Universo/BRB is the champion of America - Feb.
13, 2009
XALAPA (FIBA Americas League) -
Universo/BRB Brasilia won the second edition of the FIBA Americas League by
winning the Final Four held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. The Brazilian team
defeated host
Halcones UV
Xalapa UV Xalapa 86-83 in the third and final day of the competition.
Valtinho led the winners with 21 points while
Alexandre Garcia (191-G-80, agency:
Interperformances), who was named MVP of the tournament, had 19 points, 6
rebounds and 6 assists. Arthur Luiz netted 13 points and Estevam Ferreira 10.
Halcones UV
Xalapa started the game with an aggressive attack led by
Sam
Bowie (198-F/G-75, college:
SE Louisiana)
and Ray Castillo to give the host a 29-19 lead.
Halcones UV
Xalapa had a 12 points lead (29-17) and Valtinho finished the quarter with a
basket for the 29-19 score. The Mexicans shot 11-16 from the field including 4-8
from three point range and 3-4 from the free throw line. Valtinho had 9 of the
19 points scored by the Brazilian team.
The second quarter continued with
Halcones UV
Xalapa dominating and they had an 18 point lead (43-25) after a three
pointer by
Victor Mariscal (198-F-72) but Valtinho along with Alex and Rafael Mineiro
started to cut the lead, including a 9-0 run, to finish at halftime 49-43 in
favor of the host.
Sam
Bowie led
Halcones UV
Xalapa with 11 points and was followed by
Victor Mariscal and Gustavo Ayon with 8 points each. Valtinho and Alex led
the attack for the team from Brasilia with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The second half started with an effective attack by
Halcones UV
Xalapa with two pointers by Gustavo Ayon and three point baskets by Abdul
Mills and Victor Avila to have a 59-47 lead. Universo answered with four three
pointers in a row to tie the game at 59 at the half point of the third quarter.
The three pointers continued falling for Universo who had a 70-67 lead at the
end of the quarter.
Both teams struggled in the start of the fourth quarter showing good intensity
on the defensive side.
Halcones UV
Xalapa and Universo exchanged the lead many times but the Brazilian team
lost Diego Pinheiro and Rafael Mineiro due to foul trouble. At the end
Halcones UV
Xalapa forced some plays and lost the opportunity to win the title while
Estevam and Valtinho gave Universo the win from the free throw line.
Abdul Mills led
Halcones UV
Xalapa with 21 points while
Sam
Bowie followed with 15. The Mexicans shot 9-29 from three point range, a key
stat in their loss.
Basketball-Champions-League-Americas Round: 3 (Semi-Finals) - Feb.
9, 2009 Pitagoras/Minas - Bigua
77-84
Bigua claimed the third spot in the 2009 Basketball Champions League Americas edition. They completed
the tournament with a tough win over Pitagoras/Minas.
Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency:
Interperformances, college:
Texas A&M)
finished with game-high 29 points to lead the Uruguayan team. Martin Osimani had
18 points for the winners. Joseph Shipp answered with 24 points for Minas in the
loss.
Halc. Xalpa - Universo/BRB
83-86
Universo/BRB claimed the Basketball Champions League Americas title as they defeated Halcones Xalapa in
Mexico on the final day of the Final Four round of the tournament.
Valtinho Silva (187-G-77, agency:
Interperformances) knocked down 21 points, grabbed 6 boards and issued 5
assists for the triumphants. Alex Garcia had 19 points, 6 boards and 6 assists
in the win. Abdul Mills responded with 21 points for Halcones Xalapa as they
suffered the first defeat in the competition.
Basketball-Champions-League-Americas Round: 2 (Semi-Finals) - Feb.
8, 2009 Bigua - Universo/BRB
75-86
Universo/BRB made another step towards the Basketball Champions League Americas title as they defeated
Bigua in the second round of the semifinal round.
Estevam Ferreira (211-C-78) secured 19 points and 7 boards for the winners.
Alex Garcia added 15 points and 5 boards as Universo/BRB would take on Halcones
Xalapa in the decider on Sunday.
Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency:
Interperformances, college:
Texas A&M)
paced Bigua with 23 points.
Pitagoras/Minas - Halc. Xalpa
84-104
Halcones Xalapa eased past Minas to set up the Basketball Champions League Americas decider against
Universo/BRB for tonight.
Sam
Bowie (198-F/G-75, college:
SE Louisiana)
orchestrated the win as he nailed 26 points for the hosts. Victor Avila secured
16 points, 6 boards and 4 assists for Xalapa. Evandro Soro responded with 18
points for Minas.
