U.S. players dominate in Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBACOPA Awards 2009 - Jun 14, 2009
Player of the Year: Letheal Cook (208-C/F-80) of Mineros Guard of the Year: Joe Chapman (193-G-84) of Caballeros Forward of the Year: Marquise Gainous (206-F-76) of Rayos Center of the Year: Letheal Cook of Mineros Import of the Year: Letheal Cook of Mineros Dopmestic Player of the Year: Victor Avila (209-C-77) of Caballeros Defensive Player of the Year: Reggie Jordan (193-G-68) of Rayos Coach of the Year: Andres Contreras of Mineros 1st Team Joe Chapman of Caballeros Jeremy Bell (183-G-83) of Frayles Derek Thomas (193-F-84) of Mineros Marquise Gainous of Rayos * his teammate Reggie Jordan was better than Gainous, but Bell and Chapman already took guard position in 1st team Letheal Cook of Mineros 2nd Team Reggie Jordan of Rayos Franco Harris (183-G-83) of Mineros Sam Bowie (198-F/G-75) of Caballeros Leroy Davis (200-F-81) of Frayles Ja Ja Richards (207-C-75) of Ostioneros Honorable Mention: James Parker (183-G-81) of Pioneros Victor Avila of Caballeros Anthony Pedroza (191-G-79) of Rayos Alonso Izaguirre (200-G/F-76) of Frayles All-Imports Team Joe Chapman of Caballeros Jeremy Bell of Frayles Derek Thomas of Mineros Marquise Gainous of Rayos Letheal Cook of Mineros All-Domestic Players Team Pedro Meza (187-G-85) of Caballeros Anthony Pedroza of Rayos Alonso Izaguirre of Frayles Hector Hernandez (206-F-85) of Frayles Victor Avila of Caballeros Mineros de Cananea are 2009 CIBACOPA Champions !!! - Jun 13, 2009 Mineros de Cananea took game 6 of the CIBACOPA Finals by the score 96-94 before a sold out Gimnasio de los Pinos at Cananea Sonora. It was a close game throughout, as Caballeros de Culiacan were looking to extend the series to a decisive game 7. But Cananea, lead by C Lee Cook and backed by their noisy crowd proved to be too much for Culiacan to overcome. Culiacan still had a chance to win the game in the wining seconds: WIth the score 96-94 and Culiacan shooting free throws, David Meza missed the second one on purpose, Victor Avila grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to G Henry Cordell for a three point shot, which hit the back iron. The crowd then ran to the court in celebration of their 1st Championship in their 5 year history. Cibacopa President Antonio Gandara presented the Championship throphy to Mineros owner Rene Quiroga, and the MVP Throphy to C Letheal Cook (208-C/F-80, college: Bowie St.) CIBACOPA All-Star results - Apr 6, 2009 Mazatlan, Sin, MX - The North zone defeated the South on Sunday 109-103 behind the scoring efforts of the North division leading Mineros de Cananea. Cananea's Derek Thomas (193-F-84, college: Appalachian St.) 20, Letheal Cook (208-C/F-80, college: Bowie St.) 18, and Franco Harris (183-G-83, college: Boise St.) 17 led the North to the victory. James Parker (183-G-81, college: Robert Morris) for Los Mochis led all South division scorers with 27 points in only 24 minutes and Sam Bowie (198-F/G-75, college: SE Louisiana) had 16. Final box score is listed below. North (109) 15 Jerome Habel 14 2 0 0 3 0 24:18 16 Letheal Cook 18 5 0 0 0 1 24:34 10 Franco Harris 17 3 4 0 0 1 28:50 11 David Lopez 11 4 0 0 2 2 21:34 9 Marcos Chavez 9 1 0 0 1 0 19:52 Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl F Tp 6 Edgar Soto 4 2 0 0 1 1 21:10 5 Brandon Heredia 3 2 0 0 0 0 8:59 7 Marco Valenzuela 3 0 0 0 0 0 10:35 13 Reggie Jordan 4 3 1 0 3 1 8:44 8 Jorge Casillas 4 1 0 0 1 0 6:48 14 Derek Thomas 20 0 0 1 1 0 15:04 17 Julio Everardo 2 1 0 0 0 0 9:32 South (103) 13 Enrique Zuiga 10 3 4 0 1 3 30:13 11 Victor Avila 11 8 2 0 0 3 25:12 14 Ron Selleaze 13 4 0 0 0 3 20:41 8 Alex Aguirre 6 4 0 0 0 1 25:29 18 Sam Bowie 16 2 1 0 0 2 15:16 Pts Reb Ast Blq Rob F Tp 15 Marcos Dorado 4 3 0 0 3 0 11:31 6 Joe Chapman 3 1 1 0 0 0 5:35 15 Andrei Amezquita 2 0 1 0 0 3 14:13 4 Alan Cortez 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:15 9 James Parker 27 3 0 0 3 1 24:36 10 Tyson Patterson 5 0 1 0 1 1 16:35 7 Dedric Gage 7 1 0 0 0 1 5:24 North Zone: Eduardo Linan (187-G-75) of Nogales David Lopez (193-G-83) of Nogales Franco Harris (183-G-83) of Cananea Letheal Cook (208-C/F-80) of Cananea Derek Thomas (193-F-84) of Cananea Jorge Casillas (196-F-90) of Cananea Marcos Chavez (179-G-77) of Hermosillo Reggie Jordan (193-G-68) of Hermosillo Larry Satchell (206-F/C-80) of Guaymas Jorge Rochin (202-F-78) of Guaymas Ramses Benitez (210-C-79) of Obregon Arturo Vazquez (194-G/F-78) of Obregon Hugo Carrillo (205-C/F-83) of Obregon Coach Andres Contreras Assistant: Eduardo Opezzo South Zone: James Parker (183-G-81) of Los Mochis Marcos Dorado (198-G/F-75) of Los Mochis Andrei Amezquita (-G-89) of Los Mochis Alonso Izaguirre (200-G/F-76) of Guasave Enrique Zuniga (193-G-76) of Guasave Joe Chapman (193-G-84) of Culiacan Victor Avila (209-C-77) of Culiacan Sam Bowie (198-F/G-75) of Culiacan Ron Selleaze (197-F-76) of Mazatlan Hector Ibanez (179-G-82) of Mazatlan Alan Cortes of Mazatlan Miguel Ayala (198-F/G-82) of Tepic Dedric Cage of Tepic Coach: Angel Gonzaleza Assistant: Gustavo De Benedetti This is not the definitive roster for the north and south zone, a few names are in the list just because their names like, Sam Bowie, Jorge Rochin, Alonso Izaguirre and Eduardo Linan, maybe its not fair for other players who play a key role in their teams like Raul Navarro (192-G-84), a shooting guard who plays very well under preasure with a smooth shot and a high knowledge of the game or like Rommel Marentez (178-G-84, college: Cal-Davis), this player is a very talented one and he is one of the reasons why guaymas improve this season and at this time the will make the playoofss. Congratulations for the coaches of both zones, two Mexican ones, Andres Contreras is a young coach with a lot of future and Angel Gonzalez has a lot of experience at college level and pro. Lets the all star game begins and enjoy the show. |
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