2017–18 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
# 2017–18 Liga Nacional de Básquet season

The 2017–18 Liga Nacional de Básquet season is the 34th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The season started on 20 September 2017 with the Torneo Súper 20, which finished on 18 November 2017. The regular season began on 29 November 2017 and finished on 6 May 2018. Starting this season, the competition format underwent significant changes. Instead of two conferences (North and South), all 20 teams are placed in a single group and play a double round-robin, where the best 16 teams at the end of the season qualify for the championship playoffs, while the two teams with the worst record play in a best-of-five relegation series. Before the start of the regular season, the Torneo Súper 20 took place, which awarded two berths to the 2018 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol. Salta Basket was relegated after losing the playoff series against Ferro Carril Oeste. San Lorenzo won their third consecutive title, defeating San Martín de Corrientes in the finals.

## Relegation and promotion

Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions Club Comunicaciones covered the berth left by Atlético Echagüe, who lost the relegation playoffs against Boca Juniors. Libertad conceded their spot due to financial difficulties, and traded places with Salta Basket in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, thus ending a streak of 19 seasons in the top flight of Argentine basketball.

## Clubs

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Comunicaciones | Mercedes | Estadio de Comunicaciones | 3,500 |
| Estudiantes Concordia | Concordia | Gigante Verde | 1,610 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Buenos Aires | Estadio Héctor Etchart | 4,500 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia) | Comodoro Rivadavia | Socios Fundadores | 2,276 |
| Hispano Americano | Río Gallegos | Estadio Tito Wilson | |
| Instituto (Córdoba) | Córdoba | Angel Sandrin | 2,000 |
| Obras Sanitarias | Buenos Aires | Estadio Obras (Templo del Rock) | 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 |
| Salta Basket | Salta | Polideportivo Delmi | 6,000 |
| San Lorenzo | Buenos Aires | Estadio Héctor Etchart | 4,500 |
| San Martín de Corrientes | Corrientes | Raúl A. Ortiz | 2,500 |
| La Unión | Formosa | Cincuentenario | 4,500 |

## Torneo Súper 20

The inaugural edition of the pre-season tournament Torneo Súper 20 took place between 20 September and 18 November 2017. Four groups of five teams each were formed, and played a double round-robin. The top three teams from each group advanced to the playoff stage directly, while the fourth and fifth teams of each group were paired in four best-of-three series to grant the four remaining berths for the playoff stage. The playoff stage consisted of best-of-three series up to the semifinals, where a final four, single-elimination match format was used. The two teams that reached the final were granted a berth in the 2018 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.

### First stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Martín de Corrientes | 8 | 7 | 1 | .875 | Playoffs |
| 2 | La Unión | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Estudiantes Concordia | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Regatas Corrientes | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | Repechage |
| 5 | Comunicaciones | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | Repechage |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 8 | 7 | 1 | .875 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Salta Basket | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Ciclista Olímpico | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Atenas | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Repechage |
| 5 | Quimsa | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Repechage |

**Group C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Hispano Americano | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Obras Sanitarias | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Repechage |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | Repechage |

**Group D**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia) | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Weber Bahía | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Argentino de Junín | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Quilmes | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Repechage |
| 5 | Peñarol | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Repechage |