Basketball-Champions-League-Americas Round: 1 (Semi-Finals) - Feb.
7, 2009 Universo/BRB - Pitagoras/Minas
90-80
Universo/BRB opened the Basketball Champions League Americas Final Four victoriously as they defeated
their Brazilian rivals Minas in Xalapa.
Valtinho Silva (187-G-77, agency:
Interperformances) stepped up with 22 points as Universo/BRB ran away for
good in the fourth period. Diego Pinheiro contributed 16 points for the winners.
Joseph Shipp answered with 18 points for Minas, while Evandro Sosa finished with
14 in the losing effort.
Halc. Xalapa - Bigua
100-91
Halcones Xalapa extended their winning streak to four games in the Basketball Champions League Americas
as they held off Bigua in the second semifinal of the day.
Abdul Mills (191-G-79, college:
Nebraska-Omaha) and
Sam
Bowie (198-F/G-75, college:
SE Louisiana)
scored 21 points each to lead the winning charge. Gustavo Ayon knocked down 15
points, collected 6 boards and distributed 4 assists for the Mexican powerhouse.
Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency:
Interperformances, college:
Texas A&M)
responded with game-high 29 points for Bigua in defeat.
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mxico host of the FINAL FOUR
2009. - Jan. 27, 2009 FIBA Amricas
awarded
Halcones UV Xalapa to be the host team for the FINAL FOUR
of the 20008.2009 FIBA AMERICAS LEAGUE to be played from February 6-8 in Xalapa,
Veracruz, Mexico.
Pitagoras/Minas Tenis Clube (Brazil),
Atletico
Bigua (Uruguay),
Universo/BRB Brasilia (Brazil) and host
Halcones UV
Xalapa will play to be crowned
the new Champion of America in the Final Four of the FIBA Americas League.
Minas comes from winning Group A with a team that has stars like Murilo Becker,
Facundo Sucatzky, Leandro Silva and Joe
Shipp. The team from Belo Horizonte had a 2-1 record with wins over Merengueros
and Pioneros de Quintana Roo. In the
final game they lost to Capitanes de Arecibo but passed to the final round due
to goal average. Atletico
Bigua became the first undefeated champion of a group after beating
defending champion Pearol Mar del Plata, South
Americn League champion, Regatas de Corrientes and Deportes Castro from Chile.
Atletico
Bigua has players like Leandro Garca
Morales, Rubn Wolkowisky, Mark Bortz, Kevin Young, Joaqun and Martn Osimani.
Universo/BRB from Brasilia won Group C after dominating Argentinean champion
Libertad Sunchales. The other strong
team in the group was Flamengo who fell short after losing to Libertad. Universo
has figures like Valtinho, Alex Garca,
Estevam Ferreira, Arthur Luiz and Marcio Cipriano.
Finally
Halcones UV Xalapa dominated Group D with wins over Quimsa Santiago del
Estero, COOPENAE Liceo de Costa
Rica and Soles de Mexicali.
Halcones UV
Xalapa have a 44-2 record in the Mexican League which is one of the fastest
growing leagues
in America. Players like Leroy Hickerson, Abdul Mills, Victor Mariscal, Victor
vila and Gustavo Ayn make this team one
of the most exciting to watch. They also have former UCLA star Lorenzo Mata who
could not participate due to an injury.
The 2009 Final Four will be played in a Round Robin format on February 6, 7, and
8.
The game schedule is:
Friday, February 6:
06:00 pm
Universo/BRB Brasilia (BRA) vs.
Pitagoras/Minas
Tenis Clube (BRA)
08:15 pm
Halcones UV Xalapa (MEX) vs.
Atletico
Bigua (URU)
Saturday, February 7:
06:00 pm
Atletico Bigua (URU) vs.
Universo/BRB
Brasilia (BRA)
08:15 pm -
Pitagoras/Minas Tenis Clube (BRA) vs.
Halcones UV
Xalapa (MEX)
Sunday, February 8:
04:15 pm
Pitagoras/Minas Tenis Clube (BRA) vs.
Atletico
Bigua (URU)
06:30 pm
Murilo da Rosa (207-C-83, agency:
Arik Krayn
Services) scored 22 points and grabbed 8 boards to lead the Brazilian team.
Luiz Felipe Campos added 17 points for the winners.
Danny Tavares (206-F-84, agency:
Passing Lane, college:
Cal.St.-Dominguez
H.) responded with 14 points for the Dominican side.
