2021–22 LUB season

The 2021–22 LUB season was the 19th season of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB), the highest level basketball league in Uruguay.

2021–22 LUB season
League	Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol
Sport	Basketball
Duration	25 October 2021 – 13 June 2022
Number of teams	13
Regular season
Top seed	Goes
Season MVP	Luis Santos (Biguá)
Top scorer	Davaunta Thomas (Capitol)
Playoffs
Finals champions	Biguá (4th title)
Runners-up	Peñarol
Finals MVP	Donald Sims (Biguá)

The number of teams was expanded to 14 teams this season.

Biguá won their fourth LUB championship, Donald Sims was named the Finals MVP.

Teams

Changes

Promoted from 2019–20 Liga Ouro	Relegated from the 2020–21 LUB season
Urupan Olivol Mundial	N/A

Arenas

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Aguada	Montevideo	Gimnasio Aguada	1,635
Biguá		Gimnasio Biguá de Villa Biarritz	1,200
Capitol		''Gimnasio Carlos Garbuyo''	480
Defensor Sporting		''Gimnasio Óscar Magurno''	800
Hebraica Macabi		Gimnasio Tabaré	1,100
Goes		''Gimnasio Plaza de las Misiones''	1,800
Malvín		''Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil''	900
Nacional		Gimnasio Unión Atlética	750
Olimpia		''Gimnasio Albérico Passadore''	1200
Olivol Mundial		Gimnasio Olivol Mundial	350
Peñarol		Palacio Cr. Gastón Güelfi	4,700
Trouville		Gimnasio Club Trouville	780
Urunday Universitario		Gimnasio Urunday Universitario	700
Urupan	Pando	''Gimnasio Santiago A. Cigliuti''	1000

Regular season

  Quarterfinals

  Play-in games

  Relegation

Pos	2021–22 LUB regular season
	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Goes	26	22	4	2088	1833	+255	48
2	Biguá	26	22	4	2334	2151	+183	48
3	Urupan	26	17	9	2248	2148	+100	43
4	Peñarol	26	17	9	1982	1895	+87	43
5	Malvín	26	15	11	2102	2110	-8	41
6	Trouville	26	13	13	2230	2206	+24	39
7	Olimpia	26	12	14	2140	2206	+25	38
8	Aguada	26	16	10	2089	2009	+80	38*
9	Nacional	26	11	15	2162	2157	+5	37
10	Defensor Sporting	26	10	16	1985	2051	-66	36
11	Hebraica y Macabi	26	9	17	2152	2226	-74	35
12	Urunday Universitario	26	8	18	2051	2226	-175	34
13	Olivol Mundial (R)	26	8	18	1996	2114	-118	34
14	Capitol (R)	26	2	24	2036	2354	-318	28

Source: NBB; (R): Relegated.

Playoffs

The highest placed teams in the play-in series (denoted with a * next to their name) began the series with a 1–0 advantage.

	Play-In					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Goes	2
	8	Aguada *	3			8	Aguada	3
	9	Nacional	2								8	Aguada	0
											4	Peñarol	3
						4	Peñarol	3
	5	Malvín *	3			5	Malvín	2
	12	Urunday Universitario	1													4	Peñarol	1
																2	Biguá	4
						2	Biguá	3
	7	Olimpia *	3			7	Olimpia	2
	10	Defensor Sporting	1								2	Biguá	3
											6	Trouville	0
						3	Urupan	2
	6	Trouville *	3			6	Trouville	3
	11	Hebraica y Macabi	0

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

After the regular season.

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game	Devaunta Thomas	Capitol	22.8
Rebounds per game	Hatila Passos	Defensor Sporting	12.0
Assists per game	Santiago Vidal	Bigua	8.2
Steals per game	Mateo Sarni	Urupan	2.5
Blocks per game	Luis Santos	Bigua	1.8