1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto

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Liga Española de Baloncesto
Season1968–69
Number of games132
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)TVE
Finals
ChampionsReal Madrid
(11th title)
  Runners-upJuventud Nerva
Statistical leaders
Points Charles Thomas
Records
Biggest home winReal Madrid 133–63 Manresa
(16 March 1969)
Biggest away winSan Sebastián 42–75 Juventud
(23 November 1968)
Náutico 67–100 Real Madrid
(12 January 1969)
Highest scoringSan José 114–91 Picadero
(23 February 1969)
Winning streak15 games
Real Madrid
Losing streak6 games
Bosco Revoltosa

The 1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 13th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 23 November 1968 and 20 April 1969. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 11th title.

Overview before the season[edit]

12 teams joined the league, including three promoted from the 1967–68 Segunda División.

Promoted from 1967 to 1968 Segunda División

Teams and locations[edit]

Location of teams in 1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto
Location of teams in 1968–69 Liga Española de Baloncesto (Canary Islands)
Team Home city
Atlético San Sebastián San Sebastián
Barcelona Barcelona
Bosco Revoltosa A Coruña
Estudiantes Madrid
Juventud Nerva Badalona
Kas Bilbao
Manresa Kan's Manresa
Mataró Molfort's Mataró
Náutico Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Picadero Damm Barcelona
Real Madrid Madrid
San José Irpen Badalona











Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 22 18 1 3 2032 1474 +558 37 Qualification to FIBA European Champions Cup
2 Juventud Nerva 22 15 3 4 1649 1378 +271 33 Qualification to FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Picadero Damm 22 16 0 6 1743 1514 +229 32
4 Kas 22 14 0 8 1496 1386 +110 28
5 Estudiantes 22 12 0 10 1703 1623 +80 24
6 Atlético San Sebastián 22 9 0 13 1218 1432 −214 18
7 Barcelona 22 8 1 13 1469 1527 −58 17
8 Mataró Molfort's 22 8 1 13 1582 1612 −30 17
9 San José Irpen (O) 22 8 1 13 1661 1783 −122 17 Relegation playoffs
10 Náutico (O) 22 7 0 15 1265 1629 −364 14
11 Manresa Kan's (R) 22 7 0 15 1414 1635 −221 14 Relegation
12 Bosco Revoltosa (R) 22 6 1 15 1389 1628 −239 13
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoffs[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
San José Irpen 132–125 Pineda 69–57 63–68
Náutico 141–119 Fiber Urcelay 77–45 64–74

Statistics leaders[edit]

Points[edit]

Rank Name Team Points
1 United States Charles Thomas San José Irpen 563
2 United States Earl Beechum Picadero Damm 482
3 Spain José Sagi-Vela Estudiantes 479
4 Spain Lorenzo Alocén Picadero Damm 451
5 United States Steve Sullivan Kas 437

References[edit]