The 2021–22 LUB season was the 19th season of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB), the highest level basketball league in Uruguay.
| 2021–22 LUB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 25 October 2021 – 13 June 2022 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Goes |
| Season MVP | Luis Santos (Biguá) |
| Top scorer | Davaunta Thomas (Capitol) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Biguá (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Peñarol |
| Finals MVP | Donald Sims (Biguá) |
The number of teams was expanded to 14 teams this season.
Biguá won their fourth LUB championship, Donald Sims was named the Finals MVP.[1]
Teams edit
Changes edit
 Promoted from 2019–20 Liga Ouro[2]
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 Relegated from the 2020–21 LUB season
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|---|---|
| N/A |
Arenas edit
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguada | Montevideo | Gimnasio Aguada | 1,635 |
| Biguá | Gimnasio Biguá de Villa Biarritz | 1,200 | |
| Capitol | ''Gimnasio Carlos Garbuyo'' | 480 | |
| Defensor Sporting | ''Gimnasio Óscar Magurno'' | 800 | |
| Hebraica Macabi | Gimnasio Tabaré | 1,100 | |
| Goes | ''Gimnasio Plaza de las Misiones'' | 1,800 | |
| Malvín | ''Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil'' | 900 | |
| Nacional | Gimnasio Unión Atlética | 750 | |
| Olimpia | ''Gimnasio Albérico Passadore'' | 1200 | |
| Olivol Mundial | Gimnasio Olivol Mundial | 350 | |
| Peñarol | Palacio Cr. Gastón Güelfi | 4,700 | |
| Trouville | Gimnasio Club Trouville | 780 | |
| Urunday Universitario | Gimnasio Urunday Universitario | 700 | |
| Urupan | Pando | ''Gimnasio Santiago A. Cigliuti'' | 1000 |
Regular season edit
Quarterfinals
Play-in games
Relegation
| Pos | 2021–22 LUB regular season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | Goes | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2088 | 1833 | +255 | 48 |
| 2 | Biguá | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2334 | 2151 | +183 | 48 |
| 3 | Urupan | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2248 | 2148 | +100 | 43 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1982 | 1895 | +87 | 43 |
| 5 | Malvín | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2102 | 2110 | -8 | 41 |
| 6 | Trouville | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2230 | 2206 | +24 | 39 |
| 7 | Olimpia | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2140 | 2206 | +25 | 38 |
| 8 | Aguada | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2089 | 2009 | +80 | 38* |
| 9 | Nacional | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2162 | 2157 | +5 | 37 |
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1985 | 2051 | -66 | 36 |
| 11 | Hebraica y Macabi | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2152 | 2226 | -74 | 35 |
| 12 | Urunday Universitario | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2051 | 2226 | -175 | 34 |
| 13 | Olivol Mundial (R) | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1996 | 2114 | -118 | 34 |
| 14 | Capitol (R) | 26 | 2 | 24 | 2036 | 2354 | -318 | 28 |
Source: NBB; (R): Relegated.
Playoffs edit
The highest placed teams in the play-in series (denoted with a * next to their name) began the series with a 1–0 advantage.
| Play-In | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Goes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Aguada * | 3 | 8 | Aguada | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Nacional | 2 | 8 | Aguada | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peñarol | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peñarol | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Malvín * | 3 | 5 | Malvín | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Urunday Universitario | 1 | 4 | Peñarol | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Biguá | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Biguá | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Olimpia * | 3 | 7 | Olimpia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 1 | 2 | Biguá | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Trouville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Urupan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Trouville * | 3 | 6 | Trouville | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hebraica y Macabi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Statistics edit
Individual statistical leaders edit
After the regular season.[3]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Devaunta Thomas | Capitol | 22.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Hatila Passos | Defensor Sporting | 12.0 |
| Assists per game | Santiago Vidal | Bigua | 8.2 |
| Steals per game | Mateo Sarni | Urupan | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Luis Santos | Bigua | 1.8 |
References edit
- ^ ElPais. "Luis Santos, el MVP de la Liga Uruguaya, cuenta cuáles fueron los pilares del Biguá bicampeón". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "Liga Nacional confirma NBB 2020/2021 com 16 times; Cerrado é novidade, e Botafogo fica fora". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ^ "Uruguay Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - latinbasket". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.