The 2003 LNBP was the 4th season of the

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP), officially known as the Liga Grupo Caliente, Caliente LNBP for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball sports league, league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 1 ...

, one of the

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leagues of

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. It started on July 29, 2003 and ended on December 13, 2003. The league title was won by

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, which defeated La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal in the championship series, 4–2.

Format

16 teams participate. The first 8 teams in the regular season standings qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7).

Teams

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

The playoffs were played between November 18 and December 13, 2003. * Semifinals (best-of-7, November 26 – December 4, 2003): :* Semifinal 1 ::* November 26: Halcones UV Xalapa 110, Panteras de Aguascalientes 84 ::* November 27: Halcones UV Xalapa 91, Panteras de Aguascalientes 82 ::* November 29: Panteras de Aguascalientes 103, Halcones UV Xalapa 92 ::* November 30: Panteras de Aguascalientes 96, Halcones UV Xalapa 83 ::* December 1: Panteras de Aguascalientes 96, Halcones UV Xalapa 85 ::* December 3: Halcones UV Xalapa 101, Panteras de Aguascalientes 77 ::* December 4: Panteras de Aguascalientes 103, Halcones UV Xalapa 84 :Panteras de Aguascalientes wins the series 4–3 and qualify for the finals. :* Semifinal 2 ::* November 26: La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 103, Lobos de la UAdeC 92 ::* November 27: La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 91, Lobos de la UAdeC 82 ::* November 29: Lobos de la UAdeC 121, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 101 ::* November 30: Lobos de la UAdeC 102, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 96 ::* December 1: Lobos de la UAdeC 96, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 94 ::* December 3: La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 109, Lobos de la UAdeC 72 ::* December 4: La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 114, Lobos de la UAdeC 112 :La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal wins the series 4–3 and qualify for the finals. * Finals (best-of-7, December 6– December 13, 2003): :* December 6: La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 89, Panteras de Aguascalientes 83 :* December 7: La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 87, Panteras de Aguascalientes 84 :* December 9: Panteras de Aguascalientes 101, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 87 :* December 10: Panteras de Aguascalientes 81, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 80 :* December 11: Panteras de Aguascalientes 85, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 78 :* December 13: Panteras de Aguascalientes 100, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 91 * Panteras de Aguascalientes wins the LNBP finals, 4–2.

All-Star Game

In 2003, two All-Star Games were played. The first game was played in

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on September 21 and was won by the Foreigners team, 134–112. The second game was played in Matamoros and saw the Foreigners win, 117–90.

Teams

Teams for the first All-Star Game: :Mexicanos * Miguel Acuña (Zorros de la UMSNH) * Víctor Buelna (Zorros de la UMSNH) * Isaac Gildea (Algodoneros de la Comarca) *

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(La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal) * Abel Huerta (Tuberos de Colima) * Alonso Izaguirre (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) * Eduardo Liñán (Correcaminos UAT Matamoros) *

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(Tecos de la UAG) * José Lozoya Portillo (Santos Reales de San Luis) *

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(Lobos de la UAdeC) *

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(Correcaminos UAT Victoria) * Octavio Robles (Halcones UV Xalapa) *

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(Gambusinos de Fresnillo) * Felipe Sánchez (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) * Francisco Siller (Lobos de la UAdeC) :* Coaches: Héctor Santos (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) :Extranjeros * Quincy Alexander (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) * Chad Allen (Algodoneros de la Comarca) * Kevin Beard (Correcaminos UAT Matamoros) * Samuel Bowie (Tecos de la UAG) * Devon Ford (Panteras de Aguascalientes) * Rodney Gidney (Barreteros de Zacatecas) *

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(Cometas de Querétaro) *

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(Leñadores de Durango) * Eric Martin (La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal) * Jason McCutcheon (Lobos de la UAdeC) * Tayron McDaniel (Correcaminos UAT Victoria) * Eric Redeaux (Gambusinos de Fresnillo) * Antonio Rivers (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) * Gerald Williams (Fuerza Regia de Monterrey) :* Coaches: Eduardo Opezzo (Gambusinos de Fresnillo)

References

External links

2003 LNBP season
on Latinbasket.com {{Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional LNBP seasons 2003 in Mexican sports 2003–04 in North American basketball