The 2018–19

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season is the 35th season of the top professional

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league in

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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.

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was relegated after losing the playoff series against

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Relegation and promotion

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Champions Libertad covered the berth left by

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, who lost the relegation playoffs against

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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

and

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:

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*Best Argentine Player:

*Best Foreign Player:

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*Sixth Man of the Year: Luciano González, Instituto *Rookie of the Year:

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*Most Improved Player: Agustín Caffaro, Libertad *Coach of the Year: Gonzalo García,

*All-Tournament Team: ** C

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, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ** PF

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** SF

** SG

** PG Pedro Barral,

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References

External links

Sitio Oficial LNB
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