2004 LNBP season

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.

2004 LNBP season
Season5
DatesJuly 1, 2004 – December 8, 2004
Number of teams20
Finals
ChampionsSantos Reales de San Luis
  Runners-upHalcones UV Xalapa
← 2003
2005 →

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
Team City State Joined Season No.
Algodoneros de la Comarca Torreón Coahuila
2000
5
Barreteros de Zacatecas Zacatecas City Zacatecas
2003
2
Cometas de Querétaro Querétaro City Querétaro
2003
2
Coras de la UAN Tepic Nayarit
2004
1
Correcaminos UAT Matamoros Matamoros Tamaulipas
2000
5
Correcaminos UAT Tampico Tampico Tamaulipas
2000
2[4]
Correcaminos UAT Victoria Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas
2000
5
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey Monterrey Nuevo León
2001
4
Gambusinos de Fresnillo Fresnillo Zacatecas
2002
3
Garzas de Plata de la UAEH Pachuca Hidalgo
2000
3[5]
Halcones UV Xalapa Xalapa Veracruz
2003
2
Lechugueros de León León Guanajuato
2004
1
Leñadores de Durango Durango City Durango
2002
3
Lobos de la UAdeC Saltillo Coahuila
2001
4
Lobos Plateados de la BUAP Puebla Puebla
2004
1
La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal Mexico City Distrito Federal
2000
5
Panteras de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes City Aguascalientes
2003
2
Santos Reales de San Luis San Luis Potosí City San Luis Potosí
2003
2
Tecos de la UAG Guadalajara Jalisco
2001
4
Tuberos de Colima Colima City Colima
2002
3

Regular season

Zona Norte standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Reales de San Luis 40 32 8 3960 3448 +512 72 2004 LNBP playoffs
2 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 40 29 11 4039 3776 +263 69
3 Barreteros de Zacatecas 40 27 13 3996 3846 +150 67
4 Lobos de la UAdeC 40 24 16 4002 3907 +95 64
5 Correcaminos UAT Victoria 40 20 20 3762 3717 +45 60
6 Algodoneros de la Comarca 40 17 23 3870 3888 −18 57
7 Correcaminos UAT Matamoros 40 17 23 3780 3910 −130 57
8 Gambusinos de Fresnillo 40 16 24 3826 3905 −79 56
9 Correcaminos UAT Tampico 40 6 34 3367 3908 −541 46
10 Leñadores de Durango 40 3 37 3353 4380 −1027 43
Source: lnbp.com.mx

Zona Sur standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Halcones UV Xalapa 40 36 4 4182 3615 +567 76 2004 LNBP playoffs
2 Panteras de Aguascalientes 40 28 12 3895 3663 +232 68
3 Lechugueros de León 40 26 14 3871 3449 +422 66
4 La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 40 24 16 3912 3682 +230 64
5 Tecos de la UAG 40 21 19 4036 3751 +285 61
6 Cometas de Querétaro 40 21 19 3724 3557 +167 61
7 Tuberos de Colima 40 16 24 3648 3898 −250 56
8 Coras de la UAN 40 13 27 3667 3932 −265 53
9 Garzas de Plata de la UAEH 40 16 24 3782 3975 −193 56
10 Lobos Plateados de la BUAP 40 8 32 3456 3921 −465 48
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 round Zone Semifinals Zone Finals Final
            
N1 Santos Reales 3
N8 Gambusinos 0
N1 Santos Reales 3
N4 Lobos de la UAdeC 2
N4 Lobos de la UAdeC 3
N5 UAT Victoria 0
N1 Santos Reales 4
N2 Fuerza Regia 3
N2 Fuerza Regia 3
N7 UAT Matamoros 1
N2 Fuerza Regia 4
N3 Barreteros 3
N3 Barreteros 3
N6 Algodoneros 0
N1 Santos Reales 4
S1 Halcones UV 2
S1 Halcones UV 3
S8 Coras UAN 0
S1 Halcones UV 4
S4 La Ola 3
S4 La Ola 3
S5 Tecos UAG 2
S1 Halcones UV 4
S3 Lechugueros 3
S2 Panteras 3
S7 Tuberos 1
S2 Panteras 0
S3 Lechugueros 4
S3 Lechugueros 3
S6 Cometas 1

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
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. "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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