# 2008–09 FIBA Americas League

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 :
| Regatas de Corrientes(LNB) | Brasília (2nd) | Soles de Mexicali (2nd) | Liceo de Costa Rica (1st) |
| Peñarol Mar del Plata (3d) | Flamengo (2nd) | Halcones de Xalapa (1st) | Merengueros (WC) |
| Libertad Sunchales(1st) | Minas Tênis (3d) | Biguá (1st) | Pioneros de Quintana Roo (WC) |
| Quimsa (2nd) | Universidad de Concepción (4th) | Deportes Castro (3d) | 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
| 1. | Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 234 | +30 | 1–1 (1.128) |
| 2. | Capitanes de Arecibo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 243 | +43 | 1–1 (1.177) |
| 3. | Merengueros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 261 | −13 | 1–1 (.950) |
| 4. | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 290 | −60 | |
* December 9, 2008
* Boxscore
| Merengueros | 65–90 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 16–27, 16–25, 9–12 |||
| Pts: Tavares 14 Rebs: Paniagua, Tavares 5 Asts: Coronado, Mata 2 | | Pts: Becker 22 Rebs: Da Cruz Silva 9 Asts: Sucatzky 15 |
* Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
* December 9, 2008
* Boxscore
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 104–72 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 21–22, 26–27, 32–21 |||
| Pts: Figueroa 20 Rebs: Figueroa 8 Asts: Cruz 7 | | Pts: Wade 22 Rebs: Braggs 10 Asts: Fleming 3 |
* Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
* December 10, 2008
* Boxscore
| Minas Tênis Clube | 93–74 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 14–21, 28–18, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Shipp 21 Rebs: Becker 8 Asts: Sucatzky 12 | | Pts: Braggs 18 Rebs: Braggs 5 Asts: Braggs 4 |
* Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
* December 10, 2008
* Boxscore
| Merengueros | 90–87 (OT) | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–20, 21–21, 26–21, Overtime: 13–10 |||
| Pts: Martínez 18 Rebs: Paniagua 17 Asts: Sandoval 5 | | Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Aubry 14 Asts: Cruz 5 |
* Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
* December 11, 2008
* Boxscore
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 84–93 | Merengueros |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 13–14, 22–25, 29–27 |||
| Pts: Fleming 30 Rebs: Braggs 15 Asts: Braggs 5 | | Pts: Sandoval 25 Rebs: Paniagua 7 Asts: Sandoval 7 |
* Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo
* December 11, 2008
* Boxscore
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 95–81 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 27–24, 24–21, 22–17 |||
| Pts: Figueroa 26 Rebs: Aubry, Figueroa 9 Asts: Rodríguez 3 | | Pts: Shipp 23 Rebs: Becker, Goncalves de Oliveira 5 Asts: Sucatzky 8 |
* Coliseo Manuel Iguina, Arecibo

### Group B (Mar del Plata)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
| 1. | Biguá | 3 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 199 | +32 | |
| 2. | Peñarol | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 218 | +6 | 1–1 (1.033) |
| 3. | Regatas de Corrientes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 234 | −1 | 1–1 (.996) |
| 4. | Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 250 | −37 | 1–1 (.852) |
* December 16, 2008
* Boxscore
| Biguá | 71–68 | Regatas de Corrientes |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–21, 14–11, 26–17 |||
| Pts: García Morales 22 Rebs: Wolkowyski 11 Asts: M. Osimani 4 | | Pts: Acosta 18 Rebs: Stanton 8 Asts: Montecchia, Stanton 3 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* December 16, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 80–63 | Universidad de Concepción |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 24–9, 21–22, 18–15 |||
| Pts: Jackson 16 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Rodríguez 7 | | Pts: Hardwick, Maxey 17 Rebs: Hardwick 10 Asts: Hernández 4 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* December 17, 2008
* Boxscore
| Biguá | 76–54 | Universidad de Concepción |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 24–7, 14–17, 19–19 |||
| Pts: J. Osimani 11 Rebs: Young 7 Asts: Rovira 3 | | Pts: Agba 20 Rebs: Agba 13 Asts: Hernández 5 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* December 17, 2008
* Boxscore
| Regatas de Corrientes | 71–67 | Peñarol |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 12–8, 13–26, 25–15 |||
| Pts: Tintorelli 21 Rebs: Tintorelli 10 Asts: Cequeira 2 | | Pts: Rodríguez 16 Rebs: González 11 Asts: Malara 5 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* December 18, 2008
* Boxscore
| Universidad de Concepción | 96–94 (OT) | Regatas de Corrientes |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 19–21, 21–16, 20–20, Overtime: 11–11, 7–5 |||
| Pts: Maxey 26 Rebs: Hardwick 15 Asts: Hernández 6 | | Pts: Tintorelli 21 Rebs: López 13 Asts: López, Montecchia 4 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* December 18, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 77–84 (OT) | Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 9–16, 17–12, 24–17, Overtime: 11–18 |||
| Pts: Jackson, Johnson 18 Rebs: Johnson 13 Asts: Jackson, Muruaga, Picarelli 2 | | Pts: García Morales 35 Rebs: Wolkowyski 11 Asts: M. Osimani 3 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata

