
3
 1971–72, 1980, 1997–98
Dorados de Chihuahua
3
 1982, 1985, 1990
Soles de Jalisco
3
 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02
Lechugueros de León
2
 1970–71, 1972–73
Panteras de Aguascalientes
2
 1973, 1974
Jaguares de Chiapas
2
 2003–04, 2004–05
Abejas de Puebla
1
 1986
Leones Negros de la UdeG
1
 1989
Tecolotes de la UAG
1
 1990–91
Indios de la UACJ
1
 1991–92
Pioneros de Delicias
1
 1992–93
Mineros de Zacatecas
1
 2002–03
Guerreros de Chilpancingo
1
 2006–07

References
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  2. "EL CIMEBA...". Diario de Colima (in Spanish). September 25, 1992. p. 5C.
  3. "MEN'S BASKETBALL DOWNS CIMEBA ALL-STARS, 82-69". fightingillini.com. November 15, 1999. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. "Men's Basketball Concludes Exhibition Season". purduesports.com. November 12, 1999. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. "Purdue vs. Cimeba All-Stars Men's Basketball Box Score". purduesports.com. November 14, 1999. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. "Se desarrolla el baloncesto mexicano: Jorge Toussaint". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). February 3, 2000. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  7. "Circuito Mexicano de Basquetbol" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  8. Martínez Silva, Claudio (October 22, 2002). "¿Quién salva al basquetbol?". El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  9. "Algodoneros su reto: los play offs". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). July 29, 2003. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  10. "CIMEBA 2005 Cancelled". latinbasket.com. July 22, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  11. "REGIONAL 2007". latinbasket.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  12. "Avalado por la ANB LA TEMPORADA 2007 DEL CIRCUITO MEXICANO DE BASQUETBOL, ARRANCARÁ CON OCHO EQUIPOS". deporte.gob.mx (in Spanish). August 22, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  13. "A revivir el Clásico Panteras vs. Chihuahua". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). October 31, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  14. "1979 Nace Leñadores de Durango Las voces del Pancho Villa" (in Spanish).
  15. ""Satanás" Arroyos llega como coach a Veracruz". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). May 13, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  16. ""ESTAMOS EMPEZANDO A TOMAR UN POCO DE RITMO": HÉCTOR SANTOS". abemexico.org (in Spanish). March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  17. De La Cruz, Raúl (October 31, 2015). "Leones Negros, referente del basquetbol". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  18. "Basquetbol: un recuerdo melancólico de Jalisco". El Informador (in Spanish). February 24, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  19. "Presentan a "Pompis" González como el nuevo entrenador de Manzaneros". Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  20. ""SOBRE LA DUELA": LUIS FELIPE "EL POLLO RODRIGUEZ" SERIA EL NUEVO COACH DE PIONEROS 2015". codigodelicias.com (in Spanish). December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  21. "REGIONAL 2000". latinbasket.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  22. "Con ocho equipos arranca el CIMEBA". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). July 27, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  23. "REGIONAL 2003". latinbasket.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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