2010–11 Liga Nacional de Básquet season

The 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 27th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 15 October 2010. Peñarol won their third title, defeating Atenas in the finals.

2010–11 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
League	Liga Nacional de Básquet
Sport	Basketball
Duration	15 October 2010 – 3 April 2011 (regular season) 6 April – 5 June 2011 (playoffs)
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	TyC Sports
Season MVP	Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
2011 Liga Nacional de Básquet Playoffs
Finals champions	Peñarol
Runners-up	Atenas
Finals MVP	Leonardo Gutiérrez (Peñarol)

Promotions and relegations

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions from the previous season Monte Hermoso Básquet and runners-up Argentino de Junín were promoted, occupying the berths left by Quilmes and Central Entrerriano. Both teams would return to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso at the end of the season after losing their respective relegation series.

Clubs

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
9 de Julio de Río Tercero	Río Tercero	Estadio José Albert
Argentino de Junín	Junín	El Fortín de las Morochas	1,800
Atenas	Córdoba	Carlos Cerutti	3,730
Bahía Basket	Bahía Blanca	Osvaldo Casanova	3,950
Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires	Luis Conde	2,000
Ciclista Olímpico	La Banda	Luis Conde	2,000
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia)	Comodoro Rivadavia	Socios Fundadores	2,276
Juventud Sionista	Paraná	Estadio Moisés Flesler	2,100
Lanús	Lanús	Antonio Rotili	4,000
Libertad	Sunchales	El Hogar de los Tigres	4,000
Monte Hermoso Básquet	Monte Hermoso	Polideportivo Municipal	2,000
Obras Sanitarias	Buenos Aires	Estadio Obras	3,100
Peñarol	Mar del Plata	Islas Malvinas	8,000
Quimsa	Santiago del Estero	Estadio Ciudad	5,200
Regatas Corrientes	Corrientes	José Jorge Contte	4,000
La Unión	Formosa	Cincuentenario	4,500

Regular season

First stage

The first stage took place between 15 October and 3 December 2010. Teams were divided into two zones. The top three teams from each zone plus the best fourth team overall and a wildcard competed in the Torneo Súper 8 that took place in December.

North Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Regatas Corrientes	14	10	4	24	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Libertad	14	9	5	23
3	Atenas	14	9	5	23
4	Ciclista Olímpico	14	7	7	21
5	La Unión	14	7	7	21	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8 (Host)
6	Quimsa	14	6	8	20
7	Juventud Sionista	14	5	9	19
8	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	14	3	11	17

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South Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	14	13	1	27	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Obras Sanitarias	14	12	2	26
3	Lanús	14	8	6	22
4	Bahía Basket	14	7	7	21
5	Monte Hermoso Básquet	14	6	8	20
6	Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)	14	5	9	19
7	Argentino de Junín	14	4	10	18
8	Boca Juniors	14	1	13	15

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Torneo Súper 8

The seventh edition of Torneo Súper 8 took place on 16–20 December 2010 in the city of Formosa. Atenas won their first title, defeating Peñarol in the Final.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Libertad	65
	Lanús	60
					Libertad	60
					Atenas	86
	Atenas	82
	Obras Sanitarias	73
									Atenas	92
									Peñarol	85
	Peñarol	80
	Ciclista Olímpico	68
					Peñarol	81
					Regatas Corrientes	67
	La Unión	67
	Regatas Corrientes	79

Second stage

The second stage started on 6 December 2010. All 16 teams were ranked together. Each team carried over half of the points obtained in the first stage.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Obras Sanitarias	30	21	9	64	Quarterfinals
2	Peñarol	30	20	10	63.5
3	Libertad	30	18	12	59.5
4	Atenas	30	17	13	58.5
5	La Unión	30	18	12	58.5	Reclassification playoffs
6	Lanús	30	18	12	58
7	Bahía Basket	30	17	13	57.5
8	Regatas Corrientes	30	15	15	57
9	Gimnasia Indalo	30	15	15	54.5
10	Quimsa	30	13	17	53
11	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	30	14	16	52.5
12	Ciclista Olímpico	30	12	18	52.5
13	Boca Juniors	30	13	17	50.5	Relegation playoffs
14	Monte Hermoso Básquet	30	10	20	50
15	Juventud Sionista	30	10	20	49.5
16	Argentino de Junín	30	9	21	48

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Playoffs

Championship playoffs

The Playoffs started on 6 April 2011 and ended on 5 June 2011. Peñarol defeated Atenas in the Finals.

	Reclassification					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Obras Sanitarias	1
						10	Quimsa	3
	7	Bahía Basket	2
	10	Quimsa	3
											4	Atenas	3
											10	Quimsa	0
						4	Atenas	3
						5	La Unión	1
	5	La Unión	3
	12	Ciclista Olímpico	1
																4	Atenas	1
																2	Peñarol	4
						2	Peñarol	3
						8	Regatas Corrientes	2
	8	Regatas Corrientes	3
	9	Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)	1
											2	Peñarol	3
											3	Libertad	0
						3	Libertad	3
						6	Lanús	2
	6	Lanús	3
	11	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	0

Relegation playoffs

The relegation series began on 8 April. Monte Hermoso Básquet and Argentino de Junín lost their respective series and were relegated to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.

	Finals
	13	Boca Juniors	3
	16	Argentino de Junín	0

	Finals
	14	Monte Hermoso Básquet	1
	15	Juventud Sionista	3

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Obras Sanitarias	FIBA Americas League	Final four
Quimsa		Group stage
Regatas Corrientes		Group stage
La Unión		Final four
Atenas	Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol	Fourth place
Obras Sanitarias		Champions

Awards

Yearly Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Obras Sanitarias
• Best Foreign Player: David Jackson, Libertad
• Sixth Man of the Year: Juan Espil, Bahía Basket
• Rookie of the Year: Miguel Gerlero, Atenas
• Coach of the Year: Julio Lamas, Obras Sanitarias
• Most Improved Player: Alexis Elsener, Obras Sanitarias
• All-Tournament Team:
  • F Alex Galindo, Libertad
  • F Federico Kammerichs, Regatas Corrientes
  • C Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Obras Sanitarias
  • G Juan Ignacio Sánchez, Bahía Basket
  • G David Jackson, Libertad

References

• Guía Oficial 2016/2017, laliganacional.com.ar. Retrieved 16 May 2017.