The 2022 LNBP season is the 22nd season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP), the top level basketball league of Mexico. The season began on July 12 and ended on October 28, 2022 with Abejas de León got the championship sweep of 4–0 series win over Astros de Jalisco, giving Abejas their 1st Title.

2022 LNBP season
LeagueLiga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
SportBasketball
DurationJuly 12 – October 28, 2022
Number of games20
Number of teams10
Regular season
Top seedAstros de Jalisco
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsAbejas de León
  Runners-upAstros de Jalisco
Finals MVPMichael Smith (Abejas de León)
Seasons
2023 →

This season features 10 teams. The format was changed since last season, since an overall table was used to determine the 8 teams that qualify for the playoffs (instead of using the East and West Districts).

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey were the defending champions but got eliminated in the Zone Molten Semifinal by Mineros de Zacatecas.[1]

Teams

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Correcaminos UAT Victoria and Mineros de Zacatecas returned to the league. Panteras de Aguascalientes and Leñadores de Durango opted out of the season.[2]

Team Coach City Arena Capacity
Abejas de León   Pablo García León, Guanajuato Domo de la Feria 4,463
Astros de Jalisco   Sergio Valdeolmillos Guadalajara, Jalisco Arena Astros 3,509
Correcaminos UAT Victoria   Ángel Fernández Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Gimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria 2,300
Dorados de Chihuahua   Sebastián González Chihuahua, Chihuahua Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre 9,162
Fuerza Regia de Monterrey   Nicolás Casalánguida Monterrey, Nuevo León Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente 5,000
Halcones de Xalapa   Eduardo Torres Xalapa, Veracruz Gimnasio de la USBI 2,638
Libertadores de Querétaro   Miguel Volcan Querétaro, Querétaro Auditorio General José María Arteaga 2,982
Mineros de Zacatecas   Pedro Carrillo Zacatecas, Zacatecas Gimnasio "Profesor Marcelino González" 3,458
Plateros de Fresnillo   José Pidal Fresnillo, Zacatecas Gimnasio Solidaridad Municipal 4,500
Soles de Mexicali   Iván Déniz Tijuana, Baja California Auditorio PSF 4,779

Regular season

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Standings

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As of September 21, 2022.[3]

Pos 2022 LNBP overall table
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Astros de Jalisco 20 16 4 1867 1643 224 36
2 Dorados de Chihuahua 20 15 5 1707 1628 79 35
3 Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 20 12 8 1704 1679 25 32
4 Abejas de León 20 11 9 1766 1682 84 31
5 Libertadores de Querétaro 20 11 9 1762 1793 -31 31
6 Mineros de Zacatecas 20 9 11 1707 1691 16 29
7 Plateros de Fresnillo 20 9 11 1723 1729 -6 29
8 Soles de Mexicali 20 8 12 1631 1669 -38 28
9 Halcones de Xalapa 20 5 15 1622 1710 -88 25
10 Correcaminos UAT Victoria 20 4 16 1730 1995 -265 24

All-Star Game

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The 2022 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Guadalajara, Jalisco at the Arena Astros on 28 August 2022. Punto CHG defeated Molten by a score of 153–138.[4] Astros de Jalisco player Brooks DeBisschop was named All-Star Game MVP after scoring 22 points.[5]

Gary Ricks of the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey won the three-point shootout while Manny Hernández of the Libertadores de Querétaro won his second consecutive slam dunk contest title.[4][5]

Teams

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Source:[6]

Statistics

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Individual statistical leaders

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As of September 21, 2022. [7]

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Donald Sims Dorados de Chihuahua 24.3
Rebounds per game Cameron Forte Correcaminos UAT Victoria 11.3
Assists per game Paul Stoll Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 5.75
Steals per game Michael Jackson Correcaminos UAT Victoria 2.4
Blocks per game Amir Williams Halcones de Xalapa 2.0

Awards

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Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Fuerza Regia, el más campeón de México: Ganem". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Cruz, Michel (23 July 2022). "¡Fuego en la duela! Vuelve el espectáculo del basquebol mexicano con la LNBP". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ Tabla de Posiciones
  4. ^ a b González, Alonso (28 August 2022). "Deslumbraron las estrellas de la LNBP en la Arena Astros". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sánchez Navarro, Jesús Alejandro (29 August 2022). "Clavadas, espectáculo y fiesta en el juego de estrellas de LNBP en Jalisco". UDG TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ Robles, Javier (23 August 2022). "Conforman equipos para el Juego de Estrellas de la LNBP". Informador.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Basketball 2021, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". latinbasket.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "LNBP PRESENTA A LO MEJOR DE LA TEMPORADA 2022". Afición Juárez (in Spanish). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.