2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife) explained

Tourney Name:FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Year:2023
City:San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Num Teams:4
Venues:1
Dates:10–12 February 2023
Count:3
Games:4
Top Scorer:Jarrett Culver (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
(45 total points)
Mvp:Bruno Fitipaldo (Lenovo Tenerife)
Website:Link
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2023 Singapore
Champion Other: Lenovo Tenerife
Second Other: São Paulo
Fourth Other: US Monastir

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.

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

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.

TeamQualificationQualified dateParticipations
(bold indicates winners)
Winners of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions CupCompetition cancelled
US MonastirWinners of the 2022 BAL season28 May 2022Debut[5]
São PauloWinners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas9 April 2022Debut[6]
Rio Grande Valley VipersWinners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season14 April 20221 (2020)[7]
Lenovo TenerifeWinners of the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League (host)7 May 20222 (2017, 2020)[8]

Venue

San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Santiago Martín
Capacity: 5,100

Draw

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

Final

External links

Notes and References

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