FIBA Americas League (2012)

Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun wins the Basketball Champions League Americas title (Photo: ligafibaamericas.com)

Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 2012
Josep Claros Josep ClarosClaros
Quentin Smith
Smith
Ike Ofoegbu
Ofoegbu
Mike Williams
Williams
Orlando Mendez-Valdez
Mendez-Valdez
Robert Hornsby
Hornsby
# Name CM (INCH) Pos Bo NAT
33 Smith Quentin 205 (6'9'') C 77 USA
21 Ofoegbu Ike 205 (6'9'') F 85 USA Nigeria
22 Williams Mike 201 (6'7'') F/C 85 USA
20 Mendez-Valdez Orlando 185 (6'1'') G 86 USA Mexico
15 Hornsby Robert 196 (6'5'') F/C 82 USA
6 Meza Rogel Pedro 186 (6'1'') G 85 Mexico
11 Hernandez Christopher 188 (6'2'') PG 83 USA Mexico
14 Mata Real 205 (6'9'') C 86 USA Mexico
7 Fisher Forrest 193 (6'4'') G 80 USA Mexico
17 Llamas Horacio 212 (7'0'') C 73 Mexico
5 Angley Brody 180 (5'11'') PG 86 USA Mexico
44 Turley Conor 200 (6'7'') F   Mexico USA
12 Hernandez Hector 206 (6'9'') F 85 Mexico
8 Sanchez Edwin 170 (5'7'') PG 73 Mexico
Head Coach: Josep Claros
Coach Assistant: Pedro Monteiro

Final Four Standings


Quarterfinals Round Standings

Qualifying Round Standings


Season 2012
All Games
List of Players
Points Per Game
 Tony WASHAM
  Obras
  (200-F-82)
  Avg: 19.6
 1. Washam, Obras19.6 
 2. Ayuso, Arecibo18.7 
 3. Lewis, La Union17.3 
 4. Hickerson, Bucan.16.3 
 5. Nunes, Itabom/B.16.2 
 6. Silva, Un.15.8 
 7. Smith, La Union15.3 
 8. Hornsby, Pioneros15.1 
 9. Dos Santos, Unice.15.0 
 10. Elliott, Cocodril.14.5 
Rebounds Per Game
 Gregory LEWIS
  La Union
  (198-F-78)
  Avg: 8.7
 1. Lewis, La Union8.7 
 2. Garces, Arecibo8.3 
 3. Hickerson, Bucan.7.3 
 4. Nunes, Itabom/B.7.3 
 5. Gutierrez, Obras6.8 
 6. Colmenares, Cocod.6.4 
 7. Giovannoni, Unice.6.2 
 8. Graterol, Cocodril.6.2 
 9. Agba, Itabom/Bauru6.0 
 10. Washam, Obras5.9 
Assists Per Game
 Welington DOS SANTOS
  Unice.
  (185-PG-81)
  Avg: 5.9
 1. Dos Santos, Unice.5.9 
 2. Pinnock, Arecibo5.0 
 3. Ribeiro, Un.4.6 
 4. Konsztatd, Obras4.3 
 5. Taylor, Itabom/B.4.2 
 6. Farabello, La Union3.6 
 7. Elliott, Cocodrilos3.5 
 8. Osimani, Obras3.0 
 9. Perez, La Union2.8 
 10. Cedeno, Bucaneros2.8 
Steals Per Game
 Carl ELLIOTT
  Cocodrilos
  (193-G-83)
  Avg: 2.5
 1. Elliott, Cocodrilos2.5 
 2. Elsener, Obras2.1 
 3. Washam, Obras1.8 
 4. Colmenares, Cocod.1.8 
 5. Dos Santos, Unice.1.8 
 6. Deodato, Itabom/B.1.7 
 7. Lewis, La Union1.7 
 8. Ribeiro, Un.1.7 
 9. Pinnock, Arecibo1.5 
 10. Hornsby, Pioneros1.4 
Blocks Per Game
 Alirio DE SOUZA
  Un.
  (208-C-77)
  Avg: 1.4
 1. de Souza, Un.1.4 
 2. Pinnock, Arecibo1.3 
 3. Gutierrez, Obras1.2 
 4. Bayona, Bucaneros1.2 
 5. Graterol, Cocodril.1.0 
 6. Wolkowyski, La Uni.0.9 
 7. Lewis, La Union0.9 
 8. Hickerson, Bucan.0.8 
 9. de Sousa, Itabom/.0.8 
 10. Centeno, Cocodril.0.7 

