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Boca Juniors (basketball)

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Boca Juniors
NicknameXeneizes
LeaguesLNB
Founded1929; 97 years ago (1929)
(Basketball section)
ArenaEstadio Luis Conde
(capacity: 2,000)
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
Team colors    blue and gold
PresidentJuan Román Riquelme
Head coachNicolás Casalánguida
Championships1 Basketball Champions League Americas
3 Sudamericano de Clubes
5 Liga Nacional de Básquet
1 Argentine Club Championship
1 Supercopa de La Liga (es)
5 Copa Argentina
1 Torneo Top 4
1 Copa Súper 20 (es)
6 Torneo Apertura
6 Torneo Metropolitano
7 Campeonato Oficial
Websitebocajuniors.com.ar/basquet
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Boca Juniors basketball section is part of the Boca Juniors sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the first division of the Argentine league system. Boca's home games are played at the Estadio Luis Conde, also called the Bombonerita (in English: "Small Bombonera"), as a reference to the club's football stadium known as the La Bombonera.

At the local level, the Club has five championships of the LNB (1996–97, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2023–24 and 2024–25), and eight national cups, in which they stand out five editions of Copa Argentina consecutively (top winner of the contest: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006), one Torneo Top 4 in 2004, one Supercopa in 2024 and one Copa Súper 20 in 2025.[1] It also has 22 titles in the amateur era, the most notable being the 1963 Argentine Club Championship (the highest category of Argentine basketball in the amateur era).[1]

At the international level, it has won four titles: three in the South American Championship of Champion Clubs (2004, 2005 and 2006) and one in the Basketball Champions League Americas (2025-26).[1]

Combining national and international competitions, it is the second most successful club in the history of Argentine basketball, with 18 official titles, behind Atenas (20).

History

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The origins of Boca Juniors' basketball section can be traced to 1929, when the club executives decided to open a basketball section, when the sport was still amateur in the country. Boca Juniors started competing one year later, when the club affiliated to "Federación Argentina de Básquetbol", the only regulation body by then.[2]

Boca would then play in another basketball associations such as "Asociación de Básquet de Buenos Aires", where most of the football clubs played.[2] In successive years, Boca would win a considerable amount of championships not only in the amateur or semi-professional leagues but also in professional Liga Nacional.[1]

Team image

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Uniforms

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for a detailed list see Boca Juniors Basketball kits on Commons

Historically, basketball kits have used similar patterns to football's, according to models by uniform suppliers. Away kits have varied from gold/yellow to white uniforms. Nevertheless in the 1990s, the traditional gold band was removed from the shirts, replacing it with the word "Boca" on a plain blue background.[3]

In 1996, Boca Juniors signed a contract with Nike to provide uniforms to all the club disciplines. Until then, the basketball section had worn uniforms by different brands than the football section.[4]

Between the 2001–02 and 2019 seasons, during the partnership with Nike, basketball jerseys were not sold to the public. According to various reports, the apparel was available at the beginning of the contract, even in a mobile store at La Bombonera, but subsequently ceased to be offered without official explanation. There were also no clear efforts by the club to reverse this situation, as acknowledged by the marketing manager in 2015. In a context of economic crisis and the brand's lower priority for basketball, the jerseys became a secondary concern.

In 2019, after failing to match the offer presented by Adidas, the partnership with Nike ended, and since 2020, apparel has once again been sold under the new agreement with the German company.[5][6]

Home arena

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Luis Conde Stadium

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Luis Conde Arena, home venue, as seen in 2023

Located at Arzobispo Espinosa 600, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, the Luis Conde Stadium, known as "La Bombonerita", was inaugurated on 29 June 1996 and has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.[7] On that date, its baptism took place with a friendly confrontation between the local team and Obras Sanitarias, which ended 85–74 for the homeowner.[7]

In June 2022, a series of renovations were announced that were estimated to be completed by October of that same year, but were finally completed in January 2023.[8] The renovation of the stadium, according to the head of the club basketball, was inspired by the Roberto Pando Sports Center, and consisted of replacing the game field, with FIBA certification; a 5700K LED projector lighting system; a reconditioning of changing rooms, offices, entrances and exterior, in addition to the installation of central air conditioning.[8] The stadium was re-inaugurated on January 16 with the match between Boca and the Ciclista Olímpico Club for the 2022–23 National Basketball League, which culminated in Boca's victory by 84–76.[9]

