Mark Strom could be lighting it up for Coach Terrell and the Pioneros in 2010.

While Terrell as at work in Los Mochis, coach Dan Tacheny  is building what he hopes to be a stacked squad in Hermosillo. The Rayos lured Tacheny to Hermosillo after taking over the Potros in the LNBP midway through the season. Tacheny finished the second havelf the the season winning 16 out of 18 games.

It's a sold Game 1 match up in the LNBP Finals in which the Halcones of Xalapa, defending LNBP Champions, square off against conference and in state rival, Halcones Rojos of Veracruz. Check some info en espanol from the LNBP by clicking here.

It’s been more than five years since the game was played, but the legend of Puerto Rico’s famous upset of the United States on opening day at the 2004 Olympics lives on.

Just as the American Dream Team in 1992 inspired boys and girls around the world to reach for the stars in basketball, Puerto Rico’s 92-73 victory over Larry Brown’s Team USA has had a lasting impact on the tiny island in the Caribbean. Click here for more from FIBA.com.

LNBP post season fixture Mexicali is getting all they can handle from the upstart Toros of Nuevo Laredo. Yesterday the Toros stole game two at home winning 66-64 to even the series at 1 game each.  The series resumes this Tuesday and Wednesday in Mexicali where the Soles  will try to close out the series by winning games 3 and 4. Hector Hernandez paced the Soles with 22 points while Henry Dugat led the Toros with 18. (Photo from solesdemexicali.com)