| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| CEO |  Harold Valenzuela |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Madereros de Durango |
| Official website | www.cibane.org |
The Circuito de Basquetbol del Noreste, "CIBANE" was a professional basketball league in Northeastern Mexico. CIBANE was founded in 2010 with 6 teams. The main purpose of this league is to give Mexican players the opportunity to showcase their talents, while maintaining a high level of basketball. After low funds forced league officials to cancel the 2014 season, the league was indefinitely suspended in December of that year.
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.
Current Teams
- Mineros de Fresnillo (Fresnillo, Zacatecas)
- Tuzos UAZ Cemozac (Zacatecas, Zacatecas)
- Guerreros de Apodaca (Apodaca, Nuevo León)
- Cuervos de Pabellón de Arteaga (Pabellón de Arteaga, Aguascalientes)
Former Teams
- Acereros de Monclova (Monclova, Coahuila)
- Águilas de Piedras Negras (Piedras Negras, Coahuila)
- Caktus de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila)
- Marqueteros de Linares (relocated to Apodaca, Nuevo León)
League Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mineros de Fresnillo | Madereros de Durango |
| 2011 | Madereros de Durango | Mineros de Fresnillo |
| 2012 | Mineros de Fresnillo | Cuervos de Pabellón de Arteaga |
| 2013 | Tuzos UAZ Cemozac | Mineros de Fresnillo |
Award Winners
Awards were given according to basketball specialized website eurobasket.com
| 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
- Entrevista a Harold Valenzuela Presidente del CIBANE Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine . August 5, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
- "Suspendieron Cibane este año" (in Spanish). El Diario de Coahuila. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- Rodríguez, Julio (8 June 2020). "Madereros, semilla de profesionales de basquetbol". El Sol de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- Entrevista a Harold Valenzuela Presidente del CIBANE Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine . August 5, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
- Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBANE Awards 2010. August 2, 2010. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.
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