### Playoffs

| Repechage | Repechage | Repechage | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A1 | San Martín de Corrientes | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | B4 | Atenas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| B4 | Atenas | 2 | B4 | Atenas | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| B5 | Quimsa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B5 | Quimsa | 0 | | | | A1 | San Martín de Corrientes | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B2 | Salta Basket | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | B2 | Salta Basket | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3A | Estudiantes Concordia | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A1 | San Martín de Corrientes | 85 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 83 | | | |
| | | | D1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C5 | Boca Juniors | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Obras Sanitarias | 0 | C5 | Boca Juniors | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | D1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | C2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | D3 | Argentino de Junín | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | San Martín de Corrientes | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 74 |
| | | | C1 | San Lorenzo | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | D4 | Quilmes | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| D4 | Quilmes | 2 | D4 | Quilmes | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| D5 | Peñarol | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D5 | Peñarol | 0 | | | | C1 | San Lorenzo | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D2 | Weber Bahía | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | D2 | Weber Bahía | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C3 | Hispano Americano | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | C1 | San Lorenzo | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | B1 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 82 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A4 | Regatas Corrientes | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Regatas Corrientes | 2 | A4 | Regatas Corrientes | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| A5 | Comunicaciones | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A5 | Comunicaciones | 0 | | | | B1 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A2 | La Unión | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | A2 | La Unión | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | B3 | Ciclista Olímpico | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 38 | 30 | 8 | .789 | Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | San Martín de Corrientes | 38 | 29 | 9 | .763 | Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Atenas | 38 | 27 | 11 | .711 | Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 38 | 26 | 12 | .684 | Championship Playoffs |
| 5 | Quimsa | 38 | 24 | 14 | .632 | Championship Playoffs |
| 6 | La Unión | 38 | 23 | 15 | .605 | Championship Playoffs |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia) | 38 | 22 | 16 | .579 | Championship Playoffs |
| 8 | Obras Sanitarias | 38 | 20 | 18 | .526 | Championship Playoffs |
| 9 | Weber Bahía | 38 | 18 | 20 | .474 | Championship Playoffs |
| 10 | Argentino de Junín | 38 | 18 | 20 | .474 | Championship Playoffs |
| 11 | Hispano Americano | 38 | 16 | 22 | .421 | Championship Playoffs |
| 12 | Estudiantes Concordia | 38 | 16 | 22 | .421 | Championship Playoffs |
| 13 | Regatas Corrientes | 38 | 16 | 22 | .421 | Championship Playoffs |
| 14 | Ciclista Olímpico | 38 | 15 | 23 | .395 | Championship Playoffs |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 38 | 15 | 23 | .395 | Championship Playoffs |
| 16 | Peñarol | 38 | 14 | 24 | .368 | Championship Playoffs |
| 17 | Quilmes | 38 | 14 | 24 | .368 | |
| 18 | Comunicaciones | 38 | 13 | 25 | .342 | |
| 19 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 38 | 13 | 25 | .342 | Relegation playoffs |
| 20 | Salta Basket | 38 | 11 | 27 | .289 | Relegation playoffs |

## Playoffs

Playoffs began on 6 May. The relegation series between Ferro Carril Oeste and Salta Basket is set to begin on 9 May.

### Championship playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Peñarol | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Peñarol | 1 | 1 | San Lorenzo | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Obras Sanitarias | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Obras Sanitarias | 3 | 8 | Obras Sanitarias | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Weber Bahía | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Weber Bahía | 0 | | | | 1 | San Lorenzo | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 2 | | | | |
| 13 | Regatas Corrientes | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Regatas Corrientes | 0 | 4 | Instituto (Córdoba) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Quimsa | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Quimsa | 3 | 5 | Quimsa | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Estudiantes Concordia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Estudiantes Concordia | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | San Lorenzo | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | San Martín de Corrientes | 2 |
| 2 | San Martín de Corrientes | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | San Martín de Corrientes | 2 |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 2 | San Martín de Corrientes | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 3 | 7 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Argentino de Junín | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Argentino de Junín | 1 | | | | 2 | San Martín de Corrientes | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Atenas | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Atenas | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Atenas | 0 | | | | |
| 14 | Ciclista Olímpico | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ciclista Olímpico | 2 | 3 | Atenas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | La Unión | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | La Unión | 3 | 6 | La Unión | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Hispano Americano | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Relegation playoffs

| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - |
| 19 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 3 |
| 20 | Salta Basket | 2 |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| - | - | - |
| Estudiantes Concordia | FIBA Americas League | Semifinals |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | FIBA Americas League | Second stage |
| Regatas Corrientes | FIBA Americas League | Semifinals |
| San Lorenzo | FIBA Americas League | Champions |
| Estudiantes Concordia | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | Runners-up |
| San Martín de Corrientes | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | First round |
| Quilmes | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | Semifinals |

## Awards

The regular season awards were presented on 10 May.

### Yearly Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Gabriel Deck, San Lorenzo
* Best Argentine Player: Gabriel Deck, San Lorenzo
* Best Foreign Player: Donald Sims, Atenas
* Sixth Man of the Year: Justin Keenan, San Martín de Corrientes
* Rookie of the Year: Fernando Zurbriggen, Obras Sanitarias
* Most Improved Player: Jonathan Maldonado, La Unión
* Coach of the Year: Sebastián González, San Martín de Corrientes
* All-Tournament Team:
   * F Marcos Mata, San Lorenzo
   * F Gabriel Deck, San Lorenzo
   * C Jerome Meyinsse, Atenas
   * G Dwayne Davis, Instituto (Córdoba)
   * G Donald Sims, Atenas
