• The
Tijuana Zonkeys played the San Diego Sharks of
The Basketball League (TBL) in the inaugural
Border Bragging Rights Series – a cross-border
home-and-home series – held on 10 and 17 February. The Zonkeys beat the Sharks, 102–88, in the first matchup at
Mira Mesa High School in
San Diego before beating the Sharks, 91–61, a week later at the Arena Zonkeys in
Tijuana. • The inaugural
Copa de Básquetbol DIF Sinaloa was played from 19 to 20 February between the four teams from the state of
Sinaloa: the
Caballeros de Culiacán, the
Frayles de Guasave, the
Pioneros de Los Mochis, and the
Venados de Mazatlán, with proceeds going to local
wheelchair basketball teams. The Caballeros beat the Venados, 102–98, in their first matchup in
Mazatlán, while the Venados earned an 86–81 victory over the Caballeros a day later in
Culiacán. Notably, the latter was attended by the
Governor of Sinaloa,
Rubén Rocha Moya. Meanwhile, the Pioneros beat the Frayles, 94–92, in their first matchup in
Guasave before beating the Frayles again, 91–71, a day later in
Los Mochis. • The second annual
Copa Salsa Huichol was played from 22 to 24 February at the Mesón de los Deportes in
Xalisco,
Nayarit, with the six participating teams being the
Ángeles de la Ciudad de México, the
Astros de Jalisco, the Caballeros de Culiacán, the Frayles de Guasave, the Pioneros de Los Mochis, and the Venados de Mazatlán. The Ángeles beat the Astros, 85–70, in the championship final and Will Yoakum was named the tournament MVP. == Regular season ==