2023–24 LUB season
Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol | ||||||||||
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Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
Games played | 221 | |||||||||
Teams | 14 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Peñarol | |||||||||
Season MVP | Jayson Granger | |||||||||
Relegated | Goes Larre Borges | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Aguada 4th LUB title 11th Uruguayan title | |||||||||
Runners-up | Peñarol | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Nacional Defensor Sporting | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Donald Sims | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Nacional 111–61 Goes (12 January 2024) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Hebraica y Macabi 52–93 Nacional (17 April 2024) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | Aguada 105–111 Nacional (18 January 2024) Aguada 115–101 Nacional (14 May 2024) | |||||||||
Winning streak | 14 games Peñarol | |||||||||
Losing streak | 11 games Larre Borges | |||||||||
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 LUB season, was the 21st season of the top Uruguayan professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2003. It started on 24 October 2023 with the regular season and ended on 17 June 2024 with the finals.
Hebraica y Macabi was the defending champion which was swept in quarterfinals by Defensor Sporting.
The champion was Aguada, who, repeating much of Biguá's two-time champion team, defeated Peñarol 4–1 in the finals.
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
[edit]A total of 14 teams contested the league, including 11 sides from the 2022–23 season, one promoted from the 2022 El Metro and two qualified from the OBL. Tabaré, which achieved promotion, declined to participate in the league.[1]
- Teams promoted from El Metro
- Teams relegated to El Metro
Venues and locations
[edit]Team | Home City | Arena | Capacity |
Aguada | Montevideo | Estadio Propio Aguatero | 3,738 |
Biguá | Gimnasio Biguá de Villa Biarritz[5] | 1,200 | |
Cordón | Gimnasio Julio C. Zito Barrella | 710 | |
Defensor Sporting | Estadio Óscar Magurno[6] | 800 | |
Goes | Estadio Plaza de las Misiones | 1,800 | |
Hebraica Macabi | Gimnasio Unión Atlética[5][7] | 750 | |
Larre Borges | Estadio Romeo Schinca | 900 | |
Malvín | Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil | 900 | |
Nacional | Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central | 800 | |
Peñarol | Estadio Cr. Gastón Güelfi | 4,700 | |
Racing | Mercedes | Gimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini[8] | 400 |
Remeros de Mercedes | Gimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini | 400 | |
Trouville | Montevideo | Gimnasio Trouville[5] | 780 |
Urupan | Pando | Gimnasio Santiago A. Cigliuti | 700 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Cordón | Álvaro Ponce | Signed by Nacional | 9 December 2022[9] | Pre-season | Nicolás Díaz | 16 June 2023 |
Goes | Guillermo Narvarte | Signed by Trotamundos de Carabobo |
10 April 2023[10] | Luis Silveira | 30 June 2023[11] | |
Trouville | Marcelo Signorelli | End of contract | 12 April 2023 | Pablo Morales | 19 April 2023 | |
Goes | Luis Silveira | Sacked | 4 November 2023[12] | 12th (0–3) | Andrés Borroni | 4 November 2023[13] |
Peñarol | Pablo López | 3 December 2023[14] | 12th (4–2) | Marcelo Signorelli | 5 December 2023[15] | |
Biguá | Diego Cal | 15 December 2023[16] | 4th (6–7) | Nicolás Mazzarino (interim) | 15 December 2023[16] | |
Nicolás Mazzarino | End of interim period | 18 December 2023[16] | 2nd (7–7) | Gregorio Martínez | 20 December 2023[16] | |
Goes | Andrés Borroni | Sacked | 31 January 2024[17] | 12th (5–13) | Gustavo Reig | 1 February 2024[17] |
Biguá | Gregorio Martínez | Resigned | 12 March 2024[18] | 8th (10–13) | Nicolás Mazzarino | 12 March 2024[18] |
Torneo Clasificatorio
[edit]The Torneo Clasificatorio (Qualifying Tournament) was the first stage of the LUB. The metropolitan clubs played each other twice, home and away, and the first six of the table played in the Ronda Título, where all is guaranteed to participate in the playoffs. The last six played the Reclasificatorio.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Peñarol | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1802 | 1543 | +259 | 40 | Qualification to Ronda Título |
2 | Aguada | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1967 | 1774 | +193 | 39 | |
3 | Nacional | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1945 | 1779 | +166 | 38 | |
4 | Defensor Sporting | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1786 | 1719 | +67 | 37 | |
5 | Hebraica y Macabi | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1845 | 1770 | +75 | 36 | |
6 | Cordón | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1595 | 1643 | −48 | 32[a] | |
7 | Biguá | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1858 | 1858 | 0 | 32[a] | Qualficiation to Reclasificatorio |
8 | Malvín | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1790 | 1779 | +11 | 31 | |
9 | Urupan | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1710 | 1856 | −146 | 29[b] | |
10 | Trouville | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1761 | 1897 | −136 | 29[b] | |
11 | Goes | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1730 | 1878 | −148 | 25[c] | |
12 | Larre Borges | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1684 | 1977 | −293 | 25[d] |
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored
Notes:
Results
[edit]Ronda Título
[edit]The Ronda Título (Title Round) was a stage played to organize the first six teams in the Torneo Clasificatorio, in the play-offs. The clubs played each other twice, home and away. The teams accumulated their points to that obtained in the first stage.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Peñarol | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2630 | 2307 | +323 | 56[a] | Qualification to Play-offs |
2 | Aguada | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2867 | 2599 | +268 | 56[a] | |
3 | Nacional | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2668 | 2468 | +200 | 52 | |
