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1958–59 Liga Española de Baloncesto

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Liga Española de Baloncesto
Season1958–59
Games played132
Teams12
Finals
ChampionsBarcelona
(1st title)
  Runners-upReal Madrid
Statistical leaders
Points Johnny Báez 20.2
Records
Biggest home winBarcelona 84–37 Iberia
(7 March 1959)
Biggest away winReal Canoe 43–84 Orillo Verde
(25 January 1959)
Highest scoringReal Madrid 84–69 Estudiantes
(14 December 1958)
Winning streak13 games
Barcelona
Losing streak10 games
Real Canoe
1958

The 1958–59 season was the third season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. Barcelona won their title.

Teams

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Venues and locations

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Team Home city Arena Capacity
Águilas Bilbao Pabellón de la Industria Pesada
Aismalíbar Montcada i Reixac Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Barcelona Barcelona Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Español Barcelona Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Estudiantes Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500
Hesperia Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500
Iberia Zaragoza Frontón Aragonés
Juventud Badalona La Plana
La Salle Josepets Barcelona Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Orillo Verde Sabadell Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Real Canoe Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500
Real Madrid Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 22 20 0 2 1313 1102 +211 40 Qualification to FIBA European Champions Cup
2 Real Madrid 22 19 0 3 1365 1113 +252 38
3 Juventud 22 17 0 5 1231 1009 +222 34
4 Orillo Verde 22 14 0 8 1221 1065 +156 28
5 Aismalíbar 22 13 0 9 1135 1050 +85 26
6 Estudiantes 22 12 2 8 1141 1115 +26 26
7 Español 22 9 0 13 1177 1258 −81 18
8 Hesperia 22 8 1 13 1310 1228 +82 17
9 Iberia 22 8 0 14 1089 1258 −169 16
10 La Salle Josepets (R) 22 4 2 16 1082 1251 −169 10 Relegation playoffs
11 Águilas (R) 22 3 0 19 1014 1325 −311 6
12 Real Canoe (O) 22 2 1 19 1019 1323 −304 5
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoffs

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Montgat 2–0 La Salle Josepets 48–40 40–39 0
Helios 2–0 Águilas 63–48 59–53 0
Real Canoe 2–0 Fiesta Alegre 47–33 69–57 0

Individual statistics

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Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Puerto Rico Johnny Báez Real Madrid 22 445 20.2
2 Spain Emiliano Rodríguez Aismalíbar 22 381 17.3
3 Puerto Rico Pete Reimer Español 22 359 16.3
4 Spain Alfonso Martínez Barcelona 22 349 15.9
5 Spain José María Soro Orillo Verde 22 332 15.1
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