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FIBA Americas League 2007–08
League	FIBA Americas League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	December 4, 2007 – February 9, 2008
Top scorer	Quincy Wadley (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
Finals
Champions	Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Runners-up	Soles de Mexicali
Grand Final MVP	Quincy Wadley (Peñarol de Mar del Plata)
FIBA Americas League seasons
2008–09 →

The 2007–08 FIBA Americas League was the first edition of the first-tier and most important professional international club basketball competition in the regions of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, with the winner of the competition being crowned as the best team and champion of all of those regions, as well as of the FIBA Americas zone. The first FIBA Americas League also included two teams from the United States, the Miami Tropics, and the PBL All-Stars, which was an All-Star selection team from the Premier Basketball League. However, the NBA is the first-tier competition in the United States, and it is in fact an international league, as it contains also a team from Canada. So teams from the United States and Canada are eligible to play at the competition because they belong to the FIBA Americas region. However, at the pro club level for those two countries, the FIBA Americas League would not be considered the 1st-tier league.

The competition began on December 4. The first stage was a round robin phase with four teams in each group. Each of the groups were played in different cities, (Guaynabo, Miami, Belo Horizonte, and Mar del Plata). The Final 4 of the league was played in a round-robin format from February 7 to February 9, in Mexicali, Mexico, home of the hosting team, Soles de Mexicali.

Teams

Group phase
Boca Juniors (1st)	Brasília (1st)	Soles de Mexicali (1st)	Miami Tropics (ABA)
Peñarol Mar del Plata (2nd)	Flamengo (2nd)	Halcones de Xalapa (2nd)	Premier Basketball League All Stars (PBL)
Libertad Sunchales(3d)	Minas Tênis (WC)	Fuerza Regia (WC)	Cangrejeros de Santurce (1st)
Metros de Santiago (1st)	Defensor Sporting (WC)	Liceo Mixto (1st)	Capitanes de Arecibo (2nd)

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders, LSH: Liga Sudamerican title holders):

• LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
• 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs

Group stage

Group A (Guaynabo)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Soles de Mexicali	3	3	0	248	227	+21
2.	Cangrejeros de Santurce	3	2	1	262	210	+52
3.	PBL All-Stars	3	1	2	238	267	−29
4.	Metros de Santiago	3	0	3	236	280	−44

PBL All-Stars	95–91	Metros de Santiago
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 32–22, 28–25, 26–22
Pts: Tatum 18 Rebs: Pradia 11 Asts: Pérez Tejeda 5		Pts: Curbelo 23 Rebs: Solano 10 Asts: Ramírez Arias, Lenderborg 6

Cangrejeros de Santurce	74–75	Soles de Mexicali
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 9–17, 24–16, 26–20
Pts: Falcon Meléndez 19 Rebs: Dalmau 14 Asts: Dalmau 3		Pts: Wheat 23 Rebs: Penny 10 Asts: Wheat 5

Metros de Santiago	83–94	Soles de Mexicali
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 16–29, 29–17, 23–23
Pts: Solano 15 Rebs: Solano 8 Asts: Ramírez Arias 6		Pts: Penny 25 Rebs: Llamas 12 Asts: Wheat 6

PBL All-Stars	73–97	Cangrejeros de Santurce
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 21–24, 9–20, 27–28
Pts: Tatum 17 Rebs: Pradia 13 Asts: Russell 3		Pts: Falcon Meléndez 19 Rebs: Falcon Meléndez 9 Asts: Falcon Meléndez, Santiago 5

Soles de Mexicali	79–70	PBL All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 19–10, 11–19, 22–14
Pts: Penny 19 Rebs: Carrillo García 10 Asts: Wheat, Esquer Paredes 3		Pts: Pérez Tejeda 20 Rebs: Pittman 8 Asts: Howard, Russell 2

Cangrejeros de Santurce	91–62	Metros de Santiago
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 26–13, 22–20, 19–11
Pts: Dalmau, Watson 22 Rebs: Traylor 10 Asts: Dalmau 5		Pts: Solano 17 Rebs: Solano 9 Asts: Lenderborg 6