Players

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Current roster

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2026–27 season
Boca Juniors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 0 United States Warren, Micheal 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1995-11-07)7 November 1995
PG 3 Argentina Faggiano, Lucas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 33 – (1993-03-21)21 March 1993
PF 4 Argentina Stenta, Nicolás 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2004-01-30)30 January 2004
C 7 Latvia Helmanis, Krišs 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2002-04-07)7 April 2002
PG 9 Argentina Torriani, Martín 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2007-03-22)22 March 2007
PG 11 Argentina Vildoza, José (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1996-01-15)15 January 1996
C 12 Argentina Donzino, Octavio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2005-01-15)15 January 2005
SF 13 Argentina Monacchi, Tomás 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1997-11-10)10 November 1997
PF 19 Argentina Barreiro, Agustín 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1999-02-02)2 February 1999
SG 20 Argentina Lema, Leonardo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1998-06-20)20 June 1998
C 22 Argentina Cáffaro, Francisco 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 26 – (2000-05-19)19 May 2000
SG 44 Argentina Cuello, Martín 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993
PG – Argentina Fessia, Mateo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2008-02-04)4 February 2008
G – Argentina Drocezesky, Tiago 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2005-09-02)2 September 2005
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Gianluca Brignardello
  • Argentina Agustín Lukac
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 18, 2026

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Francisco Cáffaro Krišs Helmanis
PF Agustín Barreiro Nicolás Stenta
SF Leonardo Lema Tomás Monacchi
SG Martín Cuello Micheal Warren
PG José Vildoza Lucas Faggiano

Notable former players

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Players who participated in the NBA are indicated in boldface, while those who became champions with the club are marked with the symbol . Likewise, players who set a club record are identified with the symbol , players who achieved an individual honor are marked with the symbol , and players who were part of the national team are indicated in italics.

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.

Head coaches

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  • This list only includes coaches of Club Atlético Boca Juniors from 1987 onwards, when it began competing in the professional era of Argentine basketball.
Sergio Hernández coached the team in 2003–05
N° Coach Tenure
1 Horacio Greco 1987
2 Horacio Seguí [es] 1988
3 Alberto Finger 1989–92
4 Ronaldo Córdoba 1992–93
5 León Najnudel 1993–95
6 Julio Lamas 1995–97
7 Néstor García 1997–99
8 Rubén Magnano 1999–00
9 Néstor García 2000–01
10 Fernando Duró [es] 2001–03
11 Sergio Hernández 2003–05
12 Carlos Duro [es] 2005–06
13 Eduardo Cadillac [es] 2006
14 Gabriel Piccato [es] 2006–08
15 Oscar Sánchez [es] 2008
16 Fernando Duró 2008–09
17 Pablo D'Angelo [es] 2009–10
18 Oscar Sánchez 2010–12
19 Néstor García 2012–13
20 Carlos Duro 2013–14
21 Ronaldo Córdoba 2014–15
22 Adrián Capelli [es] 2015–16
23 Ronaldo Córdoba 2016–17
24 Gustavo Fernández [es] 2017–18
25 Guillermo Narvarte 2018–20
26 Gonzalo García 2020–23
27 Carlos Duro 2023–24
28 Gonzalo Pérez [es] 2024–2026
29 Nicolás Casalánguida 2026–present

Honours

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Source:[1]

Competition Titles Winning years
International
Basketball Champions League Americas
1
2025-26
South American Championship
3
2004, 2005, 2006
National
Liga Nacional de Básquet
5
1996–97, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2023–24, 2024–25
Argentine Championship
1
1963
Supercopa de La Liga (es)
1
2024
Copa Súper 20 (es)
1
2025
Copa Argentina
1
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Torneo Top 4
1
2004
Liga Nacional B
1
1988
Torneo Apertura
6
1938, 1939, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Campeonato Argentino
1
1963
Campeonato Metropolitano
6
1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969
Campeonato oficial
8
1940, 1941, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970

Season by season

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  • This list only includes the statistics of Boca Juniors from 1987, when it began competing in the professional era of Argentine basketball.

