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.

2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country Spain
CitySan Cristóbal de La Laguna
Dates10–12 February 2023
Teams4
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Lenovo Tenerife (3rd title)
Runners-upBrazil São Paulo
Third placeUnited States Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Fourth placeTunisia US Monastir
Tournament statistics
Games played4
MVPBruno Fitipaldo (Lenovo Tenerife)
Top scorerJarrett Culver (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
(45 total points)
Official website
Link
2022

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

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Location of teams of the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Tenerife

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)
Ref.
  Winners of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Competition cancelled
  US Monastir Winners of the 2022 BAL season 28 May 2022 Debut [5]
  São Paulo Winners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas 9 April 2022 Debut [6]
  Rio Grande Valley Vipers Winners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season 14 April 2022 1 (2020) [7]
  Lenovo Tenerife Winners of the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League (host) 7 May 2022 2 (2017, 2020) [8]

Venue

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2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife) (Spain, Canary Islands)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Santiago Martín
 
Capacity: 5,100

Draw

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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

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 February
 
 
  Rio Grande Valley Vipers70
 
12 February
 
  São Paulo91
 
  São Paulo68
 
10 February
 
  Lenovo Tenerife89
 
  Lenovo Tenerife112
 
 
  US Monastir42
 
Third place
 
 
12 February
 
 
  Rio Grande Valley Vipers107
 
 
  US Monastir84

Semi-finals

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10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) Rio Grande Valley Vipers   70–91   São Paulo San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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)
10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) Lenovo Tenerife   112–42   US Monastir San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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)

Third place game

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12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) Rio Grande Valley Vipers   107–84   US Monastir San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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)

Final

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12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) São Paulo   68–89   Lenovo Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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)

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup four-team field announced with Tenerife playing host". FIBA.basketball. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals". FIBA.basketball. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. ^ "Instant offense off the bench: Bruno Fitipaldo named MVP of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup". FIBA. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup winner to compete in 2023 Intercontinental Cup". Eurohoops. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "US Monastir win second edition of the Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ "São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ Rajan, Greg (15 April 2022). "Rockets' Rio Grande Valley affiliate wins G League championship". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Lenovo Tenerife crowned champions of Season Six". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup pairings drawn in Tenerife". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
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