2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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]
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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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]
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | Participations (bold indicates winners) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quimsa
|
Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas | 14 April 2024 | 1 (2021) | [6] |
| Unicaja
|
Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League | 28 April 2024 | Debut | [10] |
 Petro de Luanda
|
Winners of the 2024 BAL season | 1 June 2024 | Debut | [11] |
| Al Riyadi
|
Winners of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia | 15 June 2024 | Debut | [8] |
| NBA G League United
|
Representative of the NBA G League | 18 June 2024[a] | Debut | [2] |
| Tasmania JackJumpers
|
Winners of the 2023–24 NBL season | 31 March 2024 | Debut | [2][12] |
Group stage
[edit]- All times are local (UTC+08:00)
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: FIBA
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) |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: FIBA
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) |
Final round
[edit]Fifth place game
[edit]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) |
Third place game
[edit]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) |
Final
[edit]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) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Initially, the NBA G League Ignite, who also played in the previous season, were confirmed by FIBA on 13 June 2024.[2] However, as the Ignite was dissolved, it was later announced that the league will send a team of selected players for the occasion.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "FIBA Intercontinental Cup global expansion peaks with inclusion of Oceania". FIBA.basketball. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup, star-studded Hall of Fame ceremony will align in Singapore". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Eight more stellar names inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame 2024 in Singapore". FIBA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Another one for Spain: Unicaja lift the trophy in Singapore". FIBA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Quimsa dominates Flamengo to become BCLA's first repeat champion". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Meet the team: BAL champs Petro de Luanda a pioneer for Angola". www.fiba.basketball. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Wael Arakji leads Al Riyadi to a dominating title in first-ever BCL Asia". FIBA. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Charania, Shams (21 March 2024). "G League Ignite to shut down after season". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Paint it green: Unicaja win maiden BCL title in Belgrade". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". Basketball Africa League. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "The Tasmania JackJumpers claimed the NBL24 Championship on Sunday afternoon". NBL. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.