2018 FIBA Americas League explained

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FIBA Americas League
Season:	2018
Champions:	San Lorenzo (1st title)
Runners Up:	Mogi das Cruzes
Third Place:	Regatas Corrientes
Fourth Place:	Estudiantes Concordia
Teams:	16
Games:	40
Dates:	19 January – 25 March 2018
Ppg:	19.1
Ppg N:	ARG
Rpg:	8.1
Rpg N:	USA
Apg:	7.5
Apg N:	ARG

The 2018 FIBA Americas League was the 11th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.

Team allocation

	Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from previous round
Group phase (16 teams)	16 qualified teams
Semifinal Phase (8 teams)		4 group winners from the group phase 4 group runners-up from the group phase
Final Four (4 teams)		2 group winners from the semifinal phase 2 group runners-up from the semifinal phase

Teams

Group phase
San Lorenzo (1st)	Bauru (1st)	Fuerza Regia (1st)	Hebraica Macabi (1st)
Regatas Corrientes (2nd)	Paulistano (2nd)	Soles de Mexicali (2nd)
Estudiantes Concordia (5th)	Mogi das Cruzes (WC)	Capitanes de Arecibo (2nd)	Guaros de Lara^TH (1st)
Ferro (WC)	Correcaminos Colon (1st)	Leones de Ponce (4th)	Español de Talca (1st)

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders):

LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs

Notes

Group phase

Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 19 January until 11 February 2018.

Group A

Venue: Monterrey, Mexico

Group B

Venue: Talca, Chile

Group C

Venue: Corrientes, Argentina

Group D

Venue: Bauru, Brazil

Semifinal phase

The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 2 March until 11 March 2018.

Group E

Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Group F

Venue: Corrientes, Argentina

Final Four

The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2018 season. The tournament was held from 24 March and 25 March 2018 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Statistical leaders

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Category	Player	Club	Average	Games	Total
Points	Gabriel Deck	San Lorenzo	19.1	8	153
Rebounds	Tyrone Curnell	Mogi das Cruzes	8.1	8	65
Assists	Nicolás Aguirre	San Lorenzo	7.5	8	60
Blocks	Javier Justiz	San Lorenzo	1.0	8	8
Steals	Clay Tucker	Estudiantes Concordia	1.8	8	14
FT%	Kendall Anthony	Bauru	92.6%	6	25/27
3P%	Kendall Anthony	Bauru	69.2%	6	9/13
Free throws	Gabriel Deck	San Lorenzo	5.8	8	46
Three-point field goals	Clay Tucker	Estudiantes Concordia	2.9	8	23