The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol ( English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship) was an international professional

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tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was scheduled to be held in the

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, and was cancelled due to Hurricane Georges. The team that won the most championships was Franca Basquetebol Clube, with 4 titles. This tournament which was known as Copa America in its first editions, was the predecessor of the

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created in 2007.

History

The Pan American Club Championship, founded in 1993, was the top-tier level annual professional basketball competition for all of

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. It was not held in 1998, due to Hurricane Georges. The competition's last season was held in 2000. A new version of the Pan American Club Championship, called the

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Names of the top-tier level Pan-American competition

** Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol ( English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship): (1993–2000) *

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era: (2007–present) **

: (2007 – 2019) **

Basketball Champions League Americas The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) ( Spanish: ''Liga de Campeones de Baloncesto de las Américas'', Portuguese: ''Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas'') is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Found ...

: (2019–present)

Classification

Finals

Performances

Titles by club

Titles by country

Statistical leaders

Tournament top scorer

Pan-American Cup Finals Top Scorers

MVP

Rosters

1993 Final

Cougar Franca (115): Dexter Shouse. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Atenas (105): Diego Osella, Luis Villar.

1994 Final

Cougar Franca (98): Maury, , Dexter Shouse, Rogério Klafke, Fábio Pira - Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Janjao. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Olimpia (97): Héctor Campana,

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, Jorge Racca, Lucas Victoriano, Sebastian Uranga, , , Orlando Lightfoot, George Montgomery,

Leonardo Gutiérrez Leonardo "Leo" Martín Gutiérrez (born May 16, 1978) is an Argentine former professional basketball coach and former player. He played as a power forward.

. Coach: Julio Lamas

1995 Final

Rio Claro: Valtinho da Silva, Scooby Tec, Taddei Cury, Paulao, Antonio Santana, Luiz Felipe Azevedo, Almir, Gibi, Daniel Ricardo Probst, Efigenio, Seu Agostinho, Walter Rosamila, Gustavo.
Penarol: , , Héctor Campana, , Pablo Sebastián Rodríguez. Coach: Néstor García

1996 Final

Atenas Cordoba (81): Marcelo Milanesio, ,

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Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At , he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began ...

, Diego Osella - Héctor Campana, Bruno Lábaque, Leandro Palladino, . Coach: Rubén Magnano
Cougar Franca (78): Helinho, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Ronnie Thompkins, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas, Isaías, Fernando Reis, Evandro. Coach: Hélio Rubens

1997 Final

Cougar Franca (75): Helinho, Chui, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas, Fabio Pira, Evandro, Ricardo Giannecchini, Guillherme da Luz, Serafin. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Atenas Cordoba (67): Bruno Lábaque, Leandro Palladino Steve Edwards, Stephen Rich,

- Marcelo Milanesio, Diego Osella, Héctor Campana, , Pellusi. Coach: Rubén Magnano

1999 Final

Cougar Franca (88): Helinho, Chui, Sandro Varejao, Guillherme da Luz, Gilsinho, Mike Higgins, Rodrigo Bahia, Fernando Reis, Fransergio, Ricardo Giannecchini, Valtinho da Silva, Edu Mineiro, Jorginho, Marcio Dornelles. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Vasco da Gama (87): Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Paulinho, Jose Vargas, Charles Byrd, Janjao, Mingao, Joao Batista, Rogerio, Diego, Espiga, Ricardinho. Coach:

Flor Meléndez Flor Meléndez Montañez (born January 12, 1947) is a Puerto Rican retired basketball player and current coach. He is a former head coach of Puerto Rico men's national basketball team, Puerto Rico’s men’s national basketball team, Argentina ...

2000 Final

Estudiantes de Olavarria (74): Gustavo Fernández, Daniel Farabello, Gabriel Díaz, Dwight McGray, Gabriel Fernández - Byron Wilson, , Paolo Quinteros. Coach: Sergio Hernandez
Aguada (64): Jorge Cabrera, Diego Losada, Sterling Davis, Bill Washington, Fredy Navarrete, Hébert Núñez, Diego Castrillón, González. Coach: Alberto Espasandín

Sources

1999 Tournament2000 Tournament1994 OlimpiaFranca vs Atenas rivalry (Spanish)

References

Notes

External links

FIBA Americas Official Website
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