Boca Juniors (basketball)

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Basketball team in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Boca Juniors

Nickname| Azul y Oro (Blue and Gold)
Leagues| LNB
Founded| 1929; 95 years ago (1929)
(Basketball section)
Arena| Estadio Luis Conde
(capacity: 2,000)
Location| Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team colors|
President| Jorge Amor Ameal
Head coach| Carlos Duro
Championships| 1 Argentine Club Championship
6 Torneo Apertura [a]
7 Campeonato Oficial [a]
6 Torneo Metropolitano [b]
3 Liga Nacional de Básquet
5 Copa Argentina
1 Torneo Top 4
3 Sudamericano de Clubes
Website| bocajuniors.com.ar

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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 (in English: "Small Bombonera"), as a reference to the club's football stadium known as the La Bombonera.

Boca was one of the most successful teams before the creation of the LNB, winning many titles such as the Torneo Oficial, Torneo Apertura and Torneo Metropolitano organized by defunct leagues Federación Argentina and Asociación de Buenos Aires.

Since the establishment of the LNB in 1985, Boca has won three championships (in 1996–97, 2003–04, and 2006–07)[1] and was runner-up another three times (1997–98, 2002–03, and 2004–05).[1] Moreover, Boca won the first five editions of the Copa Argentina de Básquetbol (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006)[2] and the Torneo Top 4 in 2004. At the international level, the team has won three times the Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (2004, 2005, and 2006).

## History[edit]

### The beginning[edit]

The basketball section of Boca Juniors was created in 1929, requesting affiliation to the association but it was rejected. In 1930 the club could be registered to Federación Argentina de Básquet (the body that governed basketball in Argentina by then) but only junior teams took part of the competitions. The good results encouraged the club to continue participating in the league. In 1934 the team debuted at second division finishing second.

In 1936 a dissident association, the "Asociación de Básquet de Buenos Aires" was created. This organized its own championships from 1936 to 1973 when it would later merge with the Federación Argentina again. Boca played the tournaments held by the ABBA becoming one of the most successful teams during the decades of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

On 27 November 1938 Boca Juniors played United States' team Amateur Athletic Union at the Luna Park of Buenos Aires. Boca won the match 38-33 being the first victory achieved by an Argentine basketball team over a North American side. The line-up was José Giuliano, Víctor Di Vita, Pedro Aizcorbe, Carlos Stropiana y Roberto Contini.

### The "all-star" team[edit]

During the decade of the 1940s, Boca played in the Torneo Apertura (organized by the ABA) and then in the Torneo Metropolitano (since 1951) where the best ranked teams from both leagues, ABA and FBA, took part.

During the decade of 1940, Boca was nicknamed "el equipo de las estrellas" ("the all-stars team" in Spanish). During those years Boca won the 1938 and 1939 Apertura championships and the Campeonato Oficial in 1940 and 1941, all of them organized by the ABBA. The roster was: Pedro Aizcorbe, Daniel Anglés, Elías Bissio, Roberto Contini, Alberto Dayán, Víctor Di Vita, José Giuliano, Carlos Induni, Felipe Mattianich, Mario Mattioni, Pedro Rodríguez and Carlos Stroppiana. Nevertheless, Boca did not got any other championship until middle of the 1950s.

The multi-champion team of the 1960s.

In 1951 a new championship, "Torneo Metropolitano" was created. This competition joined teams from both rival leagues, Federación Argentina and Asociación de Buenos Aires.[b] To form a more competitive team, Boca hired Rosarian players Enrique Borda and Bernardo Schime, then acquiring Rubén Petrilli. Andrés Naranjito Rossi was the coach. Despite having lost the first six games, Boca finished in the 4th position in the 1955 tournament. In 1957, with the addition of notable players such as José Olivera, José Novoa and Luis Pérez, Boca won the 1957 and 1959 Metropolitano championships and was runner-up in 1958. The team was also runner-up in 1958 and 1958.

