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Sport
  
Basketball

CEO
  
Harold Valenzuela

Country
  
Mexico

Founded
  
2010

No. of teams
  
6

Cibane

Continent
  
FIBA Americas (Americas)

The Circuito de Basquetbol del Noreste, "CIBANE" is 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.

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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)
  • Leones Regios de Monterrey (Monterrey, Nuevo León)
  • Madereros de Durango (Durango, Durango)
  • Tuzos UAZ Cemozac (Zacatecas, Zacatecas)
  • Guerreros de Apodaca (Apodaca, Nuevo León)
  • Cuervos de Pabellón de Arteaga (Pabellón de Arteaga, Aguascalientes)

    • Former Teams

  • Águilas de Piedras Negras (Piedras Negras, Coahuila)
  • Caktus de Saltillo (Saltillo, Coahuila)
  • Marqueteros de Linares (relocated to Apodaca, Nuevo León)

    • Award Winners

    Awards were given according to basketball specialized website eurobasket.com

    References

    Cibane Wikipedia
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