2008–09 FIBA Americas League

June 2014 August 2025 FIBA Americas League 2008–09 FIBA Americas League Basketball December 9, 2008 – February 8, 2009 BRA Alex Garcia(Brasília) FIBA Americas League Awards#FIBA Americas League Grand Final MVP URU Leandro García Morales(Biguá) FIBA Americas League Awards#FIBA Americas League Top Scorer Finals 2008–09 FIBA Americas League#Final Four BRA Brasília MEX Halcones de Xalapa FIBA Americas League 2007–08 FIBA Americas League 2007–08 2009–10 FIBA Americas League 2009–10 The 2008–09 FIBA Americas League was the second edition of the first-tier and most important professional international club basketball competition in the regions of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, with the winner of the competition being crowned as the best team and champion of all of those regions. It began on December 4. The first stage was a round robin phase, with four teams in each group. Each of the groups were played in different cities, (Arecibo, Mar del Plata, Sunchales, and Xalapa). The first team from each group advanced to the Final 4 round-robin stage that took place in the city of Xalapa, Mexico. Teams allocation Group phase ARG Regatas de CorrientesLSH(LNB) BRA Brasília (2nd) MEX Soles de Mexicali (2nd) CRI Liceo de Costa Rica (1st) ARG Peñarol Mar del Plata (3d) BRA Flamengo (2nd) MEX Halcones de Xalapa (1st) DOM Merengueros (WC) ARG Libertad Sunchales(1st) BRA Minas Tênis (3d) URU Biguá (1st) MEX Pioneros de Quintana Roo (WC) ARG Quimsa (2nd) CHI Universidad de Concepción (4th) CHI Deportes Castro (3d) PUR Capitanes de Arecibo (1st) The labels in the brackets show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders, LSH: Liga Sudamerican title holders): LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs Group stage + Key to colors     Top two places advanced to the Final 4 Group A (Arecibo) Minas Tênis Clube advanced due to a better goal average. yes 200 yes 1. BRA Minas Tênis Clube 2 1 264 234 1–1 (1.128) #ccffcc 2. PUR Capitanes de Arecibo 2 1 286 243 1–1 (1.177) 3. DOM Merengueros 2 1 248 261 1–1 (.950) 4. MEX Pioneros de Quintana Roo 0 3 230 290 |} #eee December 9, 2008 Boxscore Merengueros DOM 65 90 24–26 16–27 16–25 9–12 BRA Minas Tênis Clube Tavares 14 Paniagua, Tavares 5 Coronado, Mata 2 Becker 22 Da Cruz Silva 9 Sucatzky 15 Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo #eee December 9, 2008 Boxscore Capitanes de Arecibo PUR 104 72 25–12 21–22 26–27 32–21 MEX Pioneros de Quintana Roo Figueroa 20 Figueroa 8 Cruz 7 Wade 22 Braggs 10 Fleming 3 Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo #eee December 10, 2008 Boxscore Minas Tênis Clube BRA 93 74 31–14 14–21 28–18 20–21 MEX Pioneros de Quintana Roo Shipp 21 Becker 8 Sucatzky 12 Braggs 18 Braggs 5 Braggs 4 Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo #eee December 10, 2008 Boxscore Merengueros DOM 90 87 18–15 12–20 21–21 26–21 13–10 PUR Capitanes de Arecibo Martínez 18 Paniagua 17 Sandoval 5 Wilson 22 Aubry 14 Cruz 5 Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo #eee December 11, 2008 Boxscore Pioneros de Quintana Roo MEX 84 93 20–27 13–14 22–25 29–27 DOM Merengueros Fleming 30 Braggs 15 Braggs 5 Sandoval 25 Paniagua 7 Sandoval 7 Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo #eee December 11, 2008 Boxscore Capitanes de Arecibo PUR 95 81 22–19 27–24 24–21 22–17 BRA Minas Tênis Clube Figueroa 26 Aubry, Figueroa 9 Rodríguez 3 Shipp 23 Becker, Goncalves de Oliveira 5 Sucatzky 8 Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo