Liga Mayor de Baloncesto

Liga Mayor de Baloncesto
Founded	2017
First season	2017 Apertura
Country	El Salvador
Confederation	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Santa Tecla BC ; (2023 Clausura)
Most championships	Santa Tecla BC ; (5 titles)
	2023 Clausura

The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) is a men's professional basketball league in Americas, currently composed of 9 teams. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in El Salvador. It is the top level of the El Salvador basketball league system. The league is controlled by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (in Spanish: Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto.).

History

The league was formed in 2017, following the end of the previous iteration of the first division Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador.

Current clubs

The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) was founded in 2017 with nine teams. Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. There are currently eleven teams. The teams are located in TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, and TBD. The TBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.

Santa Tecla BC
Aguila BC
Brujos de Izalco BC
AD Isidro Metapan BC
Quezaltepeque BC
San Salvador BC
Santiagueno BC
Club Municipal de Baloncesto de Cojutepeque
Chalchuapa United
Santa Ana B.C.
Nejapa B.C
Fantasmas de San Vicente

Former clubs

FAS-Denver (-2017)
El Rápido La Unión (-2017)
Halcones de Sonzacate (-2020)
Once Lobos (-2019)
Giants de San Salvador (-2018)
Canarios de Once Municipal (-2017)
San Miguel BC (2017)
Arcense Biomedical BC (2017)
Tigres Voladores STGO de Maria

Honours

List of champions

Team	Titles	Winning Seasons	Notes
Santa Tecla BC	5	2016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 Clausura	Record holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league.
Brujos de Izalco	3	2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 Apertura	TBD.
Halcones de Sonsonate	1	2017 Clausura	TBD.
San Salvador	3	2019 Clausura , 2021 Clausura, 2022 Clausura	TBD.
C.D. Aguila	2	2015 Apertura, 2022 Apertura	TBD.
FAS-Denver	1	2015 Clausura	TBD.
TBD	1	2001	TBD.

List of coaches

José Luis Dámaso Martinez (A.D. Isidro Metapan, Quezaltepeque Basketball Club)
Ricardo Renderos - Halcones
Roberto Carrillo - Santa Tecla BC
William Avalos - Santa Tecla BC
Adrián Paumier - Santa Tecla BC
Joaquin Meralega - Aguila
Ismael Ochoa - Aguila
Cristopher Blade - Aguila
Shannel Brackett - Cojuetepeque
Orestes Quiroz - Once Lobos
Patrick Davis - FASDenver

List of Players

Jose Colorado - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Jose Arajuo - Brujos de Izalco
Michael Hinestroza - Brujos de Izalco
Cristian Arboleda - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Michael Jackson - San Salvador BC
Alejandro Alvarez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Osmel Oliva - Brujos de Izalco
Mario Cairo - Quezaleque BC
Yoel Cubillas - San Salvador BC
Oreste Torres - Quezaleque BC
Yunistel Molina - San Salvador BC
Pasval Medrano - Halcones
Leadro Cabrera - Santa Tecla BC
Barthel Lopez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Ron Patten Jnr - Brujos de Izalco
Jose Ortiz - Chalchuapa Utd
Marcus Feige - Chalchuapa Utd
Dennis Miles - Chalchuapa Utd
Jacarre Crockett - Quezaleque BC
Mark Montavious - Santa Ana BC
David Hage - Santa Ana BC
Jaston Nixon - Santa Ana BC
Timonthy Jackson - Halcones
Joey Luis Baez - Halcones
Quincy Scates - CBM Cojutepeque
Shahmel Brackett - CBM Cojutepeque
Marcus Faison - Santa Tecla BC
Roberto Martinez - San Salvador BC
William Kenneth - Aguila BC
Malam Macam - Aguila BC
Eddie Isthmin - Once Lobos BC
Lee Vasquez - Aguila BC

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