# 2011–12 LNBP season

The 2011–12 LNBP was the 12th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on August 30, 2011, and ended on February 13, 2012. The league title was won by Halcones Rojos Veracruz, which defeated Toros de Nuevo Laredo in the championship series, 4–1.

## Format

14 teams participate. All the teams played against each other and the standings included all 14 teams with no separation in groups. The first 12 teams qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have a first round (best-of-5), a second round (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7).

## Teams

| Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. |
| Abejas de Guanajuato | Guanajuato City | Guanajuato | 2009–10 | 3 |
| Águilas Rojas de San Juan del Río | San Juan del Río | Querétaro | 2011–12 | 1 |
| Barreteros de Zacatecas | Zacatecas City | Zacatecas | 2003 | 7 |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | 2000 | 11 |
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 2001 | 11 |
| Halcones Rojos Veracruz | Veracruz | Veracruz | 2005 | 7 |
| Halcones UV Xalapa | Xalapa | Veracruz | 2003 | 9 |
| Huracanes de Tampico | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 2009–10 | 3 |
| Lechugueros de León | León | Guanajuato | 2004 | 8 |
| Panteras de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes City | Aguascalientes | 2003 | 9 |
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo | Cancún | Quintana Roo | 2006 | 6 |
| Soles de Mexicali | Mexicali | Baja California | 2005 | 7 |
| Toros de Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 2007–08 | 5 |
| Volcanes del Estado de México | Toluca | State of Mexico | 2010–11 | 2 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz | 40 | 34 | 6 | 3252 | 2745 | +507 | 74 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 40 | 32 | 8 | 3587 | 3163 | +424 | 72 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 3 | Toros de Nuevo Laredo | 40 | 28 | 12 | 3415 | 3159 | +256 | 68 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 4 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3727 | 3319 | +408 | 67 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 5 | Soles de Mexicali | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3386 | 3077 | +309 | 67 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 6 | Halcones UV Xalapa | 40 | 26 | 14 | 3544 | 3150 | +394 | 66 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 7 | Huracanes de Tampico | 40 | 25 | 15 | 3437 | 3131 | +306 | 65 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 8 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3127 | 3310 | −183 | 57 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 9 | Abejas de Guanajuato | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3443 | 3585 | −142 | 56 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 10 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3394 | 3351 | +43 | 56 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 11 | Lechugueros de León | 40 | 15 | 25 | 3417 | 3438 | −21 | 55 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 12 | Panteras de Aguascalientes | 40 | 11 | 29 | 3094 | 3417 | −323 | 51 | 2012 LNBP playoffs |
| 13 | Águilas Rojas de San Juan del Río | 40 | 6 | 34 | 3298 | 3990 | −692 | 46 | |
| 14 | Volcanes del Estado de México | 40 | 0 | 40 | 2237 | 3523 | −1286 | 40 | |

## Playoffs
### Preliminary round

The team seed is indicated after the team name. The first 4 teams in the standings are automatically qualified for the quarterfinals.
* Barreteros de Zacatecas (8) defeat Abejas de Guanajuato (9), 3–2
* Soles de Mexicali (5) defeat Panteras de Aguascalientes (12), 3–1
* Halcones UV Xalapa (6) defeat Lechugueros de León (11), 3–0
* Huracanes de Tampico (7) defeat Correcaminos UAT Victoria (10), 3–2

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Halcones Rojos | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barreteros | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barreteros | 0 | 1 | Halcones Rojos | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Pioneros | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Pioneros | 4 | 4 | Pioneros | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Soles | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Soles | 1 | | | | 1 | Halcones Rojos | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Toros | 1 |
| 3 | Toros | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Toros | 1 |
| 6 | Halcones Xal. | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Halcones Xal. | 2 | 3 | Toros | 4 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | 2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Huracanes | 2 | | | | | | |