2008–09 FIBA Americas League
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| FIBA Americas League 2008–09 | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA Americas League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | December 9, 2008 – February 8, 2009 |
| Top scorer | Uruguay Leandro García Morales (Biguá) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Brazil Brasília |
| Runners-up | Mexico Halcones de Xalapa |
| Grand Final MVP | Brazil Alex Garcia (Brasília) |
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
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):
- LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
Group stage
| Top two places advanced to the Final 4 |
Group A (Arecibo)
Minas Tênis Clube advanced due to a better goal average.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 234 | +30 | 1–1 (1.128) |
| 2. | Puerto Rico Capitanes de Arecibo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 243 | +43 | 1–1 (1.177) |
| 3. | Dominican Republic Merengueros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 261 | −13 | 1–1 (.950) |
| 4. | Mexico Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 290 | −60 |
December 9, 2008
|
| Merengueros Dominican Republic | 65–90 | Brazil Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 16–27, 16–25, 9–12 | ||
| Pts: Tavares 14 Rebs: Paniagua, Tavares 5 Asts: Coronado, Mata 2 |
Pts: Becker 22 Rebs: Da Cruz Silva 9 Asts: Sucatzky 15 | |
December 9, 2008
|
| Capitanes de Arecibo Puerto Rico | 104–72 | Mexico Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 21–22, 26–27, 32–21 | ||
| Pts: Figueroa 20 Rebs: Figueroa 8 Asts: Cruz 7 |
Pts: Wade 22 Rebs: Braggs 10 Asts: Fleming 3 | |
Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
|
December 10, 2008
|
| Minas Tênis Clube Brazil | 93–74 | Mexico Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 14–21, 28–18, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Shipp 21 Rebs: Becker 8 Asts: Sucatzky 12 |
Pts: Braggs 18 Rebs: Braggs 5 Asts: Braggs 4 | |
Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
|
December 10, 2008
|
| Merengueros Dominican Republic | 90–87 (OT) | Puerto Rico Capitanes de Arecibo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–20, 21–21, 26–21, Overtime: 13–10 | ||
| Pts: Martínez 18 Rebs: Paniagua 17 Asts: Sandoval 5 |
Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Aubry 14 Asts: Cruz 5 | |
Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
|
December 11, 2008
|
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo Mexico | 84–93 | Dominican Republic Merengueros |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 13–14, 22–25, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Fleming 30 Rebs: Braggs 15 Asts: Braggs 5 |
Pts: Sandoval 25 Rebs: Paniagua 7 Asts: Sandoval 7 | |
Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
|
December 11, 2008
|
| Capitanes de Arecibo Puerto Rico | 95–81 | Brazil Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 27–24, 24–21, 22–17 | ||
| Pts: Figueroa 26 Rebs: Aubry, Figueroa 9 Asts: Rodríguez 3 |
Pts: Shipp 23 Rebs: Becker, Goncalves de Oliveira 5 Asts: Sucatzky 8 | |
Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
|
Group B (Mar del Plata)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay Biguá | 3 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 199 | +32 | |
| 2. | Argentina Peñarol | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 218 | +6 | 1–1 (1.033) |
| 3. | Argentina Regatas de Corrientes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 234 | −1 | 1–1 (.996) |
| 4. | Chile Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 250 | −37 | 1–1 (.852) |
December 16, 2008
|
| Biguá Uruguay | 71–68 | Argentina Regatas de Corrientes |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–21, 14–11, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: García Morales 22 Rebs: Wolkowyski 11 Asts: M. Osimani 4 |
Pts: Acosta 18 Rebs: Stanton 8 Asts: Montecchia, Stanton 3 | |
December 16, 2008
|
| Peñarol Argentina | 80–63 | Chile Universidad de Concepción |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 24–9, 21–22, 18–15 | ||
| Pts: Jackson 16 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Rodríguez 7 |
Pts: Hardwick, Maxey 17 Rebs: Hardwick 10 Asts: Hernández 4 | |
