2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife)#Final
{{Short description|32nd season of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup}}
{{For|the tournament held in September 2023|2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Singapore)}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition|tourney_name=FIBA Intercontinental Cup|year=2023|image=2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup logo.png|country={{ESP}}|city=San Cristóbal de La Laguna|num_teams=4|venues=1|dates=10–12 February 2023|count=3|third=|fourth=|games=4|top_scorer=Jarrett Culver (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
(45 total points)|mvp=Bruno Fitipaldo (Lenovo Tenerife)|website=[https://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023 Link]|prevseason=2022|nextseason=2023 (Singapore)|champion-name=|champion_other={{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife|second_other={{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo|third_other={{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Rio Grande Valley Vipers}}|fourth_other={{flagicon|TUN}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-intercontinental-cup-four-team-field-announced-with-tenerife-playing-host |title=FIBA Intercontinental Cup four-team field announced with Tenerife playing host |date=22 December 2022 |work=FIBA.basketball |access-date=29 December 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023/news/home-sweet-home-lenovo-tenerife-win-third-fiba-intercontinental-cup-in-as-may-finals |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} Bruno Fitipaldo was named the MVP.{{cite news |date=12 February 2023 |title=Instant offense off the bench: Bruno Fitipaldo named MVP of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup |publisher=FIBA |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023/news/instant-offense-off-the-bench-bruno-fitipaldo-named-mvp-of-the-fiba-intercontinental-cup |accessdate=13 February 2023}} Rio Grande Valley Vipers came in third place, US Monastir in the fourth.
Teams
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{{Location map~|World|lat=35.7796|long=10.8254|label_size=80|label=Monastir|position=right}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=-23.5505|long=-46.6333|label_size=80|label=São Paulo|position=right}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=26.3017|long=-98.1627|label_size=80|label=Rio Grande Valley|position=right}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=26.3017|long=-98.1627|label_size=80|label=Rio Grande Valley|position=right}}
{{Location map~|World|lat=28.2916|long=-16.6291|label_size=80|label=Tenerife|position=right}}
}}
On December 6, 2021, FIBA announced the champions of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup would be added to the competition.{{cite web |title=FIBA Asia Champions Cup winner to compete in 2023 Intercontinental Cup |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba/1279374/fiba-asia-champions-winner-to-play-in-the-fiba-intercontinental-cup/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=22 January 2022 |language=en |date=6 December 2021}} 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.
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| Team
!Qualification !Qualified date !Participations !{{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |
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|Winners of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
| Competition cancelled
| –
|–
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|{{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir
|Winners of the 2022 BAL season
| 28 May 2022
| Debut
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo
|Winners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas
|9 April 2022
|Debut
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} Rio Grande Valley Vipers
|Winners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season
|14 April 2022
|1 (2020)
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife
|Winners of the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League (host)
|7 May 2022
|}
Venue
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| {{location map+ |Spain with Canary Islands|float=center |width=300 |places= {{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 |
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| Santiago Martín |
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| 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.{{Cite web |title=FIBA Intercontinental Cup pairings drawn in Tenerife |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023/news/fiba-intercontinental-cup-pairings-drawn-in-tenerife |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}
Results
=Bracket=
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|10 February|{{flagicon|USA}} Rio Grande Valley Vipers|70|{{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo|91
|10 February|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife|112|{{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir|42
|12 February|{{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo|68|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife|89
|12 February|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Rio Grande Valley Vipers}}|107|{{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir|84
}}
= Semi-finals =
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|teamA = Rio Grande Valley Vipers {{flagicon|USA}}
|teamB = {{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo
|scoreA = 70
|scoreB = 91
|Q1 = 18–24
|Q2 = 12–22
|Q3 = 14–22
|Q4 = 26–23
|points1 = Occeus 17
|rebounds1 = Culver 12
|assist1 = Heron 3
|points2 = Miller 24
|rebounds2 = Da Silva 15
|assist2 = Corazza 10
|place = San Cristóbal de La Laguna
|arena = Santiago Martín Arena
|attendance =
|referee = Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Boris Krejić (SLO)
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|teamA = Lenovo Tenerife {{flagicon|ESP}}
|teamB = {{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir
|scoreA = 112
|scoreB = 42
|Q1 = 25–6
|Q2 = 27–10
|Q3 = 31–11
|Q4 = 29–15
|points1 = Abromaitis 20
|rebounds1 = Diagne 11
|assist1 = Huertas 7
|points2 = Randle 14
|rebounds2 = Marnaoui 5
|assist2 = Ghyaza 3
|place = San Cristóbal de La Laguna
|arena = Santiago Martín Arena
|attendance = 4,062
|referee = Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS), Juan Fernández (ARG)
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= Third place game =
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|time = 16:00 (UTC±0)
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|teamA = Rio Grande Valley Vipers {{flagicon|USA}}
|teamB = {{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir
|scoreA = 107
|scoreB = 84
|Q1 = 32–20
|Q2 = 31–17
|Q3 = 24–18
|Q4 = 20–29
|points1 = Culver 34
|rebounds1 = Stanley 5
|assist1 = Lecque 7
|points2 = Marnaoui 19
|rebounds2 = Lahiani 8
|assist2 = Marnaoui 3
|place = San Cristóbal de La Laguna
|arena = Santiago Martín Arena
|attendance =
|referee = Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)
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= Final =
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|time = 19:00 (UTC±0)
|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023/game/1202/S%c3%a3o-Paulo-Lenovo-Tenerife Boxscore]
|teamA = São Paulo {{flagicon|BRA}}
|teamB = {{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife
|scoreA = 68
|scoreB = 89
|Q1 = 19–25
|Q2 = 16–18
|Q3 = 18–22
|Q4 = 15–24
|points1 = Coelho 18
|rebounds1 = Da Silva 12
|assist1 = Coelho, Corazza 4
|points2 = Fitipaldo, Salin 15
|rebounds2 = Doornekamp 9
|assist2 = Fitipaldo 6
|place = San Cristóbal de La Laguna
|arena = Santiago Martín Arena
|attendance = 4,887
|referee = Julio Anaya (PAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/intercontinentalcup/2023 Official website]
- [https://www.fiba.basketball FIBA official website]
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