After the tenure of Rossi as coach, Abelardo Dasso replaced him. Under his coaching, Boca Juniors achieved its most significant success, winning during 3 consecutive years (1961, 1962 and 1963) all the tournaments disputed: the Oficial, Apertura and Metropolitano championships. During that period, the squad played a total of 93 games, winning 89.

Boca Juniors continued with his successful path, winning also the 1964 Apertura and the 1965, 1966 and 1967 Oficial championships.

Boca won another Metropolitano title in 1969 and the Oficial championship in 1970, defeating Lanús by 91–76 at River Plate arena. The most frequent line-up was Juan Carlos Mazzini, Néstor Delguy, Adalberto Gusso, Emilio Dumani, Juan Tito, Jesús Díaz, with Enrique Borda as coach.[3][4]

### Liga Nacional titles[edit]

Banners honoring the titles won by Boca Juniors, hanging in the Estadio Luis Conde

Boca played the 1984 season, the last before the creation of Liga Nacional de Básquet, although the severe crisis of the club by then caused the team went off the competition few days before the beginning of the tournament. Boca made an effort to play in the second division in 1986 but the association did not allow the team to participate so Boca had to play at the last division, the Regional C. The team promoted to Liga B that same year.

In 1988 Boca promoted to Liga A, where the team debuted one year later. Boca Juniors did not make a good campaign so it was relegated to Liga B, where the team promoted again in 1990. At the top level again, in 1996 Boca Juniors inaugurated its first stadium built specifically for the practise of basketball, then named "Luis Conde" (mostly known as "La Bombonerita") in honour of a recently dead manager of the club.[5] That same year Boca won its first title in the Liga Nacional (defeating Independiente (GP) at the finals. The team roster was: Byron Wilson, Jerome Mincy, Ariel Bernardini, Luis Villar, Sebastián Festa, Gabriel Fernández, Claudio Farabello, Gustavo Fernández, Diego Prego, Claudio Chiappero, Sebastián Acosta, Esteban Acosta, Fernando Oyarzún and Ariel Eslava. Julio Lamas was the coach.

That first achievement in the modern era would be succeeded by a second championship in 2003–04 (being its rival at the finals Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)). The successful era continued, winning its third title in 2006–07 against Peñarol (MdP). Apart from the domestic league, Boca disputed the Copa Argentina de Básquetbol, winning the title in 2002 (inaugural season), 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (five consecutive times). At international level, Boca won three Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes in 2004, 2005 and 2006 (three consecutive achievements).[6]

For the 2009–10 season, Boca signed a sponsorship agreement with the Chaco based AeroChaco airlines, that contributed US$500,000 to the club's professional basketball team.[7] As part of the agreement, Boca played in the Liga Nacional under the name "AeroChaco Boca Juniors", and also played some of its matches in the city of Resistencia.

## Players[edit]

Main category: Boca Juniors basketball players

### Current roster[edit]

2023–24 season
Boca Juniors roster

Players | Coaches

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PF | 4 |  | Mainoldi, Leonardo | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  38 – (1985-03-04)4 March 1985  |
PG | 5 |  | Guerrero, Juan Martín | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  20 – (2003-03-12)12 March 2003  |
SF | 6 |  | Mata, Marcos | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  37 – (1986-08-01)1 August 1986  |
SF | 7 |  | Stenta, Nicolás | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  20 – (2004-01-30)30 January 2004  |
SG | 8 |  | Sonnaillón, Tomás | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  19 – (2004-08-10)10 August 2004  |
SF | 10 |  | Rodríguez, Manuel | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  21 – (2002-03-05)5 March 2002  |
PG | 11 |  | Vildoza, José | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  28 – (1996-01-15)15 January 1996  |
C | 14 |  | Burgos, Nicolás | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  20 – (2003-07-25)25 July 2003  |
PF | 17 |  | Vega, Sebastián | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  35 – (1988-07-09)9 July 1988  |
SG | 20 |  | Schattmann, Leonel | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  36 – (1987-05-14)14 May 1987  |
C | 28 |  | Prome, Tiziano | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  18 – (2005-02-25)25 February 2005  |
PF | 35 |  | Barber, Raven | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-10-02)2 October 1991  |
SG | 55 |  | Defelippo, José | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  26 – (1997-07-26)26 July 1997  |

