Founded | 2018 |
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First season | 2018 NBA G League International Challenge |
Folded | 2019 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Last champions | Bayern Munich (1st title) |
Most championships | Team USA (1 title) Bayern Munich (1 title) |
The NBA G League International Challenge was an international professional basketball tournament featuring all-star selections of the NBA G League. Its purpose is to allow players from the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s development league to play games against clubs, league all-star selections, and national teams from around the world. [1] [2] [3]
The games themselves are played under FIBA rules, which differ slightly from the NBA's rules. The basketball court's markings and dimensions also slightly differ.
The first NBA G League International Challenge was the 2018 edition. It featured an all-star selection of NBA G League players [4] coached by Jeff Van Gundy, that made up Team USA's 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers team at the time, [5] versus the senior men's Mexican national basketball team. Team USA won the game, by a score of 88–67. [6] The 2019 edition of the tournament expanded the format to 6 teams, [7] and was won by the German EuroLeague club Bayern Munich. [8] [9]
There has been no challenge since 2020.
Year | Champions | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Results / Notes |
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2018 Details | United States | Mexico | N/A | N/A | 88–67 |
2019 Details | Bayern Munich | NBA G League Elite Team | Uruguay Elite Team | Flamengo Basketball | Final: 93–84 3rd place game: 89–81 |
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