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
|
December 17, 2008
|
| Biguá Uruguay | 76–54 | Chile Universidad de Concepción |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 24–7, 14–17, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: J. Osimani 11 Rebs: Young 7 Asts: Rovira 3 |
Pts: Agba 20 Rebs: Agba 13 Asts: Hernández 5 | |
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
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December 17, 2008
|
| Regatas de Corrientes Argentina | 71–67 | Argentina Peñarol |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 12–8, 13–26, 25–15 | ||
| Pts: Tintorelli 21 Rebs: Tintorelli 10 Asts: Cequeira 2 |
Pts: Rodríguez 16 Rebs: González 11 Asts: Malara 5 | |
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
|
December 18, 2008
|
| Universidad de Concepción Chile | 96–94 (OT) | Argentina Regatas de Corrientes |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–21, 21–16, 20–20, Overtime: 11–11, 7–5 | ||
| Pts: Maxey 26 Rebs: Hardwick 15 Asts: Hernández 6 |
Pts: Tintorelli 21 Rebs: López 13 Asts: López, Montecchia 4 | |
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
|
December 18, 2008
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| Peñarol Argentina | 77–84 (OT) | Uruguay Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 9–16, 17–12, 24–17, Overtime: 11–18 | ||
| Pts: Jackson, Johnson 18 Rebs: Johnson 13 Asts: Jackson, Muruaga, Picarelli 2 |
Pts: García Morales 35 Rebs: Wolkowyski 11 Asts: M. Osimani 3 | |
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
|
Group C (Sunchales)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil Brasília | 3 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 251 | +17 |
| 2. | Brazil Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 297 | 262 | +35 |
| 3. | Argentina Libertad de Sunchales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 261 | +16 |
| 4. | Chile Deportes Castro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 318 | −68 |
January 14, 2008
|
| Libertad de Sunchales Argentina | 114–88 | Chile Deportes Castro |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 27–19, 25–27, 30–20 | ||
| Pts: Farley 33 Rebs: Zilli 6 Asts: 5 Players 3 |
Pts: Smith 32 Rebs: Smith 9 Asts: McFadgon 4 | |
January 14, 2008
|
| Brasília Brazil | 92–96 | Brazil Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 16–23, 32–29, 27–25 | ||
| Pts: Garcia 21 Rebs: Ferreira 9 Asts: Fonseca, Garcia 3 |
Pts: M. Machado 23 Rebs: Araújo, E. Machado 5 Asts: E. Machado, M. Machado 4 | |
Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
|
January 15, 2008
|
| Flamengo Brazil | 117–77 | Chile Deportes Castro |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 26–15, 30–20, 33–24 | ||
| Pts: M. Machado 26 Rebs: Araújo, Andrade da Silva 8 Asts: M. Machado 5 |
Pts: McFagdon 17 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Smith 4 | |
Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
|
January 15, 2008
|
| Brasília Brazil | 89–70 | Argentina Libertad de Sunchales |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 29–11, 16–20, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Garcia 21 Rebs: Santos 10 Asts: da Silva 4 |
Pts: Alston 14 Rebs: Farley 5 Asts: Ginóbili 3 | |
Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
|
January 16, 2008
|
| Deportes Castro Chile | 85–87 | Brazil Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 17–15, 27–26, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Posey 23 Rebs: Campos, Posey 6 Asts: Campos 4 |
Pts: Garcia 30 Rebs: Ferreira, Rodrigues 7 Asts: Garcia 4 | |
Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
|
January 16, 2008
|
| Libertad de Sunchales Argentina | 93–84 | Brazil Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 23–15, 29–21, 17–30 | ||
| Pts: Farley 25 Rebs: Alston 8 Asts: Moldú 7 |
Pts: M. Machado 23 Rebs: Araújo 9 Asts: E. Machado 2 | |
Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
|
Group D (Xalapa)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mexico Halcones de Xalapa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 220 | +85 |
| 2. | Mexico Soles de Mexicali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 255 | +10 |
| 3. | Argentina Quimsa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 275 | −37 |
