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2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

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2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
CitySingapore
Dates12–15 September
Teams6
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Unicaja (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States NBA G League United
Third placeAustralia Tasmania JackJumpers
Fourth placeLebanon Al Riyadi
Tournament statistics
Games played9
MVPDylan Osetkowski
(Unicaja)
Top scorerElmedin Kikanović
(Al Riyadi, 16.7 ppg)
Official website
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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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Location of teams of the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

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.
Argentina Quimsa Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas 14 April 2024 1 (2021) [6]
Spain Unicaja Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League 28 April 2024 Debut [10]
Angola Petro de Luanda Winners of the 2024 BAL season 1 June 2024 Debut [11]
Lebanon Al Riyadi Winners of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia 15 June 2024 Debut [8]
United States NBA G League United Representative of the NBA G League 18 June 2024[a] Debut [2]
Australia Tasmania JackJumpers Winners of the 2023–24 NBL season 31 March 2024 Debut [2][12]

Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+08:00)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Unicaja 2 2 0 190 137 +53 4 Advance to final
2 Lebanon Al Riyadi 2 1 1 139 171 −32 3 Qualification to third place game
3 Angola Petro de Luanda 2 0 2 153 174 −21 2 Qualification to fifth place game
Source: FIBA
12 September
20:00
Petro de Luanda Angola 78–94 Spain 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 Lebanon 59–96 Spain 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 Angola 75–80 Lebanon 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 United States NBA G League United 2 2 0 154 139 +15 4 Advance to final
2 Australia Tasmania JackJumpers 2 1 1 157 137 +20 3 Qualification to third place game
3 Argentina Quimsa 2 0 2 124 159 −35 2 Qualification to fifth place game
Source: FIBA
12 September
17:00
NBA G League United United States 78–65 Argentina 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 Australia 81–59 Argentina 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 United States 76–74 Australia 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

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Fifth place game

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15 September
13:00
Petro de Luanda Angola 70–64 Argentina 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

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15 September
16:00
Al Riyadi Lebanon 75–80 Australia 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

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15 September
19:00
Unicaja Spain 75–60 United States 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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "FIBA Intercontinental Cup global expansion peaks with inclusion of Oceania". FIBA.basketball. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup, star-studded Hall of Fame ceremony will align in Singapore". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Eight more stellar names inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame 2024 in Singapore". FIBA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Another one for Spain: Unicaja lift the trophy in Singapore". FIBA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Quimsa dominates Flamengo to become BCLA's first repeat champion". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet the team: BAL champs Petro de Luanda a pioneer for Angola". www.fiba.basketball. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Wael Arakji leads Al Riyadi to a dominating title in first-ever BCL Asia". FIBA. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. ^ Charania, Shams (21 March 2024). "G League Ignite to shut down after season". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Paint it green: Unicaja win maiden BCL title in Belgrade". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". Basketball Africa League. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ "The Tasmania JackJumpers claimed the NBL24 Championship on Sunday afternoon". NBL. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.