The 2017–18

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league in

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. The season started on 20 September 2017 with the Torneo Súper 20, which finished on 18 November 2017. The regular season began on 29 November 2017 and finished on 6 May 2018. Starting this season, the competition format underwent significant changes. Instead of two conferences (North and South), all 20 teams are placed in a single group and play 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

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. Salta Basket was relegated after losing the playoff series against

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

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won their third consecutive title, defeating San Martín de Corrientes in the finals.

Relegation and promotion

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions

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covered the berth left by

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, who lost the relegation playoffs against

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. Libertad conceded their spot due to financial difficulties, and traded places with Salta Basket in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, thus ending a streak of 19 seasons in the top flight of Argentine basketball.

Clubs

Torneo Súper 20

The inaugural edition of the pre-season tournament Torneo Súper 20 took place between 20 September and 18 November 2017. 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

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''Asociación de Clubes''. Retrieved 19 May 2018. The two teams that reached the final were granted a berth in the

First stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoffs

Regular season

League table

Playoffs

Playoffs began on 6 May. The relegation series between

and Salta Basket is set to begin on 9 May.

Championship playoffs

Relegation playoffs

Clubs in international competitions

Awards

The regular season awards were presented on 10 May.Liga Nacional: la prensa eligió a los mejores de la 2017-18
''lanueva.com''. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

Yearly Awards

*Most Valuable Player:

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*Best Argentine Player:

*Best Foreign Player:

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*Sixth Man of the Year: Justin Keenan, San Martín de Corrientes *Rookie of the Year: Fernando Zurbriggen,

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*Most Improved Player: Jonathan Maldonado, La Unión *Coach of the Year:

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, San Martín de Corrientes *All-Tournament Team: ** F Marcos Mata,

** F

** C

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** G

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, Instituto (Córdoba) ** G

References

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