Cibane

Cibane
Sport Basketball
Founded 2010
Commissioner Harold Valenzuela
No. of teams 7 (1 inactive franchise)
Country(ies)  Mexico
Continent FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champion(s) Mineros de Fresnillo
Official website www.cibane.org

The Circuito de Basquetbol del Noreste, "CIBANE" is a professional basketball league in Northeastern Mexico. CIBANE was founded in 2010 with 6 teams, expanding to 7 as of 2011. The main purpose of this league is to give Mexican players the opportunity to showcase their talents, while maintaining a high level of basketball.[1]

Contents

Rules

There are some specific rules to ensure that Mexican players have the opportunity to play, like allowing only two non-Mexican born players per team. Some other rules are having a trade deadline so the league stays competitive until the end of the season, finally, the CIBANE league has applied a hard salary cap to maintain fair rosters and promote the use of young local players. [2]

Current Teams

Former Teams

League Champions

Season Champion Runner-up
2011 Madereros de Durango Mineros de Fresnillo
2010 Mineros de Fresnillo Madereros de Durango

Award Winners

Awards were given according to basketball specialized website eurobasket.com [3]

Season Name Award Team
2011 Tyronne Beale MVP Mineros de Fresnillo
2011 Jesús Quintero Coach of the year Madereros de Durango
2010 Glenn Stokes MVP Mineros de Fresnillo
2010 Eliciel Collazo Coach of the year Mineros de Fresnillo

Notes

  1. ^ Entrevista a Harold Valenzuela Presidente del CIBANE . August 5, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Entrevista a Harold Valenzuela Presidente del CIBANE . August 5, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBANE Awards 2010. August 2, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.

Related links/Sources

International men's basketball
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.