2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife)
The 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 32nd edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was held on 10 and 12 February 2023 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the Spanish island of Tenerife.[1] It was the third time that the tournament is held in Tenerife after 2017 and 2020.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Spain |
| City | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
| Dates | 10–12 February 2023 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lenovo Tenerife (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  São Paulo |
| Third place |  Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Fourth place |  US Monastir |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
| MVP | Bruno Fitipaldo (Lenovo Tenerife) |
| Top scorer | Jarrett Culver (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) (45 total points) |
| Official website | |
| Link | |
Canarias (known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons) won its third Intercontinental Cup title after defeating São Paulo in the final.[2] Bruno Fitipaldo was named the MVP.[3] Rio Grande Valley Vipers came in third place, US Monastir in the fourth.
Teams edit
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On December 6, 2021, FIBA announced the champions of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup would be added to the competition.[4] The tournament was to be expanded from four to at least five teams. It would be the first time an Asian club participated since 1985. However, the Asia Champions Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no team participated.
| Team | Qualification | Qualified date | Participations (bold indicates winners) |
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Competition cancelled | – | – | |
| US Monastir
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Winners of the 2022 BAL season | 28 May 2022 | Debut | [5] |
| São Paulo
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Winners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas | 9 April 2022 | Debut | [6] |
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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Winners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season | 14 April 2022 | 1 (2020) | [7] |
| Lenovo Tenerife
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Winners of the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League (host) | 7 May 2022 | 2 (2017, 2020) | [8] |
Venue edit
2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife) (Spain, Canary Islands) |
| San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| Santiago Martín |
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| Capacity: 5,100 |
Draw edit
The draw for the semi-final pairings was held on 13 January 2023 in the building of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the governing body of Tenerife.[9]
Results edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 February | ||||||
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 70 | |||||
| 12 February | ||||||
| São Paulo | 91 | |||||
| São Paulo | 68 | |||||
| 10 February | ||||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | 89 | |||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | 112 | |||||
| US Monastir | 42 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 February | ||||||
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 107 | |||||
| US Monastir | 84 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| 10 February 2023 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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70–91 | São Paulo
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 18:00 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 12–22, 14–22, 26–23 | |||
| Pts: Occeus 17 Rebs: Culver 12 Asts: Heron 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 24 Rebs: Da Silva 15 Asts: Corazza 10 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Boris Krejić (SLO) |
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| 10 February 2023 | Lenovo Tenerife
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112–42 | US Monastir
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 21:00 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 25–6, 27–10, 31–11, 29–15 | |||
| Pts: Abromaitis 20 Rebs: Diagne 11 Asts: Huertas 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Randle 14 Rebs: Marnaoui 5 Asts: Ghyaza 3 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Attendance: 4,062 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS), Juan Fernández (ARG) |
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Third place game edit
| 12 February 2023 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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107–84 | US Monastir
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 16:00 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 31–17, 24–18, 20–29 | |||
| Pts: Culver 34 Rebs: Stanley 5 Asts: Lecque 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Marnaoui 19 Rebs: Lahiani 8 Asts: Marnaoui 3 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
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Final edit
| 12 February 2023 | São Paulo
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68–89 | Lenovo Tenerife
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 19:00 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 16–18, 18–22, 15–24 | |||
| Pts: Coelho 18 Rebs: Da Silva 12 Asts: Coelho, Corazza 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fitipaldo, Salin 15 Rebs: Doornekamp 9 Asts: Fitipaldo 6 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Arena Attendance: 4,887 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
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References edit
- ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup four-team field announced with Tenerife playing host". FIBA.basketball. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals". FIBA.basketball. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Instant offense off the bench: Bruno Fitipaldo named MVP of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup". FIBA. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup winner to compete in 2023 Intercontinental Cup". Eurohoops. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "US Monastir win second edition of the Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Rajan, Greg (15 April 2022). "Rockets' Rio Grande Valley affiliate wins G League championship". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Lenovo Tenerife crowned champions of Season Six". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup pairings drawn in Tenerife". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-01-18.