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1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto

Liga Española de Baloncesto
Season1971–72
Games played132
Teams12
TV partner(s)TVE
Finals
ChampionsReal Madrid
(14th title)
  Runners-upBarcelona
Statistical leaders
Points Gonzalo Sagi-Vela
Records
Biggest home winBarcelona 84–29 Breogán
(21 November 1971)
Real Madrid 108–53 Náutico
(2 January 1972)
Biggest away winBreogán 42–89 Real Madrid
(28 November 1971)
Highest scoringMadrid 133–85 Vallehermoso
(18 December 1971)
Winning streak17 games
Real Madrid
Losing streak15 games
Vallehermoso

The 1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 16th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 9 October 1971 and 27 February 1972. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 14th title.

Overview before the season

12 teams joined the league, including two promoted from the 1970–71 Segunda División.

Promoted from 1970 to 1971 Segunda División

Teams and locations

Location of teams in 1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto
Location of teams in 1971–72 Liga Española de Baloncesto (Canary Islands)
Team Home city
Barcelona Barcelona
Breogán Fontecelta Lugo
Estudiantes Monteverde Madrid
Juventud Schweppes Badalona
Kas Bilbao
Manresa La Casera Manresa
Náutico Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Picadero Damm Barcelona
Pineda Pineda de Mar
Real Madrid Madrid
San José Irpen Rovilux Badalona
Vallehermoso Madrid











Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 22 21 0 1 2115 1455 +660 42 Qualification to FIBA European Champions Cup
2 Barcelona 22 19 0 3 1814 1469 +345 38 Qualification to FIBA Korać Cup
3 Juventud Schweppes 22 17 0 5 1778 1393 +385 34 Qualification to FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
4 Picadero Damm 22 13 0 9 1531 1591 −60 26 Qualification to FIBA Korać Cup
5 Estudiantes Monteverde 22 12 0 10 1686 1560 +126 24
6 Kas 22 11 0 11 1741 1675 +66 22
7 San José Irpen Rovilux 22 9 2 11 1429 1613 −184 20
8 Manresa La Casera 22 9 0 13 1713 1736 −23 18
9 Náutico 22 7 0 15 1392 1629 −237 14
10 Pineda (O) 22 5 1 16 1382 1605 −223 11 Relegation playoffs
11 Breogán Fontecelta (O) 22 4 1 17 1229 1652 −423 9
12 Vallehermoso (O) 22 3 0 19 1513 1945 −432 6
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Relegation playoffs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pineda 178–92 Universidad Canarias 99–41 79–51
L'Hospitalet 97–99 Breogán Fontecelta 47–51 50–48
Vallehermoso 122–119 Real Canoe 58–51 64–68

Statistics leaders

Points

Rank Name Team Points
1 Spain Gonzalo Sagi-Vela Estudiantes Monteverde 475
2 Spain Juan Martínez Manresa Kan's 437
3 Spain Víctor Escorial Picadero Damm 415
4 Spain Clifford Luyk Real Madrid 413
5 Spain Juan Colell Manresa Kan's 368

References