San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball)

San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo logo
Nickname	Azulgrana
Conference	Sur
Leagues	LNB
Founded	1908 (1908) (Multi-sports Club) 1935 (1935) (Basketball Club)
Arena	Polideportivo Roberto Pando
Capacity	2,700
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentinia
Team colors
President	Matías Lammens
Head coach	Gonzalo García
Championships	2 FIBA Americas League 3 Argentine Leagues 1 Argentine Club Championship 1 Súper 4
Website	Official website
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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is the men's professional club basketball section of the homonymous sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), which is the first tier level division of the Argentine basketball league system. The team is currently coached by Gonzalo Garcia.

History

Beginning and golden years

San Lorenzo affiliated to the Argentine Association in the 1930s decade, and won a large number of championships from the 1930s to the 1970s, being nicknamed The Cathedral of Basketball. 1942 was the year when San Lorenzo achieved its first titles, winning the Torneo Apertura (Opening Tournament) and the Official championship, organised by the Buenos Aires Basketball Association. One year later, the team won another Apertura title, and they then won the 1946, 1949, and 1950 Apertura official titles. The club's most notable players of that era were Alfredo Belli, Salvador Capece, and Alberto Trama. Other notable members of the team were Armando Bo and Francisco Sommariva.

The 1956 champions posing for El Gráfico

In 1951, San Lorenzo played against The Harlem Globetrotters, at the Estadio Luna Park, in Buenos Aires. That same year, the team won the Apertura championship (and repeated again in 1952), and the Official in 1954. Two years later, the team won another Official title, remaining unbeaten, and its first Torneo Metropolitano (Metropolitan Tournament) title. In 1957, San Lorenzo made its first international tour of Brazil, where the squad won 8 of 12 games played. Players on the tour were: Ricardo Lanzillotta (team captain), Herberto Fagnani, Edgar Parizzia, Oscar Zagatti, Carlos Vasino, Vicente Lazzara, Erio Cassetai, and Carlos Marranzino, with Francisco del Río being the head coach of the team.

San Lorenzo won its first national title in 1958, the Campeonato Argentino (Argentine Championship of Clubs). That allowed the team to play its first official tournament outside of Argentina, as the club competed in the South American top-tier level South American Championship of Champions Clubs, where San Lorenzo finished second, behind Defensor Sporting. At the Argentine national domestic level, San Lorenzo won the 1958 Apertura title, and finished third in the Buenos Aires championship (although the squad won the 1959 and 1960 titles). In 1966, San Lorenzo won the Apertura title finishing unbeaten, and both the Metropolitano and Buenos Aires championships, in 1968.

The 1970s began with the 1970 Metropolitano championship, and the club then winning two titles else in 1971. That same year, San Lorenzo toured in Europe, marking the first time that an Argentine team played there. The club's layers were Oscar Visciglia, Gustavo Aguirre, Carlos Perroni, Carlos Garro, Dante Massolini, Norberto Pacheco, Carlos Perales, Abel Rojas, Néstor Delgui, and Emilio Dumani, with Edgard Parizzia acting as the team's head coach. San Lorenzo defeated OKK Beograd, Yugoslavian national league club, and six rivals from Italy. They also played against the Spain national team. During that tour, the team was nicknamed, La Catedral (The Cathedral), after a speech from team player Emilio Dumani, saying: "This is a team that always fights, and never turns off... like the lights of a Cathedral".

Despite those successful years, the 1973 Buenos Aires championship was their last title until the 2010s.

1971 tour of Europe details

Date	City	Rival	Result (wins in bold)
Spain
30 Apr	Balaguer	Spain national team	49–94
1 May	Balaguer	Gillette (USA)	73–75
2 May	Balaguer	OKK Beograd	78–74
Italy
6 May	Bari	OKK Beograd	88–89
7 May	Bari	Fides Napoli	63–93
8 May	Bari	Tropicali Pesaro	70–72
9 May	Roseto	Monti Roseto	90–69
12 May	Rome	Patriarca	89–80
14 May	Reggio Emilia	La Torre Reggio Emilia	81–57
15 May	Brugherio	Candy	70–74
16 May	Turin	Riber	94–79
17 May	Genoa	Athletic Genova	75–63
19 May	Rome	Lazio Snadiero	93–85

Liga Nacional and decline

San Lorenzo (in red uniform) played in the first LNB game ever, vs. Argentino de Firmat in 1985. With the ball, León Najnudel.

On April 26, 1985, San Lorenzo played the opening game of the recently created Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB) (National Basketball League), facing Argentino de Firmat at the Obras Sanitarias venue. Nevertheless, the team was relegated that same year.

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. The club also won the Under-22 championship (2004), and the 2012 Copa De Oyarbide (Oyarbide Cup).

Return to glory

San Lorenzo players celebrating the 2015–16 season LNB title.

In 2014, San Lorenzo debuted in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA) (National Promotion Tournament), the second tier level division of professional basketball in Argentina. In 2015, San Lorenzo acquired a vacant place in the Argentine top-tier level Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB) (National Basketball League), because of a merger with the club 9 de Julio de Río Tercero. 30 years after its debut in the LNB, San Lorenzo returned to the top division on September 22, 2015, and beat Quimsa, by a score of 79–64.

