2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
League: | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol |
Season: | 2023 |
Teams: | 12 |
Prevseason: | 2022 |
Nextseason: | 2024 |
Duration: | 13 October – 3 December 2023 |
Champions: | Instituto (1st title) |
Runners Up: | Titanes de Barranquilla |
Third Place: | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) |
Fourth Place: | Caribbean Storm |
Award4 Winner: | Nathan Hoover (Instituto) |
Award4: | Season MVP |
The 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2023 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 26th season of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB), the second tier of basketball in South America organised by FIBA Americas. The season began 13 October and ended on 3 December 2023 with the Grand Final.[1] The quarter-finals, semi-finals and Grand Final were all hosted in Montevideo.
Bauru was the defending champion, having won the 2022 title, but did not qualify for this season. Instituto won its first LSB championship after defeating Titanes de Barranquilla in the Grand Final.[2]
The following teams have been confirmed for the upcoming season:
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) (3rd) | Los Leones de Quilpué (2nd) | San José (1st) | |
Instituto (4th) | Caribbean Storm (2nd) | Biguá (3rd) | |
Oberá TC (5th) | Titanes de Barranquilla (1st) | Malvín (4th) | |
Leones de Potosí (3rd) | Soldiers TBT (1st) | Peñarol (10th) |
Twelve 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 advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 13 to 23 October, 2023.
The games of Group A were played from 13 October to 15 October 2023 in Oberá, Argentina.
The games of Group B were played from 16 October to 17 October 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The games of Group A were played from 21 October to 23 October 2023 in Barranquilla, Colombia..
The six teams that advanced from the group stage were be paired according to their records, all matches were played in Montevideo, Uruguay.[3] [4]
All times are local (GMT-3)
The winners of the individual awards were announced after the Grand Final on 3 December.[5]