Puerto Madryn, usually known as Madryn, is a city in the province of Chubut in Argentine Patagonia. It is the capital of the Viedma Department, and has about 93,995 inhabitants according to the last census in 2010.
Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized in Argentina's highest soccer league. In basketball the club participated in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso until the 2016/2017 season, stopping due to economic problems. Olimpo is considered one of the most recognized and important institutions in southern Argentina due to the history, championships won, infrastructure, large number of sports, representation of the city of Bahía Blanca, and for its fan base.
The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, also commonly referred to as "La Liga de Básquet", is the top-tier level of the Argentine basketball league system. The league is under the auspices of the Basketball Clubs' Association. The LNB's predecessor league is the now defunct Campeonato Argentino de Clubes, which was organized by the Argentine Basketball Confederation.
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club from the city Córdoba, whose professional football team currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system.
Club Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca is an Argentine sports club based in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its basketball team, that currently played in the main levels of Argentina, including Campeonato Argentino and Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). Estudiantes is nicknamed Albo for the traditional white color of its uniform. The team currently competes in "Asociación Bahiense", the regional league of Bahía Blanca.
Club Atlético Unión is an Argentine sports club from Sunchales, Santa Fe Province. Its football team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.
Club Social y Atlético Guillermo Brown, mostly known as Guillermo Brown or Brown de Puerto Madryn, is an Argentine sports club from Puerto Madryn in Chubut Province. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional.
Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia is an Argentine basketball and team handball club based in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia in Chubut Province. The basketball team currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top level of the Argentine league system. Its home arena is the Estadio Socios Fundadores.
The Club Social y Deportivo General Roca is an Argentine sports club, based on General Roca, in the Río Negro Province. The club, founded on September 1, 1974, is mostly known for its football and basketball teams.
Club Mutual Crucero del Norte is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the club is mostly known for its association football team, other sports such as field hockey, paddle tennis and tennis are hosted.
Boca Juniors basketball section is part of the Boca Juniors sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the first division of the Argentine league system. Boca's home games are played at the Estadio Luis Conde, also called the Bombonerita, as a reference to the club's football stadium known as the La Bombonera.
Club San Martín is a sports club based in Corrientes, Argentina. The basketball team currently plays in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA), the second division of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquetbol league system.
Club Deportivo Tinguiririca San Fernando, commonly referred to as Tinguiririca SF, is a Chilean professional basketball club that is based in the city of San Fernando. They currently participate in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol.
Club Gimnasia y Esgrima y Pedernera Unidos is a sports club from San Luis, Argentina. Established in 1925, basketball has been the most notable sport of the club, which senior team competed at the Liga Nacional, the top division of Argentine basketball league system, in the 1990s, winning two titles.
Club Estudiantes Concordia is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Concordia, Entre Ríos. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which plays at Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top division of Argentine basketball league system. Estudiantes' arena is known as El Gigante Verde, which has a capacity of 1,600 spectators.
Basketball was introduced in Argentina in 1912 by the "Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes" (YMCA), with the first Federation created in 1921 to organise the competitions. In 1929, the Argentine Basketball Confederation was established. The body currently controls the Argentina national team.
The Gimnasia y Esgrima basketball section is part of the Argentine sports club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. The professional senior team currently competes in La Liga Argentina de Básquet, the second division of Argentine basketball league system.
Marcus Ryan Elliott is an American professional basketball player for the Urunday Universitario of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.
Byron Neal Wilson is an American former professional basketball player who also holds Argentinian nationality. A 6-foot-3 guard, he played college basketball at Utah for 3 years, sitting out his freshman year due to Proposition 48. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1993 NBA draft, but he was cut before the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season and started his professional career in the CBA. He then moved to Argentina and he began a long career there, playing 570 games in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, scoring 11,149 points, and winning 4 national championships, 3 Finals MVP titles, and one Liga Sudamericana title. He retired in 2010 after a 17-year professional career.
Brandon Boggs is an American professional basketball player for Club Social y Deportivo Urupan of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.
