# 2007–08 FIBA Americas League

The 2007–08 FIBA Americas League was the first 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, as well as of the FIBA Americas zone. The first FIBA Americas League also included two teams from the United States, the Miami Tropics, and the PBL All-Stars, which was an All-Star selection team from the Premier Basketball League. However, the NBA is the first-tier competition in the United States, and it is in fact an international league, as it contains also a team from Canada. So teams from the United States and Canada are eligible to play at the competition because they belong to the FIBA Americas region. However, at the pro club level for those two countries, the FIBA Americas League would not be considered the 1st-tier league.
The competition 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, (Guaynabo, Miami, Belo Horizonte, and Mar del Plata). The Final 4 of the league was played in a round-robin format from February 7 to February 9, in Mexicali, Mexico, home of the hosting team, Soles de Mexicali.

## Teams

Group phase :
| Boca Juniors (1st) | Brasília (1st) | Soles de Mexicali (1st) | Miami Tropics (ABA) |
| Peñarol Mar del Plata (2nd) | Flamengo (2nd) | Halcones de Xalapa (2nd) | Premier Basketball League All Stars (PBL) |
| Libertad Sunchales(3d) | Minas Tênis (WC) | Fuerza Regia (WC) | Cangrejeros de Santurce (1st) |
| Metros de Santiago (1st) | Defensor Sporting (WC) | Liceo Mixto (1st) | Capitanes de Arecibo (2nd) |
The labels in the parentheses 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 Quarterfinals

### Group A (Guaynabo)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1. | Soles de Mexicali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 227 | +21 |
| 2. | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 210 | +52 |
| 3. | PBL All-Stars | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 267 | −29 |
| 4. | Metros de Santiago | 3 | 0 | 3 | 236 | 280 | −44 |
* December 4, 2007
* Boxscore
| PBL All-Stars | 95–91 | Metros de Santiago |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 32–22, 28–25, 26–22 |||
| Pts: Tatum 18 Rebs: Pradia 11 Asts: Pérez Tejeda 5 | | Pts: Curbelo 23 Rebs: Solano 10 Asts: Ramírez Arias, Lenderborg 6 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
* December 4, 2007
* Boxscore
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | 74–75 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 9–17, 24–16, 26–20 |||
| Pts: Falcon Meléndez 19 Rebs: Dalmau 14 Asts: Dalmau 3 | | Pts: Wheat 23 Rebs: Penny 10 Asts: Wheat 5 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
* December 6, 2007
* Boxscore
| Metros de Santiago | 83–94 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 16–29, 29–17, 23–23 |||
| Pts: Solano 15 Rebs: Solano 8 Asts: Ramírez Arias 6 | | Pts: Penny 25 Rebs: Llamas 12 Asts: Wheat 6 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
* December 6, 2007
* Boxscore
| PBL All-Stars | 73–97 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 21–24, 9–20, 27–28 |||
| Pts: Tatum 17 Rebs: Pradia 13 Asts: Russell 3 | | Pts: Falcon Meléndez 19 Rebs: Falcon Meléndez 9 Asts: Falcon Meléndez, Santiago 5 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
* December 7, 2007
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 79–70 | PBL All-Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 19–10, 11–19, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Penny 19 Rebs: Carrillo García 10 Asts: Wheat, Esquer Paredes 3 | | Pts: Pérez Tejeda 20 Rebs: Pittman 8 Asts: Howard, Russell 2 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
* December 7, 2007
* Boxscore
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | 91–62 | Metros de Santiago |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 26–13, 22–20, 19–11 |||
| Pts: Dalmau, Watson 22 Rebs: Traylor 10 Asts: Dalmau 5 | | Pts: Solano 17 Rebs: Solano 9 Asts: Lenderborg 6 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo

