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Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 CIBACOPA season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Director	Leonardo Félix Ruiz
No. of teams	10
Country	Mexico
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champion(s)	Rayos de Hermosillo (4th title) (2024)
Most titles	Rayos de Hermosillo (4 titles each)
TV partner(s)	ESPN TVC Deportes
Official website	www.CIBACOPA.org

The Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit (Spanish: Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico or CIBACOPA), officially known as the Liga Chevron CIBACOPA for sponsorship reasons, is a ten team basketball league based in Northwestern Mexico. The matches take place from March to June.

History

A league with the same name existed in the 1980s, and the second incarnation was founded in 2001. The charter members were Caballeros de Culiacán, Delfines de Mazatlán, Frayles de Guasave, Lobos Marinos de La Paz, Paisas de Los Cabos, and Pioneros de Los Mochis. Caballeros de Culiacán won the inaugural league title by defeating Delfines de Mazatlán four games to none in the finals.

The 2019 season saw a total attendance of more than 220,000.

The league celebrated its 20th season in 2020. A new franchise, Gallos de Aguascalientes, was set to join but were expelled before the season began.

Teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Member Since	Head coach
Ángeles de la Ciudad de México	Benito Juárez, Mexico City	Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera	5,242	2024	Gustavo Quintero
Astros de Jalisco	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Arena Astros	3,509	2022	Jorge Elorduy
Caballeros de Culiacán	Culiacán, Sinaloa	Polideportivo Juan S. Millán	2,000	2000	Bernardo Fitz-González
Frayles de Guasave	Guasave, Sinaloa	Gimnasio Luis Estrada Medina	2,000	2001	Lucas Zurita
Halcones de Ciudad Obregón	Ciudad Obregón, Sonora	Arena ITSON	3,500	2016	Guillermo Narvarte
Ostioneros de Guaymas	Guaymas, Sonora	Gimnasio Municipal de Guaymas	1,200	2008	Ben Sanders
Pioneros de Los Mochis	Los Mochis, Sinaloa	Centro de Usos Múltiples de Los Mochis	5,830	2000	Derrick Alston
Rayos de Hermosillo	Hermosillo, Sonora	Arena Sonora	3,500	2008	Walter McCarty
Venados de Mazatlán	Mazatlán, Sinaloa	Lobodome	8,000	2014	Fernando Rivero
Zonkeys de Tijuana	Tijuana, Baja California	Auditorio Zonkeys	4,888	2010	Enrique Zúñiga

List of champions

Championships

Teams that are no longer active are marked in italics.

Former clubs

• Águilas Doradas de Durango (2017–2018)
• Calor de Mexicali (2007)
  • Bomberos de Mexicali (2010–2011)
• Cañeros Dorados de Navolato (2002–2006)
• Colorados de San Luis (2007)
• Coras de Tepic (2001–2002, 2009, 2012)
  • Coras de Nayarit (2009–2010)
  • Lagartos UAN Tepic (2011)
• Delfines de La Paz
• Delfines de Mazatlán (2001–2003)
  • Tiburones de Mazatlán (2004–2007)
  • Lobos UAD Mazatlán (2007–2015)
  • Naúticos de Mazatlán (2015–2019)
• Fuerza Guinda de Nogales (2003–2016)
• Gallos de Aguascalientes (2020)
• Garra Cañera de Navolato (2012–2018)
• Gigantes de Jalisco (2018–2022)
• Halcones de Guamúchil (2001–??)
• Industriales de Mexicali
• Lobos Marinos de La Paz (2001, 2003–2004)
• Mantarrayas de La Paz (2019–2022)
• Marineros de Guaymas (2005–2006)
  • Bucaneros de Guaymas (2007–2008)
• Mineros de Caborca (2014–2015)
  • Mineros de Cananea (2006–2013)
• Mochomos de Guamúchil
• Paisas de Cabo San Lucas (2001–2003)
• Paskolas de Navojoa (2004–2008)
• Pistones de Culiacán (2005)
• Soles de Hermosillo (2003–2004)
• Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón (2001–2013)
• Vaqueros de Agua Prieta (2007–2009, 2016)

References

1. includes ESPN 2
2. includes TVC Deportes 2
3. Motley, Gene (26 July 2018). "Former Chowan hoops player retires in style". The Roanoke-Chowan News Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
4. González, Ángel (26 September 2018). "Expansión en Cibacopa". FRONTER.INFO (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
5. "Jorge Casanova Parra, de gran mérito en la organización y desarrollo del basquetbol". Revista Deportemas (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
6. ^ "¿Quiénes somos? - Conoce más del Cibacopa" (in Spanish). CIBACOPA. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
7. ^ "Cibacopa festeja su 20 aniversario". BasquetMex (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
8. "Cibacopa, la liga profesional número uno del noroeste". Bien Informado (in Spanish). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
9. García, Jair (19 February 2020). "Los Gallos son expulsados del torneo Cibacopa 2020". El Sol del Centro (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
10. "¿Quiénes somos? Conoce más del Cibacopa". cibacopa.org (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2020.
11. "CIBACOPA ends the 2020 season". www.latinbasket.com. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
12. "CIBACOPA ends the 2020 season". www.latinbasket.com. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-15.

External links

• League Profile at Eurobasket.com
• CIBACOPA Seasons at http://www.latinbasket.com/Mexico/basketball-League-CIBACOPA.asp
• CIBACOPA Equipos at https://cibacopa.org/equipos/

• Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico
• 2001 establishments in Mexico
• Sport in Sinaloa
• Sport in Sonora
• Basketball leagues in Mexico
• Sports leagues established in 2001