4 | Defensor Sporting | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2507 | 2451 | +56 | 51 | |
5 | Hebraica y Macabi | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2584 | 2608 | −24 | 48 | |
6 | Cordón | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2280 | 2391 | −111 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored
Notes:
Results
[edit]Reclasificatorio
[edit]The Reclasificatorio (Requalifier) was a stage played by the last six teams in the Torneo Clasificatorio. The clubs played each other twice, home and away. The teams accumulated their points to that obtained in the first stage. This stage defined the teams qualified for the play-in and the relegated teams.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Malvín | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2549 | 2415 | +134 | 51 | Qualification to Play-in second stage |
2 | Biguá | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2643 | 2634 | +9 | 47 | |
3 | Trouville | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2368 | 2443 | −75 | 44 | Qualficiation to Play-in first stage |
4 | Urupan | 31 | 11 | 20 | 2380 | 2534 | −154 | 42 | |
5 | Goes | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2346 | 2493 | −147 | 37[a] | Relegation to Liga de Ascenso |
6 | Larre Borges | 27 | 3 | 24 | 2073 | 2552 | −479 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored
Notes:
Results
[edit]OBL
[edit]The Organización de Básquetbol del Litoral (Litoral Basketball Organization) tournament was played by the champions and runners-up of the regional leagues of Paysandú Department and Soriano. The finalists obtained their classification to the LUB play-in, the champion faced the 4th in the Reclasificatorio and the runner-up, the 3rd.
First stage
[edit]In the first stage, the Soriano teams played against the teams from the Paysandú Department, two matches in Mercedes and two in Paysandú. The champions of their regional leagues (Remeros and Pelotaris) began with an additional point. This stage will serve to organize the position of the teams in the Final 4
Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Racing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 155 | +18 | 4 |
2 | Remeros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 145 | +16 | 4 |
3 | Pelotaris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 164 | −2 | 4 |
4 | Paysandú Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 170 | −32 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Point difference
Results
[edit]Final 4
[edit]The Final 4 was hosted by Mercedes.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Racing | 97 | |||||||
4 | Paysandú Wanderers | 86 | |||||||
1 | Racing | 72 | |||||||
2 | Remeros | 80 | |||||||
2 | Remeros | 84 | |||||||
3 | Pelotaris | 60 |
Source: FUBB
Play-in
[edit]The winner of this bracket obtained 7th place in play-offs
First stage | Second stage | ||||||||||||||
1R | Malvín | 88 | 74 | 77 | 2 | ||||||||||
1O | Remeros | 81 | 74 | 0 | 4R | Urupan | 86 | 99 | 68 | 1 | |||||
4R | Urupan | 90 | 81 | 2 |
The winner of this bracket obtained 8th place in play-offs
First stage | Second stage | ||||||||||||||
2R | Biguá | 76 | 81 | 79 | 1 | ||||||||||
2O | Racing | 81 | 85 | 83 | 1 | 3R | Trouville | 79 | 70 | 81 | 2 | ||||
3R | Trouville | 90 | 70 | 85 | 2 |
Source: FUBB
Play-offs
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peñarol | 92 | 92 | 87 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Trouville | 87 | 64 | 77 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peñarol | 89 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 103 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Defensor Sporting | 74 | 87 | 80 | 61 | 66 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Defensor Sporting | 89 | 88 | 97 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Hebraica y Macabi | 84 | 73 | 73 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peñarol | 65 | 90 | 95 | 74 | 71 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Aguada | 66 | 97 | 78 | 88 | 88 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Aguada | 91 | 83 | 100 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Malvín | 67 | 81 | 95 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Aguada | 115 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Nacional | 101 | 98 | 87 | 82 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Nacional | 60 | 72 | 81 | 78 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Cordón | 73 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 1 |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Seed | Qualification or relegation |
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Champion | ||||||
1 | Aguada | 44 | 34 | 10 | 2 | Qualification to Basketball Champions League Americas |
Runners-up | ||||||
2 | Peñarol | 44 | 31 | 14 | 1 | Qualification to Basketball Champions League Americas |
Eliminated at semi-finals | ||||||
3 | Nacional | 39 | 25 | 14 | 3 | Qualification to Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto |
4 | Defensor Sporting | 39 | 25 | 14 | 4 | |
Eliminated at quarter-finals | ||||||
5 | Hebraica y Macabi | 34 | 17 | 17 | 5 | |
6 | Cordón | 35 | 13 | 22 | 6 | |
7 | Malvín | 38 | 21 | 17 | 7 | |
8 | Trouville | 40 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
Eliminated at play-in second round | ||||||
9 | Biguá | 40 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |
10 | Urupan | 40 | 14 | 22 | 10 | |
Eliminated at play-in first round | ||||||
11 | Remeros | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 OBL | |
12 | Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 OBL | |
Relegated | ||||||
13 | Goes | 30 | 10 | 20 | 11 | Relegation to Liga de Ascenso |
14 | Larre Borges | 27 | 3 | 24 | 12 |
Statistical leaders
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Points[edit]
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Rebounds[edit]
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Assists[edit]
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Blocks[edit]
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Source: FUBB
Awards
[edit]All official awards of the 2023–24 LUB season.