Head coach

* Carlos Duro

Assistant coach(es)

* Gonzalo Pérez

* Emmanuelle Quintans

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: 9 October 2023

### Notable players[edit]

* Jasiel Rivero (born 1993), Cuban basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

## Honours[edit]

### Domestic[edit]

* Torneo Apertura[a] (6): 1938, 1939, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
* Campeonato Oficial[a] (7): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
* Torneo Metropolitano[b] (6): 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969
* Campeonato Argentino de Clubes (1): 1963[8]
* Liga Nacional B (1): 1988[9]
* Liga Nacional de Básquet (3): 1996–97, 2003–04, 2006–07
* Copa Argentina (5): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* Torneo Top 4 (1): 2004

### International[edit]

* Sudamericano de Clubes (3): 2004, 2005, 2006

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d In the beginning, the basketball tournaments in Buenos Aires were organized by the "Federación Argentina" (created in 1921). In 1936 a new body, "Asociación de Básquetbol de Buenos Aires" was created. Boca was affiliated to the ABBA, where the team played in the Torneo Oficial and Torneo Apertura until 1973.[3]
2. ^ a b c The "Torneo Metropolitano", created in 1951, joined teams from both rival leagues (Federación Argentina and Asociación de Buenos Aires).[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Historial de campeones de la Liga Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine on LNB website, 2010-09-29
2. ^ "Historial de la Copa Argentina" (in Spanish). LNB. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
3. ^ a b c "Todo es historia" by Sebastián Martincic at Básquet Azul y Oro, 24 March 2009 Archived October 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Tan fuerte como un “Oso”: el rosarino Schime" at WEBasketball #103
5. ^ "Boca lo va a extrañar" Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, La Nación, 6 March 1998]
6. ^ ""El básquet de Boca tiene historia" at Boca-Basket website". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
7. ^ "Boca firmó con AeroChaco y jugará la Liga Nacional". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
8. ^ "Edición impresa del 09/03/2013 |  : : El Litoral - Noticias - Santa Fe - Argentina - ellitoral.com : :" (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
9. ^ "La gran historia de los ascensos a la Liga Nacional". www.laliganacional.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.

## External links[edit]

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Club Atlético Boca Juniors

General topics|

* History
* 1925 tour to Europe
* Chairmen
* Head coaches
* Seasons
* International competitions
* Top scorers

Stadiums|

* Ministro Brin y Senguel (1916–24)
* Brandsen y Del Crucero (1924–38)
* La Bombonera (1940–present)

Rivals|

* River Plate (Superclásico)

Related teams|

* Reserves and Academy
* Women's team

Other sports|

* Basketball
* Luis Conde Arena

Related topics|

* Big Five

Category Commons

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Liga Nacional de Básquet

2023–24 clubs|

* Argentino (J)
* Boca Juniors
* Ciclista Olímpico
* Comunicaciones (M)
* Ferro Carril Oeste
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
* Independiente (Oliva)
* Instituto (C)
* Oberá
* Obras Sanitarias
* Peñarol
* Platense
* Quimsa
* Regatas Corrientes
* Riachuelo
* San Lorenzo
* San Martín (C)
* La Unión
* Unión (SF)
* Zárate

Seasons|

* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19

Predecessor|

* Campeonato Argentino (1936–84)

Related|

* LNB Awards
* LNB Stats Leaders
* León Najnudel

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2014 Liga Sudamericana

Final Four|

* Club Malvín
* Boca Juniors
* Bauru
* Mogi das Cruzes

Eliminated in the Semifinals|

| Group E|

* Argentino de Junin
* Limeira

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Group F|

* Brasília
* Comunikt

Eliminated in the Group stage|

| Group A|

* Libertad de Sunchales
* La Salle de Tarija

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Group B|

* Tinguiririca San Fernando
* Aduaneros de Carabobo

Group C|

* Aguada
* Importadora Alvarado

Group D|

* Defensor Sporting
* Guerreros de Bogotá

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