2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

{{Short description|27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup}}

{{Infobox basketball game

| game_name = 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

| event = FIBA Intercontinental Cup

| image = Iberostar Tenerife,conquista la Copa Intercontinental FIBA 2017.jpg

| caption = Scenes of Tenerife celebrating after the game

| team1 = Iberostar Tenerife

| team1association = {{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team1score = 76

| team2 = Guaros de Lara

| team2association = {{flagicon|VEN|size=30px}}

| team2score = 71

| details =

| date = 24 September 2017

| stadium = Santiago Martín

| attendance =

| city = San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

| mvp = Mike Tobey (Tenerife)

| mvp_link = FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP

| previous = 2016

| next = 2019

}}

The 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The cup winner was decided through one game, which was held on September 24, 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/news/iberostar-tenerife-to-host-guaros-de-lara-in-fiba-intercontinental-cup|title=Iberostar Tenerife to host Guaros de Lara in FIBA Intercontinental Cup|date=2017-08-25|publisher=ChampionsLeague.basketball}} It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lara, and the 2017 FIBA Champions League champions, Iberostar Tenerife.{{cite news|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=131534 |title=El Iberostar Tenerife disputará la Copa Intercontinental |publisher=ACB.com |language=Spanish |date=3 May 2017 |accessdate=4 May 2017}} The title game was held at the Santiago Martín, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Champions of the EuroLeague were not allowed to participate by FIBA, due to the EuroLeague's dispute with FIBA.

Iberostar Tenerife won the game, and captured its first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. Mike Tobey was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player.{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/news/iberostar-tenerife-crowned-2017-intercontinental-cup-champions|title=Iberostar Tenerife crowned 2017 Intercontinental Cup champions|date=2017-09-24|publisher=Championsleague.basketball}}

Qualified teams

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Team

!Qualification

!Qualified date

!Participations
(bold indicates winners)

{{flagicon|ESP}} Iberostar Tenerife

|Winners of the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League

|30 April 2017

|Debut

{{flagicon|VEN}} Guaros de Lara

|Winners of 2017 FIBA Americas League

|18 March 2017

|1 (2016)

Venue

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{{Location map~ |Spain with Canary Islands|lat=28.458392 |long=-16.296983 |label=San Cristóbal de La Laguna|position=right}}

}}

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

Match details

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| date = 24 September 2017

| time = 20:00

| report = [http://www.fiba.basketball/ls/#13628&13629-1-A Boxscore]

| teamA = Iberostar Tenerife {{flagicon|ESP}}

| scoreA = 76

| scoreB = 71

| teamB = {{flagicon|VEN}} Guaros de Lara

| Q1 = 14–17

| Q2 = 22–22

| Q3 = 20–16

| Q4 = 20–16

| points1 = Tobey 21

| rebounds1 = Tobey 9

| assist1 = Abromaitis 3

| rating1= Tobey 24

| points2 = Little 23

| rebounds2 = Colmenares 11

| rating2= Little 23

| assist2 = Robinson 6

| arena = Santiago Martín

| place = San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

| attendance = 5,100

| referee = Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)

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{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 00 | nat = ESP | name = Rodrigo San Miguel | p = 4 | r = 3 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = SG | no = 5 | nat = ARG | name = Nicolás Richotti | p = 11 | r = 3 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G/F | no = 20 | nat = POL | name = Mateusz Ponitka | p = 8 | r = 1 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = PF | no = 21 | nat = USA | name = Tim Abromaitis | p = 6 | r = 4 | a = 3 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 13 | nat = USA | name = Mike Tobey | p = 21 | r = 9 | a = 1 }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 10 | nat = ESP | name = Ferrán Bassas | p = 0 | r = 1 | a = 2 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 17 | nat = ESP | name = Fran Vázquez | p = 4 | r=8 | a=0}}

{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 24 | nat = BIH | name = Adin Vrabac | dnp=yes }}

{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 25 | nat = HUN | name = Rosco Allen | p=4|r=2|a=0 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 33 | nat = ESP | name = Javier Beirán | p=2|r=2|a=2 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 34 | nat = USA | name = Davin White | p=14 |r=3|a=1 }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = BIH | name = Nenad Marković }}

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2017 Intercontinental Cup champions
{{flagicon|ESP|size=100px}}
Iberostar Tenerife
(1st title)

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{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 2 | nat = USA | name = Nate Robinson | p = 12 | r = 1 | a = 6 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G/F | no = 23 | nat = USA | name = Mario Little | p = 23 | r = 4 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G/F | no = 10 | nat = VEN | name = José Gregorio Vargas | p = 6 | r = 7 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F/C | no = 43 | nat = VEN | name = Néstor Colmenares | p = 2 | r = 5 | a = 2 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 0 | nat = VEN | name = Gregory Echenique | p = 11 | r = 4 | a = 0 }}

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{{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 55 | nat = USA | name = Robert Upshaw | p = 10 | r = 11 | a = 3 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 5 | nat = VEN | name = José Martínez Suárez | dab = basketball | dnp =yes }}

{{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 11 | nat = VEN | name = Luis Bethelmy | p = 3 | r = 0 | a = 1 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 17 | nat = VEN | name = Amos Acosta La Guerre | dnp=yes }}

{{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 19 | nat = VEN | name = Heissler Guillént | p = 2 | r = 0 | a = 2 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G/F | no = 32 | nat = USA | name = Zach Graham | p = 3 | r = 3 | a = 0 }}

{{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 20 | nat = VEN | name = Yohanner Sifontes | dnp =yes }}

{{Bs game coach | nat = ESP | name = Iván Déniz }}

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MVP

{{main|FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP}}

References

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