### Group B (Miami)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1. | Miami Tropics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 264 | +32 |
| 2. | Halcones de Xalapa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 310 | 287 | +23 |
| 3. | Fuerza Regia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 274 | 288 | −14 |
| 4. | Capitanes de Arecibo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 290 | −37 |
* December 11, 2007
* Boxscore
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 96–93 | Fuerza Regia |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 26–22, 19–30, 23–25 |||
| Pts: Figueroa 22 Rebs: Figueroa 11 Asts: Hatton 9 | | Pts: Quintero, Williams, 23 Rebs: Crutchfield 11 Asts: Quintero 6 |
* FIU Arena, Miami
* December 11, 2007
* Boxscore
| Miami Tropics | 112–105 (OT) | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 24–22, 26–20, 21–20, Overtime: 21–14 |||
| Pts: Rosario 32 Rebs: Shelman 13 Asts: Shelman 6 | | Pts: Mata 29 Rebs: Bradley, Ayón 10 Asts: Bowie, Prendes 4 |
* FIU Arena, Miami
* December 12, 2007
* Boxscore
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 86–116 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 20–35, 27–27, 23–32 |||
| Pts: Figueroa 21 Rebs: Massenburg 10 Asts: Cruz 5 | | Pts: Bowie 25 Rebs: Avila 8 Asts: Bradley 6 |
* FIU Arena, Miami
* December 12, 2007
* Boxscore
| Fuerza Regia | 88–103 | Miami Tropics |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 26–19, 23–30, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Williams 28 Rebs: Jackson 17 Asts: Jackson, Quintero 3 | | Pts: Watson 25 Rebs: Shelman 9 Asts: Mitchell, Shelman, Watson 6 |
* FIU Arena, Miami
* December 13, 2007
* Boxscore
| Fuerza Regia | 93–89 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 18–17, 27–26, 25–20 |||
| Pts: Williams 35 Rebs: Crutchfield, Jackson 9 Asts: Crutchfield 3 | | Pts: Salcido 17 Rebs: Bowie 6 Asts: Bowie 5 |
* FIU Arena, Miami
* December 13, 2007
* Boxscore
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 71–81 | Miami Tropics |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 13–29, 22–18, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Figueroa 25 Rebs: Massenburg 9 Asts: Cruz 9 | | Pts: Watson 24 Rebs: Baldonado 9 Asts: Shelman 5 |
* FIU Arena, Miami

### Group C (Belo Horizonte)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
| 1. | Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 232 | +9 | 1–0 |
| 2. | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 225 | +17 | 0–1 |
| 3. | Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 246 | −31 | 1–0 |
| 4. | Flamengo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 250 | 245 | +5 | 0–1 |
* December 18, 2007
* Boxscore
| Boca Juniors | 73–94 | Defensor Sporting |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–23, 15–26, 24–28 |||
| Pts: Gutiérrez 19 Rebs: Alloatti, Gutiérrez, Stephens 6 Asts: Sartorelli 3 | | Pts: Jackson 34 Rebs: Mielke 14 Asts: González 5 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte
* December 18, 2007
* Boxscore
| Minas Tênis Clube | 88–99 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–26, 24–10, 26–41 |||
| Pts: Johnson 26 Rebs: Camargos 9 Asts: Sucatzky 11 | | Pts: Da Costa, Machado 25 Rebs: Coloneze 13 Asts: Lima 8 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte
* December 19, 2007
* Boxscore
| Boca Juniors | 77–76 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 16–15, 22–16, 15–23 |||
| Pts: Orona 20 Rebs: Cequeira, Stephens 6 Asts: Sartorelli 5 | | Pts: Machado 23 Rebs: Machado 8 Asts: Vega 4 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte
* December 19, 2007
* Boxscore
| Minas Tênis Clube | 77–68 | Defensor Sporting |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 17–17, 23–17, 13–19 |||
| Pts: Machado 28 Rebs: Machado 14 Asts: Sucatzky 9 | | Pts: Jackson, Castrillon 18 Rebs: Mielke 16 Asts: González Correa 8 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte
* December 20, 2007
* Boxscore
| Flamengo | 75–80 | Defensor Sporting |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 21–16, 16–17, 21–23 |||
| Pts: Da Costa 26 Rebs: Coloneze 13 Asts: Alvim, Lima 3 | | Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Paez 10 Asts: González Correa 6 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte
* December 20, 2007
* Boxscore
| Boca Juniors | 65–76 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 9–26, 18–18, 19–20 |||
| Pts: Cequeira 19 Rebs: Robinson 9 Asts: Cequeira 3 | | Pts: Johnson 21 Rebs: Machado 9 Asts: Sucatzky 10 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte

