2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2023 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 26th season of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB), the second tier of basketball in South America organised by FIBA Americas. The season began 13 October and ended on 3 December 2023 with the Grand Final.[1] The quarter-finals, semi-finals and Grand Final were all hosted in Montevideo.

2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
LeagueLiga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2023
Duration13 October – 3 December 2023
Teams12
Finals
ChampionsArgentina Instituto (1st title)
  Runners-upColombia Titanes de Barranquilla
Third placeArgentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
Fourth placeColombia Caribbean Storm
Awards
Season MVPNathan Hoover (Instituto)
2022
2024

Bauru was the defending champion, having won the 2022 title, but did not qualify for this season. Instituto won its first LSB championship after defeating Titanes de Barranquilla in the Grand Final.[2]

Team allocation

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The following teams have been confirmed for the upcoming season:

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: Position in national league
  • WC: Wild card
Teams in the 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) (3rd)   Los Leones de Quilpué (2nd)   San José (1st)
  Instituto (4th)   Caribbean Storm (2nd)   Biguá (3rd)
  Oberá TC (5th)   Titanes de Barranquilla (1st)   Malvín (4th)
  Leones de Potosí (3rd)   Soldiers TBT (1st)   Peñarol (10th)

Group stage

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Twelve teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 13 to 23 October, 2023.

Group A

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The games of Group A were played from 13 October to 15 October 2023 in Oberá, Argentina.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   San José 3 3 0 214 201 +13 6 Advance to final stage
2   Instituto 3 2 1 242 194 +48 5
3   Oberá TC (H) 3 1 2 233 240 −7 4
4   Malvín 3 0 3 220 274 −54 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

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The games of Group B were played from 16 October to 17 October 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Peñarol (H) 3 2 1 269 223 +46 5[a] Advance to final stage
2   Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 3 2 1 256 204 +52 5[a]
3   Los Leones de Quilpué 3 2 1 249 239 +10 5[a]
4   Leones de Potosí 3 0 3 167 275 −108 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head point difference: Peñarol +13, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) -3, Los Leones de Quilpué −13.

Group C

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The games of Group A were played from 21 October to 23 October 2023 in Barranquilla, Colombia..

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Titanes de Barranquilla (H) 3 3 0 242 192 +50 6 Advance to final stage
2   Caribbean Storm 3 2 1 226 231 −5 5
3   Biguá 3 1 2 230 213 +17 4
4   Soldiers TBT 3 0 3 207 269 −62 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Final stage

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Super 6

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The six teams that advanced from the group stage were be paired according to their records, all matches were played in Montevideo, Uruguay.[3] [4]

All times are local (GMT-3)

First round

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28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   68–81   Instituto Montevideo
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–15, 14–27, 13–17
Pts: Nazione 14
Rebs: De Vaughn 6
Asts: Webster 7
Boxscore Pts: Pomoli 17
Rebs: Pomoli 4
Asts: Vildoza 5
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Andres Bartel (URU), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR)
28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) Peñarol   82–86   Caribbean Storm Montevideo
21:40 Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–22, 17–30, 25–16
Pts: Granger 24
Rebs: Granger 7
Asts: Granger 8
Boxscore Pts: Ayarza 30
Rebs: Bethelmy 8
Asts: Liz 5
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Kristian Paez (ECU), Fernando Leite (BRA)

Second round

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29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) Titanes de Barranquilla   87–82   Instituto Montevideo
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 19–21, 22–13, 23–32
Pts: Tello 25
Rebs: Tello 11
Asts: Zamora 9
Boxscore Pts: Hoover 21
Rebs: Lugarini 7
Asts: Vildoza 5
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Krishna Dominguez (MEX), Fernando Leite (BRA)
29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) Caribbean Storm   82–72   San José Montevideo
21:40 Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 28–19, 19–15, 14–15
Pts: Jackson 22
Rebs: Bethelmy 8
Asts: Jackson 22
Boxscore Pts: Sanchez 15
Rebs: Benitez 9
Asts: Paletta 7
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR)

Third round

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30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) San José   75–77   Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Montevideo
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 25–26, 17–8, 14–18
Pts: Wood 15
Rebs: Wood 10
Asts: Wood 7
Boxscore Pts: Mariani 18
Rebs: Webster 7
Asts: Webster 10
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Andres Bartel (URU), Fernando Leite (BRA)
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) Peñarol   52–64   Instituto Montevideo
21:40 Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 10–10, 17–20, 12–18
Pts: Granger 18
Rebs: Dime 9
Asts: Zanotta 4
Boxscore Pts: Hoover 22
Rebs: Saiz 11
Asts: Vildoza 4
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Krishna Dominguez (MEX), Kristian Paez (ECU), Alan Dos Santos (BRA)

Final Four

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2 December
 
 
  Titanes de Barranquilla83
 
3 December
 
  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)74
 
  Titanes de Barranquilla72
 
2 December
 
  Instituto81
 
  Caribbean Storm69
 
 
  Instituto83
 
Third place game
 
 
3 December
 
 
  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)89
 
 
  Caribbean Storm73

Semifinals

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2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) Titanes de Barranquilla   83–74   Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Montevideo
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 23–20, 19–14, 20–18
Pts: Tello 20
Rebs: Tello 14
Asts: Zamora 5
Boxscore Pts: Webster 22
Rebs: De Vaughn 7
Asts: Webster 6
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR)
2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) Caribbean Storm   69–83   Instituto Montevideo
21:40 Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 23–26, 14–14, 21–25
Pts: Almanza 12
Rebs: Bethelmy 7
Asts: Jackson 4
Boxscore Pts: Saiz 17
Rebs: Lugarini 8
Asts: Vildoza 5
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Andres Bartel (URU)

Third place game

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3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   89–73   Caribbean Storm Montevideo
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 34–12, 13–20, 19–13, 23–28
Pts: Webster 21
Rebs: De Vaughn 8
Asts: Gramajo 9
Boxscore Pts: Ayarza 22
Rebs: Sanchez 5
Asts: Liz 6
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Fernando Leite (BRA)

Final

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3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) Titanes de Barranquilla   72–81   Instituto Montevideo
21:40 Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–13, 11–30, 15–17
Pts: Rodriguez 17
Rebs: Vargas 15
Asts: Tello 6
Boxscore Pts: Jefferson 23
Rebs: Jefferson 12
Asts: Vildoza 9
Arena: Palacio Peñarol
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Andres Bartel (URU), Kristian Paez (ECU)

Individual awards

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The winners of the individual awards were announced after the Grand Final on 3 December.[5]

All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "La Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto arrancará en octubre con 12 clubes" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Instituto remonta a Titanes y levanta su primer título en la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Se establecen los duelos en el Súper 6 de la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Montevideo y Peñarol albergarán el Súper 6 de la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Hoover se alza como el Más Valioso; Webster, Ayarza, Jefferson y Vargas se le unen en el Quinteto Ideal". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).