2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season

The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 29th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 14 September 2012. Regatas Corrientes won their first title, defeating Lanús in the finals.

2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
League	Liga Nacional de Básquet
Sport	Basketball
Duration	14 September 2012 – 10 March 2013 (regular season) 13 March – 15 May 2013 (playoffs)
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	TyC Sports
Season MVP	Paolo Quinteros
Top scorer	Darren Phillip
2013 Liga Nacional de Básquet Playoffs
Finals champions	Regatas Corrientes
Runners-up	Lanús
Finals MVP	Paolo Quinteros (Regatas Corrientes)

Promotions and relegations

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions from the previous season Unión Progresista and runners-up Argentino de Junín were promoted, occupying the berths left by Quilmes and San Martín de Corrientes. Unión Progresista would be relegated at the end of the season, together with 9 de Julio de Río Tercero.

Clubs

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Argentino de Junín	Junín	El Fortín de las Morochas	1,465
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
Quimsa	Santiago del Estero	Estadio Ciudad	5,200
Regatas Corrientes	Corrientes	José Jorge Contte	4,000
La Unión	Formosa	Cincuentenario	4,500
Unión Progresista	Villa Ángela	Estadio Carlos "Mona" Lobera	1,750

Regular season

First stage

The first stage took place between 14 September and 28 October 2012. 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	Libertad	14	10	4	24	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Ciclista Olímpico	14	10	4	24
3	Regatas Corrientes	14	9	5	23
4	Quimsa	14	8	6	22
5	Juventud Sionista	14	7	7	21
6	Atenas	14	6	8	20
7	Unión Progresista	14	4	10	18
8	La Unión	14	2	12	16

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South Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	14	12	2	26	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Lanús	14	9	5	23
3	Argentino de Junín	14	8	6	22
4	Boca Juniors	14	7	7	21
5	Bahía Basket	14	6	8	20
6	Gimnasia Indalo	14	6	8	20
7	Obras Sanitarias	14	4	10	18
8	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	14	4	10	18

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Torneo Súper 8

The eighth edition of Torneo Súper 8 took place on 7–10 November 2012 in the city of Corrientes, Corrientes. Regatas Corrientes won their second title, defeating Quimsa in the Final, and were granted a berth in the 2013 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Libertad	74
	Regatas Corrientes	81
					Regatas Corrientes	71
					Boca Juniors	67
	Lanús	67
	Boca Juniors	69
									Regatas Corrientes	77
									Quimsa	63
	Ciclista Olímpico	81
	Argentino de Junín	72
					Ciclista Olímpico	71
					Quimsa	72
	Peñarol	66
	Quimsa	74

Second stage

The second stage started on 1 November 2013. 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	Regatas Corrientes	30	24	6	65.5	Conference quarterfinals
2	Lanús	30	21	9	62.5
3	Peñarol	30	18	12	61
4	Boca Juniors	30	20	10	60.5
5	Argentino de Junín	30	17	13	58	Reclassification playoffs
6	Quimsa	30	16	14	57
7	Ciclista Olímpico	31	15	16	58
8	Atenas	30	16	14	56
9	Juventud Sionista	30	15	15	55.5
10	Gimnasia Indalo	30	15	15	55
11	Libertad	30	13	17	55
12	Bahía Basket	30	14	16	54
13	Obras Sanitarias	30	13	17	52	Relegation playoffs
14	La Unión	30	9	21	48
15	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	30	8	22	46
16	Unión Progresista	30	6	24	45

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Playoffs

Championship playoffs

The Playoffs started on 13 March 2013 and ended on 15 May 2013. Regatas Corrientes defeated Lanús in the Finals and won their first title. Both teams were qualified for the 2014 FIBA Americas League. Since Regatas Corrientes had also qualified to the 2013 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol after winning the Torneo Súper 8, their berth was given to the next best team that was not qualified yet, in this case Argentino de Junín.

	Reclassification					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Regatas Corrientes	3
						10	Gimnasia Indalo	2
	7	Ciclista Olímpico	0
	10	Gimnasia Indalo	3
											1	Regatas Corrientes	3
											4	Boca Juniors	2
						4	Boca Juniors	3
						5	Argentino de Junín	0
	5	Argentino de Junín	3
	12	Bahía Basket	2
																1	Regatas Corrientes	4
																2	Lanús	0
						2	Lanús	3
						8	Atenas	0
	8	Atenas	=3
	9	Juventud Sionista
											2	Lanús	3
											3	Peñarol	2
						3	Peñarol	3
						6	Quimsa	1
	6	Quimsa	3
	11	Libertad	2

Relegation playoffs

The relegation series began on 14 March. Unión Progresista and 9 de Julio de Río Tercero lost their respective series and were relegated to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.

	Finals
	13	Obras Sanitarias	3
	16	Unión Progresista	0

	Finals
	14	9 de Julio de Río Tercero	1
	15	La Unión	3

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: Paolo Quinteros, Regatas Corrientes
• Best Foreign Player: Darren Phillip, Unión Progresista
• Sixth Man of the Year: Nicolás Romano, Regatas Corrientes
• Rookie of the Year: Federico Van Lacke, Boca Juniors
• Coach of the Year: Adrián Capelli, Argentino de Junín
• Most Improved Player: Adrián Boccia, Lanús
• All-Tournament Team:
  • F John de Groat, Boca Juniors
  • F Marcos Mata, Peñarol
  • C Daniel Santiago, Boca Juniors
  • G Facundo Campazzo, Peñarol
  • G Paolo Quinteros, Regatas Corrientes

References

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