2018 CIBACOPA season

The 2018 CIBACOPA season was the 18th season of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA), one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on 5 April 2018 and ended on 19 July 2019. The league title was won by the Tijuana Zonkeys, who defeated the Garra Cañera de Navolato in the championship series, 4–2. It was the Zonkeys' third CIBACOPA title, which tied the Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón for the most in league history.

Format
Ten teams participate, playing in one single group. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs, which are three rounds in a best-of-7 format.

The start of the season was postponed by a month to allow players to return from playing in other international leagues.

Teams
All ten teams in the league returned from the previous season. The owner of the Mineros de Cananea, René Quiroga, attempted to revive the franchise and relocate to either Nogales or Agua Prieta as the 11th team in the league, but this did not materialize.

Draft
The 2018 CIBACOPA draft was held on 26 and 27 February. Each team received three picks across three rounds, though five teams declined to make a selection in the third round. The Náuticos de Mazatlán declined to participate in the draft as they already had their roster filled out.

Playoffs
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The Tijuana Zonkeys won the 2018 CIBACOPA title after defeating the Halcones de Ciudad Obregón, four games to two. The Zonkeys clinched the title with an 87–73 victory over the Halcones in front of a sold-out crowd in Tijuana in Game 6.

Two Zonkeys players, Trayvon Lathan and Luis "Chupa" Ramírez, announced their retirement following the win.

Statistics
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All-Star Game
The 2018 CIBACOPA All-Star Game was played in Culiacán, Sinaloa, at the Polideportivo Juan S. Millán on 19 May 2018. Zona Sur defeated Zona Norte, 137–128. A. J. West led all scorers with 31 points, but Erick Frederick was named the All-Star Game MVP recording 30 points and four rebounds and leading Zona Sur to the victory.

Luis Ramírez won the three-point shootout, defeating the defending champion Steve Monreal, as well as Nick Murphy, José Medina, Erick Frederick, Sammy Yeager, Martín Samargo, Adrián Villalobos, and Justin Ávalos. Michael Bryson won the dunk contest.

Teams

 * Zona Norte


 * 🇺🇸 Mychal Ammons (Tijuana Zonkeys)
 * 🇺🇸 Landon Atterberry (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón)
 * 🇺🇸 Quinton Chievous (Rayos de Hermosillo)
 * 🇲🇽 Daniel Girón (Ostioneros de Guaymas)
 * 🇲🇽 Israel Gutiérrez (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón)
 * 🇺🇸 Manny Hernández (Pioneros de Los Mochis)
 * 🇲🇽 José Medina (Pioneros de Los Mochis)
 * Tavario Miller (Pioneros de Los Mochis)
 * 🇺🇸 Steve Monreal (Rayos de Hermosillo)
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Murphy (Pioneros de Los Mochis)
 * 🇲🇽 Luis Ramírez (Tijuana Zonkeys)
 * 🇲🇽 Alejandro Reyna (Halcones de Ciudad Obregón)
 * 🇺🇸 A. J. West (Ostioneros de Guaymas)


 * Coaches: 🇺🇸 David Kenah (Rayos de Hermosillo) and 🇺🇸 James Penny (Tijuana Zonkeys)


 * Zona Sur


 * 🇲🇽 Irwin Ávalos (Águilas Doradas de Durango)
 * 🇲🇽 Erick Frederick (Frayles de Guasave)
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Lizárraga (Náuticos de Mazatlán)
 * 🇺🇸 Du'Vaughn Maxwell (Caballeros de Culiacán)
 * 🇲🇽 José Francisco Orbe (Garra Cañera de Navolato)
 * 🇺🇸 Joshua Ramírez (Náuticos de Mazatlán)
 * 🇺🇸 Martín Samarco (Garra Cañera de Navolato)
 * 🇺🇸 Jeff Stubbs (Águilas Doradas de Durango)
 * 🇺🇸 Brandon Swannegan (Garra Cañera de Navolato)
 * Ben Uzoh (Caballeros de Culiacán)
 * 🇲🇽 Adrián Villalobos (Caballeros de Culiacán)
 * 🇺🇸 Sammy Yeager (Frayles de Guasave)


 * Coaches: 🇲🇽 Andrés Contreras (Garra Cañera de Navolato) and 🇲🇽 Carlos Key (Águilas Doradas de Durango)

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