2008–09 FIBA Americas League explained

FIBA Americas League 2008–09
League:FIBA Americas League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:December 9, 2008 – February 8, 2009
Grand Final Mvp: Alex Garcia
(Brasília)
Grand Final Mvp Link:FIBA Americas League Awards#FIBA Americas League Grand Final MVP
Top Scorer: Leandro García Morales
(Biguá)
Top Scorer Link:FIBA Americas League Awards#FIBA Americas League Top Scorer
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:2008–09 FIBA Americas League#Final Four
Finals Champ: Brasília
Finals Runner-Up: Halcones de Xalapa
Seasonslistnames:FIBA Americas League
Prevseason Link:2007–08 FIBA Americas League
Prevseason Year:2007–08
Nextseason Link:2009–10 FIBA Americas League
Nextseason Year:2009–10

The 2008–09 FIBA Americas League was the second edition of the first-tier and most important professional international club basketball competition in the regions of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, with the winner of the competition being crowned as the best team and champion of all of those regions. It began on December 4. The first stage was a round robin phase, with four teams in each group. Each of the groups were played in different cities, (Arecibo, Mar del Plata, Sunchales, and Xalapa). The first team from each group advanced to the Final 4 round-robin stage that took place in the city of Xalapa, Mexico.

Teams allocation

Group phase
Regatas de CorrientesLSH(LNB) Brasília (2nd) Soles de Mexicali (2nd) Liceo de Costa Rica (1st)
Peñarol Mar del Plata (3d) Flamengo (2nd) Halcones de Xalapa (1st) Merengueros (WC)
Libertad Sunchales(1st) Minas Tênis (3d) Biguá (1st) Pioneros de Quintana Roo (WC)
Quimsa (2nd) Universidad de Concepción (4th) Deportes Castro (3d) Capitanes de Arecibo (1st)
The labels in the brackets show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders, LSH: Liga Sudamerican title holders):

Group stage

Key to colors
    Top two places advanced to the Final 4

Group A (Arecibo)

Minas Tênis Clube advanced due to a better goal average.

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Group B (Mar del Plata)

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Group C (Sunchales)

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Group D (Xalapa)

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Final 4

TeamWLPtsPFPA
Brasília306262238
Halcones de Xalapa215287261
Club Biguá124250263
Minas Tênis Clube033241278

Round 3

Statistics

Top Scorer

Assists Leader

Awards

Grand Finals MVP

External links