San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball)

San Lorenzo
Nickname	Azulgrana
Conference	Sur
Leagues	LNB
Founded	April 1, 1908
Arena	Obras Sanitarias
Location	Buenos Aires
Team colors
President	Matías Lammens
Head coach	Julio Lamas
Website	Basketball official
Uniforms
Home Away

San Lorenzo de Almagro basketball section is part of the San Lorenzo de Almagro 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, being coached by Julio Lamas.^[1] San Lorenzo played its home games at Estadio Obras Sanitarias, located in Núñez, Buenos Aires.

History

San Lorenzo affiliated to Argentine Association in 1930, winning a large amount of championships from the 1930s to the 1970s, being nicknamed The Cathedral of Basketball. The club toured on Brazil (1957), Europe (1971) and Central America and the United States in 1974. San Lorenzo also played an exhibition game v. the Harlem Globetrotters at Estadio Luna Park in 1951.

On April 26, 1985, San Lorenzo played the opening game of the recently created Liga Nacional de Basquetball, facing Argentino de Firmat at Obras Sanitarias venue.^[2]

The basketball section of the club was inactive between 1986 and 1993, returning only at youth levels. In 1996 San Lorenzo's senior squad returned to first division tournaments of the city of Buenos Aires. Since then, the club won the U-22 championship (2004) and Copa De Oyarbide (2012).

In 2014, San Lorenzo debuted at Torneo Nacional de Ascenso, the second division of professional basketball in Argentina.^[3]

In 2015 San Lorenzo acquired a vacancy for the Liga Nacional because of a merging with 9 de Julio de Río Tercero.^[4] 30 years after its debut in the LNB, San Lorenzo returned to the top division on September 22, 2015, beating Quimsa by 79-64.^[5]

Players

Current roster

San Lorenzo roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age SF 6 Mata, Marcos 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – 1 August 1986 SF 1 Herrmann, Walter 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 36 – 26 June 1979 PG 3 Faggiano, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PF 44 Martina, Fernando 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) PG 7 Aguirre, Nicolás 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PG 5 Musso, Bernardo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 24 Fells, Courtney 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) PF 25 Johnson, Roquez 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) C 16 Lydeka, Tautvydas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) SG Flor, Eric 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) SG Fernández, Lisandro 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Head coach Julio Lamas Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2015-10-14

Notable former players

• José Biggi
• Armando Bo
• Salvador Capece
• Alfredo Belli
• Francisco Sommariva
• Francisco del Río
• Erio Cassettai
• Juan Ruggia
• Ricardo Lanzillota
• Jaime Pérez
• Hereberto Fagnani
• Julián Rodriguez
• Edgar Parizzia
• Alberto Trama
• Dante Massolini
• Carlos Perales
• Carlos Perroni
• Oscar Visciglia
• Carlos Vasino

Honours

• Campeonato Argentino de Clubes (1): 1958
• Argentine Championship (12): 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1971, 1973
• Torneo Metropolitano (5): 1956, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1971
• Nacional de Clubes (1): 1958

See also

• San Lorenzo de Almagro
• Liga Nacional de Básquet

References

1. "Julio Lamas fue confirmado como nuevo técnico de San Lorenzo para la Liga Nacional", Cancha Llena
2. "Hace 30 años nacía la Liga Nacional de Básquetbol en Argentina", Telam, 26 Apr 2015
3. "Llegó el día del debut", San Lorenzo website, 15 Oct 2014
4. "Tinelli lo hizo: 9 de Julio se fusionará con San Lorenzo y perderá su plaza en la Liga", La Voz del Interior
5. "Tras 30 años, San Lorenzo volvió a la Liga Nacional y debutó con triunfo", La Nueva, 22 Sep 2015

External links

• San Lorenzo Basquet on official website
• San Lorenzo on LNB website