The 2016
Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (South American Basketball League) was the 21st edition of the
second-tier level continental professional club
basketball competition in the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
, the
FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from South America competed over three rounds to determine the champion. The defending champions,
Brasília, were eliminated in semifinals.
Mogi das Cruzes of Brazil won their first Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol championship in team history by beating
Bahía Basket
Bahía Basket is a professional Argentine basketball team based in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top division of the Argentine league system as a successor of Estudiantes de Ba ...
of Argentina.
Team allocation
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
*1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
*CW: Cup winner
*WC: Wild card
Group phase
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 advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 20 September to 13 October 2016.
Group A
The games of Group A were played from 20 to 22 September 2016 in
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia () is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San ...
,
Argentina.
Group B
The games of Group B were played from 27 to 29 September 2016 in
Valdivia,
Chile.
Group C
The games of Group C were played from 4 to 6 October 2016 in
Barquisimeto,
Venezuela.
Group D
The games of Group D were played from 11 to 13 October 2016 in
La Banda
La Banda is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has about 95,000 inhabitants as per the , making it the second largest in the province. It is the head town of the Banda Department.
La Banda is located only 8 km awa ...
,
Argentina.
Semifinal phase
The eight teams which advanced from the group phase played in this stage. The eight teams were split into two groups, 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 highest-placed teams in each group advanced to the Grand Final series. Games were played from 1 to 9 November 2016.
Group E
The games of Group E were played from 1 to 3 November 2016 in
La Banda
La Banda is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has about 95,000 inhabitants as per the , making it the second largest in the province. It is the head town of the Banda Department.
La Banda is located only 8 km awa ...
,
Argentina.
Group F
The games of Group F were played from 7 to 9 November 2016 in
Maldonado,
Uruguay.
Finals
The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-five playoff format. Games were played on 23, 24, and 30 November 2016. The team with the better record in the Semifinal phase played Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) at home.
References
External links
Official website
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2016
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2016–17 in South American basketball
2016–17 in North American basketball