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]

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

• Mineros de Fresnillo (Fresnillo, Zacatecas)
• Caktus de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila)
• Madereros de Durango (Durango, Durango)
• Águilas de Piedras Negras (Piedras Negras, Coahuila)
• Tuzos UAZ Cemozac (Zacatecas, Zacatecas)
• Guerreros de Apodaca (Apodaca, Nuevo León)

Former Teams

• Marqueteros de Linares (relocated to Apodaca, Nuevo León)
• Leones Regios de Monterrey (Monterrey, Nuevo León)

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

• Official League Site