The 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 32nd edition of the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was held on 10 and 12 February 2023 in
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the Spanish island of
Tenerife. It was the third time that the tournament is held in Tenerife after
2017
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and
2020
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.
Canarias (known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons) won its third Intercontinental Cup title after defeating
São Paulo in the final.
Bruno Fitipaldo
Bruno Fitipaldo Rodríguez (born August 2, 1991) is an Uruguayan-Italian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Professional caree ...
was named the
MVP.
Rio Grande Valley Vipers came in third place,
US Monastir in the fourth.
Teams
On December 6, 2021, FIBA announced the champions of the
2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup would be added to the competition. The tournament was to be expanded from four to at least five teams. It would be the first time an Asian club participated since
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
. However, the Asia Champions Cup was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and no team participated.
Venue
Draw
The draw for the semi-final pairings was held on 13 January 2023 in the building of the
Cabildo Insular de Tenerife
Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (Island Council of Tenerife) is the governing body of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). It was established on 16 March 1913 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in a session held by the City Council. It was, at that tim ...
, the governing body of
Tenerife.
Results
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
References
External links
Official websiteFIBA official website
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
2023 in basketball
2022–23 in Spanish basketball
February 2023 sports events in Spain
International basketball competitions hosted by Spain
Sport in Tenerife