page_title: San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball)
section_title: Liga Nacional and decline
hierarchical_section_title: San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) / History / Liga Nacional and decline
caption_attribution_description: English: León Najnudel, one of the promoters for the creation of Liga Nacional de Basquet, holding the ball before the first LNB match ever, San Lorenzo v. Argentino de Firmat. Español: León Najnudel con el balón. Gran impulsor de la creación de la Liga Nacional de Basquet.
context_page_description: 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, which is the first tier level division of the Argentine basketball league system. The team is currently coached by Gonzalo Garcia.
context_section_description: 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).
caption: San Lorenzo (in red uniform) played in the first LNB game ever, vs. Argentino de Firmat in 1985. With the ball, León Najnudel.
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