# 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2023 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 26th season of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB), the second tier of basketball in South America organised by FIBA Americas. The season began 13 October and ended on 3 December 2023 with the Grand Final. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and Grand Final were all hosted in Montevideo.
Bauru was the defending champion, having won the 2022 title, but did not qualify for this season. Instituto won its first LSB championship after defeating Titanes de Barranquilla in the Grand Final.

## Team allocation

The following teams have been confirmed for the upcoming season:
* 1st, 2nd, etc.: Position in national league
* WC: Wild card
Teams in the 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol :
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) (3rd) | Los Leones de Quilpué (2nd) | San José (1st) |
| Instituto (4th) | Caribbean Storm (2nd) | Biguá (3rd) |
| Oberá TC (5th) | Titanes de Barranquilla (1st) | Malvín (4th) |
| Leones de Potosí (3rd) | Soldiers TBT (1st) | Peñarol (10th) |

## Group stage

Twelve teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 13 to 23 October, 2023.

### Group A

The games of Group A were played from 13 October to 15 October 2023 in Oberá, Argentina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San José | 3 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 201 | +13 | 6 | Advance to final stage |
| 2 | Instituto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 194 | +48 | 5 | Advance to final stage |
| 3 | Oberá TC (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 240 | −7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Malvín | 3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 274 | −54 | 3 | |

### Group B

The games of Group B were played from 16 October to 17 October 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peñarol (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 223 | +46 | 5 | Advance to final stage |
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 256 | 204 | +52 | 5 | Advance to final stage |
| 3 | Los Leones de Quilpué | 3 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 239 | +10 | 5 | |
| 4 | Leones de Potosí | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 275 | −108 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head point difference: Peñarol +13, Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) -3, Los Leones de Quilpué −13.

### Group C

The games of Group A were played from 21 October to 23 October 2023 in Barranquilla, Colombia..
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Titanes de Barranquilla (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 192 | +50 | 6 | Advance to final stage |
| 2 | Caribbean Storm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 231 | −5 | 5 | Advance to final stage |
| 3 | Biguá | 3 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 213 | +17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Soldiers TBT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 269 | −62 | 3 | |

## Final stage
### Super 6

The six teams that advanced from the group stage were be paired according to their records, all matches were played in Montevideo, Uruguay.
All times are local (GMT-3)

#### Third round
### Final Four
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 2 December | 2 December |
| Titanes de Barranquilla | 83 |
| Titanes de Barranquilla | 83 | 3 December | 3 December |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 74 | 3 December | 3 December |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 74 | Titanes de Barranquilla | 72 |
| 2 December | 2 December | | Titanes de Barranquilla | 72 |
| 2 December | 2 December | Instituto | 81 |
| Caribbean Storm | 69 | Instituto | 81 |
| Instituto | 83 | | |
| Instituto | 83 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 3 December | 3 December |
| | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 89 |
| | | Caribbean Storm | 73 |

#### Final
## Individual awards

The winners of the individual awards were announced after the Grand Final on 3 December.

### MVP

* Nathan Hoover (Instituto)

### All-Tournament Team

* SG Nathan Hoover (Instituto)
* PG Joshua Webster (Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR))
* PF Josimar Ayarza (Caribbean Storm)
* F Bryan Jefferson (Instituto)
* C Eloy Vargas (Titanes de Barranquilla)