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 | |
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League | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol |
Season | 2023 |
Duration | 13 October – 3 December 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
Finals | |
Champions | Instituto (1st title) |
Runners-up | Titanes de Barranquilla |
Third place | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) |
Fourth place | Caribbean Storm |
Awards | |
Season MVP | Nathan 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
editThe following teams have been confirmed for the upcoming season:
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: Position in national league
- WC: Wild card
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
editTwelve 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
editThe 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 |
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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 |
Group B
editThe 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 |
Group C
editThe 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 |
Final stage
editSuper 6
editThe 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
edit28 November 2023 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 68–81 | Instituto | Montevideo |
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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 | Peñarol | 82–86 | Caribbean Storm | Montevideo |
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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
edit29 November 2023 | Titanes de Barranquilla | 87–82 | Instituto | Montevideo |
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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 | Caribbean Storm | 82–72 | San José | Montevideo |
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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
edit30 November 2023 | San José | 75–77 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | Montevideo |
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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 | Peñarol | 52–64 | Instituto | Montevideo |
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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
editBracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
2 December | ||||||
Titanes de Barranquilla | 83 | |||||
3 December | ||||||
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 74 | |||||
Titanes de Barranquilla | 72 | |||||
2 December | ||||||
Instituto | 81 | |||||
Caribbean Storm | 69 | |||||
Instituto | 83 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
3 December | ||||||
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 89 | |||||
Caribbean Storm | 73 |
Semifinals
edit2 December 2023 | Titanes de Barranquilla | 83–74 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | Montevideo |
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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 | Caribbean Storm | 69–83 | Instituto | Montevideo |
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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
edit3 December 2023 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 89–73 | Caribbean Storm | Montevideo |
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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
edit3 December 2023 | Titanes de Barranquilla | 72–81 | Instituto | Montevideo |
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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
editThe winners of the individual awards were announced after the Grand Final on 3 December.[5]
MVP
editAll-Tournament Team
editReferences
edit- ^ "La Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto arrancará en octubre con 12 clubes" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Instituto remonta a Titanes y levanta su primer título en la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
- ^ "Se establecen los duelos en el Súper 6 de la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
- ^ "Montevideo y Peñarol albergarán el Súper 6 de la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
- ^ "Hoover se alza como el Más Valioso; Webster, Ayarza, Jefferson y Vargas se le unen en el Quinteto Ideal". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).