Group B (Miami)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Miami Tropics	3	3	0	296	264	+32
2.	Halcones de Xalapa	3	1	2	310	287	+23
3.	Fuerza Regia	3	1	2	274	288	−14
4.	Capitanes de Arecibo	3	1	2	253	290	−37

Capitanes de Arecibo	96–93	Fuerza Regia
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 26–22, 19–30, 23–25
Pts: Figueroa 22 Rebs: Figueroa 11 Asts: Hatton 9		Pts: Quintero, Williams, 23 Rebs: Crutchfield 11 Asts: Quintero 6

Miami Tropics	112–105 (OT)	Halcones de Xalapa
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 24–22, 26–20, 21–20, Overtime: 21–14
Pts: Rosario 32 Rebs: Shelman 13 Asts: Shelman 6		Pts: Mata 29 Rebs: Bradley, Ayón 10 Asts: Bowie, Prendes 4

Capitanes de Arecibo	86–116	Halcones de Xalapa
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 20–35, 27–27, 23–32
Pts: Figueroa 21 Rebs: Massenburg 10 Asts: Cruz 5		Pts: Bowie 25 Rebs: Avila 8 Asts: Bradley 6

Fuerza Regia	88–103	Miami Tropics
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 26–19, 23–30, 23–29
Pts: Williams 28 Rebs: Jackson 17 Asts: Jackson, Quintero 3		Pts: Watson 25 Rebs: Shelman 9 Asts: Mitchell, Shelman, Watson 6

Fuerza Regia	93–89	Halcones de Xalapa
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 18–17, 27–26, 25–20
Pts: Williams 35 Rebs: Crutchfield, Jackson 9 Asts: Crutchfield 3		Pts: Salcido 17 Rebs: Bowie 6 Asts: Bowie 5

Capitanes de Arecibo	71–81	Miami Tropics
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 13–29, 22–18, 19–23
Pts: Figueroa 25 Rebs: Massenburg 9 Asts: Cruz 9		Pts: Watson 24 Rebs: Baldonado 9 Asts: Shelman 5

Group C (Belo Horizonte)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Tie
1.	Minas Tênis Clube	3	2	1	241	232	+9	1–0
2.	Defensor Sporting	3	2	1	242	225	+17	0–1
3.	Boca Juniors	3	1	2	215	246	−31	1–0
4.	Flamengo	3	1	2	250	245	+5	0–1

Boca Juniors	73–94	Defensor Sporting
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–23, 15–26, 24–28
Pts: Gutiérrez 19 Rebs: Alloatti, Gutiérrez, Stephens 6 Asts: Sartorelli 3		Pts: Jackson 34 Rebs: Mielke 14 Asts: González 5

Minas Tênis Clube	88–99	Flamengo
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–26, 24–10, 26–41
Pts: Johnson 26 Rebs: Camargos 9 Asts: Sucatzky 11		Pts: Da Costa, Machado 25 Rebs: Coloneze 13 Asts: Lima 8

Boca Juniors	77–76	Flamengo
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 16–15, 22–16, 15–23
Pts: Orona 20 Rebs: Cequeira, Stephens 6 Asts: Sartorelli 5		Pts: Machado 23 Rebs: Machado 8 Asts: Vega 4

Minas Tênis Clube	77–68	Defensor Sporting
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 17–17, 23–17, 13–19
Pts: Machado 28 Rebs: Machado 14 Asts: Sucatzky 9		Pts: Jackson, Castrillon 18 Rebs: Mielke 16 Asts: González Correa 8

Flamengo	75–80	Defensor Sporting
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 21–16, 16–17, 21–23
Pts: Da Costa 26 Rebs: Coloneze 13 Asts: Alvim, Lima 3		Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Paez 10 Asts: González Correa 6

Boca Juniors	65–76	Minas Tênis Clube
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 9–26, 18–18, 19–20
Pts: Cequeira 19 Rebs: Robinson 9 Asts: Cequeira 3		Pts: Johnson 21 Rebs: Machado 9 Asts: Sucatzky 10

