Mexican Basketball League (Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacifico) History

League status

The Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacifico is the first-tier professional basketball league in Mexico. CIBACOPA was established in 1970.
The CIBACOPA sits above the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional which effectively forms the second-tier of Mexican basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Mexican players per team: 2 import players (non-Europeans), 0 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 2.

League name history

1970-2001: Circuito Mexicano de Basquetbol 
2001 until now: Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacifico  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025
2001-2022
Since 2023

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
2Astros 2022-23, 2024-25
1Hermosillo 2023-24

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2022-23Astros de Jalisco4-2Rayos de HermosilloRayos de Hermosillo
2023-24Rayos de Hermosillo107-89Astros de JaliscoZonkeys de Tijuana
2024-25Astros de Jalisco4-3Zonkeys de TijuanaAstros de Jalisco

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Astros213
Hermosillo112
Tijuana011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Astros1100
Hermosillo1000
Tijuana0101
Angeles0020
Obregon0001

Players with the most appearances in the Mexican Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Luis Antonio Alvarez32023, 2024, 2025
Jimond Ivey22023, 2024
Jose Lizarraga22023, 2024
Victor Davila22023, 2024

Players with the most Mexican titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Luis Antonio Alvarez22023, 2025