### Group D (Mar del Plata)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1. | Peñarol | 3 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 207 | +41 |
| 2. | Libertad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 204 | +24 |
| 3. | Brasília | 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 238 | −20 |
| 4. | Liceo Mixto | 3 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 269 | −45 |
* January 8, 2008
* Boxscore
| Libertad | 76–65 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 20–16, 21–20, 15–17 |||
| Pts: Battle 19 Rebs: Battle, Ceruti 7 Asts: Pelussi 4 | | Pts: Ferreira 15 Rebs: Ferreira 8 Asts: Silva 9 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* January 8, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 95–76 | Liceo Mixto |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 17–17, 27–15, 26–23 |||
| Pts: González 21 Rebs: Osborne 10 Asts: Rodríguez 7 | | Pts: Hill 22 Rebs: Briones, Madison 8 Asts: Saez 6 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* January 9, 2008
* Boxscore
| Brasília | 86–78 | Liceo Mixto |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 34–18, 27–21, 10–20 |||
| Pts: Belchor 30 Rebs: De Souza 7 Asts: Santos, Spillers, Silva, Fonseca 3 | | Pts: Briones, Werth 14 Rebs: Madison 8 Asts: Madison 3 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* January 9, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 69–64 | Libertad |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–10, 13–15, 17–21 |||
| Pts: Wadley 22 Rebs: González 7 Asts: Picarelli 6 | | Pts: Battle, Ginóbili 16 Rebs: Battle, Pelussi 8 Asts: Ceruti, Ginóbili 4 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* January 10, 2008
* Boxscore
| Libertad | 88–70 | Liceo Mixto |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 22–16, 26–20, 16–13 |||
| Pts: Battle 22 Rebs: Pelussi 7 Asts: Ginóbili 6 | | Pts: Madison 17 Rebs: Madison 8 Asts: Werth 6 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
* January 10, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 84–67 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 21–12, 14–24, 29–19 |||
| Pts: Wadley 22 Rebs: Osborne 7 Asts: Rodríguez 6 | | Pts: Spillers 22 Rebs: Santos Cipriano 8 Asts: Silva 3 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata

## Quarterfinals

| | Team No. 1 | Agg. | Team No. 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 1. | Halcones de Xalapa | 1–2 | Soles de Mexicali | 93–78 | 60–72 | 84–67 |
| 2. | Libertad | 0–2 | Minas Tênis Clube | 72–74 | 73–80 | |
| 3. | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 1–2 | Miami Tropics | 102–94 | 64–91 | 83–91 |
| 4. | Defensor Sporting | 1–2 | Peñarol | 98–95 | 74-98 | 68–77 |

### Game 1

* January 14, 2008
* Boxscore
| Halcones de Xalapa | 93–78 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 29–30, 24–13, 15–21 |||
| Pts: Ayón 20 Rebs: Selleaze 8 Asts: Johnson 7 | | Pts: Lewis 23 Rebs: Lewis 12 Asts: Chávez, Penny, Wheat 3 |
* Gimnasio USBI, Xalapa
* January 15, 2008
* Boxscore
| Libertad | 72–74 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 18–14, 22–17, 14–17 |||
| Pts: Pelussi 19 Rebs: Battle 11 Asts: Müller, Ginóbili, Pelussi 4 | | Pts: Campos 15 Rebs: Johnson 7 Asts: Sucatzky 6 |
* Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales
* January 16, 2008
* Boxscore
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | 102–94 | Miami Tropics |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 17–26, 28–19, 31–32 |||
| Pts: Dalmau 29 Rebs: Traylor 10 Asts: Santiago 9 | | Pts: Barnes 19 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Mitchell 5 |
* Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
* January 17, 2008
* Boxscore
| Defensor Sporting | 98–95 | Peñarol |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 30–24, 23–27, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Jackson 29 Rebs: Mielke 9 Asts: Jackson 7 | | Pts: Wadley 32 Rebs: Osborne 7 Asts: Osborne 6 |
* Estadio Alberto Casal, Montevideo