Group B (Mar del Plata) yes 200 yes 1. URU Biguá 3 0 231 199 #ccffcc 2. ARG Peñarol 1 2 224 218 1–1 (1.033) 3. ARG Regatas de Corrientes 1 2 233 234 1–1 (.996) 4. CHI Universidad de Concepción 1 2 213 250 1–1 (.852) |} #eee December 16, 2008 Boxscore Biguá URU 71 68 16–19 15–21 14–11 26–17 ARG Regatas de Corrientes García Morales 22 Wolkowyski 11 M. Osimani 4 Acosta 18 Stanton 8 Montecchia, Stanton 3 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata #eee December 16, 2008 Boxscore Peñarol ARG 80 63 17–17 24–9 21–22 18–15 CHI Universidad de Concepción Jackson 16 Johnson 10 Rodríguez 7 Hardwick, Maxey 17 Hardwick 10 Hernández 4 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata #eee December 17, 2008 Boxscore Biguá URU 76 54 19–11 24–7 14–17 19–19 CHI Universidad de Concepción J. Osimani 11 Young 7 Rovira 3 Agba 20 Agba 13 Hernández 5 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata #eee December 17, 2008 Boxscore Regatas de Corrientes ARG 71 67 21–18 12–8 13–26 25–15 ARG Peñarol Tintorelli 21 Tintorelli 10 Cequeira 2 Rodríguez 16 González 11 Malara 5 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata #eee December 18, 2008 Boxscore Universidad de Concepción CHI 96 94 18–21 19–21 21–16 20–20 11–11, 7–5 ARG Regatas de Corrientes Maxey 26 Hardwick 15 Hernández 6 Tintorelli 21 López 13 López, Montecchia 4 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata #eee December 18, 2008 Boxscore Peñarol ARG 77 84 16–21 9–16 17–12 24–17 11–18 URU Biguá Jackson, Johnson 18 Johnson 13 Jackson, Muruaga, Picarelli 2 García Morales 35 Wolkowyski 11 M. Osimani 3 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata Group C (Sunchales) yes 200 1. BRA Brasília 2 1 268 251 #ccffcc 2. BRA Flamengo 2 1 297 262 3. ARG Libertad de Sunchales 2 1 277 261 4. CHI Deportes Castro 0 3 250 318 |} #eee January 14, 2008 Boxscore Libertad de Sunchales ARG 114 88 32–22 27–19 25–27 30–20 CHI Deportes Castro Farley 33 Zilli 6 5 Players 3 Smith 32 Smith 9 McFadgon 4 Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales #eee January 14, 2008 Boxscore Brasília BRA 92 96 17–19 16–23 32–29 27–25 BRA Flamengo Garcia 21 Ferreira 9 Fonseca, Garcia 3 M. Machado 23 Araújo, E. Machado 5 E. Machado, M. Machado 4 Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales #eee January 15, 2008 Boxscore Flamengo BRA 117 77 28–18 26–15 30–20 33–24 CHI Deportes Castro M. Machado 26 Araújo, Andrade da Silva 8 M. Machado 5 McFagdon 17 Smith 7 Smith 4 Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales #eee January 15, 2008 Boxscore Brasília BRA 89 70 22–19 29–11 16–20 22–20 ARG Libertad de Sunchales Garcia 21 Santos 10 da Silva 4 Alston 14 Farley 5 Ginóbili 3 Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales #eee January 16, 2008 Boxscore Deportes Castro CHI 85 87 21–22 17–15 27–26 20–24 BRA Brasília Posey 23 Campos, Posey 6 Campos 4 Garcia 30 Ferreira, Rodrigues 7 Garcia 4 Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales #eee January 16, 2008 Boxscore Libertad de Sunchales ARG 93 84 24–18 23–15 29–21 17–30 BRA Flamengo Farley 25 Alston 8 Moldú 7 M. Machado 23 Araújo 9 E. Machado 2 Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales Group D (Xalapa) yes 200 1. MEX Halcones de Xalapa 3 0 305 220 #ccffcc 2. MEX Soles de Mexicali 2 1 265 255 3. ARG Quimsa 1 2 238 275 4. CRC Liceo de Costa Rica 0 3 254 312 |} #eee January 20, 2009 Boxscore Quimsa ARG 73 87 24–25 16–21 19–20 14–21 MEX Soles de Mexicali Mikulas 19 Mikulas 8 Treise 7 Pedroza 18 Lewis, Llamas, López 5 