National League

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Season Division Pos. V-D W%
1987 2.° 23.° ? ?
1988 2.° 1.° ? ?
1989 1.° 14.° 12–19 .387
1990 2.° 2.° ? ?
1990–91 1.° 10.° 16–25 .390
1991–92 1.° 13.° 17–29 .370
1992–93 1.° 13.° 23–29 .442
1993–94 1.° 12.° 18–30 .375
1994–95 1.° 4.° 30–21 .588
1995–96 1.° 8.° 28–24 .538
1996–97 1.° 1.° 42–16 .724
1997–98 1.° 2.° 39–16 .709
1998–99 1.° 5.° 32–17 .653
1999–00 1.° 5.° 32–17 .653
2000–01 1.° 3.° 32–20 .615
2001–02 1.° 4.° 33–17 .660
2002–03 1.° 2.° 38–11 .776
2003–04 1.° 1.° 44–13 .772
2004–05 1.° 2.° 40–16 .714
2005–06 1.° 5.° 31–21 .596
2006–07 1.° 1.° 36–24 .600
2007–08 1.° 5.° 29–19 .604
2008–09 1.° 7.° 26–27 .491
2009–10 1.° 3.° 31–23 .574
2010–11 1.° 13.° 17–30 .362
2011–12 1.° 8.° 22–30 .423
2012–13 1.° 4.° 32–20 .615
2013–14 1.° 3.° 32–20 .615
2014–15 1.° 14.° 23–34 .404
2015–16 1.° 17.° 25–31 .446
2016–17 1.° 19.° 20–41 .328
2017–18 1.° 14.° 17–26 .395
2018–19 1.° 7.° 25–23 .521
2019–20 1.° 9.° 13–13 .500
2020–21 1.° 3.° 27–15 .643
2021–22 1.° 4.° 29–19 .604
2022–23 1.° 2.° 35–19 .648
2023–24 1.° 1.° 34–19 .642
2024–25 1.° 1.° 39–14 .736
2025–26 1.° 4.° 29–17 .630
Totals — 5 Titles 1048–806 .565

  Champions    Runners-up    Promoted    Relegated  

In international competitions

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Year Competition Round W L W%
1998 FIBA South American League Semifinals 9 2 .818
1999 FIBA South American League Runners-up 6 4 .600
2000 FIBA South American League Quarterfinals 3 3 .500
2004 FIBA South American League Semifinals  5 4 .556
2004 South American Basketball Club Championship Champions 4 1 .800
2005 FIBA South American League Semifinals 5 3 .625
2005 South American Basketball Club Championship Champions 4 1 .800
2006 FIBA South American League Quarter finals 2 3 .400
2006 South American Basketball Club Championship Champions 5 0 1.000
2007 South American Basketball Club Championship Runners-up 4 1 .800
2007-08 FIBA Americas League Group stage 1 2 .333
2008 FIBA South American League Semifinals 5 4 .556
2010 FIBA South American League Semifinals  4 3 .571
2013 FIBA South American League Semifinals  3 4 .429
2014 FIBA South American League Semifinals 5 3 .625
2019 Interleague Basketball Tournament Group stage 1 2 .333
2021–22 BCL Americas Quarterfinals 4 3 .571
2022 FIBA South American League Quarterfinals 4 2 .667
2023–24 BCL Americas Group stage 2 4 .333
2024–25 BCL Americas Runners-up 7 4 .636
2025–26 BCL Americas Champions 8 2 .800
Total 4 Titles — 91 55 .623

  Champions     Runners-up     Third place  

Franchise accomplishments and awards

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Individual awards

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MVP of the season

Finals MVP

Best starting five of the season

Best Sixth Man

Best Foreigner of the Year

Best national player

Revelation/Debutante

Coach of the Year

Records

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  • Match with the most points scored: Boca 146–129 Ferro (1995-96)[10]
  • Match with the most goals: Boca 141–137 Peñarol (1992)[10]
  • Biggest win: Boca 139–66 Andino (2002-03)[10]
  • Biggest defeat: Boca 65–111 Andino (1995-96)
    Boca 65–111 Peñarol (2009-10)[10]
  • Most consecutive wins: (14 games) (1997-98)[10]
  • Most consecutive home wins: (21 matches) (2002-03)[10]
  • Player with the most points scored in a game: United States Robert Siller (51 points) (1994-95)[10]
  • Player with the most points scored in a season: Puerto Rico Eddie Casiano (1366 points) (1997-98)[10]

Historical players

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Games played (1987–2025)

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Player Seasons Matches
Argentina Martín Leiva 2001-2007, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023 378
Argentina Matías Sandes 2001-2006, 2014-2015, 2018-2020 331
Argentina Sebastián Festa [es] 1994-2000, 2004 314
Argentina Adrián Boccia [es] 1998-2001, 2015-2016, 2017-2022 312
Argentina Lucas Gargallo [es] 2013-2020 290

