2024 Liga de Ascenso season

The 2024 Liga de Ascenso season, is the 21st season of the second most important Uruguayan professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2003. It started on 15 May 2024 with the regular season.

Liga de Ascenso
Season2024
Number of games136
Number of teams15
Statistical leaders
Points United States Justin Strings 27.5
Rebounds United States Randy Rickards 14.3
Assists Uruguay Gustavo Barrera 7.6
Records
Biggest home winOlimpia 109–68 Capitol
(30 July 2024)
Biggest away winStockolmo 54–86 Unión Atlética
(16 May 2024)
Highest scoringStockolmo 109–108 Olimpia
(29 May 2024)
Winning streak7 games
Olimpia
Unión Atlética
Lagomar
Losing streak7 games
Olivol Mundial
2023
2025

Urunday Universitario was the last champion.

Teams

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Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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A total of 15 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2023 season, two promoted from the 2023 DTA and two relegated from the 2023–24 LUB.

25 de Agosto, which participated last year, forfeited this tournament.[1]

Teams relegated from LUB
Teams promoted from DTA
Teams relegated to DTA

Venues and locations

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Montevideo
Location of teams in 2024 LDA
Team Home City Arena Capacity
Bohemios   Montevideo Estadio Alberto Casal 925
Capitol Gimnasio Carlos Garbuyo 480
Colón Gimnasio Héctor Chaine 1,000
Goes Estadio Plaza de las Misiones 1,800
Lagomar   Ciudad de la Costa Gimnasio Lagomar[note 1] 170
Larrañaga   Montevideo Gimnasio Larrañaga[note 1] 350
Larre Borges Estadio Romeo Schinca 900
Montevideo Gimnasio Héctor Novick 500
Olimpia Estadio Albérico J. Passadore 500
Olivol Mundial Gimnasio Olivol Mundial[note 1] 175
Sayago Gimnasio Roberto Moro 660
Stockolmo Gimnasio Héctor Domínguez 700
Tabaré Gimnasio Tabaré[note 1] 800
Unión Atlética Gimnasio Unión Atlética[note 1] 750
Verdirrojo Gimnasio Verdirrojo[note 1] 350

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Bohemios   Juan Carlos Werstein   Julio Panelli Concreto
Capitol   Andrés Borroni   Claudio Bascou
Colón   Agustín Esteve   Pierino Rüsch MGR
Goes   Gustavo Reig   Christian Pereira 1934
Lagomar   Alejandro Muro   Andrés Aristimuño Kova
Larrañaga   Guzmán Álvarez   Mateo Cancela Podium
Larre Borges   Daniel Giacoya   Fernando Verrone MGR
Montevideo   Sergio Delgado   Hernán Álvarez M user
Olimpia   Nicolás Altalef   Nicolás Delgado Podium
Olivol Mundial   Luis Silveira   Ángel Varela Sporty's
Sayago   Mathías Nieto   Germán Silvarrey Sporty's
Stockolmo   Gonzalo Fernández   Nicolás García Sporty's
Tabaré   Nicolás Scarabino   Rodrigo Cardozo Sporty's
Unión Atlética   Diego Rivas   Felipe Trusich Concreto
Verdirrojo   Ramiro Caballero   Martín Mayora Sports Dreams

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Larrañaga   Sergio Delgado Pre-season Signed by Montevideo 20 September 2023   Guzmán Álvarez[8] 17 February 2024
Colón   Fernando Cabrera End of contract 30 September 2023   Agustín Esteve[9] 22 December 2023
Olivol Mundial   Javier Masner 30 September 2023   Marcio Matoso[10] 15 March 2024
Tabaré   Diego Palacios[11] Signed by Urupan 31 October 2023   Nicolás Scarabino[12] 8 January 2024
Olimpia   Daniel Lovera End of contract 31 October 2023   Nicolás Altalef[13] 3 January 2024
Capitol   Fabián Narbais[14] Signed by Marne 5 December 2023   Andrés Borroni[15] 6 March 2024
Bohemios   Diego Rivas[16] End of contract 5 January 2024   Mauricio Rodríguez[17] 24 January 2024
Stockolmo   Andrés Borroni[18] Signed by Goes 2 April 2024   Pablo López (interim)[19] 2 April 2024
Larre Borges   Mathías Nieto End of contract 16 April 2024   Daniel Giacoya[20] 16 April 2024
Stockolmo   Pablo López 6th (2–2) End of interim period 7 June 2024   Gonzalo Fernández 7 June 2024
Sayago   Germán Fernández[21] 13th (1–5) Sacked 21 June 2024   Mathías Nieto[22] 22 June 2024
Bohemios   Mauricio Rodríguez[23] 8th (6–7) 17 July 2024   Santiago Segovia (interim)[24] 17 July 2024
  Santiago Segovia 7th (6–8) End of interim period 18 July 2024   Juan Carlos Werstein[25] 20 July 2024
Olivol Mundial   Marcio Matoso 15th (2–12) Resigned 26 July 2024   Luis Silveira[26] 29 July 2024