| 4. | Costa Rica Liceo de Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 254 | 312 | −58 |
January 20, 2009
|
| Quimsa Argentina | 73–87 | Mexico Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 16–21, 19–20, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Mikulas 19 Rebs: Mikulas 8 Asts: Treise 7 |
Pts: Pedroza 18 Rebs: Lewis, Llamas, López 5 Asts: Wheat 6 | |
January 20, 2009
|
| Halcones de Xalapa Mexico | 116–73 | Costa Rica Liceo de Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 23–25, 33–15, 30–14 | ||
| Pts: Hickerson 21 Rebs: Hickerson 9 Asts: Hickerson 8 |
Pts: Jennings 26 Rebs: Julio, Leith 7 Asts: Jones 5 | |
Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
|
January 21, 2009
|
| Soles de Mexicali Mexico | 100–96 | Costa Rica Liceo de Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 31–17, 26–24, 21–33 | ||
| Pts: Lewis 27 Rebs: Llamas 8 Asts: Paredes, Herrera 4 |
Pts: Martinez 22 Rebs: Leith 8 Asts: Chavarria 8 | |
Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
|
January 21, 2009
|
| Quimsa Argentina | 69–103 | Mexico Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–27, 19–30, 14–26 | ||
| Pts: Mikulas 17 Rebs: Treise 6 Asts: Mason, Treise 4 |
Pts: Truitt 24 Rebs: Ayón, Truitt 7 Asts: Mills 8 | |
Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
|
January 22, 2009
|
| Liceo de Costa Rica Costa Rica | 85–96 | Argentina Quimsa |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 23–22, 10–25, 34–25 | ||
| Pts: Leith 21 Rebs: Leith 11 Asts: Chavarria 6 |
Pts: Mázzaro, Mikulas 25 Rebs: Mikulas 8 Asts: Camargos, Mázzaro 4 | |
Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
|
January 22, 2009
|
| Halcones de Xalapa Mexico | 86–78 | Mexico Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 23–15, 20–24, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Ayón 27 Rebs: Ayón, Hickerson, Truitt 7 Asts: Hickerson, Mills 5 |
Pts: Pedroza 25 Rebs: Llamas 8 Asts: Marentez 3 | |
Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
|
Final 4
| Team | W | L | Pts | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Brasília | 3 | 0 | 6 | 262 | 238 |
| Mexico Halcones de Xalapa | 2 | 1 | 5 | 287 | 261 |
| Uruguay Club Biguá | 1 | 2 | 4 | 250 | 263 |
| Brazil Minas Tênis Clube | 0 | 3 | 3 | 241 | 278 |
Round 1
February 6
18:00 |
| Brasília Brazil | 90–80 | Brazil Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 15-21, 26-29, 29-18 | ||
| Pts: Valtinho 22 Asts: Marcio Cipriano 5 |
Pts: Joseph Shipp 18 Asts: Facundo Sucatzky 8 | |
February 6
20:15 |
| Halcones de Xalapa Mexico | 100–91 | Uruguay Club Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 15-20, 31-27, 33-36 | ||
| Pts: Samuel Bowie, Abdul Mills 21 Asts: Abdul Mills, Victor Mariscal 6 |
Pts: Leandro Garcia Morales 29 Asts: Martin Osimani 5 | |
Round 2
February 7
18:00 |
| Club Biguá Uruguay | 75–86 | Brazil Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-22, 15-16, 24-20, 19-28 | ||
| Pts: Leandro Garcia Morales 23 Asts: Martin Osimani 5 |
Pts: José Ferreira Jr. 19 Asts: Valtinho 10 | |
February 7
20:15 |
| Minas Tênis Clube Brazil | 84–104 | Mexico Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-22, 11-31, 25-29, 18-22 | ||
| Pts: Evandro Fernandes 18 Asts: Facundo Sucatzky 11 |
Pts: Samuel Bowie 26 Asts: Abdul Mills 6 | |
Round 3
February 8
16:00 |
| Minas Tênis Clube Brazil | 77–84 | Uruguay Club Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 10-16, 28-26, 23-28 | ||
| Pts: Joseph Shipp 24 Asts: Luiz Felipe Campos 7 |
Pts: Leandro Garcia Morales 29 Asts: Martin Osimani, Juan Rovira Ubal 4 | |
February 8
18:30 |
| Halcones de Xalapa Mexico | 83–86 | Brazil Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-19, 20-24, 18-27, 16-16 | ||
| Pts: Abdul Mills 21 Asts: Abdul Mills 5 |
Pts: Valtinho 21 Asts: Alex Ribeiro Garcia 6 | |
| FIBA Americas League 2008–09 Champions |
|---|
| Brazil Brasília 1st title |
Statistics
Top Scorer
Assists Leader
Awards
Grand Finals MVP
External links
- FIBA Americas League (in English)
- FIBA Americas League (in English)
- FIBA Americas Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- FIBA Liga Americas Twitter (in Spanish)
- LatinBasket.com FIBA Americas League (in English)
- Liga de las Américas YouTube Channel (in Spanish)