The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 29th season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 14 September 2012. Regatas Corrientes won their first title, defeating Lanús in the finals.
Promotions and relegations Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions from the previous season Unión Progresista and runners-up Argentino de Junín were promoted, occupying the berths left by Quilmes and San Martín de Corrientes. Unión Progresista would be relegated at the end of the season, together with 9 de Julio de Río Tercero.
Clubs Team City Arena Capacity Argentino de Junín Junín El Fortín de las Morochas 1,465 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 Gimnasia y Esgrima (Comodoro Rivadavia) Comodoro Rivadavia Socios Fundadores 2,276 Juventud Sionista Paraná Estadio Moisés Flesler 2,100 Lanús Lanús Antonio Rotili 4,000 Libertad Sunchales El Hogar de los Tigres 4,000 Obras Sanitarias Buenos Aires Estadio Obras 3,100 Peñarol Mar del Plata Islas Malvinas 8,000 Quimsa Santiago del Estero Estadio Ciudad 5,200 Regatas Corrientes Corrientes José Jorge Contte 4,000 La Unión Formosa Cincuentenario 4,500 Unión Progresista Villa Ángela Estadio Carlos "Mona" Lobera 1,750
Regular season First stage The first stage took place between 14 September and 28 October 2012. Teams were divided into two zones. The top four teams from each zone competed in the Torneo Súper 8 that took place in November. North Zone
South Zone
Torneo Súper 8 The eighth edition of Torneo Súper 8 took place on 7–10 November 2012 in the city of Corrientes, Corrientes. Regatas Corrientes won their second title, defeating Quimsa in the Final, and were granted a berth in the 2013 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.
Second stage The second stage started on 1 November 2013. All 16 teams were ranked together. Each team carried over half of the points obtained in the first stage.
Playoffs
Championship playoffs The Playoffs started on 13 March 2013 and ended on 15 May 2013. Regatas Corrientes defeated Lanús in the Finals and won their first title. Both teams were qualified for the 2014 FIBA Americas League. Since Regatas Corrientes had also qualified to the 2013 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol after winning the Torneo Súper 8, their berth was given to the next best team that was not qualified yet, in this case Argentino de Junín.
Relegation playoffs The relegation series began on 14 March. Unión Progresista and 9 de Julio de Río Tercero lost their respective series and were relegated to the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.
Clubs in international competitions Team Competition Progress Lanús FIBA Americas League Runners-up Libertad Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol Semifinals Obras Sanitarias Semifinals Peñarol Final four Regatas Corrientes Champions
Awards Yearly Awards Most Valuable Player: Paolo Quinteros, Regatas Corrientes Best Foreign Player: Darren Phillip, Unión Progresista Sixth Man of the Year: Nicolás Romano, Regatas Corrientes Rookie of the Year: Federico Van Lacke, Boca Juniors Coach of the Year: Adrián Capelli, Argentino de Junín Most Improved Player: Adrián Boccia, Lanús All-Tournament Team: F John de Groat, Boca Juniors F Marcos Mata, Peñarol C Daniel Santiago, Boca Juniors G Facundo Campazzo, Peñarol G Paolo Quinteros, Regatas Corrientes
References
Guía Oficial 2016/2017, laliganacional.com.ar. Retrieved 16 May 2017.