Regular season

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The Regular season was the first stage of the LDA. The clubs played each other twice, home and away. The first eight of the table will play the play-offs, and the last two will relegate to DTA.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia[a] 18 14 4 1599 1490 +109 30 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Stockolmo 18 11 7 1430 1402 +28 29
3 Tabaré 19 10 9 1522 1512 +10 29[b]
4 Colón 19 10 9 1481 1464 +17 29[b]
5 Goes 19 10 9 1488 1471 +17 29[b]
6 Lagomar 17 11 6 1420 1274 +146 28
7 Larrañaga 18 10 8 1529 1464 +65 28
8 Capitol 18 9 9 1351 1408 −57 27
9 Montevideo 17 9 8 1482 1471 +11 26
10 Larre Borges 19 7 12 1431 1542 −111 26[c]
11 Bohemios 19 7 12 1490 1529 −39 26[c]
12 Unión Atlética[d] 18 12 6 1318 1203 +115 25
13 Verdirrojo[e] 17 6 11 1345 1470 −125 22
14 Olivol Mundial 19 3 16 1467 1601 −134 22 Relegation to DTA
15 Sayago[f] 17 6 11 1168 1220 −52 20
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August. Source: FUBB
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Olimpia were deducted 2 points, due to incidents in game 3 of last season's promotion game, against Welcome
  2. ^ a b c Tabaré 2–1, Goes 2–2, Colón 1–2
  3. ^ a b Larre Borges 1–0 Bohemios
  4. ^ Unión Atlética were deducted 2 points, due to incidents in game 1 of last season's quarter-finals game, against Urunday Universitario.[27] Also, 3 points more were deducted, for a fight between fans in their match on matchday 10, against Sayago.[28]
  5. ^ Verdirrojo was deducted 1 point, for throwing a plastic bottle in game 1 of last season's play-out game, against Lagomar[27]
  6. ^ Sayago were deducted 3 points, for a fight between fans in their match on matchday 10, against Unión Atlética.[28]

Results

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Home \ Away BOH CPT COL GOE LAG LGA LBO MON OLI OMU SAY STO TAB UAT VER
Bohemios 81–84 99–89 66–88 67–84 79–82 85–78 91–80 75–88 81–68
Capitol 66–63 65–75 65–62 65–72 98–89 94–91 80–61 72–86 71–72
Colón 83–74 87–76 96–81 82–85 81–67 75–77 68–66 67–66 84–88 77–58
Goes 64–83 71–61 72–81 83–79 90–80 72–67 64–61 74–67 107–76
Lagomar 83–72 98–69 89–88 72–77 121–86 61–65 58–61 80–82 103–80
Larrañaga 80–85 90–74 90–77 77–82 88–110 88–82 73–82 90–59 100–77
Larre Borges 76–83 59–81 74–82 92–87 69–94 87–77 80–78 77–88 90–97
Montevideo 100–98 100–95 97–93 88–96 87–95 97–98 98–82 89–83 68–88
Olimpia 83–73 109–68 98–85 87–82 87–84 92–84 84–73 91–85 82–81
Olivol Mundial 75–81 60–66 74–68 80–88 77–85 88–76 73–63 75–82 74–77 66–68
Sayago 74–81 72–57 67–70 77–84 64–62 83–65 91–72 [note 2]
Stockolmo 75–65 78–86 94–84 109–108 75–64 105–66 78–72 54–86
Tabaré 90–81 93–87 76–70 70–85 61–64 78–89 91–84 89–65 101–82 82–62
Unión Atlética 60–71 71–56 74–65 64–84 83–69 66–68 78–87 86–66 86–65
Verdirrojo 82–81 75–72 92–67 81–75 87–95 100–89 77–85 92–95 76–85
Source: FUBB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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The two finalists of this stage will promote, and play a single-match final to crown the champion.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W W Seed Promotion or relegation
Champion
1 Promotion to LUB
Runners-up
2 Promotion to LUB
Eliminated en semifinals
3
4
Eliminated in quarter-finals
5
6
7
8
Eliminated at regular season
9
10
11
12
13
Relegated
14 Relegated to DTA
15

