Liga Metropolitana (2026)
2025
Apertura
Apertura 2026
Champion: Halcones
Regular Season Champion: Coyotes
Finals MVP: David Monterroso
League MVP & Top Scorer & Import POY & Defensive POY: Anfernee Munnings (46.1)
Domestic POY: Sebastian Tabata
Players / Stats
League History
In 2026 the league increased number of teams from 9 to 10.
Quarterfinals Semis Final Semis Quarterfinals
Coyotes107 96
Crossover60 53
Forza92 107
New Legends88 95
Coyotes2
Forza1
Coyotes1
Halcones2
Halcones110 89
PSN60 61
Halcones20 20
Pat City0 0
USAC57 67
PSN71 89
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Apertura Final: Halcones - Coyotes 87-63

Halcones: Reyes Mario 24, Monterroso David 23, Rodriguez Herlin 19, Salgado Salgado 11, Tuchan Luis 7, Gonzalez Pablo 3, Fajardo Isai 0, Lopez Roberto 0
Coyotes: Mejia Harbie 17, Antoine Nunnally 9, Lacewell Malik 9, Dubon Wilfred 9, Quan Christian 8, Ferrer Brandon 7, Jolon Alejandro 4, Kaplan Cory 0

Standings 2026
1
Coyotes↑
8-1
2
Halcones↑
7-2
3
Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala
6-3
4
Forza
6-3
5
New Legends↑
6-3
6
PSN
5-4
7
Pat City
4-5
8
Crossover Guatemala↑
2-7
9
Yolo's Team↑
1-8
10
PIBA↑
0-9
 
- qualified to the play-offs
↑
- newly prompted
Stats Leaders 2026
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Pat City
187 G 29y
Avg: 46.1 ppg

1
Anfernee Munnings
46.1
2
Sebastian Tabata
30.9
3
Cory Kaplan
27.7
4
Malik Lacewell
26.6
5
Hector Coronado
23.2
6
David Monterroso
23.1
7
Eddie Jr Weems
21.3
8
Mario Reyes
20.0
9
Antoine Nunnally
18.7
10
Anthony Guerra
18.2
Player of the Week: Round 12 (RS)
Anfernee Munnings

Pat City
187 G 29y
46.1ppg, 13.5rpg, 2.1apg

Halcones clinch Liga Metropolitana title (Photo: IG)
Halcones 2026
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David Monterroso
Monterroso
PG
Mario Reyes
Reyes
C
Herlin Rodriguez
Rodriguez
PG
Carlos Florian
Florian
C
Ricardo Amaya
Amaya
G
Finals MVP
David Monterroso
League MVP & Top Scorer & Import POY & Defensive POY
Anfernee Munnings (46.1)
Domestic POY
Sebastian Tabata
Halcones clinch Liga Metropolitana title-Jul 21, 2026
Coyotes - Halcones 63-87:
It was a great evening for point guard David Monterroso (180-1979) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds. Salgado Salgado helped adding 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Halcones players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Harbie Mejia with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and American guard Malik Lacewell (190-2001, college: Allen, agency: Fully Feared Sports) scored 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top scorers:
Coyotes: M.Harbie 17+10reb+4ast, M.Lacewell 9+8reb+4ast, L.Dunnally 9+9reb+1ast, D.Wilfred 9+6reb, Q.Christian 8+2reb, F.Brandon 7+1reb+1ast
Halcones: M.Reyes 24+4reb, D.Monterroso 23+13reb+2ast, H.Rodriguez 19+5reb+3ast, S.Salgado 11+13reb+5ast, L.Tuchan 7+8reb+3ast, P.Gonzalez 3+1reb+1ast
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Latinbasket.com All-Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Apertura Awards 2026-Jul 24, 2026
Anfernee Munnings, 28-year old American guard from the Pat City, was voted the Player of the Year at the Liga Nacional. He graduated from St. Petersburg College seven years ago. Munnings received multiple other awards, was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year, Guard of the Year and was chosen to the First Team. He was the Player of the Week honoree twice during the 26 campaign.
David Monterroso, 46-year old point guard from the Halcones, was honored as the Finals MVP of Liga Nacional. He collected multiple other honors, was named to the First Team and Second Team. Monterroso received Player of the Week award in the league. Among many awards he won the Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Torneo Clausura championship title in 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2025. He was also selected as the Latinbasket All-Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Torneo Clausura Player of the Year as well as the All-Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Torneo Clausura First Team back in 2022. Monterroso was selected as the Latinbasket All-Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Clausura Domestic Player of the Year in 2025.
Sebastian Tabata, center from the Antigua FC, earned the Domestic Player of the Year at the Liga Nacional. He received multiple other awards, picked up the Center of the Year, and earned a spot in the First Team and Second Team. Tabata helped Tabata's team have an undefeated season as Antigua FC was not challenged in the league with a perfect 1 to 0 in the regular season. He was voted Player of the Week in the league. Tabata led the Liga Nacional in points per game with 32 and rebounds per game with 5. His 32 points against the Baja Veraoaz were the most he scored in the 2026 season. He won the Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Torneo Clausura championship title in 2025.
Justin Bradley, American forward from the Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, was named the Forward of the Year of Liga Nacional. He Is the William Penn alumni from 2025. Bradley was also voted to the First Team.
Cory Kaplan, 27-year old American guard from the Coyotes, was selected to the First Team at the Liga Nacional. He Is ex Ks Wesleyan from 2024. He played in the final of the KCAC Tournament in 2024.
Player of the Year: USA Anfernee Munnings (187-G-1997) of Pat City
Finals MVP: Guatemala David Monterroso (180-PG-1979) of Halcones
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Anfernee Munnings (187-G-1997) of Pat City
Domestic Player of the Year: Guatemala Sebastian Tabata (C) of Antigua FC
Import Player of the Year: USA Anfernee Munnings (187-G-1997) of Pat City
Guard of the Year: USA Anfernee Munnings (187-G-1997) of Pat City
Forward of the Year: USA Justin Bradley (198-F) of USAC
Center of the Year: Guatemala Sebastian Tabata (C) of Antigua FC

Latinbasket.com All-Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Apertura First Team 2026
Munnings
Bradley
Kaplan
Tabata
Monterroso
First Team
USA Anfernee Munnings (187-G-1997) of Pat City
USA Justin Bradley (198-F) of USAC
USA Cory Kaplan (201-G-1999) of Coyotes
Guatemala Sebastian Tabata (C) of Antigua FC
Guatemala David Monterroso (180-PG-1979) of Halcones

Latinbasket.com All-Guatemalan Liga Metropolitana Apertura Second Team 2026
Lacewell
Nunnally
Tabata
Monterroso
Second Team
USA Malik Lacewell (190-G-2001) of Coyotes
USA Antoine Nunnally (201-F) of Coyotes
Guatemala Salgado Salgado of Halcones
Guatemala Sebastian Tabata (C) of Antigua FC
Guatemala David Monterroso (180-PG-1979) of Halcones
*The awards were created by Latinbasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance. It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams.