The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Básquet season is the 35th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. 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. Quilmes was relegated after losing the playoff series against Atenas.Atenas sigue en la Liga, laliganacional.com.ar, Official Website of the LNB, 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
Relegation and promotion La Liga Argentina de Básquet Champions Libertad covered the berth left by Salta Basket, who lost the relegation playoffs against Ferro Carril Oeste.
Clubs Team City Arena Capacity Argentino (J) Junín El Fortín de las Morochas 1,500 Atenas Córdoba Carlos Cerutti 3,730 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Luis Conde 2,000 Ciclista Olímpico La Banda Vicente Rosales 3,400 Comunicaciones Mercedes Estadio de Comunicaciones 3,500 Estudiantes Concordia Concordia Gigante Verde 1,610 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Estadio Héctor Etchart 4,500 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Comodoro Rivadavia Socios Fundadores 2,276 Hispano Americano Río Gallegos Gimnasio Boxing Club 3,000 Instituto Córdoba Angel Sandrin 2,000 La Unión Formosa Cincuentenario 4,500 Libertad Sunchales El Hogar de los Tigres 4,000 Obras Basket Buenos Aires Estadio Obras 3,100 Peñarol Mar del Plata Islas Malvinas 8,000 Quilmes Mar del Plata Once Unidos 3,000 Quimsa Santiago del Estero Estadio Ciudad 5,200 Regatas Corrientes Corrientes José Jorge Contte 4,000 San Lorenzo Buenos Aires Polideportivo Roberto Pando 2,200 San Martín (C) Corrientes Raúl A. Ortiz 2,500 Weber Bahía Bahía Blanca Osvaldo Casanova 3,950
Torneo Súper 20 The second edition of the pre-season tournament Torneo Súper 20 took place between 22 September and 22 december 2018.Torneo Súper 20 Results, laliganacional.com.ar, Official Website of the LNB. 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 and Quilmes began on 18 May.
Championship playoffs
Finals
Relegation playoffs
Clubs in international competitions
Team Competition Progress Atenas FIBA Americas League Second stage San Martín (C) First stage San Lorenzo Champions Instituto Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol Runners-up Libertad Semifinals Quimsa Semifinals
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, San Lorenzo Best Argentine Player: Marcos Mata, San Lorenzo Best Foreign Player: Dar Tucker, San Lorenzo Sixth Man of the Year: Luciano González, Instituto Rookie of the Year: Víctor Fernández, Quilmes Most Improved Player: Agustín Caffaro, Libertad Coach of the Year: Gonzalo García, San Lorenzo All-Tournament Team: C Eloy Vargas, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) PF Jasiel Rivero, Boca Juniors SF Marcos Mata, San Lorenzo SG Dar Tucker, San Lorenzo PG Pedro Barral, Obras Sanitarias
References
External links Sitio Oficial LNB