San Lorenzo won its first LNB title in 2016, after beating La Unión, with a 4–0 series sweep in the league's finals. San Lorenzo player, Walter Herrmann, was chosen as MVP of the Finals.

In the following season, San Lorenzo won its 2nd consecutive Argentine League title, after defeating Regatas Corrientes, 4–1 at the finals. The team became the most winning team in the LNB's history, with a 23–3 record. Gabriel Deck was chosen as the Final's MVP. Unlike the 2015–16 series, San Lorenzo played its home games at Roberto Pando arena, in Boedo, Buenos Aires.

Arena

San Lorenzo plays its home games at the Polideportivo Roberto Pando, which is located in Boedo, Buenos Aires. The arena has a seating capacity of 2,700 people.

Players

Current roster

San Lorenzo roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 00 Justiz, Javier 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 32 – (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 SG 2 Tucker, Dar 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 36 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 PG 5 Sims, Donald 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 37 – (1987-04-25)25 April 1987 SF 6 Mata, Marcos 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 38 – (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 PG 7 Aguirre, Nicolás 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1988-03-31)31 March 1988 SG 10 Fjellerup, Máximo 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-11-24)24 November 1997 PG 11 Vildoza, José 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1996-01-24)24 January 1996 SG 15 Safar, Selem 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 37 – (1987-05-19)19 May 1987 PF 21 Calfani, Mathías 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 SG 24 Fernández, Lisandro 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 F/C 31 Lawal, Gani 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 36 – (1988-11-07)7 November 1988 C 50 Anthony, Joel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 42 – (1982-08-09)9 August 1982	Head coach Gonzalo García Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 19 December 2018

Notable players

Walter Herrmann, the club's key player of their Argentine LNB 2015–16 season title.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Alfredo Belli
• Diego Romero
• Román González
• Walter Herrmann
• Nicolás Aguirre
• Marcos Mata
• Eric Flor
• Gabriel Deck
• Selem Safar
• Santiago Scala
• Matías Sandes
• Máximo Fjellerup
• Mathías Calfani
• Javier Justiz Ferrer
• Guillermo Díaz
• DeJuan Blair
• Jerome Meyinsse
• Donald Sims
• Joel Anthony
• Matthew Bryan-Amaning
• Juan Domingo de la Cruz
• Gani Lawal
• Dar Tucker

Head coaches

• Oscar Rigiroli
• Elpidio Pertuzzo
• José Biggi
• Francisco Del Rio
• Alberto Trama
• José Bellino
• Edgar Parizzia
• Julio Lamas
• Gonzalo García

Statistics

Games versus NBA and European-wide league teams

Versus NBA teams

14 October 2016

Game Report Box Score

Toronto Raptors	122–105	San Lorenzo
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 21–33, 34–27, 35–23
Pts: VanVleet 31 Rebs: Poeltl 6 Asts: VanVleet, Heslip 5		Pts: 22 Meyinsse Rebs: 7 Aguirre, Mata Asts: 11 Aguirre

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada Attendance: 15,113 Referees: Pat Fraher, Lauren Holtkamp, Scott Wall

7 October 2019

Game Report Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers	120–89	San Lorenzo
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 43–29, 26–21, 30–15
Pts: Clarkson 17 Rebs: Thompson 10 Asts: Osman 5		Pts: 20 Batista Rebs: 11 J. Williams Asts: 7 Aguirre

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 9,902 Referees: Brent Barnaky, Ken Mauer, Phenizee Ransom

Versus EuroLeague teams (Tier 1)

12 September 2017

Game Report

Real Madrid	81–84	San Lorenzo
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 23–15, 26–18, 13–25
Pts: Campazzo 16		Pts: 25 Tucker

Ciudad Deportiva Príncipe Felipe, Madrid, Spain Attendance: 150 Referees: Fernández, Zamorano, Serrano

15 September 2017

Game Report

Barcelona	85–95	San Lorenzo
Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 20–25, 23–19, 23–20
Pts: Moerman 21 Rebs: Moerman 5 Asts: Heurtel 7		Pts: 23 Deck Rebs: 14 Deck Asts: 4 Mata

Pabellón de Balaguer, Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain Referees: O. Perea, J. Oyón, V. Mas

Versus FIBA Saporta Cup teams (Tier 2)

7 May 1971

Game Report

San Lorenzo

63–93

Fides Napoli

Bari, Italy

Versus FIBA Champions League teams (Tier 2)

15 February 2019

San Lorenzo

64–86

AEK Athens

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Honours

Copa Confederación Argentina de Deportes (Argentine Sports Confederation Cup).

National

• Campeonato Argentino de Clubes (1): 1958
• Liga Nacional de Básquet (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Torneo Súper 4 (1): 2016–17

Regional

• Asociación de Buenos Aires Championship (12): 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1971, 1973
• Torneo Metropolitano (5): 1956, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1971

International

• Liga de las Américas (2): 2018, 2019

See also

• San Lorenzo de Almagro

External links

• San Lorenzo Basquet at official website Template:Es icon
• San Lorenzo Basquet at LNB website Template:Es icon
• San Lorenzo Basquet at Latinbasket website