Statistical leaders

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Points

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Pos Player Club PPG
1   Justin Strings Goes 27.5
2   Tirrel Brown Tabaré 23.5
3   Agustín Zuvich Larrañaga 23.0
4   Jordan Doss Sayago 23.0
5   Randy Rickards Verdirrojo 21.4

Rebounds

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Pos Player Club RPG
1   Randy Rickards Verdirrojo 14.3
2   Sergio Conceição Larre Borges 13.3
3   Felipe Queirós Larre Borges 13.0
4   João Demétrio Sayago 11.2
5   Tomás Verbauwede Bohemios 10.7

Assists

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Pos Player Club APG
1   Gustavo Barrera Lagomar 7.6
2   Mauro Zubiaurre Stockolmo 6.5
3   Salvador Zanotta Tabaré 6.0
3   Hernán Álvarez Montevideo 5.8
5   Santiago Wohlwend Unión Atlética 5.5

Blocks

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Pos Player Club
1   Sergio Conceição Larre Borges 2.5
2   João Demétrio Sayago 2.0
3   Nicolás Martínez Larrañaga 1.7
4   Valentín Duvanced Colón 1.5
5   Marlon Díaz Larre Borges 1.5

Source: FUBB

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Since these venues do not have an official name, they are mentioned as Gimnasio (Arena) "club name".
  2. ^ The match was suspended at half-time due to a fight between fans. The Court decided that the game should not continue and that both teams should be declared losers.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Liga de Ascenso: calendario de partidos". www.tenfield.com.uy (in Spanish). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Larre Borges se retira oficialmente de la LUB y ya piensa en El Metro 2024: los motivos". www.elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Básquet: Goes descendió tras perder ante Biguá y Urupan aseguró la permanencia en la Liga". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Básquet: Montevideo venció 82-85 a Marne y ascendió a la Liga de Ascenso". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Básquet: Bohemios logró el ascenso al Metro 2024 tras sanciones a Capurro y Paysandú". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Atenas informó que no jugará más el Metro y por lo tanto descenderá a la DTA". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Básquet: Lagomar derrotó 80-73 a Miramar, que descendió y jugará la DTA en 2024". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Cartón lleno". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 17 February 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Se mueve la esquina". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Como en casa". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Pases LUB: Fernando Martínez renovó en Urupan; un serbio gigante a Defensor Sp". www.tenfield.com.uy (in Spanish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Armando la tribu". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Primera Altalef". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  14. ^ "No va más". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  15. ^ "De vuelta por el Prado". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  16. ^ "DIEGO RIVAS DT DE UNION ATLETICA PARA EL METRO". www.urubasket.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Primero lo primero". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Derrota, cambio y preocupación". www.basquetcaliente.com (in Spanish). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  19. ^ ""S" en el camino". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Haciendo Larretornación". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Fin de ciclo". www.basquetcaliente.com (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Experto en la categoría". www.basquetcaliente.com (in Spanish). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Cayó en Pocitos". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Adiós Juventud". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Vuela hasta Pereyra y Payán". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Un bicho mundial". www.basquettotal.com (in Spanish). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  27. ^ a b "FALLOS METRO 2023". www.fubb.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  28. ^ a b c "Básquet: se conocieron las sanciones por los incidentes entre Sayago y Unión Atlética". www.montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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