Minas continued to win as they toppled Pioneros de Quintana 93:74 in the second
round of the contest. Minas stunned their opponents with a 31:14 first frame and
never looked back en route to the second straight victory.
Joseph Shipp (197-F-81, agency:
Octagon,
college:
California) came up with 21 points and 7 boards for the winning team.
Murilo da Rosa provided 17 points and 8 boards in the win.
The winning streak was snapped by the hosting Capitanes de Arecibo but it did
not prevent Minas from making it to the next round. Capitanes de Arecibo had to
win by at least 15 points to overcome Minas in the ladder but they stopped a
whisker away from the goal. Buster Figeroa missed one free throw with 11 seconds
left in regulation and Capitanes won by just 14 points to seal Final Four birth
for Minas.
Joseph Shipp produced 23 points for the Brazilian team in the game.
Murilo da Rosa added 22 points in defeat.
Bigua was an obvious winner of Group B. They overcame all of their opponents
winning all three games and eased to the Final Four stage.
Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency:
Interperformances, college:
Texas A&M)
was among the topscorers in the competition as he boasted with a 35-tally
against Penarol Mar Del Plata.
Group C was another tight affair with the outcome unknown till the final buzzer
of the last game. Universo/BRB lost the opening game against their archrivals
Flamengo but still managed to recover and earned the ticket to the Final Four
stage. They narrowly defeated Deprtes Castro from Chile and stunned Libertad
Sunchales to secure the next round birth.
Alexandre Garcia (191-G-80, agency:
Interperformances) led the charge for Universo/BRB in these games. His late
three-pointer propelled the team past Deportes Castro in the must-win fixture on
the last day of the action.
Finally Halcon
Figueroa is the best scorer Sucatzky leads in
assists - Dec. 12, 2008 ARECIBO (FIBA Americas League) - Angel
'Buster' Figueroa of
Capitanes
de Arecibo finished as the best scorer in Group A of the FIBA Americas
League. Meanwhile Argentinean guard
Facundo Sucatzky (176-G-72) from
Minas Tenis
Clube finished as the leader in assists.
Figueroa scored 65 points in three games for an average of 21.7 per game.
Marcus Fleming (204-F-78, college:
Alcorn St.)
(Pioneros) and Murilo Becker (Minas) finished tied in second place with an
average of 20.3 points per game. Joe Shipp (Minas) had an average of 18.3 and
Torraye Braggs (203-F/C-76, college:
Xavier)
(Pioneros) 16.3 to finish in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Braggs finished as the best rebounder with an average of 10 per game and was
followed by Carlos Paniagua (Merengueros) and Jeff Aubry (Capitanes) with 9.7
per game. Buster Figueroa averaged 7.7 and Murilo Becker (Minas) 7 to be between
the leaders of the league.
In assists the leader was Facundo Sucatzky who averaged 11.7 and was followed by
his partner Luiz Felipe Campos and Rafael 'Pachy' Cruz (Capitanes) with 4.7 per
game. In the first edition of the FIBA Americas League Sucatzky finished as the
leader with an average of 9.6 assists in eight games.
The FIBA Americas League continues on Tuesday, December 16 with Group B to be
played at Polideportivo de Islas Malvinas in Mar del Plata with the
participation of Pearol (defending champion), Regatas Corrientes (South American
League Champion), Bigu (South American Championship for Clubs champion) and
Universidad de Concepcin.
Courtesy of FIBA Americas
FIBA - Americas 2008/09 FIBA Americas League Game
schedule. - Dec. 8, 2008 The
International Basketball Federation of Americas (FIBA Americas), with offices in
San Juan, Puerto Rico, announced the schedule for the II FIBA Americas League
2008/2009.
Because of the national and international calendars, the 2008/2009 FIBA Americas
League will have a new competition system.
The second edition will have 16 teams, the same as the first edition and the
first group starts on December 9 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The competition ends
on the first week of February, 2009.
There will be two group stages in the South and two in the North being the first
two on December, 2008 and two in January, 2009.
The winners from each group will qualify for the Final Four stage to be played
from February 6-8, 2009.
Like the first edition, all the games will be televised on FOX Sports in America
and live stats and news will be available on www.fibaamericas.com.
The countries confirmed for the 2008/2009 FIBA Americas League are: South
America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay; For Central America and the
Caribbean: Costa Rica, Mxico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The FIBA Americas League is the most important club competition in America. In
their first edition the winners was Pearol Mar del Plata of Argentina.
Courtesy of FIBAAmericas
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