Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol

The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship) was an international professional basketball tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was scheduled to be held in the Dominican Republic, and was cancelled due to Hurricane Georges. The team that won the most championships was Franca Basquetebol Clube, with 4 titles.

Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol
Pan American Basketball Club Championship
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
First season1993
Folded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
CountryLatin America
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Related competitionsFIBA South American League
Last championsArgentina Estudiantes de Olavarría
(1 title)
Most championshipsBrazil Franca
(4 titles)

This tournament was a predecessor of the current FIBA Americas League, that was created in 2007.[1]

History

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The Pan American Club Championship,[2][3] founded in 1993, was the top-tier level annual professional basketball competition for all of Latin America. It was not held in 1998, due to Hurricane Georges. The competition's last season was held in 2000. A new version of the Pan American Club Championship, called the FIBA Americas League, was created in 2007[4] and it was then replaced by the BCL in 2019.

Names of the top-tier level Pan-American competition

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Championship results

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Year Host City Champions Finalists Third place Fourth place
1993   Quito[5]   Franca   Atenas   Indios de Ciudad Juárez   Adidas
1994   Córdoba / Olavarría   Franca[6]   Olimpia de Venado Tuerto   Esporte Clube União Corinthians   Atenas
1995   Santa Cruz do Sul / Porto Alegre   Rio Claro   Peñarol Mar del Plata[7]   Pony EC União Corinthians   Franca
1996   Franca[8]   Atenas[9][10][11]   Cougar/Franca   Dharma/Yara Franca   Independiente de General Pico
1997   General Pico[12][13]   Marathon/Franca   Atenas[14][15]   Independiente de General Pico   Mogi das Cruzes
1998   Santo Domingo[16]
(cancelled due to Hurricane Georges)
N/A N/A N/A N/A
1999   Santo Domingo[17]   Franca   Vasco da Gama   Mauricio Baez   Independiente de General Pico
2000   Montevideo   Estudiantes de Olavarría[18][19][20]   Aguada   Atlético Welcome   Marathon Franca

Champions

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Titles by club

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Club Champions Years Won Runners-up Years Finalists
  Franca 4 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 1 1996
  Atenas 1 1996 2 1993, 1997
  Rio Claro 1 1995 0
  Estudiantes de Olavarría 1 2000 0
  Olimpia de Venado Tuerto 0 1 1994
  Peñarol de Mar del Plata 0 1 1995
  Vasco da Gama 0 1 1999
  Aguada 0 1 2000

Titles by country

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Country
(national league)
Champions Years Won Runners-up Years Finalists
  Brazil (CBB) 5 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 2 1996, 1999
  Argentina (LNB) 2 1996, 2000 4 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
  Uruguay (CFB) 0 1 2000

Rosters

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1994 Final

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Cougar Franca: Maury, Chuí, Dexter Shouse, Rogério Klafke, Fábio Pira - Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Janjao. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Olimpia: Héctor Campana, Alejandro Montecchia, Jorge Racca, Lucas Victoriano, Sebastian Uranga, Gabriel Darrás [es], Orlando Tourn [es], Orlando Lightfoot, George Montgomery, Leonardo Gutiérrez. Coach: Julio Lamas

1995 Final

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Rio Claro: Valtinho da Silva, Scooby Tec, Taddei Cury, Paulao, Antonio Santana, Luiz Felipe Azevedo, Almir, Gibi, Daniel Ricardo Probst, Efigenio, Seu Agostinho, Walter Rosamila, Gustavo
Penarol: Marcelo Richotti [es], Ariel Bernardini  [es], Héctor Campana, Diego Maggi [es], Pablo Sebastián Rodríguez. Coach: Néstor García

1996 Final

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Atenas Cordoba: Marcelo Milanesio, Greg Dennis, Wallace Bryant, Fabricio Oberto, Diego Osella - Héctor Campana, Bruno Lábaque, Leandro Palladino, Alejandro Olivares. Coach: Rubén Magnano
Cougar Franca: Helinho, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Ronnie Thompkins, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas, Isaías, Fernando Reis, Evandro. Coach: Hélio Rubens

1997 Final

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Cougar Franca: Helinho, Chui, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas, Fabio Pira, Evandro, Ricardo Giannecchini, Guillherme da Luz, Serafin. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Atenas Cordoba: Bruno Lábaque, Leandro Palladino Steve Edwards, Stephen Rich, Fabricio Oberto - Marcelo Milanesio, Diego Osella, Héctor Campana, Gabriel Riofrio [es], Pellusi. Coach: Rubén Magnano

1999 Final

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Cougar Franca: Helinho, Chui, Sandro Varejao, Guillherme da Luz, Gilsinho, Mike Higgins, Rodrigo Bahia, Fernando Reis, Fransergio, Ricardo Giannecchini, Valtinho da Silva, Edu Mineiro, Jorginho, Marcio Dornelles. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Vasco da Gama: Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Paulinho, Jose Vargas, Charles Byrd, Janjao, Mingao, Joao Batista, Rogerio, Diego, Espiga, Ricardinho. Coach: Flor Meléndez

2000 Final

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Estudiantes de Olavarria: Gustavo Fernández, Daniel Farabello, Gabriel Díaz, Dwight McGray, Gabriel Fernández - Byron Wilson, Victor Baldo [es], Paolo Quinteros. Coach: Sergio Hernandez
Aguada: Jorge Cabrera, Diego Losada, Sterling Davis, Bill Washington, Fredy Navarrete, Hébert Núñez, Diego Castrillón, González. Coach: Alberto Espasandín

See also

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Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Equipo de baloncesto salvadoreño jugará Liga de las Américas (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Historia de los panamericanos (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Helio Rubens versus equipos Argentinos (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Equipo de baloncesto salvadoreño jugará Liga de las Américas (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Atenas vs Adidas (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Franca en tiempo extra(in Spanish).
  7. ^ Historia del Penarol (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Panamericano 96 (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "Nuestra Historia " (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  10. ^ Fabricio Oberto Básquetbol (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Panamericano 1996 (in Spanish).
  12. ^ BASQUET: DEBUTAN INDEPENDIENTE Y ATENAS El turno del Panamericano (in Spanish).
  13. ^ Panamericano 97 (in Spanish).
  14. ^ Panamericano 1997 (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Atenas in the final (in Spanish).
  16. ^ Panamericano de clubes 1998: teams confirmed (in Spanish).
  17. ^ Panamericano de clubes 1999 (in Spanish).
  18. ^ Panamericano de clubes 2000 (in Spanish).
  19. ^ Conociendo a Gustavo "Lobito" Fernández (in Spanish).
  20. ^ Estudiantes de Olavarría, un bicampeón jerarquizado (in Spanish).
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