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.Ferro mantuvo la categoría ante Salta Basket, laliganacional.com.ar, Official Website of the LNB, 21 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018. 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,Ya es oficial: Salta Basket jugará la Liga y Libertad el TNA, Básquet Plus. Retrieved May 8 2018. 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.Torneo Súper 20 Results, laliganacional.com.ar, Official Website of the LNB. Retrieved 19 May 2018. 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.Official Rules | 2017.2018 Season, Asociación de Clubes. Retrieved 19 May 2018. The two teams that reached the final were granted a berth in the 2018 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Playoffs
Regular season
League table
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
Relegation playoffs
Clubs in international competitions
Team Competition Progress Estudiantes Concordia FIBA Americas League Semifinals Ferro Carril Oeste Second stage Regatas Corrientes Semifinals San Lorenzo Champions Estudiantes Concordia Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol Runners-up San Martín de Corrientes First round Quilmes Semifinals
Awards The regular season awards were presented on 10 May.Liga Nacional: la prensa eligió a los mejores de la 2017-18, lanueva.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018. 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
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