2018 FIBA Americas League

The 2018 FIBA Americas League was the 11th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.

FIBA Americas League
Competition details
Season 2018
Teams 16
Games played 40
Dates 19 January – 25 March 2018
Final positions
Champions San Lorenzo (1st title)
Runners-up Mogi das Cruzes
Third place Regatas Corrientes
Fourth place Estudiantes Concordia
Awards
Grand Final MVP Gabriel Deck
Statistical leaders
Points Gabriel Deck
19.1
Rebounds Tyrone Curnell
8.1
Assists Nicolás Aguirre
7.5
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Team allocation
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Group phase
(16 teams)
  • 16 qualified teams
Semifinal Phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the group phase
  • 4 group runners-up from the group phase
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 2 group winners from the semifinal phase
  • 2 group runners-up from the semifinal phase

Teams
Group phase
San Lorenzo (1st) Bauru (1st) Fuerza Regia (1st) Hebraica Macabi (1st)
Regatas Corrientes (2nd) Paulistano (2nd) Soles de Mexicali (2nd) San Salvador
Estudiantes Concordia (5th) Mogi das Cruzes (WC)[Note WC] Capitanes de Arecibo (2nd) Guaros de LaraTH (1st)
Ferro (WC)[Note WC] Correcaminos Colon (1st) Leones de Ponce (4th) Español de Talca (1st)

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders):

  • LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
Notes
  • ^
    Note Wild Cards (WC): As two Venezuelan sides faced financial troubles, FIBA invited Mogi das Cruzes and Ferro to the competition.[1]

    • Group phase
    Mexican venues of the 2018 FIBA Americas League.
    Yellow: Group A.
    Venues of the 2018 FIBA Americas League.
    Pink: Group B. Red: Group C, Group F. Green: Group D. Orange: Group E, Final Four.

    Sixteen 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 in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 19 January until 11 February 2018.

    Group A

    Venue: Monterrey, Mexico

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 Ferro 3 3 0 265 228 +37 6 Advance to semifinal phase
    2 Fuerza Regia (H) 3 2 1 236 236 0 5
    3 Soles de Mexicali 3 1 2 265 259 +6 4
    4 Capitanes de Arecibo 3 0 3 241 284 −43 3
    Source: FIBA
    (H) Host.

    Group B

    Venue: Talca, Chile

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 San Lorenzo 3 3 0 304 229 +75 6 Advance to semifinal phase
    2 Mogi das Cruzes 3 2 1 288 256 +32 5
    3 Paulistano 3 1 2 262 256 +6 4
    4 Español de Talca (H) 3 0 3 202 315 −113 3
    Source: FIBA
    (H) Host.

    Group C

    Venue: Corrientes, Argentina

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 Regatas Corrientes (H) 3 3 0 258 211 +47 6 Advance to semifinal phase
    2 Estudiantes Concordia 3 2 1 214 200 +14 5
    3 Leones de Ponce 3 1 2 228 240 −12 4
    4 Hebraica Macabi 3 0 3 196 245 −49 3
    Source: FIBA
    (H) Host.

    Group D

    Venue: Bauru, Brazil

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 Guaros de Lara 3 3 0 275 231 +44 6 Advance to semifinal phase
    2 Bauru (H) 3 2 1 245 210 +35 5
    3 Correcaminos Colon 3 1 2 199 236 −37 4
    4 San Salvador 3 0 3 214 256 −42 3
    Source: FIBA
    (H) Host.

    Semifinal phase

    The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage 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 in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 2 March until 11 March 2018.

    Group E

    Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 San Lorenzo (H) 3 3 0 224 188 +36 6 Advance to Final Four
    2 Mogi das Cruzes 3 2 1 213 205 +8 5
    3 Ferro 3 1 2 213 217 −4 4
    4 Fuerza Regia 3 0 3 198 238 −40 3
    Source: FIBA
    (H) Host.

    Group F

    Venue: Corrientes, Argentina

    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 Regatas Corrientes (H) 3 2 1 251 224 +27 5 Advance to Final Four
    2 Estudiantes Concordia 3 2 1 232 252 −20 5
    3 Bauru 3 1 2 253 262 −9 4
    4 Guaros de Lara 3 1 2 229 227 +2 4
    Source: FIBA
    (H) Host.

    Final Four

    The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2018 season. The tournament was held from 24 March and 25 March 2018 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

     
    		SemifinalsGrand Final
     
    		      
     
    		24 March
     
     
    		 San Lorenzo101
     
    		25 March
     
    		 Estudiantes Concordia71
     
    		 San Lorenzo79
     
    		24 March
     
    		 Mogi das Cruzes71
     
    		 Mogi das Cruzes78
     
     
    		 Regatas Corrientes74
     
    		Third place
     
     
    		25 March
     
     
    		 Estudiantes Concordia59
     
     
    		 Regatas Corrientes60

    Statistical leaders
    CategoryPlayerClubAverageGamesTotal
    Points Gabriel Deck San Lorenzo19.18153
    Rebounds Tyrone Curnell Mogi das Cruzes8.1865
    Assists Nicolás Aguirre San Lorenzo7.5860
    Blocks Javier Justiz San Lorenzo1.088
    Steals Clay Tucker Estudiantes Concordia1.8814
    FT% Kendall Anthony Bauru92.6%625/27
    3P% Kendall Anthony Bauru69.2%69/13
    Free throws Gabriel Deck San Lorenzo5.8846
    Three-point field goals Clay Tucker Estudiantes Concordia2.9823

    References
    1. Regatas Corrientes listo para recibir a Hebraica Macabi, Estudiantes de Concordia y Leones de Ponce en el Grupo C.
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