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.
Juan Ignacio Sánchez Brown, commonly known as Pepe Sánchez, is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. He was a part of Argentina's 2004 Olympic gold medal team. Pepe Sánchez was the first Argentine to play in the NBA. He played two seasons in the NBA, playing in a total of 38 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and the Detroit Pistons, averaging only 5 minutes per game. He also played with the Golden State Warriors, during the NBA preseason. In 2010 he won the Konex Award as one of the five best Basketball Players from the last decade in Argentina.
Antonio Díaz-Miguel Sanz was a Spanish professional basketball player and coach. He studied in Madrid, and graduated from the University of Bilbao.
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.
Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player and a current coach. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and competed many years in the EuroLeague.
Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti is a former Argentine-Italian professional basketball player, who lasted played with the Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish Basketball League. He played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Porta is now a basketball coach on the “Svendborg Efterskole” in Svendborg, Denmark. He is the coach of a group of young teenagers.
Wilfredo Eduardo "Fefo" Ruiz Bruno is a retired Uruguayan professional basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m tall, and a weight of 84 kg, he played at the small forward position.
Rubén Pablo Magnano is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach.
Jorge Oscar Racca is an Argentine-Italian retired male professional basketball player. At 6'6" and 218 lbs., he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Nicknamed "Pampa" during his career, Racca was a member of Argentina's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Hernán "Pancho" Emilio Jasen Cicarelli is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. Born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, and standing at a height of 6'6 1⁄2" tall, he played mainly at the small forward position, but he could also play at the shooting guard position.
Alberto Pedro "Beto" Cabrera was an Argentine basketball player. At club level, Cabrera won 17 championships with his former club, Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca and 12 titles playing for the Bahía Blanca City team. He also played 8 years for the Argentina national team, being also its captain.
Hernán Abel Montenegro is an Argentine former basketball player. He is considered one of the best Latin America centers ever by journalists and colleagues. Montenegro was also a very charismatic player, nicknamed "El Loco", due to his eccentric behaviour on and off the court.
Marcos Nicolás Delía is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player who last played for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He also represents the senior Argentina national basketball team internationally. He is a 2.11 m tall center, that can also play as a power forward, if needed.
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.
Nicolás "Nico" Richotti is an Argentine former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.84 m tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with shooting guard being his main position. His most successful stint came with CB 1939 Canarias where he won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup and the FIBA Champions League in 2017 as well as the Copa Príncipe de Asturias and LEB Oro in 2012. In 2021, he won the Icelandic Cup with Njarðvík.
Bahía Basket is a professional Argentine basketball team based in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top division of the Argentine league system as a successor of Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca after the club sold its vacant position in the league.
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.. The national team was formed in 1921, playing its first game v. Uruguay that same year.
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.
Lucio Redivo is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Gesteco Cividale of the Italian Serie A2. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with shooting guard being his main position.
Leandro Nicolás Bolmaro is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Argentina national team.