### Group C (Sunchales)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1. | Brasília | 3 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 251 | +17 |
| 2. | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 297 | 262 | +35 |
| 3. | Libertad de Sunchales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 261 | +16 |
| 4. | Deportes Castro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 250 | 318 | −68 |
* January 14, 2008
* Boxscore
| Libertad de Sunchales | 114–88 | Deportes Castro |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 27–19, 25–27, 30–20 |||
| Pts: Farley 33 Rebs: Zilli 6 Asts: 5 Players 3 | | Pts: Smith 32 Rebs: Smith 9 Asts: McFadgon 4 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
* January 14, 2008
* Boxscore
| Brasília | 92–96 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 16–23, 32–29, 27–25 |||
| Pts: Garcia 21 Rebs: Ferreira 9 Asts: Fonseca, Garcia 3 | | Pts: M. Machado 23 Rebs: Araújo, E. Machado 5 Asts: E. Machado, M. Machado 4 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
* January 15, 2008
* Boxscore
| Flamengo | 117–77 | Deportes Castro |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 26–15, 30–20, 33–24 |||
| Pts: M. Machado 26 Rebs: Araújo, Andrade da Silva 8 Asts: M. Machado 5 | | Pts: McFagdon 17 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Smith 4 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
* January 15, 2008
* Boxscore
| Brasília | 89–70 | Libertad de Sunchales |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 29–11, 16–20, 22–20 |||
| Pts: Garcia 21 Rebs: Santos 10 Asts: da Silva 4 | | Pts: Alston 14 Rebs: Farley 5 Asts: Ginóbili 3 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
* January 16, 2008
* Boxscore
| Deportes Castro | 85–87 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 17–15, 27–26, 20–24 |||
| Pts: Posey 23 Rebs: Campos, Posey 6 Asts: Campos 4 | | Pts: Garcia 30 Rebs: Ferreira, Rodrigues 7 Asts: Garcia 4 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
* January 16, 2008
* Boxscore
| Libertad de Sunchales | 93–84 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 23–15, 29–21, 17–30 |||
| Pts: Farley 25 Rebs: Alston 8 Asts: Moldú 7 | | Pts: M. Machado 23 Rebs: Araújo 9 Asts: E. Machado 2 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales

