Estudiantes de Olavarría
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Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Olavarría, is a basketball
club based in Olavarría
, Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. The team currently plays in the Liga Nacional B
, the third level of the Argentine league system. Its home arena is Parque Carlos Guerrero
.
Estudiantes won the Liga Nacional de Básquet (Argentine first division) twice (in the 1999–00 and 2000–01 seasons). Estudiantes is, along Atenas
and Ferro Carril Oeste, one of the three teams that won two leagues consecutively. In both championships, Estudiantes was coached by Sergio Hernández
, who then went on to coach the Argentine national team
.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club based in Olavarría
Olavarría
Olavarría is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located. It is the capital of the Olavarría Partido and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the ....
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. The team currently plays in the Liga Nacional B
Liga Nacional B
Copa Símon Bolívar Nacional B will be the future second tier of the Bolivian Football pyramid. The inaugural season is scheduled to last from July 30, 2011 until April 28, 2012 and will comprise the champions of the nine Bolivian Regional Leagues, two relegated teams from Liga Nacional A, the...
, the third level of the Argentine league system. Its home arena is Parque Carlos Guerrero
Parque Carlos Guerrero
Parque Carlos Guerrero is an indoor arena in Olavarría, Argentina. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of the Estudiantes de Olavarria. It holds 6,070 people....
.
Estudiantes won the Liga Nacional de Básquet (Argentine first division) twice (in the 1999–00 and 2000–01 seasons). Estudiantes is, along Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
and Ferro Carril Oeste, one of the three teams that won two leagues consecutively. In both championships, Estudiantes was coached by Sergio Hernández
Sergio Hernández (basketball)
Sergio Santos Hernández is an Argentine basketball coach. He is the head coach of Peñarol de Mar del Plata in the Liga Nacional de Básquet ....
, who then went on to coach the Argentine national team
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....
.