2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

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2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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Scenes of Tenerife celebrating after the game
Event FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Date24 September 2017
Venue Santiago Martín, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
MVP Mike Tobey (Tenerife)
  2016
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. [1] It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lara, and the 2017 FIBA Champions League champions, Iberostar Tenerife. [2] 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.

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Iberostar Tenerife won the game, and captured its first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. Mike Tobey was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player. [3]

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationQualified dateParticipations
(bold indicates winners)
Flag of Spain.svg Iberostar Tenerife Winners of the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League 30 April 2017Debut
Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaros de Lara Winners of 2017 FIBA Americas League 18 March 20171 ( 2016 )

Venue

2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Spain, Canary Islands)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Santiago Martín
Capacity: 5,100

Match details

24 September 2017 Iberostar Tenerife Flag of Spain.svg 7671 Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaros de Lara San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
20:00Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 22–22, 20–16, 20–16
Pts: Tobey 21
Rebs: Tobey 9
Asts: Abromaitis 3
PIR: Tobey 24
Boxscore Pts: Little 23
Rebs: Colmenares 11
Asts: Robinson 6
PIR: Little 23
Arena: Santiago Martín
Attendance: 5,100
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 00 Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo San Miguel 431
SG 5 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Richotti 1131
G/F 20 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Ponitka 811
PF 21 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Abromaitis 643
C 13 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Tobey 2191
Reserves:
C 7 Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Niang 220
PG 10 Flag of Spain.svg Ferrán Bassas 012
C 17 Flag of Spain.svg Fran Vázquez 480
SF 24 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Adin Vrabac DNP
SF 25 Flag of Hungary.svg Rosco Allen 420
SF 33 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Beirán 222
PG 34 Flag of the United States.svg Davin White 1431
Head coach:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nenad Marković
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Guaros de Lara


2017 Intercontinental Cup champions
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Iberostar Tenerife
(1st title)
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Robinson 1216
G/F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Little 2341
G/F 10 Flag of Venezuela.svg José Gregorio Vargas 671
F/C 43 Flag of Venezuela.svg Néstor Colmenares 252
C 0 Flag of Venezuela.svg Gregory Echenique 1140
Reserves:
C 55 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Upshaw 10113
F 5 Flag of Venezuela.svg José Martínez Suárez DNP
F 11 Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis Bethelmy 301
G 17 Flag of Venezuela.svg Amos Acosta La Guerre DNP
PG 19 Flag of Venezuela.svg Heissler Guillént 202
G/F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Graham 330
G 20 Flag of Venezuela.svg Yohanner Sifontes DNP
Head coach:
Flag of Spain.svg Iván Déniz

MVP

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