The 2018–19
Liga Nacional de Básquet season is the 35th season of the top professional
basketball
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league in
Argentina
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. The season started on 22 September 2017 with the Torneo Súper 20, which finished on 22 December 2018. The regular season began on 5 December 2018 and finished on 12 May 2019. Following the last season, the competition continues with all 20 teams being placed in a single group, playing a double round-robin, where the best 16 teams at the end of the season qualify for the championship playoffs, while the two teams with the worst record play in a best-of-five relegation series. Before the start of the regular season, the ''Torneo Súper 20'' took place, which awarded two berths to the
2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
The 2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2019 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 24th edition of the second-tier level continental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen team ...
.
Quilmes
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was relegated after losing the playoff series against
Atenas
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city.
Toponymy
Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece.
Geography
Atenas has an area of km ...
.
Relegation and promotion
La Liga Argentina de Básquet
The La Liga Argentina de Básquet (abbreviated "LLA", and literally in English "The Argentine Basketball League"), previously known as the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (abbreviated "TNA", and literally in English "National Promotion Tournament") is ...
Champions
Libertad covered the berth left by
Salta Basket, who lost the relegation playoffs against
Ferro Carril Oeste.
Clubs
Torneo Súper 20
The second edition of the pre-season tournament Torneo Súper 20 took place between 22 September and 22 december 2018. Four groups of five teams each were formed, and played a double round-robin. The top three teams from each group advanced to the playoff stage directly, while the fourth and fifth teams of each group were paired in four best-of-three series to grant the four remaining berths for the playoff stage. The playoff stage consisted of best-of-three series up to the semifinals, where a
final four, single-elimination match format was used.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Playoffs
Regular season
League table
Playoffs
Playoffs began on 15 May. The relegation series between
Atenas
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city.
Toponymy
Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece.
Geography
Atenas has an area of km ...
and
Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the eponymous county. With a population of 230,810, it is located south of th ...
began on 18 May.
Championship playoffs
Finals
Relegation playoffs
Clubs in international competitions
Awards
The regular season awards were presented on 13 May.
La prensa eligió a los mejores de La Liga Banco Comafi
''laliganacional.com.ar'', Official Website of the LNB, 13 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
Yearly Awards
*Most Valuable Player: Marcos Mata
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, San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
*Best Argentine Player: Marcos Mata
Marcos Daniel Mata (born August 1, 1986) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is a small forward, but he can also play at the shooting guard position. He plays professionally for Boca Juniors, and has also been a member of the senior ...
, San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
*Best Foreign Player: Dar Tucker, San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
*Sixth Man of the Year: Luciano González, Instituto
*Rookie of the Year: VÃctor Fernández, Quilmes
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*Most Improved Player: AgustÃn Caffaro
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, Libertad
*Coach of the Year: Gonzalo GarcÃa, San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
*All-Tournament Team:
** C Eloy Vargas, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
** PF Jasiel Rivero, Boca Juniors
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** SF Marcos Mata
Marcos Daniel Mata (born August 1, 1986) is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is a small forward, but he can also play at the shooting guard position. He plays professionally for Boca Juniors, and has also been a member of the senior ...
, San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
** SG Dar Tucker, San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
** PG Pedro Barral
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, Obras Sanitarias
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References
External links
Sitio Oficial LNB
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Argentina
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