Scoring leaders (1987-2025)

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Player Seasons Matches Points Percentage
Argentina Adrián Boccia [es] 1998-2001, 2015-2016, 2017-2022 312 3650 11.6
Argentina Paolo Quinteros 2003-2006 159 3338 20.9
Argentina Martín Leiva 2001-2007, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023 378 3270 8.6
United States Byron Wilson 1996-1997, 2003-2005 160 2873 17.9
Argentina Matías Sandes 2001-2006, 2014-2015, 2018-2020 331 2727 8.2

Assist leaders (1987-2025)

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Player Seasons Matches Assists Percentage
Argentina Adrián Boccia [es] 1998-2001, 2015-2016, 2017-2022 312 754 2.41
Argentina Sebastián Festa [es] 1994-2000, 2004 314 726 2.31
Argentina Maximiliano Stanic 2001-2002, 2011-2013 154 624 4.05
Argentina Juan Sartorelli [es] 2001-2005, 2007-2008 243 590 2.42
Argentina Matías Sandes 2001-2006, 2014-2015, 2018-2020 331 589 1.77

Total rebounds (1987-2025)

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Player Seasons Matches Rebounds Percentage
Argentina Martín Leiva 2001-2007, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023 378 2108 5.57
Argentina Matías Sandes 2001-2006, 2014-2015, 2018-2020 331 1668 5.04
Argentina Adrián Boccia [es] 1998-2001, 2015-2016, 2017-2022 312 1243 3.98
Argentina Gabriel Fernández 1996-2000, 2008, 2008-2009 266 1060 3.98
Argentina Federico Aguerre [es] 2006-2008, 2012-2014, 2019-2022 237 987 4.16

Top scorers in three-pointers (1987-2025)

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Player Seasons Matches 3-point Percentage
Argentina Leonel Schattmann [es] 2007-2008, 2020-2024 194 451 2.32
Argentina Paolo Quinteros 2003-2006 159 412 2.59
Argentina Sebastián Festa [es] 1994-2000, 2004 314 358 1.14
Argentina Leonardo Gutiérrez 2006-2008 105 333 3.17
Argentina Gabriel Cocha [es] 1993-1994, 1999-2003 174 314 1.80

Top scorers in doubles (1987-2025)

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Player Seasons Matches Double Percentage
Argentina Martín Leiva 2001-2007, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023 378 1337 3.53
Argentina Adrián Boccia [es] 1998-2001, 2015-2016, 2017-2022 312 1253 4.01
Argentina Matías Sandes 2001-2006, 2014-2015, 2018-2020 331 965 2.91
Argentina Luis Villar 1995-1998, 2000-2001 192 832 4.33
Argentina Paolo Quinteros 2003-2006 159 713 4.48

Top free throw scorers (1987-2025)

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Player Seasons Matches Free throws Percentage
Argentina Gabriel Fernández 1996-2000, 2008, 2008-2009 266  683 2.56
Argentina Paolo Quinteros 2003-2006 159 676 4.25
United States Byron Wilson 1996-1997, 2003–2005 160 631 3.94
Puerto Rico Jerome Mincy 1996-1997, 1997-1998 107 541 5.05
Argentina Sebastián Festa [es] 1994-2000, 2004 358 520 1.45

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Boca, el segundo equipo más campeón del básquet argentino". Básquet Plus (in Spanish). July 21, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 El básquet no se toca! at bocaesnuestro.com.ar
  3. ↑ Historia de Camisetas Boca Juniors at basketballjerseyarchive.com
  4. ↑ Boca abrió una licitación para renovar su indumentaria oficial Boca abrió una licitación para renovar su indumentaria oficial at infobae.com. 29 May 2019
  5. ↑ "Luego de 24 años, Boca deja Nike y firma con Adidas por una cifra récord en Argentina". TN (in Spanish). July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "La nueva pilcha del básquet de Boca". Olé (in Spanish). January 7, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "¡Se viene el nuevo piso deportivo para la casa del Básquet de Boca Juniors!". Info Deportes (in Spanish). September 14, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Federico Cristofanelli (January 26, 2023). "Del radical cambio en la Bombonerita al sueño de construir un microestadio para 6 mil personas: las nuevas obras en Boca Juniors". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ Agencia Télam (January 17, 2023). "Boca vence a Olimpico en la remodelada Bombonerita". Grupo La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Los números en el Boca histórico de los 1.000 triunfos en la Liga Nacional". Olé (in Spanish). April 5, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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