2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife)

32nd season of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup

For the tournament held in September 2023, see 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Singapore).

International basketball competition

2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country|  Spain
City| San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Dates| 10–12 February 2023
Teams| 4
Venue(s)| 1
Final positions
Champions|  Lenovo Tenerife (3rd title)
Runners-up|  São Paulo
Third place|  Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Fourth place|  US Monastir
Tournament statistics
Games played| 4
MVP| Bruno Fitipaldo (Lenovo Tenerife)
Top scorer| Jarrett Culver (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
(45 total points)
Official website
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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.[1] It was the third time that the tournament is held in Tenerife after 2017 and 2020.

Canarias (known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons) won its third Intercontinental Cup title after defeating São Paulo in the final.[2] Bruno Fitipaldo was named the MVP.[3] Rio Grande Valley Vipers came in third place, US Monastir in the fourth.

## Teams

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Monastir

São Paulo

Rio Grande Valley

Rio Grande Valley

Tenerife

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Location of teams of the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Tenerife

On December 6, 2021, FIBA announced the champions of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup would be added to the competition.[4] 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. However, the Asia Champions Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no team participated.

Team  | Qualification  | Qualified date  | Participations
(bold indicates winners)  | Ref.

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– | ~~Winners of the2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup~~ | Competition cancelled | – | –
US Monastir | Winners of the 2022 BAL season | 28 May 2022  | Debut  | [5]
São Paulo | Winners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas | 9 April 2022  | Debut  | [6]
Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Winners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season | 14 April 2022  | 1 (2020)  | [7]
Lenovo Tenerife | Winners of the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League (host)  | 7 May 2022  | 2 (2017, 2020)  | [8]

## Venue

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San Cristóbal de La Laguna

2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (Tenerife) (Spain, Canary Islands)

San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Santiago Martín
Capacity: 5,100

## Draw

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The draw for the semi-final pairings was held on 13 January 2023 in the building of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the governing body of Tenerife.[9]

## Results

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### Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 10 February| |

|  Rio Grande Valley Vipers| 70

| 12 February

|  São Paulo| 91 |

|  São Paulo| 68

| 10 February

| |  Lenovo Tenerife| 89

|  Lenovo Tenerife| 112

|  US Monastir| 42 |

| Third place

| 12 February

|  Rio Grande Valley Vipers| 107

|  US Monastir| 84

### Semi-finals

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Rio Grande Valley Vipers v  São Paulo 10 February 2023 (2023-2-10) | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 70-91 |  São Paulo | San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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18:00 (UTC±0)  | Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 12–22, 14–22, 26–23
| Pts: Occeus 17
Rebs: Culver 12
Asts: Heron 3  | Boxscore | Pts: Miller 24
Rebs: Da Silva 15
Asts: Corazza 10  | Arena: Santiago Martín Arena
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Boris Krejić (SLO)

Lenovo Tenerife v  US Monastir 10 February 2023 (2023-2-10) | Lenovo Tenerife | 112-42 |  US Monastir | San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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21:00 (UTC±0)  | Scoring by quarter: 25–6, 27–10, 31–11, 29–15
| Pts: Abromaitis 20
Rebs: Diagne 11
Asts: Huertas 7  | Boxscore | Pts: Randle 14
Rebs: Marnaoui 5
Asts: Ghyaza 3  | Arena: Santiago Martín Arena
Attendance: 4,062
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Scott Beker (AUS), Juan Fernández (ARG)

### Third place game

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Rio Grande Valley Vipers v  US Monastir 12 February 2023 (2023-2-12) | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 107-84 |  US Monastir | San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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16:00 (UTC±0)  | Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 31–17, 24–18, 20–29
| Pts: Culver 34
Rebs: Stanley 5
Asts: Lecque 7  | Boxscore | Pts: Marnaoui 19
Rebs: Lahiani 8
Asts: Marnaoui 3  | Arena: Santiago Martín Arena
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)

### Final

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São Paulo v  Lenovo Tenerife 12 February 2023 (2023-2-12) | São Paulo | 68-89 |  Lenovo Tenerife | San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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19:00 (UTC±0)  | Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 16–18, 18–22, 15–24
| Pts: Coelho 18
Rebs: Da Silva 12
Asts: Coelho, Corazza 4  | Boxscore | Pts: Fitipaldo, Salin 15
Rebs: Doornekamp 9
Asts: Fitipaldo 6  | Arena: Santiago Martín Arena
Attendance: 4,887
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

## References

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1. ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup four-team field announced with Tenerife playing host". FIBA.basketball. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
2. ^ "Home, sweet home: Lenovo Tenerife win third FIBA Intercontinental Cup in as many Finals". FIBA.basketball. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
3. ^ "Instant offense off the bench: Bruno Fitipaldo named MVP of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup". FIBA. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
4. ^ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup winner to compete in 2023 Intercontinental Cup". Eurohoops. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. ^ "US Monastir win second edition of the Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
6. ^ "São Paulo crowned BCLA 2022 Champs after win over Bigua". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
7. ^ Rajan, Greg (15 April 2022). "Rockets' Rio Grande Valley affiliate wins G League championship". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
8. ^ "Lenovo Tenerife crowned champions of Season Six". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
9. ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup pairings drawn in Tenerife". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

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