# 2008–09 LNBP season

The 2008–09 LNBP was the 9th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on September 4, 2008, and ended on March 18, 2009. The league title was won by Halcones UV Xalapa, which defeated Soles de Mexicali in the championship series, 4–2.

## Format

24 teams participate. The teams are divided in two groups of 12 teams each, called Zonas (zones): Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sur (South). The first 8 teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7). The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Final de Finales (Final of Finals).

## Teams

| Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. |
| Algodoneros de la Comarca | Torreón | Coahuila | 2000 | 9 |
| Ángeles de Puebla | Puebla | Puebla | 2007–08 | 2 |
| Barreteros de Zacatecas | Zacatecas City | Zacatecas | 2003 | 5 |
| Bravos de Piedras Negras | Piedras Negras | Coahuila | 2007–08 | 2 |
| Bucaneros de Campeche | Campeche City | Campeche | 2006 | 3 |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | 2000 | 9 |
| Dorados de Chihuahua | Chihuahua City | Chihuahua | 2000 | 4 |
| Estrellas Indebasquet del Distrito Federal | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | 2008–09 | 1 |
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 2001 | 8 |
| Galgos de Tijuana | Tijuana | Baja California | 2005 | 4 |
| Halcones UV Córdoba | Córdoba | Veracruz | 2007–08 | 2 |
| Halcones UV Veracruz | Veracruz | Veracruz | 2005 | 4 |
| Halcones UV Xalapa | Xalapa | Veracruz | 2003 | 6 |
| Lechugueros de León | León | Guanajuato | 2004 | 5 |
| Lobos de la UAdeC | Saltillo | Coahuila | 2001 | 8 |
| Lobos Grises de la UAD | Durango City | Durango | 2005 | 4 |
| Loros de la Universidad de Colima | Colima City | Colima | 2008–09 | 1 |
| Panteras de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes City | Aguascalientes | 2003 | 6 |
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo | Cancún | Quintana Roo | 2006 | 3 |
| Potros ITSON de Obregón | Ciudad Obregón | Sonora | 2008–09 | 1 |
| Santos Reales de San Luis | San Luis Potosí City | San Luis Potosí | 2003 | 6 |
| Soles de Mexicali | Mexicali | Baja California | 2005 | 4 |
| Tecos de la UAG | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 2001 | 7 |
| Venados de Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo | Tamaulipas | 2007–08 | 2 |

## Regular season
### Zona Norte standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soles de Mexicali | 48 | 39 | 9 | 4337 | 3835 | +502 | 87 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Tecos de la UAG | 48 | 39 | 9 | 4404 | 4021 | +383 | 87 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 3 | Lobos Grises de la UAD | 48 | 29 | 19 | 4218 | 4003 | +215 | 77 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 4 | Algodoneros de la Comarca | 47 | 28 | 19 | 4358 | 4136 | +222 | 75 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 5 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 48 | 25 | 23 | 4199 | 4099 | +100 | 73 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 6 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 47 | 22 | 25 | 4030 | 3941 | +89 | 69 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 7 | Venados de Nuevo Laredo | 48 | 19 | 29 | 4109 | 4314 | −205 | 67 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 8 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 48 | 18 | 30 | 3864 | 3870 | −6 | 66 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 9 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 48 | 17 | 31 | 4132 | 4391 | −259 | 65 | |
| 10 | Galgos de Tijuana | 47 | 15 | 32 | 4074 | 4251 | −177 | 62 | |
| 11 | Bravos de Piedras Negras | 48 | 13 | 35 | 3886 | 4676 | −790 | 61 | |
| 12 | Potros ITSON de Obregón | 48 | 11 | 37 | 4001 | 4506 | −505 | 59 | |

### Zona Sur standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Halcones UV Xalapa | 48 | 46 | 2 | 4739 | 3927 | +812 | 94 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Halcones UV Veracruz | 47 | 34 | 13 | 4240 | 3981 | +259 | 81 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 3 | Halcones UV Córdoba | 48 | 31 | 17 | 4597 | 4208 | +389 | 79 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 4 | Panteras de Aguascalientes | 47 | 31 | 16 | 4049 | 3840 | +209 | 78 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 5 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | 48 | 27 | 21 | 4155 | 4027 | +128 | 75 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 6 | Bucaneros de Campeche | 48 | 26 | 22 | 3972 | 3969 | +3 | 74 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 7 | Santos Reales de San Luis | 48 | 24 | 24 | 4307 | 4158 | +149 | 72 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 8 | Lechugueros de León | 48 | 24 | 24 | 3893 | 3847 | +46 | 72 | 2008–09 LNBP playoffs |
| 9 | Ángeles de Puebla | 48 | 19 | 29 | 4037 | 4318 | −281 | 67 | |
| 10 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 47 | 17 | 30 | 4140 | 4179 | −39 | 64 | |
| 11 | Loros de la Universidad de Colima | 48 | 10 | 38 | 3563 | 4173 | −610 | 58 | |
| 12 | Estrellas Indebasquet del DF | 48 | 7 | 41 | 3667 | 4301 | −634 | 55 | |

## Playoffs

Source
| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Zone Finals | Zone Finals | Zone Finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Soles | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lobos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lobos | 0 | | | 1 | Soles | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Dorados | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lobos Grises | 1 | | | 6 | Dorados | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dorados | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dorados | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Soles | 4 | | | | |
| Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | 1 | Soles | 4 | | | | |
| Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | Zona Norte | 2 | Tecos | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Tecos | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tecos | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Venados | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Venados | 1 | | | 2 | Tecos | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Algodoneros | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Algodoneros | 3 | | | 4 | Algodoneros | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fuerza Regia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fuerza Regia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Soles | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | S1 | Halcones Xal. | 4 |
| 1 | Halcones Xal. | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S1 | Halcones Xal. | 4 |
| 8 | Lechugueros | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lechugueros | 2 | | | 1 | Halcones Xal. | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Panteras | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Panteras | 3 | | | 4 | Panteras | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barreteros | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barreteros | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Halcones Xal. | 4 | | | | |
| Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | 1 | Halcones Xal. | 4 | | | | |
| Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | Zona Sur | 3 | Halcones Cór. | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Halcones Rojos | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Halcones Cór. | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Santos Reales | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Santos Reales | 2 | | | 2 | Halcones Rojos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Halcones Cór. | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Halcones Cór. | 3 | | | 3 | Halcones Cór. | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bucaneros | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Star Game

The 2008 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Mexico City at the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera on December 16, 2008. The game was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur. Zona Sur won, 123–122.