2013–14 Liga Nacional de Básquet season

The 2013–14 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 30th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 9 October 2013. Peñarol won their fifth title, defeating defending champions Regatas Corrientes in the finals. This was the first season without relegations to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.

2013–14 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
League	Liga Nacional de Básquet
Sport	Basketball
Duration	9 October 2013 – 5 April 2014 (regular season) 9 April – 5 June 2014 (playoffs)
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	TyC Sports
Season MVP	Walter Herrmann
Top scorer	Walter Baxley
2014 Liga Nacional de Básquet Playoffs
Finals champions	Peñarol
Runners-up	Regatas Corrientes
Finals MVP	Facundo Campazzo (Peñarol)

Promotions and relegations

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions from the previous season Estudiantes Concordia and runners-up Quilmes were promoted.

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
Estudiantes Concordia	Concordia	Gigante Verde	1,610
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	Once Unidos	3,000
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 10 October and 24 November 2013. Teams were divided into two zones. The top four teams from each zone competed in the Torneo Súper 8 that took place in December.

North Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Regatas Corrientes	14	12	2	26	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Atenas	14	9	5	23
3	Libertad	14	8	6	22
4	Quimsa	14	7	7	21
5	Estudiantes Concordia	14	6	8	20
6	Juventud Sionista	14	6	8	20
7	La Unión	14	5	9	19
8	Ciclista Olímpico	14	3	11	17

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South Zone

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Gimnasia Indalo	14	11	3	25	Qualified to Torneo Súper 8
2	Peñarol	14	9	5	23
3	Quilmes	14	8	6	22
4	Obras Sanitarias	14	8	6	22
5	Boca Juniors	14	7	7	21
6	Argentino de Junín	14	6	8	20
7	Bahía Basket	14	4	10	18
8	Lanús	6	3	3	9

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Torneo Súper 8

The ninth edition of Torneo Súper 8 took place on 18–21 December 2013 in the city of San Martín, Mendoza. Peñarol won their fourth title, defeating Quimsa in the Final, and were granted a berth in the 2014 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Gimnasia Indalo	61
	Quimsa	76
					Quimsa	92
					Atenas	84
	Atenas	91
	Quilmes	74
									Quimsa	76
									Peñarol	82
	Regatas Corrientes	82
	Obras Sanitarias	57
					Regatas Corrientes	89
					Peñarol	96
	Peñarol	82
	Libertad	77

Second stage

The second stage started on 28 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
1	Regatas Corrientes	30	25	5	68	Conference quarterfinals
2	Peñarol	30	24	6	65.5
3	Boca Juniors	30	22	8	62.5
4	Libertad	30	16	14	57
5	Atenas	30	15	15	56.5	Reclassification playoffs
6	Argentino de Junín	30	16	14	56
7	Gimnasia Indalo	30	13	17	55.5
8	Juventud Sionista	30	15	15	55
9	Quilmes	30	14	16	55
10	Obras Sanitarias	30	14	16	55
11	Ciclista Olímpico	30	16	14	54.5
12	Quimsa	30	14	16	54.5
13	Estudiantes Concordia	30	14	16	54
14	Bahía Basket	30	12	18	51
15	Lanús	30	6	24	44.5
16	La Unión	30	4	26	43.5

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Playoffs

The Playoffs started on 9 April 2014 and ended on 5 June 2014. Peñarol defeated Regatas Corrientes in the Finals and won their fifth title. Both teams were qualified for the 2015 FIBA Americas League. Since Peñarol had also qualified to the 2014 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 Libertad.

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

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Lanús	FIBA Americas League	Group stage
Regatas Corrientes		Semifinals
Argentino de Junín	Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol	Semifinals
Boca Juniors		Fourth place
Peñarol		Semifinals

Awards

Yearly Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Walter Herrmann, Atenas
• Best Foreign Player: Walter Baxley, Quilmes
• Sixth Man of the Year: Marcos Delía, Boca Juniors
• Rookie of the Year: Matías Bortolín, Regatas Corrientes
• Coach of the Year: Nicolás Casalánguida, Regatas Corrientes
• Most Improved Player: Fernando Martina, Regatas Corrientes
• All-Tournament Team:
  • F Walter Herrmann, Atenas
  • F Leonardo Gutiérrez, Peñarol
  • C Sam Clancy Jr., Gimnasia Indalo
  • G Facundo Campazzo, Peñarol
  • G Paolo Quinteros, Regatas Corrientes