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 and 2020.
Canarias (known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons) won its third Intercontinental Cup title after defeating São Paulo in the final. Bruno Fitipaldo 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. However, the Asia Champions Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no team participated.
TeamQualificationQualified dateParticipations (bold indicates winners)–Winners of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Competition cancelled –– US MonastirWinners of the 2022 BAL season 28 May 2022 Debut São PauloWinners of the 2021–22 BCL Americas9 April 2022Debut Rio Grande Valley VipersWinners of the 2021–22 NBA G League season14 April 20221 (2020) Lenovo TenerifeWinners of the 2021–22 Basketball Champions League (host)7 May 20222 (2017, 2020)
Venue San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santiago Martín Capacity: 5,100
Draw 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.
Results Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
References
External links Official website FIBA official website