# 1972–73 Liga Española de Baloncesto

The 1972–73 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the 17th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and was played between 28 October 1972 and 27 May 1973. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their 15th title.

## Overview before the season

16 teams joined the league, including four promoted from the 1971–72 Segunda División.

### Promoted from 1971 to 1972 Segunda División

* Vasconia
* Águilas Schweppes
* Ignis Mataró
* Manresa

## Teams and locations

| Team | Home city |
| Águilas Schweppes | Bilbao |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Breogán Fontecelta | Lugo |
| Estudiantes Aguas Monteverde | Madrid |
| Filomatic Picadero | Barcelona |
| Ignis Mataró | Mataró |
| Juventud Schweppes | Badalona |
| Kas | Bilbao |
| Manresa | Manresa |
| Manresa La Casera | Manresa |
| Náutico | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Pineda | Pineda de Mar |
| Real Madrid | Madrid |
| San José Irpen Rovilux | Badalona |
| Vallehermoso | Madrid |
| Vasconia | Vitoria-Gasteiz |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2727 | 1824 | +903 | 60 | Qualification to European Champions Cup |
| 2 | Juventud Schweppes | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2471 | 1976 | +495 | 52 | Qualification to Korać Cup |
| 3 | Barcelona | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2607 | 2023 | +584 | 46 | Qualification to Korać Cup |
| 4 | Estudiantes Aguas Monteverde | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2339 | 2170 | +169 | 35 | Qualification to European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Filomatic Picadero | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2194 | 2081 | +113 | 30 | Withdraw |
| 6 | Kas | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2452 | 2425 | +27 | 30 | Qualification to Korać Cup |
| 7 | Manresa La Casera | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2249 | 2182 | +67 | 29 | |
| 8 | Pineda | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2068 | 2226 | −158 | 28 | |
| 9 | Ignis Mataró | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 2101 | 2384 | −283 | 25 | |
| 10 | Vasconia | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2047 | 2119 | −72 | 24 | |
| 11 | Vallehermoso | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 2226 | 2398 | −172 | 23 | |
| 12 | San José Irpen Rovilux (O) | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 2007 | 2209 | −202 | 22 | Relegation playoffs |
| 13 | Breogán Fontecelta (O) | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 2091 | 2470 | −379 | 22 | Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Náutico (O) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 2002 | 2210 | −208 | 21 | Relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Manresa (R) | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 1899 | 2363 | −464 | 19 | Relegation |
| 16 | Águilas Schweppes (R) | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1853 | 2273 | −420 | 14 | Relegation |
* ↑ Filomatic Picadero withdrew at the end of the season

## Relegation playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| La Salle Josepets | 126–166 | San José Irpen Rovilux | 56–72 | 70–90 |
| Universidad Canarias | 137–167 | Breogán Fontecelta | 71–71 | 66–96 |
| Náutico | w/o | Real Canoe | | |

## Statistics leaders
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
| 1 | Alfredo Pérez | Breogán Fontecelta | 30 | 697 | 23.2 |
| 2 | Víctor Escorial | Filomatic Picadero | 30 | 682 | 22.7 |
| 3 | Charles Thomas | Barcelona | 30 | 628 | 20.9 |
| 4 | Alfonso Martínez | Ignis Mataró | 24 | 498 | 20.7 |
| 5 | José Sagi-Vela | Kas | 30 | 619 | 20.6 |