1996 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
| Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1996 |
| Dates | 6 February – 1 May 1996 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Argentina Olimpia |
| Runners-up | Brazil Corinthians |
| Semifinalists | Brazil Dharma Yara Franca Brazil Rio Claro |
1997 → | |
The 1996 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1996 FIBA South American League, was the first edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 6 February 1996 and finished on 1 May 1996. Argentine club Olimpia won the tournament, defeating Brazilian club Corinthians in the Grand Finals.
Format
Teams were split into four groups of four teams each and played each other in a home-and-away round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided.
Teams
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | DHA | IND | ING | REG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Dharma Yara Franca | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Advances to final stage | — | 100–95 | 134–83 | 112–93 | |
| 2 | Argentina Independiente de General Pico | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 123–119 | — | 154–84 | 94–75 | ||
| 3 | Bolivia Ingavi de La Paz | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 117–120 | 96–114 | — | 93–89 | ||
| 4 | Peru Regatas Lima | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 77–82 | 88–84 | 99–78 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | RIO | CAI | SOL | AGU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Rio Claro | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 94–79 | 118–85 | 80–79 | |
| 2 | Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 87–92 | — | 97–89 | 98–94 | ||
| 3 | Paraguay Sol de América | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 72–85 | 96–102 | — | 123–90 | ||
| 4 | Uruguay Aguada | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 77–100 | 84–104 | 97–79 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | COR | PAN | FIL | CON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Corinthians | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 98–71 | 109–78 | 128–108 | |
| 2 | Venezuela Panteras de Miranda | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 92–106 | — | 127–86 | 104–91 | ||
| 3 | Ecuador Filanbanco | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 81–99 | 106–126 | — | 97–91 | ||
| 4 | Chile Universidad de Concepción | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 98–103 | 124–103 | 107–109 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | OLI | HEB | COC | TEM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina Olimpia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Advances to final stage | — | 84–83 | 119–93 | 107–98 | |
| 2 | Uruguay Hebraica y Macabi | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 98–94 | — | 107–81 | 113–100 | ||
| 3 | Venezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 97–107 | 113–110 | — | 91–83 | ||
| 4 | Chile Universidad de Temuco | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 82–107 | 91–93 | 99–104 | — |
Final stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Finals | ||||||||
| Brazil Dharma Yara Franca | 2 | |||||||||
| Venezuela Panteras de Miranda | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil Dharma Yara Franca | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil Corinthians | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina Independiente de General Pico | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil Rio Claro | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil Rio Claro | 2 | |||||||||
| Uruguay Hebraica y Macabi | 1 | |||||||||
Finals rosters
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto: Alejandro Montecchia, Walter Guiñazú, Jorge Racca, Michael Wilson, Todd Jadlow - Sebastián Uranga, Lucas Victoria, Leonardo Gutiérrez. Coach: Horacio Segui Corinthians: James Carter, Fernando Minucci, Oscar Schmidt, Mingão, Rich McIver. Coach: Flor Meléndez Season MVP: Jorge Racca
References
- 1996 South American League for Men's Clubs, FIBA Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2018.