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2018 CIBACOPA season
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The 2018 CIBACOPA season was the 18th season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA), one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on 5 April 2018 and ended on 19 July 2019. The league title was won by the Tijuana Zonkeys, who defeated the Garra Cañera de Navolato in the championship series, 4–2. It was the Zonkeys' third CIBACOPA title, which tied the Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón for the most in league history.[2]
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Format
Ten teams participate, playing in one single group. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.
The start of the season was postponed by a month to allow players to return from playing in other international leagues.[3]
Locations of the 2018 CIBACOPA teams
Teams
All ten teams in the league returned from the previous season. The owner of the Mineros de Cananea, René Quiroga, attempted to revive the franchise and relocate to either Nogales or Agua Prieta as the 11th team in the league, but this did not materialize.[4]
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Draft
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The 2018 CIBACOPA draft was held on 26 and 27 February.[5] Each team received three picks across three rounds, though five teams declined to make a selection in the third round.[5] The Náuticos de Mazatlán declined to participate in the draft as they already had their roster filled out.[5]
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Regular season
Source: CIBACOPA
Playoffs
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| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Garra Cañera de Navolato | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rayos de Hermosillo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rayos de Hermosillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Águilas Doradas de Durango | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tijuana Zonkeys | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Pioneros de Los Mochis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Náuticos de Mazatlán | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Náuticos de Mazatlán | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tijuana Zonkeys | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tijuana Zonkeys | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Caballeros de Culiacán | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 winners |
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| Tijuana Zonkeys 3rd title |
The Tijuana Zonkeys won the 2018 CIBACOPA title after defeating the Halcones de Ciudad Obregón, four games to two.[7] The Zonkeys clinched the title with an 87–73 victory over the Halcones in front of a sold-out crowd in Tijuana in Game 6.[7][8]
Two Zonkeys players, Trayvon Lathan and Luis "Chupa" Ramírez, announced their retirement following the win.[7]
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Statistics
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Source:[9]
Individual statistic leaders
Individual game highs
Team statistic leaders
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All-Star Game
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The 2018 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played in Culiacán, Sinaloa, at the Polideportivo Juan S. Millán on 19 May 2018.[10] Zona Sur defeated Zona Norte, 137–128.[10] A. J. West led all scorers with 31 points, but Erick Frederick was named the All-Star Game MVP recording 30 points and four rebounds and leading Zona Sur to the victory.[11][12]
Luis Ramírez won the three-point shootout, defeating the defending champion Steve Monreal, as well as Nick Murphy, José Medina, Erick Frederick, Sammy Yeager, Martín Samargo, Adrián Villalobos, and Justin Ávalos.[10] Michael Bryson won the dunk contest.[10]
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Notes
- Caballeros de Culiacán joined in 2001 but did not field a team in 2005 and 2006, only to return in 2007 in the LNBP. They rejoined CIBACOPA in 2008.
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