### Group D (Xalapa)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1. | Halcones de Xalapa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 220 | +85 |
| 2. | Soles de Mexicali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 255 | +10 |
| 3. | Quimsa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 275 | −37 |
| 4. | Liceo de Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 254 | 312 | −58 |
* January 20, 2009
* Boxscore
| Quimsa | 73–87 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 16–21, 19–20, 14–21 |||
| Pts: Mikulas 19 Rebs: Mikulas 8 Asts: Treise 7 | | Pts: Pedroza 18 Rebs: Lewis, Llamas, López 5 Asts: Wheat 6 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
* January 20, 2009
* Boxscore
| Halcones de Xalapa | 116–73 | Liceo de Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 23–25, 33–15, 30–14 |||
| Pts: Hickerson 21 Rebs: Hickerson 9 Asts: Hickerson 8 | | Pts: Jennings 26 Rebs: Julio, Leith 7 Asts: Jones 5 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
* January 21, 2009
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 100–96 | Liceo de Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 31–17, 26–24, 21–33 |||
| Pts: Lewis 27 Rebs: Llamas 8 Asts: Paredes, Herrera 4 | | Pts: Martinez 22 Rebs: Leith 8 Asts: Chavarria 8 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
* January 21, 2009
* Boxscore
| Quimsa | 69–103 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 14–27, 19–30, 14–26 |||
| Pts: Mikulas 17 Rebs: Treise 6 Asts: Mason, Treise 4 | | Pts: Truitt 24 Rebs: Ayón, Truitt 7 Asts: Mills 8 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
* January 22, 2009
* Boxscore
| Liceo de Costa Rica | 85–96 | Quimsa |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 23–22, 10–25, 34–25 |||
| Pts: Leith 21 Rebs: Leith 11 Asts: Chavarria 6 | | Pts: Mázzaro, Mikulas 25 Rebs: Mikulas 8 Asts: Camargos, Mázzaro 4 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
* January 22, 2009
* Boxscore
| Halcones de Xalapa | 86–78 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 23–15, 20–24, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Ayón 27 Rebs: Ayón, Hickerson, Truitt 7 Asts: Hickerson, Mills 5 | | Pts: Pedroza 25 Rebs: Llamas 8 Asts: Marentez 3 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa

## Final 4

| Team | W | L | Pts | PF | PA |
| Brasília | 3 | 0 | 6 | 262 | 238 |
| Halcones de Xalapa | 2 | 1 | 5 | 287 | 261 |
| Club Biguá | 1 | 2 | 4 | 250 | 263 |
| Minas Tênis Clube | 0 | 3 | 3 | 241 | 278 |

### Round 1

* February 6 18:00
* (Report)
| Brasília | 90–80 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 15-21, 26-29, 29-18 |||
| Pts: Valtinho 22 Asts: Marcio Cipriano 5 | | Pts: Joseph Shipp 18 Asts: Facundo Sucatzky 8 |
* Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico
* February 6 20:15
* (Report)
| Halcones de Xalapa | 100–91 | Club Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 15-20, 31-27, 33-36 |||
| Pts: Samuel Bowie, Abdul Mills 21 Asts: Abdul Mills, Victor Mariscal 6 | | Pts: Leandro Garcia Morales 29 Asts: Martin Osimani 5 |
* Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico

### Round 2

* February 7 18:00
* (Report)
| Club Biguá | 75–86 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-22, 15-16, 24-20, 19-28 |||
| Pts: Leandro Garcia Morales 23 Asts: Martin Osimani 5 | | Pts: José Ferreira Jr. 19 Asts: Valtinho 10 |
* Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico
* February 7 20:15
* (Report)
| Minas Tênis Clube | 84–104 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-22, 11-31, 25-29, 18-22 |||
| Pts: Evandro Fernandes 18 Asts: Facundo Sucatzky 11 | | Pts: Samuel Bowie 26 Asts: Abdul Mills 6 |
* Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico

### Round 3

* February 8 16:00
* (Report)
| Minas Tênis Clube | 77–84 | Club Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 10-16, 28-26, 23-28 |||
| Pts: Joseph Shipp 24 Asts: Luiz Felipe Campos 7 | | Pts: Leandro Garcia Morales 29 Asts: Martin Osimani, Juan Rovira Ubal 4 |
* Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico
* February 8 18:30
* (Report)
| Halcones de Xalapa | 83–86 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-19, 20-24, 18-27, 16-16 |||
| Pts: Abdul Mills 21 Asts: Abdul Mills 5 | | Pts: Valtinho 21 Asts: Alex Ribeiro Garcia 6 |
* Gimnasio de Halcones, Xalapa, Mexico
* FIBA Americas League 2008–09 Champions
* Brasília 1st title

## Statistics
### Top Scorer

* Leandro Garcia Morales ( Club Biguá )

### Assists Leader

* Facundo Sucatzky ( Minas Tênis Clube )

## Awards
### Grand Finals MVP

* Alex Ribeiro Garcia ( Brasília )