Group D (Mar del Plata)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Peñarol	3	3	0	248	207	+41
2.	Libertad	3	2	1	228	204	+24
3.	Brasília	3	1	2	218	238	−20
4.	Liceo Mixto	3	0	3	224	269	−45

Libertad	76–65	Brasília
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 20–16, 21–20, 15–17
Pts: Battle 19 Rebs: Battle, Ceruti 7 Asts: Pelussi 4		Pts: Ferreira 15 Rebs: Ferreira 8 Asts: Silva 9

Peñarol	95–76	Liceo Mixto
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 17–17, 27–15, 26–23
Pts: González 21 Rebs: Osborne 10 Asts: Rodríguez 7		Pts: Hill 22 Rebs: Briones, Madison 8 Asts: Saez 6

Brasília	86–78	Liceo Mixto
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 34–18, 27–21, 10–20
Pts: Belchor 30 Rebs: De Souza 7 Asts: Santos, Spillers, Silva, Fonseca 3		Pts: Briones, Werth 14 Rebs: Madison 8 Asts: Madison 3

Peñarol	69–64	Libertad
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–10, 13–15, 17–21
Pts: Wadley 22 Rebs: González 7 Asts: Picarelli 6		Pts: Battle, Ginóbili 16 Rebs: Battle, Pelussi 8 Asts: Ceruti, Ginóbili 4

Libertad	88–70	Liceo Mixto
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 22–16, 26–20, 16–13
Pts: Battle 22 Rebs: Pelussi 7 Asts: Ginóbili 6		Pts: Madison 17 Rebs: Madison 8 Asts: Werth 6

Peñarol	84–67	Brasília
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 21–12, 14–24, 29–19
Pts: Wadley 22 Rebs: Osborne 7 Asts: Rodríguez 6		Pts: Spillers 22 Rebs: Santos Cipriano 8 Asts: Silva 3

Quarterfinals

	Team No. 1	Agg.	Team No. 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
1.	Halcones de Xalapa	1–2	Soles de Mexicali	93–78	60–72	84–67
2.	Libertad	0–2	Minas Tênis Clube	72–74	73–80
3.	Cangrejeros de Santurce	1–2	Miami Tropics	102–94	64–91	83–91
4.	Defensor Sporting	1–2	Peñarol	98–95	74-98	68–77

Game 1

Halcones de Xalapa	93–78	Soles de Mexicali
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 29–30, 24–13, 15–21
Pts: Ayón 20 Rebs: Selleaze 8 Asts: Johnson 7		Pts: Lewis 23 Rebs: Lewis 12 Asts: Chávez, Penny, Wheat 3

Libertad	72–74	Minas Tênis Clube
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 18–14, 22–17, 14–17
Pts: Pelussi 19 Rebs: Battle 11 Asts: Müller, Ginóbili, Pelussi 4		Pts: Campos 15 Rebs: Johnson 7 Asts: Sucatzky 6

Cangrejeros de Santurce	102–94	Miami Tropics
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 17–26, 28–19, 31–32
Pts: Dalmau 29 Rebs: Traylor 10 Asts: Santiago 9		Pts: Barnes 19 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Mitchell 5

Defensor Sporting	98–95	Peñarol
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 30–24, 23–27, 20–21
Pts: Jackson 29 Rebs: Mielke 9 Asts: Jackson 7		Pts: Wadley 32 Rebs: Osborne 7 Asts: Osborne 6

Game 2

Soles de Mexicali	72–60	Halcones de Xalapa
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 8–10, 25–11, 13–13
Pts: Llamas 19 Rebs: Llamas 7 Asts: Wheat 4		Pts: Bowie 12 Rebs: Ayón 9 Asts: Johnson 4

Minas Tênis Clube	80–73	Libertad
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 19–13, 11–17, 23–25
Pts: Sucatzky 25 Rebs: Camargos, Sucatzky 5 Asts: Sucatzky 10		Pts: Pelussi 21 Rebs: Battle 10 Asts: Moldu 4

