2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

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2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
CitySingapore
Dates12–15 September
Teams6
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg NBA G League United
Third place Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tasmania JackJumpers
Fourth place Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi
Tournament statistics
Games played9
MVP Dylan Osetkowski
(Unicaja)
Top scorer Elmedin Kikanović
(Al Riyadi, 16.7 ppg)
Official website
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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]

Contents

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]

Unicaja defeated NBA G League United in the final, with a score of 75–60, to annex their first championship. [5]

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Quimsa from Argentina was the first team to qualify for the Intercontinental Cup on 14 April. [6] 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. [7] Al Riyadi qualified as the champions of the Basketball Champions League Asia, as the first team to qualify through the competition. [8] 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] [9] 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]

TeamQualificationDate of qualificationParticipations
(bold indicates winners)		Ref.
Flag of Argentina.svg Quimsa Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas 14 April 20241 (2021) [6]
Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League 28 April 2024Debut [10]
Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda Winners of the 2024 BAL season 1 June 2024Debut [11]
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi Winners of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia 15 June 2024Debut [8]
Flag of the United States.svg NBA G League United Representative of the NBA G League 18 June 2024 [a] Debut [2]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tasmania JackJumpers Winners of the 2023–24 NBL season 31 March 2024Debut [2] [12]

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+08:00)

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja 220190137+534Advance to final
2 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 211139171−323Qualification to third place game
3 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 202153174−212Qualification to fifth place game
Source: FIBA
12 September
20:00
Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 78–94 Flag of Spain.svg 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 Flag of Lebanon.svg 59–96 Flag of Spain.svg 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 Flag of Angola.svg 75–80 Flag of Lebanon.svg 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)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the United States.svg NBA G League United 220154139+154Advance to final
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tasmania JackJumpers 211157137+203Qualification to third place game
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Quimsa 202124159−352Qualification to fifth place game
Source: FIBA
12 September
17:00
NBA G League United Flag of the United States.svg 78–65 Flag of Argentina.svg 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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 81–59 Flag of Argentina.svg 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 Flag of the United States.svg 76–74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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)

Final round

Fifth place game

15 September
13:00
Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 70–64 Flag of Argentina.svg 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)

Third place game

15 September
16:00
Al Riyadi Flag of Lebanon.svg 75–80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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)

Final

15 September
19:00
Unicaja Flag of Spain.svg 75–60 Flag of the United States.svg 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)

Notes

  1. ↑ Initially, the NBA G League Ignite, who also played in the previous season, were confirmed by FIBA on 13 June 2024.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000022-QINU`"' However, as the Ignite was dissolved, it was later announced that the league will send a team of selected players for the occasion.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000023-QINU`"'

References

  1. ↑ "Singapore to host FIBA Intercontinental Cup under three-year partnership as competition reaches Asia in historical first". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FIBA Intercontinental Cup global expansion peaks with inclusion of Oceania". FIBA.basketball. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup, star-studded Hall of Fame ceremony will align in Singapore". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eight more stellar names inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame 2024 in Singapore". FIBA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Another one for Spain: Unicaja lift the trophy in Singapore". FIBA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Quimsa dominates Flamengo to become BCLA's first repeat champion". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Meet the team: BAL champs Petro de Luanda a pioneer for Angola". www.fiba.basketball. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Wael Arakji leads Al Riyadi to a dominating title in first-ever BCL Asia". FIBA . 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Charania, Shams (21 March 2024). "G League Ignite to shut down after season". The Athletic . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Paint it green: Unicaja win maiden BCL title in Belgrade". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". Basketball Africa League . 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Tasmania JackJumpers claimed the NBL24 Championship on Sunday afternoon". NBL . 31 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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