The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship) was an international professional basketball tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was scheduled to be held in the Dominican Republic, 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 FIBA Americas League created in 2007.Equipo de baloncesto salvadoreño jugará Liga de las Américas .
History The Pan American Club Championship,Historia de los panamericanos .Helio Rubens versus equipos Argentinos . founded in 1993, was the top-tier level annual professional basketball competition for all of Latin America. 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 FIBA Americas League, was created in 2007Equipo de baloncesto salvadoreño jugará Liga de las Américas . and it was then replaced by the BCL in 2019.
Names of the top-tier level Pan-American competition Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship): (1993–2000) FIBA Americas era: (2007–present) FIBA Americas League: (2007 – 2019) Basketball Champions League Americas: (2019–present)
Classification Year Host city Champions Finalists Third place Fourth place Fifth place Sixth place Seventh place Eight place 1993 Quito1993 edition (in Portuguese)Atenas vs Adidas . All Star Sabesp/Franca Atenas Indios de Ciudad Juárez Adidas 1994 Córdoba / Olavarría1994 tournament (in Portuguese) Sabesp/FrancaFranca en tiempo extra. Olimpia de Venado Tuerto Esporte Clube União Corinthians Atenas 1995 Santa Cruz do Sul / Porto Alegre1995 Tournament (in Portuguese) Rio Claro Peñarol Mar del PlataHistoria del Penarol . Pony EC União Corinthians Franca 1996 Franca1996 editionPanamericano 96 .(9-15 September 1996) AtenasFabricio Oberto Básquetbol .Panamericano 1996 . Cougar/Franca Dharma/Yara Franca Independiente de General Pico 1997 General PicoBASQUET: DEBUTAN INDEPENDIENTE Y ATENAS El turno del Panamericano .Panamericano 97 . Marathon/Franca AtenasPanamericano 1997 .Atenas in the final . Independiente de General Pico Mogi das Cruzes Club Atletico Cordon 1998 Santo DomingoPanamericano de clubes 1998: teams confirmed . (cancelled due to Hurricane Georges) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1999 Santo DomingoPanamericano de clubes 1999 . Franca Vasco da Gama Mauricio Baez Independiente de General Pico Atlético Welcome 2000 Montevideo Estudiantes de OlavarríaPanamericano de clubes 2000 .Conociendo a Gustavo "Lobito" Fernández .Estudiantes de Olavarría, un bicampeón jerarquizado . Aguada Atlético Welcome Marathon Franca Vasco da Gama Mayas de Yucatán Colosos de Tumba Muerto Pueblo Nuevo
Finals Year Winners Runners-up Score 1993 Franca Atenas 115-105 1994 Franca Olimpia de Venado Tuerto 98-97 1995 Rio Claro Peñarol Mar del Plata 78-75 1996 Atenas Cougar/Franca 81-78 1997 Marathon/Franca Atenas 75-67 1999 Franca Vasco da Gama 88-87 2000 Estudiantes de Olavarría Club Atlético Aguada 74-64
Performances Titles by club Club Champions Years won Runners-up Years Finalists Franca 4 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 1 1996 Atenas 1 1996 2 1993, 1997 Rio Claro 1 1995 0 – Estudiantes de Olavarría 1 2000 0 – Olimpia de Venado Tuerto 0 – 1 1994 Peñarol de Mar del Plata 0 – 1 1995 Vasco da Gama 0 – 1 1999 Aguada 0 – 1 2000
Titles by country Country (national league) Champions Years won Runners-up Years Finalists (CBB) 5 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 2 1996, 1999 (LNB) 2 1996, 2000 4 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 (CFB) 0 – 1 2000
Statistical leaders Tournament top scorer Season Top scorer Club Total points Carey Scurry Franca Víctor Mariscal Mayas de Yucatán
Pan-American Cup Finals Top Scorers
Season Top scorer Club Points Scored Dexter Shouse Franca Carey Scurry Franca Hector CampanaAtenas Campeón Panamericano 1996 - livebasketball.com1996 Edition on Latinbasket.Com Atenas Cordoba Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú- Basquete de Franca ganha mais um título (1997) - folhadelondrina.com Franca Víctor Baldo Estudiantes ganó el panamericano 2000 - ellitoral.com- Aguada finalista del Panamericano de Clubes del 2000 - lr21.com2000 Edition on Latinbasket.Com Estudiantes Olavarria
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Season Top scorer Club Byron Wilson Estudiantes Olavarria
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, Alejandro Montecchia, Jorge Racca, Lucas Victoriano, Sebastian Uranga, , , Orlando Lightfoot, George Montgomery, Leonardo Gutiérrez. 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, , Wallace Bryant, Fabricio Oberto, 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, , 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, Fabricio Oberto - Marcelo Milanesio, Diego Osella, Héctor Campana, , Pellusi. Coach: Rubén Magnano
1999 Final Cougar Franca (88): Helinho, , 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
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
See also FIBA Americas League Basketball Champions League Americas FIBA South American League South American Championship of Champions Clubs
Sources 1999 Tournament 2000 Tournament 1994 Olimpia Historical standings Franca vs Atenas rivalry (Spanish)
References
Notes
External links FIBA Americas Official Website 2000 results and scoresheets