1972–73 Liga Española de Baloncesto

The 1972–73 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 17th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 28 October 1972 and 27 May 1973. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 15th title.

Liga Española de Baloncesto
Season1972–73
Number of games240
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)TVE
Finals
ChampionsReal Madrid
(15th title)
  Runners-upJuventud Schweppes
Statistical leaders
Points Alfredo Pérez
Records
Biggest home winReal Madrid 121–42 Ignis Mataró
(4 February 1973)
Biggest away winVallehermoso 63–107 Madrid
(18 November 1972)
Highest scoringKas 98–96 Barcelona
(20 January 1973)
Winning streak30 games
Real Madrid
Losing streak8 games
Águilas Schweppes

Overview before the season

16 teams joined the league, including four promoted from the 1971–72 Segunda División.

Promoted from 1971 to 1972 Segunda División

Teams and locations

Location of teams in 1972–73 Liga Española de Baloncesto
Location of teams in 1972–73 Liga Española de Baloncesto (Canary Islands)
Team Home city
Águilas SchweppesBilbao
BarcelonaBarcelona
Breogán FonteceltaLugo
Estudiantes Aguas MonteverdeMadrid
Filomatic PicaderoBarcelona
Ignis MataróMataró
Juventud SchweppesBadalona
KasBilbao
ManresaManresa
Manresa La CaseraManresa
NáuticoSanta Cruz de Tenerife
PinedaPineda de Mar
Real MadridMadrid
San José Irpen RoviluxBadalona
VallehermosoMadrid
VasconiaVitoria-Gasteiz





Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 30 0 0 2727 1824 +903 60 Qualification to European Champions Cup
2 Juventud Schweppes 30 25 2 3 2471 1976 +495 52 Qualification to Korać Cup
3 Barcelona 30 22 2 6 2607 2023 +584 46
4 Estudiantes Aguas Monteverde 30 17 1 12 2339 2170 +169 35 Qualification to European Cup Winners' Cup
5 Filomatic Picadero[lower-alpha 1] 30 15 0 15 2194 2081 +113 30 Withdraw
6 Kas 30 15 0 15 2452 2425 +27 30 Qualification to Korać Cup
7 Manresa La Casera 30 14 1 15 2249 2182 +67 29
8 Pineda 30 13 2 15 2068 2226 158 28
9 Ignis Mataró 30 12 1 17 2101 2384 283 25
10 Vasconia 30 12 0 18 2047 2119 72 24
11 Vallehermoso 30 11 1 18 2226 2398 172 23
12 San José Irpen Rovilux (O) 30 11 0 19 2007 2209 202 22 Relegation playoffs
13 Breogán Fontecelta (O) 30 11 0 19 2091 2470 379 22
14 Náutico (O) 30 10 1 19 2002 2210 208 21
15 Manresa (R) 30 9 1 20 1899 2363 464 19 Relegation
16 Águilas Schweppes (R) 30 7 0 23 1853 2273 420 14
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Filomatic Picadero withdrew at the end of the season

Relegation playoffs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
La Salle Josepets 126–166 San José Irpen Rovilux 56–72 70–90
Universidad Canarias 137–167 Breogán Fontecelta 71–71 66–96
Náutico w/o Real Canoe

Statistics leaders

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1Spain Alfredo PérezBreogán Fontecelta3069723.2
2Spain Víctor EscorialFilomatic Picadero3068222.7
3United States Charles ThomasBarcelona3062820.9
4Spain Alfonso MartínezIgnis Mataró2449820.7
5Spain José Sagi-VelaKas3061920.6

References

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