Wheat 6 Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa #eee January 20, 2009 Boxscore Halcones de Xalapa MEX 116 73 30–19 23–25 33–15 30–14 CRC Liceo de Costa Rica Hickerson 21 Hickerson 9 Hickerson 8 Jennings 26 Julio, Leith 7 Jones 5 Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa #eee January 21, 2009 Boxscore Soles de Mexicali MEX 100 96 22–22 31–17 26–24 21–33 CRC Liceo de Costa Rica Lewis 27 Llamas 8 Paredes, Herrera 4 Martinez 22 Leith 8 Chavarria 8 Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa #eee January 21, 2009 Boxscore Quimsa ARG 69 103 22–20 14–27 19–30 14–26 MEX Halcones de Xalapa Mikulas 17 Treise 6 Mason, Treise 4 Truitt 24 Ayón, Truitt 7 Mills 8 Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa #eee January 22, 2009 Boxscore Liceo de Costa Rica CRC 85 96 18–24 23–22 10–25 34–25 ARG Quimsa Leith 21 Leith 11 Chavarria 6 Mázzaro, Mikulas 25 Mikulas 8 Camargos, Mázzaro 4 Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa #eee January 22, 2009 Boxscore Halcones de Xalapa MEX 86 78 16–17 23–15 20–24 27–22 MEX Soles de Mexicali Ayón 27 Ayón, Hickerson, Truitt 7 Hickerson, Mills 5 Pedroza 25 Llamas 8 Marentez 3 Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa Final 4 TeamWLPtsPFPABRA Brasília306262238MEX Halcones de Xalapa215287261URU Club Biguá124250263BRA Minas Tênis Clube033241278 Round 1 #eee 18:00 February 6 Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico Brasília BRA 90 BRA Minas Tênis Clube 80 20-12 15-21 26-29 29-18 (Report) Valtinho 22 Joseph Shipp 18 Marcio Cipriano 5 Facundo Sucatzky 8 #eee 20:15 February 6 Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico Halcones de Xalapa MEX 100 URU Club Biguá 91 21-18 15-20 31-27 33-36 https://archive.today/20130123192732/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=E&n=2&r=6691 (Report) Samuel Bowie, Abdul Mills 21 Leandro Garcia Morales 29 Abdul Mills, Victor Mariscal 6 Martin Osimani 5 Round 2 #eee 18:00 February 7 Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico Club Biguá URU 75 BRA Brasília 86 17-22 15-16 24-20 19-28 (Report) Leandro Garcia Morales 23 José Ferreira Jr. 19 Martin Osimani 5 Valtinho 10 #eee 20:15 February 7 Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico Minas Tênis Clube BRA 84 MEX Halcones de Xalapa 104 30-22 11-31 25-29 18-22 (Report) Evandro Fernandes 18 Samuel Bowie 26 Facundo Sucatzky 11 Abdul Mills 6 Round 3 #eee 16:00 February 8 Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico Minas Tênis Clube BRA 77 URU Club Biguá 84 16-14 10-16 28-26 23-28 (Report) Joseph Shipp 24 Leandro Garcia Morales 29 Luiz Felipe Campos 7 Martin Osimani, Juan Rovira Ubal 4 #eee 18:30 February 8 Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico Halcones de Xalapa MEX 83 BRA Brasília 86 29-19 20-24 18-27 16-16 (Report) Abdul Mills 21 Valtinho 21 Abdul Mills 5 Alex Ribeiro Garcia 6 FIBA Americas League 2008–09 ChampionsBRA 100px Brasília 1st title Statistics Top Scorer URU Leandro Garcia Morales ( URU Club Biguá ) Assists Leader ARG Facundo Sucatzky ( BRA Minas Tênis Clube ) Awards Grand Finals MVP BRA Alex Ribeiro Garcia ( BRA Brasília ) External links FIBA Americas League en FIBA Americas League en FIBA Americas https://web.archive.org/web/20160131135037/http://fibaamericas.com/en/default.asp?lang=en 2016-01-31 en FIBA Liga Americas Twitter es LatinBasket.com FIBA Americas League en Liga de las Américas YouTube Channel es 2008–09 Category:2008–09 in South American basketball Category:2008–09 in North American basketball