# 2018–19 LNBP season

The 2018–19 LNBP season was the 19th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, Mexico's top professional basketball league. It started in October 2018 with the first round of the regular season and ended in April 2019 with the last game of the finals, won by Fuerza Regia de Monterrey.

## Teams

A total of 14 teams contest the league, including four new franchises.

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Abejas de León | León | Domo de la Feria | 4,463 |
| Aguacateros de Michoacán | Morelia | Auditorio de Usos Múltiples de la UMSNH | 3,500 |
| Ángeles de Puebla | Puebla | Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo | 4,000 |
| Capitanes de Ciudad de México | Mexico City | Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera | 5,242 |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Gimnasio Multidisciplinario UAT Victoria | 3,500 |
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Monterrey | Gimnasio Nuevo León Independiente | 5,000 |
| Huracanes de Tampico | Tampico | Expo Tampico | 4,200 |
| Laguneros de La Comarca | Torreón | Auditorio Municipal de Torreón | 4,363 |
| Leñadores de Durango | Durango City | Auditorio del Pueblo | 3,500 |
| Libertadores de Querétaro | Querétaro City | Auditorio Arteaga | 4,138 |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Zacatecas City | Gimnasio Profesor Marcelino González | 3,600 |
| Panteras de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes City | Auditorio Hermanos Carreón | 3,000 |
| Santos de San Luis | San Luis Potosí City | Auditorio Miguel Barragán | 4,000 |
| Soles de Mexicali | Mexicali | Auditorio del Estado | 4,400 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main front sponsor |
| Abejas de León | José Martínez | Gary Mondragón | Pirma | – |
| Aguacateros de Michoacán | Omar Quintero | Arim Solares | Li-Ning | Michoacán Tourism Board |
| Ángeles de Puebla | Pedro Carrillo Ballester | Filiberto Rivera | | – |
| Capitanes de Ciudad de México | Ramón Díaz Sánchez | Héctor Hernández | Spalding | Accendo Banco |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Luis Andrés García Sevilla | José Farrera | Ardex | – |
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Paco Olmos | Carlos Rivera | Li-Ning | Grupo Autofin |
| Huracanes de Tampico | Marcelo Elusich | Timajh Parker-Rivera | | – |
| Laguneros de La Comarca | Andrés Contreras | Akeem Scott | | City of Torreón |
| Leñadores de Durango | Juan José Pidal | Stephen Soriano | | State of Durango |
| Libertadores de Querétaro | Leandro Ramella | Cezar Guerrero | Li-Ning | Brose |
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Manolo Cintrón | Joaquín Villanueva | Udi Sport | State of Zacatecas |
| Panteras de Aguascalientes | Eric Weissling | Fabián Jaimes | Udi Sport | State of Aguascalientes |
| Santos de San Luis | Gustavo Quintero | Jaron Martin | Udi Sport | Canel's |
| Soles de Mexicali | Iván Déniz | Lance Goulborne | | – |

## Regular season
### League table
#### North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fuerza Regia | 40 | 31 | 9 | 3409 | 3090 | +319 | 71 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 2 | Mineros | 40 | 30 | 10 | 3646 | 3355 | +291 | 70 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 3 | Leñadores | 40 | 25 | 15 | 3562 | 3401 | +161 | 65 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 4 | Laguneros | 40 | 19 | 21 | 3363 | 3461 | −98 | 59 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 5 | Correcaminos | 40 | 18 | 22 | 3750 | 3838 | −88 | 58 | |
| 6 | Santos | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3588 | 3694 | −106 | 53 | |
| 7 | Huracanes | 40 | 6 | 34 | 3240 | 3759 | −519 | 46 | |

#### South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Capitanes | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3681 | 3311 | +370 | 67 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 2 | Soles | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3679 | 3461 | +218 | 67 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 3 | Aguacateros | 40 | 23 | 17 | 3426 | 3456 | −30 | 63 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 4 | Abejas | 40 | 18 | 22 | 3342 | 3293 | +49 | 58 | LNBP Playoffs |
| 5 | Panteras | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3581 | 3658 | −77 | 57 | |
| 6 | Libertadores | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3550 | 3750 | −200 | 53 | |
| 7 | Ángeles | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3080 | 3370 | −290 | 53 | |

## Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Laguneros | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Laguneros | 0 | 1 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | | | |
| North | North | North | 1 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | | | |
| North | North | North | 3 | Leñadores | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Mineros | 1 | 3 | Leñadores | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Leñadores | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Leñadores | 4 | | | | N1 | Fuerza Regia | 4 |
| | | | | | | S1 | Capitanes | 2 |
| 1 | Capitanes | 4 | | | | | | | S1 | Capitanes | 2 |
| 4 | Abejas | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Abejas | 0 | 1 | Capitanes | 4 | | | |
| South | South | South | 1 | Capitanes | 4 | | | |
| South | South | South | 2 | Soles | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Soles | 4 | 2 | Soles | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Aguacateros | 3 | | | | | | |