2011–12 Liga Nacional de Básquet season

The 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 28th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 23 September 2011. Peñarol won their fourth title, defeating Obras Sanitarias in the finals.

2011–12 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
League	Liga Nacional de Básquet
Sport	Basketball
Duration	23 September 2011 – 13 March 2012 (regular season) 16 March – 31 May 2012 (playoffs)
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	TyC Sports
Season MVP	Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
Top scorer	Joe Troy Smith
2012 Liga Nacional de Básquet Playoffs
Finals champions	Peñarol
Runners-up	Obras Sanitarias
Finals MVP	Facundo Campazzo (Peñarol)

Promotions and relegations

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions from the previous season Quilmes and runners-up San Martín de Corrientes were promoted, occupying the berths left by El Nacional and Argentino de Junín. Quilmes and San Martín de Corrientes would be relegated at the end of the season.

Clubs

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
9 de Julio de Río Tercero	Río Tercero	Estadio José Albert
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
Obras Sanitarias	Buenos Aires	Estadio Obras	3,100
Peñarol	Mar del Plata	Islas Malvinas	8,000
Quilmes	Mar del Plata	Islas Malvinas	8,000
Quimsa	Santiago del Estero	Estadio Ciudad	5,200
Regatas Corrientes	Corrientes	José Jorge Contte	4,000
San Martín de Corrientes	Corrientes	Estadio Raúl Argentino Ortiz	2,500
La Unión	Formosa	Cincuentenario	4,500

Regular season

First stage

The first stage took place between 23 September and 13 November 2011. Teams were divided into two zones. The top four teams from each zone competed in the Torneo Súper 8 that took place in November.

North Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Regatas Corrientes	14	11	3	25	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Libertad	14	9	5	23
3	Quimsa	14	9	5	23
4	Juventud Sionista	14	7	7	21
5	La Unión	14	6	8	20
6	Ciclista Olímpico	14	5	9	19
7	Atenas	14	5	9	19
8	San Martín de Corrientes	14	4	10	18

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South Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Obras Sanitarias	14	11	3	25	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Bahía Basket	14	10	4	24
3	Peñarol	14	9	5	23
4	Lanús	14	7	7	21
5	Boca Juniors	14	7	7	21	Invited to Torneo Súper 8
6	Gimnasia Indalo	14	6	8	20
7	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	14	4	10	18
8	Quilmes	14	2	12	16

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Torneo Súper 8

The eighth edition of Torneo Súper 8 took place on 23–26 November 2011 in the city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. Home team Peñarol won their third title, defeating Libertad in the Final.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Libertad	72
	Quimsa	66
					Libertad	85
					Regatas Corrientes	68
	Regatas Corrientes	85
	Boca Juniors	74
									Libertad	75
									Peñarol	78
	Obras Sanitarias	80
	Lanús	77
					Obras Sanitarias	81
					Peñarol	83
	Peñarol	75
	Bahía Basket	74

Second stage

The second stage started on 17 November 2011. 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	20	10	62.5	Quarterfinals
2	Peñarol	30	21	9	62.5
3	Libertad	30	20	10	61.5
4	Lanús	30	19	11	59.5
5	Quimsa	30	17	13	58.5	Reclassification playoffs
6	Juventud Sionista	30	17	13	57.5
7	Regatas Corrientes	30	15	15	57.5
8	Gimnasia Indalo	30	16	14	56
9	La Unión	30	16	14	56
10	Atenas	30	16	14	55.5
11	Bahía Basket	30	13	17	55
12	Boca Juniors	30	11	19	51.5
13	Ciclista Olímpico	30	11	19	50.5	Relegation playoffs
14	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	30	11	19	50
15	Quilmes	30	9	21	47
16	San Martín de Corrientes	30	8	22	47

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Playoffs

Championship playoffs

The Playoffs started on 16 March 2012 and ended on 31 May 2012. Peñarol defeated Obras Sanitarias in the Finals.

	Reclassification					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Obras Sanitarias	3
						12	Boca Juniors	1
	5	Quimsa	1
	12	Boca Juniors	3
											1	Obras Sanitarias	3
											7	Regatas Corrientes	0
						4	Lanús	2
						5	Regatas Corrientes	3
	7	Regatas Corrientes	3
	10	Atenas	0
																1	Obras Sanitarias	2
																2	Peñarol	4
						2	Peñarol	3
						8	Bahía Basket	2
	6	Juventud Sionista	0
	11	Bahía Basket	3
											2	Peñarol	3
											3	Libertad	1
						3	Libertad	3
						6	Gimnasia Indalo	1
	8	Gimnasia Indalo	3
	9	La Unión	2

Relegation playoffs

The relegation series began on 16 March. San Martín de Corrientes and Quilmes lost their respective series and were relegated to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.

	Finals
	13	Ciclista Olímpico	3
	16	San Martín de Corrientes	2

	Finals
	14	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	3
	15	Quilmes	1

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Lanús	FIBA Americas League	Runners-up
Libertad	Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol	Semifinals
Obras Sanitarias		Semifinals
Peñarol		Final four
Regatas Corrientes		Champions

Awards

Yearly Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Obras Sanitarias
• Best Foreign Player: Robert Battle, Lanús
• Sixth Man of the Year: Tyler Field, Obras Sanitarias
• Rookie of the Year: Alejandro Konsztadt, Obras Sanitarias
• Coach of the Year: Silvio Santander, Lanús
• Most Improved Player: Facundo Campazzo, Peñarol
• All-Tournament Team:
  • F Tony Washam, Obras Sanitarias
  • F Leonardo Gutiérrez, Peñarol
  • C Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Obras Sanitarias
  • G Facundo Campazzo, Peñarol
  • G Joe Troy Smith, La Unión

References

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