2018 FIBA Americas League
# 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.

## Team allocation

| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
| - | - | - |
| Group phase (16 teams) | 16 qualified teams | |
| Semifinal Phase (8 teams) | | 4 group winners from the group phase 4 group runners-up from the group phase |
| Final Four (4 teams) | | 2 group winners from the semifinal phase 2 group runners-up from the semifinal phase |

### Teams

Group phase :

| San Lorenzo (1st) | Bauru (1st) | Fuerza Regia (1st) | Hebraica Macabi (1st) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Regatas Corrientes (2nd) | Paulistano (2nd) | Soles de Mexicali (2nd) | San Salvador |
| Estudiantes Concordia (5th) | Mogi das Cruzes (WC) | Capitanes de Arecibo (2nd) | Guaros de Lara (1st) |
| Ferro (WC) | Correcaminos Colon (1st) | Leones de Ponce (4th) | Español de Talca (1st) |

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

## Group phase

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

Venue: Monterrey, Mexico

| 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 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 3 | Soles de Mexicali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 265 | 259 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Capitanes de Arecibo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 284 | −43 | 3 | |

### Group B

Venue: Talca, Chile

| 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 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 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 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 3 | Leones de Ponce | 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 240 | −12 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hebraica Macabi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 245 | −49 | 3 | |

### Group D

Venue: Bauru, Brazil

| 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 | Advance to semifinal phase |
| 3 | Correcaminos Colon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 236 | −37 | 4 | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 214 | 256 | −42 | 3 | |

## Semifinal phase

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 | Advance to Final Four |
| 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 | Advance to Final Four |
| 3 | Bauru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 262 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guaros de Lara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 227 | +2 | 4 | |

## Final Four

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 | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 24 March | 24 March |
| San Lorenzo | 101 |
| San Lorenzo | 101 | 25 March | 25 March |
| Estudiantes Concordia | 71 | 25 March | 25 March |
| Estudiantes Concordia | 71 | San Lorenzo | 79 |
| 24 March | 24 March | | San Lorenzo | 79 |
| 24 March | 24 March | Mogi das Cruzes | 71 |
| Mogi das Cruzes | 78 | Mogi das Cruzes | 71 |
| Regatas Corrientes | 74 | | |
| Regatas Corrientes | 74 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 25 March | 25 March |
| | | Estudiantes Concordia | 59 |
| | | Regatas Corrientes | 60 |

## Statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Club | Average | Games | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
