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The Campeonato Argentino de Básquet ("Argentine Basketball Championship" in English) is the oldest basketball competition still running in Argentina. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1928, having been played (with some interruptions) to present days. The Campeonato Argentino is played by teams representing Argentine's provincial ...
The Torneo Top 4 de Básquet (English: Top 4 Basketball Tournament) was a national domestic professional basketball cup tournament that was contested between clubs from Argentina's top-tier level Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). A similar system was planned for 2015-16. [1]
Obras Sanitarias was the most winning team with 3 championships (1975, 1976, 1982). Some of the most notable players during those years were Atilio Fruet, José De Lizaso and Alberto Cabrera, who played for "Bahiense" teams Olimpo and Estudiantes respectively. They were nicknamed The Three Musketeers of basketball in the 1960s. Because of their ...
The league was created through the efforts of basketball coach León Najnudel, and sports journalist Osvaldo Orcasitas, in the 1980s, to make Argentine men's club basketball more competitive, through the merging of the many existing local leagues. [3] It is designed like the NBA, with a regular season, all-star game, and playoffs.
Argentina would reach the finals for the first time since the first World Championship in 1950, [7] but the most important achievement for the squad came in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens when Argentina won their first gold medal, including another victory over the United States at the semi-finals. The Olympics title in 2004 was the highest ...
The Liga Nacional de Básquet Statistical Leaders are the statistical leaders in various different categories of Argentina's top-tier level men's professional club basketball league, the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), or "La Liga".
The Olympics title in 2004 is the higher honor and important title of Argentine basketball. After those triumphs, Argentina won the gold medal in 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball, and the bronze medal at The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament. At the end of the 2008 Olympic Games Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking.
The La Liga Argentina de Básquet (abbreviated "LLA", and literally in English "The Argentine Basketball League"), previously known as the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (abbreviated "TNA", and literally in English "National Promotion Tournament") is the second division of the Argentine basketball league system. The La Liga's predecessor is the ...