Miami Tropics	91–64	Cangrejeros de Santurce
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–13, 30–18, 25–15
Pts: Barnes 23 Rebs: Rosario 12 Asts: Mitchell 7		Pts: Traylor 14 Rebs: Traylor 9 Asts: Santiago 3

Peñarol	98–74	Defensor Sporting
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 24–16, 26–16, 28–18
Pts: Wadley 19 Rebs: Osborne 9 Asts: Wadley 7		Pts: Jackson 19 Rebs: Manciel 7 Asts: González Correa 8

Game 3

Soles de Mexicali	84–67	Halcones de Xalapa
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 19–19, 21–9, 28–19
Pts: Lewis, Wheat 20 Rebs: Llamas 12 Asts: Lewis, Lopez, Penny, Wheat 3		Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Ayón 10 Asts: Johnson 4

Miami Tropics	91–83	Cangrejeros de Santurce
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 28–24, 19–18, 28–25
Pts: Shelman 29 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Shelman 4		Pts: Traylor 27 Rebs: Traylor 16 Asts: Dalmau, Santiago, Traylor, Watson 3

Peñarol	77–68	Defensor Sporting
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 21–16, 16–12, 19–20
Pts: Rodríguez 17 Rebs: Locatelli 10 Asts: Rodríguez 6		Pts: Jackson 21 Rebs: Paez 14 Asts: Castrillón 4

Final 4

Peñarol got the first place in the round-robin group and won their first Americas League title due to a better point difference than the other two teams who had the same record (Soles de Mexicali and Miami Tropics).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Tie
1.	Peñarol	3	2	1	270	246	+24	1–1 (+24)
2.	Soles de Mexicali	3	2	1	287	278	+9	1–1 (+9)
3.	Miami Tropics	3	2	1	260	267	−7	1–1 (–7)
4.	Minas Tênis Clube	3	0	3	236	280	−44

Peñarol	94–77	Miami Tropics
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 22–20, 25–18, 22–22
Pts: Wadley 32 Rebs: Osborne 11 Asts: Wadley 4		Pts: Shelman 16 Rebs: Rosario 8 Asts: Watson 5

Soles de Mexicali	95–83	Minas Tênis Clube
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 31–16, 14–24, 28–17
Pts: Lewis 27 Rebs: Lewis 16 Asts: López 6		Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Machado 8 Asts: Sucatzky 8

Peñarol	97–85	Minas Tênis Clube
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 27–19, 16–20, 27–27
Pts: Wadley 26 Rebs: Locatelli 7 Asts: Locatelli, Rodríguez, Wasdley 5		Pts: Johnson 23 Rebs: Johnson 11 Asts: Sucatzky 14

Soles de Mexicali	108–116 (OT)	Miami Tropics
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 38–25, 20–24, 18–23, Overtime: 8–16
Pts: Llamas 26 Rebs: Llamas 13 Asts: Wheat 10		Pts: Barnes 29 Rebs: Watson 11 Asts: Mitchell 7

Minas Tênis Clube	65–67	Miami Tropics
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 13–20, 24–8, 9–21
Pts: Fernandes 21 Rebs: Johnson, Santos 8 Asts: Sucatzky 9		Pts: Watson 15 Rebs: Rosario 11 Asts: Mitchell 3

Soles de Mexicali	84–79	Peñarol
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 16–27, 27–23, 16–11
Pts: Lewis 22 Rebs: Lewis 12 Asts: Penny, Wheat, López, Lewis 3		Pts: Wadley 28 Rebs: Osborne 9 Asts: Rodríguez 3

FIBA Americas League 2007–08 Champions
Peñarol de Mar del Plata 1st title

References

• Liga Americas 2007 - Men Basketball, Latinbasket.com.

External links

• FIBA Americas League (in English)
• FIBA Americas League (in English)
• FIBA Americas Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• FIBA Liga Americas Twitter (in Spanish)
• LatinBasket.com FIBA Americas League (in English)
• Liga de las Américas YouTube Channel (in Spanish)

• FIBA Americas League seasons
• 2007–08 in South American basketball
• 2007–08 in North American basketball