### Game 2

* January 21, 2008
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 72–60 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 8–10, 25–11, 13–13 |||
| Pts: Llamas 19 Rebs: Llamas 7 Asts: Wheat 4 | | Pts: Bowie 12 Rebs: Ayón 9 Asts: Johnson 4 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* January 22, 2008
* Boxscore
| Minas Tênis Clube | 80–73 | Libertad |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 19–13, 11–17, 23–25 |||
| Pts: Sucatzky 25 Rebs: Camargos, Sucatzky 5 Asts: Sucatzky 10 | | Pts: Pelussi 21 Rebs: Battle 10 Asts: Moldu 4 |
* Juscelino Kubitschek Arena, Belo Horizonte
* January 24, 2008
* Boxscore
| Miami Tropics | 91–64 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–13, 30–18, 25–15 |||
| Pts: Barnes 23 Rebs: Rosario 12 Asts: Mitchell 7 | | Pts: Traylor 14 Rebs: Traylor 9 Asts: Santiago 3 |
* FIU Stadium, Miami
* January 22, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 98–74 | Defensor Sporting |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 24–16, 26–16, 28–18 |||
| Pts: Wadley 19 Rebs: Osborne 9 Asts: Wadley 7 | | Pts: Jackson 19 Rebs: Manciel 7 Asts: González Correa 8 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata

### Game 3

* January 22, 2008
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 84–67 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 19–19, 21–9, 28–19 |||
| Pts: Lewis, Wheat 20 Rebs: Llamas 12 Asts: Lewis, Lopez, Penny, Wheat 3 | | Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Ayón 10 Asts: Johnson 4 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* January 25, 2008
* Boxscore
| Miami Tropics | 91–83 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 28–24, 19–18, 28–25 |||
| Pts: Shelman 29 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Shelman 4 | | Pts: Traylor 27 Rebs: Traylor 16 Asts: Dalmau, Santiago, Traylor, Watson 3 |
* FIU Stadium, Miami
* January 23, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 77–68 | Defensor Sporting |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 21–16, 16–12, 19–20 |||
| Pts: Rodríguez 17 Rebs: Locatelli 10 Asts: Rodríguez 6 | | Pts: Jackson 21 Rebs: Paez 14 Asts: Castrillón 4 |
* Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata

## Final 4

Peñarol got the first place in the round-robin group and won their first Americas League title due to a better point difference than the other two teams who had the same record (Soles de Mexicali and Miami Tropics).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
| 1. | Peñarol | 3 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 246 | +24 | 1–1 (+24) |
| 2. | Soles de Mexicali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 287 | 278 | +9 | 1–1 (+9) |
| 3. | Miami Tropics | 3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 267 | −7 | 1–1 (–7) |
| 4. | Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 0 | 3 | 236 | 280 | −44 | |
* February 7, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 94–77 | Miami Tropics |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 22–20, 25–18, 22–22 |||
| Pts: Wadley 32 Rebs: Osborne 11 Asts: Wadley 4 | | Pts: Shelman 16 Rebs: Rosario 8 Asts: Watson 5 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* February 7, 2008
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 95–83 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 31–16, 14–24, 28–17 |||
| Pts: Lewis 27 Rebs: Lewis 16 Asts: López 6 | | Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Machado 8 Asts: Sucatzky 8 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* February 8, 2008
* Boxscore
| Peñarol | 97–85 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 27–19, 16–20, 27–27 |||
| Pts: Wadley 26 Rebs: Locatelli 7 Asts: Locatelli, Rodríguez, Wasdley 5 | | Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Johnson 11 Asts: Sucatzky 14 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* February 8, 2008
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 108–116 (OT) | Miami Tropics |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 38–25, 20–24, 18–23, Overtime: 8–16 |||
| Pts: Llamas 26 Rebs: Llamas 13 Asts: Wheat 10 | | Pts: Barnes 29 Rebs: Watson 11 Asts: Mitchell 7 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* February 9, 2008
* Boxscore
| Minas Tênis Clube | 65–67 | Miami Tropics |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 13–20, 24–8, 9–21 |||
| Pts: Fernandes 21 Rebs: Johnson, Santos 8 Asts: Sucatzky 9 | | Pts: Watson 15 Rebs: Rosario 11 Asts: Mitchell 3 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* February 9, 2008
* Boxscore
| Soles de Mexicali | 84–79 | Peñarol |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 16–27, 27–23, 16–11 |||
| Pts: Lewis 22 Rebs: Lewis 12 Asts: Penny, Wheat, López, Lewis 3 | | Pts: Wadley 28 Rebs: Osborne 9 Asts: Rodríguez 3 |
* Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali
* FIBA Americas League 2007–08 Champions
* Peñarol de Mar del Plata 1st title