Season MVP
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Donald Sims | Aguada |
National regular season MVP
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Jayson Granger | Peñarol |
Source: [23]
Foreign season MVP
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Donald Sims | Aguada |
Source: [23]
Finals MVP
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Donald Sims | Aguada |
Defensive Player of the regular season Award
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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SG | Patricio Prieto | Nacional |
Source: [23]
Rookie Player of the regular season Award
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | Santiago Calimares | Hebraica y Macabi |
Source: [23]
LUB clubs in international competitions
[edit]Team | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Hebraica y Macabi | Third place game | Loss vs. Halcones de Xalapa | 4–7 |
Semi-finals | Loss vs. Quimsa | ||
Quarter-finals | 2–1 vs. Franca | ||
Group C | 2nd of 3 teams (2–4) | ||
Nacional | Quarter-finals | 1–2 vs. Halcones de Xalapa | 4–5 |
Group B | 2nd of 3 teams (3–3) |
Team | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Peñarol | Final 6 third round | Loss vs. Instituto | 2–3 |
Final 6 first round | Loss vs. Caribbean Storm | ||
Group B | 1st of 4 teams (2–1) | ||
Biguá | Group C | 3rd of 4 teams (1–2) | 1–2 |
Malvín | Group A | 4th of 4 teams (0–3) | 0–3 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although Biguá obtained qualification for the Title Round, after Cordón's claim, the FUBB's Courts of Disputes and Appeals decided Cordón's qualification, having been the team that obtained the highest score in the matches between them (Cordón 77, Biguá 72)[19]
- ^ a b As the positions were already defined, the match was canceled
- ^ The match was suspended due to incidents at the end of the second quarter, when Nacional led 33–29.[21] By mutual agreement, the teams decided not to finish the match, leaving the game without result.
- ^ a b c d e Larre Borges left the tournament after the first five matchdays[22]
- ^ a b Goes left the tournament after his relegation was confirmed
References
[edit]- ^ "Básquet: Tabaré anunció que no jugará la Liga Uruguaya 2023 pese a haber ascendido". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Básquet: Cordón logró el ascenso a la Liga Uruguaya tras vencer a Capitol". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Básquet: Olimpia descendió tras 30 años en primera; Peñarol ganó y da pelea por quedarse". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Trouville logró la permanencia en la Liga y mandó al descenso a Urunday Universitario". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Since these venues do not have an official name, they are mentioned as Gimnasio (Stadium) "club name".
- ^ Defensor's venue was not authorized to host home games, so they played in the Welcome's court.
- ^ Hebraica's venue was not authorized to host home games, so they played in the Unión Atlética's court.
- ^ Racing's venue was not authorized to host home games, so they played in Remeros de Mercedes' court.
- ^ "Álvaro Ponce es el nuevo director técnico de Nacional Básquetbol". www.urubasket.com (in Spanish). 9 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Guillermo Narvarte vuelve al banquillo de Trotamundos de Carabobo". www.canchalatina.com (in Spanish). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Luis Silveira nuevo entrenador de Goes". www.urubasket.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Goes cortó entrenador". www.urubasket.com (in Spanish). 4 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Derrota, cambio y preocupación". www.basquetcaliente.com (in Spanish). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Pablo López fue cesado como entrenador de Peñarol en básquetbol". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Marcelo Signorelli nuevo entrenador de Peñarol en básquetbol: llegó convencido, no pautó premios y pidió dirigir ya". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Gregorio Martínez cruzará el río para dirigir a Biguá de Uruguay". www.basquetplus.com. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Goes cambia entrenador". www.urubasket.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Gregorio Martínez renunció como entrenador de Biguá". www.basquetplus.com (in Spanish). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "El Tribunal de Apelaciones ratificó la clasificación de Cordón a la Liguilla y Biguá jugará el Reclasificatorio". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Básquet: Nueva sanción para Goes que empezará la temporada 2023–24 en números rojos". www.montevideo.com (in Spanish). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Básquet: suspendido Nacional-Defensor Sporting por una serie de incidentes en la cancha". www.montevideo.com (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Larre Borges se retira oficialmente de la LUB y ya piensa en El Metro 2024: los motivos". www.elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "La FUBB eligió a los mejores jugadores de la fase regular de la Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.