Chris Hernandez named MVP of Basketball Champions League Americas Final Four (Photo: ligafibaamericas.com)
Latinbasket.com All-Basketball Champions League Americas Awards 2012 - May 5, 2012

Latinbasket.com All-Basketball Champions League Americas 1st Team 2012
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Gregory Lewis
Lewis
Larry Taylor
Taylor
LeRoy Hickerson
Hickerson
Tony Washam
Washam
Juan Gutierrez
Gutierrez
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Player of the Year: Gregory Lewis (198-F-78) of Atenas Argentina
Guard of the Year: LeRoy Hickerson (196-G-82) of Pioneros Mexico
Forward of the Year: Gregory Lewis (198-F-78) of Atenas Argentina
Center of the Year: Juan Gutierrez (205-F/C-83) of Granada Spain
Coach of the Year: Josep Claros of Pioneros Mexico

1st Team
G: Larry Taylor (185-80) of Mazatlan Mexico
G: LeRoy Hickerson (196-82) of Pioneros Mexico
F: Gregory Lewis (198-78) of Atenas Argentina
F: Tony Washam (200-82) of Elitzur Netanya Israel
F/C: Juan Gutierrez (205-83) of Granada Spain

2nd Team
G: Martin Osimani (194-81) of Soles Mexico
G: Joe Smith (193-77) of Acea Roma Italy
F: Guilherme Giovannoni (202-80) of CS Bologna Italy
F/G: Arthur Silva (199-82) of Unitri Brazil
F/C: Robert Hornsby (196-82) of Huracanes Mexico

3rd Team
G: Julio Mazzaro (190-79) of Quimsa Argentina
G: Larry Ayuso (190-77) of Santurce Puerto Rico
G/F: Jovan Harris (191-81) of Pioneros Mexico
F: Ike Ofoegbu (205-85) of Toros Mexico
C: Douglas Nunes (201-87) of Coruna Spain

Honorable Mention
Danilo Pinnock (196-G-83) of B.C. Habikaa Israel
Carl Elliott (193-G-83) of Cent.Apure Venezuela
Ariel Pau (186-G-84) of San Mart.C. Argentina
Christopher Hernandez (188-PG-83) of Halc.Xalapa Mexico
Alex Ribeiro (191-G-80) of Pinheiros/Sky Brazil
Ike Ofoegbu (205-F-85) of Toros Mexico

Pioneros win Basketball Champions League Americas title - Apr 30, 2012

Pioneros are the new champions of Basketball Champions League Americas. The Mexican squad handed 87-79 defeat to Obras last night winning the title with 2-1 record at the Final Four Tournament. The host of this event, La Union, finished with the same numbers, but Pioneros smashed them on Friday 88-70. Robert Hornsby (196-F/C-82, college: Troy) led Pioneros in crucial game against Obras with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Pedro Meza Rogel (186-G-85, college: Arizona W. CC) scored 15 points and Christopher Hernandez (188-PG-83, college: Stanford) added 14 pts. In Obras, Martin Osimani (194-G-81, college: Duquesne) was way better than the others with 26 pts. Julio Mazzaro (190-G-79) had 17 points and Juan Gutierrez (205-F/C-83) 16 scored one less. Quarters: 26-17, 17-24, 24-23, 20-15. On Saturday, Pioneros failed in thriller against Uniceub/BRB. It was a 74-73 win for the Brazilians. As mentioned above, in the first day of the Final Four Tournament Pioneros were too strong for La Union.

Final Four - Day One
Apr. 27, 2012 Obras-Uniceub/BRB 73-63
Apr. 27, 2012 La Union-Pioneros 70-88

Final Four - Day Two
Apr. 28, 2012 Uniceub/BRB-Pioneros 74-73
Apr. 28, 2012 Obras-La Union 73-79

Final Four - Day Three
Apr. 29, 2012 Pioneros-Obras 87-79
Apr. 29, 2012 La Union-Uniceub/BRB 100-85

Final Four standings
1. Pioneros 2-1
2. La Union 2-1
3. Obras 1-2
4. Uniceub/BRB 1-2