2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup will be the 34th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament will be hosted at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for a second consecutive year under a three-year agreement with the Singaporean government. It is the second time the tournament is hosted in Asia.[1] For the first time in competition history, a team from Oceania is included and five continents represented.[2]

2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
CitySingapore
Dates12–15 September
Teams6
Venue(s)1

Franca were the defending champions but will not be able to defend their title as they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2023–24 BCL Americas season.

During the tournament, the FIBA Hall of Fame will have its induction ceremony.[3]

Teams
Location of teams of the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Quimsa from Argentina was the first team to qualify for the Intercontinental Cup on 14 April.[4] Unicaja from Spain, Petro de Luanda from Angola, will represent Europe, Africa, respectively. Al Riyadi qualified as the champios of the Basketball Champions League Asia, as the first team to qualify through the competition.[5] The NBA G League will send a team of selected players, named "NBA G League United", as the previous representing team, the NBA G League Ignite, was dissolved earlier in the year.[3][6] The Tasmania JackJumpers, as winners of the NBL, became the first team ever from Oceania to be included in the competition, excluding the St. Kilda Saints who played 43 years earlier in the 1981 Club World Cup.[2]

Team Qualification Date of qualification Participations
(bold indicates winners)		 Ref.
Quimsa Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas 14 April 2024 1 (2021) [4]
Unicaja Winners of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League 28 April 2024 Debut [7]
Petro de Luanda Winners of the 2024 BAL season 1 June 2024 Debut [8]
Al Riyadi Winners of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia 15 June 2024 Debut [5]
NBA G League United Representative of the NBA G League 18 June 2024[lower-alpha 1] Debut [2]
Tasmania JackJumpers Winners of the 2023–24 NBL season 31 March 2024 Debut [2][9]

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+08:00)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Unicaja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to final
2 Petro de Luanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to third place game
3 Al Riyadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to fifth place game
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Quimsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to final
2 NBA G League United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to third place game
3 Tasmania JackJumpers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to fifth place game
Source:

Notes
  1. Initially, the NBA G League Ignite, who also played in the previous season, were confirmed by FIBA on 13 June 2024.[2] However, as the Ignite was dissolved, it was later announced that the league will send a team of selected players for the occasion.[3]

References
  1. "Singapore to host FIBA Intercontinental Cup under three-year partnership as competition reaches Asia in historical first". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "FIBA Intercontinental Cup global expansion peaks with inclusion of Oceania". FIBA.basketball. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. "Historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup, star-studded Hall of Fame ceremony will align in Singapore". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. "Quimsa dominates Flamengo to become BCLA's first repeat champion". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. "Wael Arakji leads Al Riyadi to a dominating title in first-ever BCL Asia". FIBA. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. Charania, Shams (21 March 2024). "G League Ignite to shut down after season". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. "Paint it green: Unicaja win maiden BCL title in Belgrade". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". Basketball Africa League. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. "The Tasmania JackJumpers claimed the NBL24 Championship on Sunday afternoon". NBL. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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