Tournament details | |
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Host country | Singapore |
City | Singapore |
Dates | 12–15 September |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Unicaja (1st title) |
Runners-up | NBA G League United |
Third place | Tasmania JackJumpers |
Fourth place | Al Riyadi |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 9 |
MVP | Dylan Osetkowski (Unicaja) |
Top scorer | Elmedin Kikanović (Al Riyadi, 16.7 ppg) |
Official website | |
2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |
The 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 34th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was hosted at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for a second consecutive year under a three-year agreement with the Singaporean government. It was the second time the tournament was hosted in Asia. [1] For the first time in competition history, a team from Oceania is included and five continents represented. [2]
Franca were the defending champions but will not be able to defend their title as they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2023–24 BCL Americas season.
During the tournament, the FIBA Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony. [3] [4]
Quimsa from Argentina was the first team to qualify for the Intercontinental Cup on 14 April. [5] Unicaja from Spain, made its debut. Petro de Luanda from Angola qualified as the champions of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), becoming the first Sub-Saharan African team to do so. [6] Al Riyadi qualified as the champions of the Basketball Champions League Asia, as the first team to qualify through the competition. [7] The NBA G League will send a team of selected players, named "NBA G League United", as the previous representing team, the NBA G League Ignite, was dissolved earlier in the year. [3] [8] The Tasmania JackJumpers, as winners of the NBL, became the first team ever from Oceania to be included in the competition, excluding the St. Kilda Saints who played 43 years earlier in the 1981 Club World Cup. [2]
Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Participations (bold indicates winners) | Ref. |
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Quimsa | Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas | 14 April 2024 | 1 (2021) | [5] |
Unicaja | Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League | 28 April 2024 | Debut | [9] |
Petro de Luanda | Winners of the 2024 BAL season | 1 June 2024 | Debut | [10] |
Al Riyadi | Winners of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia | 15 June 2024 | Debut | [7] |
NBA G League United | Representative of the NBA G League | 18 June 2024 [lower-alpha 1] | Debut | [2] |
Tasmania JackJumpers | Winners of the 2023–24 NBL season | 31 March 2024 | Debut | [2] [11] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Unicaja | 2 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 137 | +53 | 4 | Advance to final |
2 | Al Riyadi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 171 | −32 | 3 | Qualification to third place game |
3 | Petro de Luanda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 174 | −21 | 2 | Qualification to fifth place game |
12 September 20:00 |
Petro de Luanda | 78–94 | Unicaja |
Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 26–30, 20–20, 26–19 | ||
Pts: Castro 13 Rebs: Castro 9 Asts: Diabate, Domingos 6 | Pts: Kalinoski 16 Rebs: Osetkowski 8 Asts: Osetkowski 7 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 1,627 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU), James Alexander Boyer (AUS) |
13 September 20:00 |
Al Riyadi | 59–96 | Unicaja |
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 13–19, 10–28, 18–26 | ||
Pts: Kikanović 19 Rebs: Kikanović 8 Asts: Gyokchyan 5 | Pts: Perry 17 Rebs: Perez 7 Asts: Díaz 6 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 3,752 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Sun Jian (CHN) |
14 September 16:00 |
Petro de Luanda | 75–80 | Al Riyadi |
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–11, 16–28, 24–18 | ||
Pts: Gakou 20 Rebs: Diabate 8 Asts: Diabate 7 | Pts: Harris 22 Rebs: Gyokchyan 10 Asts: Gyokchyan 6 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 2,925 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Yann Vezo Davidson (MAD), James Alexander Boyer (AUS) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | NBA G League United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 139 | +15 | 4 | Advance to final |
2 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 137 | +20 | 3 | Qualification to third place game |
3 | Quimsa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 159 | −35 | 2 | Qualification to fifth place game |
12 September 17:00 |
NBA G League United | 78–65 | Quimsa |
Scoring by quarter:16–12, 17–15, 24–22, 21–16 | ||
Pts: Burton 17 Rebs: Baker 10 Asts: Toscano 6 | Pts: Romano 12 Rebs: Miller 16 Asts:four players 3 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 1,053 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yann Vezo Davidsaon (MAD) |
13 September 17:00 |
Tasmania JackJumpers | 81–59 | Quimsa |
Scoring by quarter:20–12, 14–12, 22–22, 25–13 | ||
Pts: Crawford 15 Rebs: Magnay 9 Asts: Krslovic 4 | Pts: Brussino, Tabarez 11 Rebs: Miller 11 Asts: Sansimoni, Romano 3 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 3,247 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Boris Krejic (SLO), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
14 September 13:00 |
NBA G League United | 76–74 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
Scoring by quarter:20–11, 24–24, 18–23, 14–16 | ||
Pts: Brown 23 Rebs:three players 6 Asts: Burton 5 | Pts: Crawford 24 Rebs: Te Rangi 10 Asts: Magnay 5 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 4,136 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Boris Krejic (SLO) |
15 September 13:00 |
Petro de Luanda | 70–64 | Quimsa |
Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 24–9, 16–22, 19–9 | ||
Pts: Gakou 20 Rebs: Gardner 10 Asts: Diabate 6 | Pts: Romano 13 Rebs: Miller, Brussino 6 Asts: Brussino 8 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Yann Vezo Davidson (MAD) |
15 September 16:00 |
Al Riyadi | 75–80 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 12–15, 26–12, 17–29 | ||
Pts: Gyokchyan 19 Rebs: Gyokchyan, Harris 8 Asts: Gyokchyan, Arakji 6 | Pts: Magnay 19 Rebs: Magnay 7 Asts: Doyle 6 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 3,881 Referees: Boris Krejic (SLO), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Sun Jian (CHN) |
15 September 19:00 |
Unicaja | 75–60 | NBA G League United |
Scoring by quarter:22–17, 16–15, 19–12, 18–16 | ||
Pts: Osetkowski 15 Rebs: Kravish 7 Asts: Perry 8 | Pts: Bowden 20 Rebs: Brown 6 Asts:three players 3 |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Attendance: 8,205 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), James Alexander Boyer (AUS) |
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