2018_FIBA_Americas_League
The 2018 FIBA Americas League was the 11th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.
| FIBA Americas League | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2018 | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 January – 25 March 2018 | |||||||||
| Number of games | 40 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 16 | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions |  San Lorenzo (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up |  Mogi das Cruzes | |||||||||
| Third place | Regatas Corrientes | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Estudiantes Concordia | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Grand Final MVP | Gabriel Deck | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2017 2019 → | ||||||||||
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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| Group phase (16 teams) |
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| Semifinal Phase (8 teams) |
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| Final Four (4 teams) |
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders):
- LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- Notes
Yellow: Group A.
Pink: Group B. 
Red: Group C, Group F. 
Green: Group D. 
Orange: Group E, Final Four.Sixteen 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 in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 19 January until 11 February 2018.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferro |
3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 228 | +37 | 6 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 2 |  Fuerza Regia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 236 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Soles de Mexicali |
3 | 1 | 2 | 265 | 259 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Capitanes de Arecibo |
3 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 284 | −43 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo |
3 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 229 | +75 | 6 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 2 | Mogi das Cruzes |
3 | 2 | 1 | 288 | 256 | +32 | 5 | |
| 3 | Paulistano |
3 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 256 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Español de Talca (H) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 315 | −113 | 3 |
Group C
Venue: Corrientes, Argentina
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regatas Corrientes (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 211 | +47 | 6 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 2 | Estudiantes Concordia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 200 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Leones de Ponce |
3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 240 | −12 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Hebraica Macabi |
3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 245 | −49 | 3 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guaros de Lara |
3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 231 | +44 | 6 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 2 | Bauru (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 210 | +35 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Correcaminos Colon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 236 | −37 | 4 | |
| 4 |  San Salvador |
3 | 0 | 3 | 214 | 256 | −42 | 3 |
The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage 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 in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 2 March until 11 March 2018.
Group E
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 188 | +36 | 6 | Advance to Final Four |
| 2 | Mogi das Cruzes |
3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 205 | +8 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ferro |
3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 217 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fuerza Regia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 238 | −40 | 3 |
Group F
Venue: Corrientes, Argentina
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regatas Corrientes (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 224 | +27 | 5 | Advance to Final Four |
| 2 | Estudiantes Concordia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 252 | −20 | 5 | |
| 3 | Bauru |
3 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 262 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guaros de Lara |
3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 227 | +2 | 4 |
The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2018 season. The tournament was held from 24 March and 25 March 2018 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Semifinals | Grand Final | |||||
| 24 March | ||||||
| San Lorenzo | 101 | |||||
| 25 March | ||||||
| Estudiantes Concordia | 71 | |||||
| San Lorenzo | 79 | |||||
| 24 March | ||||||
| Mogi das Cruzes | 71 | |||||
| Mogi das Cruzes | 78 | |||||
| Regatas Corrientes | 74 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 March | ||||||
| Estudiantes Concordia | 59 | |||||
| Regatas Corrientes | 60 | |||||
| Category | Player | Club | Average | Games | Total |
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| Points | Gabriel Deck | San Lorenzo | 19.1 | 8 | 153 |
| Rebounds |  Tyrone Curnell | Mogi das Cruzes | 8.1 | 8 | 65 |
| Assists | Nicolás Aguirre | San Lorenzo | 7.5 | 8 | 60 |
| Blocks |  Javier Justiz | San Lorenzo | 1.0 | 8 | 8 |
| Steals | Clay Tucker | Estudiantes Concordia | 1.8 | 8 | 14 |
| FT% | Kendall Anthony | Bauru | 92.6% | 6 | 25/27 |
| 3P% | Kendall Anthony | Bauru | 69.2% | 6 | 9/13 |
| Free throws | Gabriel Deck | San Lorenzo | 5.8 | 8 | 46 |
| Three-point field goals | Clay Tucker | Estudiantes Concordia | 2.9 | 8 | 23 |