Americas League 2011-12

[rikhardur]

Bauru (5th in NBB last season) is the third Brazilian team to join the tournament. The other two are Brasília (champion) and Franca (runner-up).
Pinheiros and Flamengo (3rd and 4th in NBB, respectively) decided to take part in the South American League instead.
Any news about the remaining teams?

[cardenales]

Capitanes de Arecibo of Puerto Rico, might be back.

[Ciscorlie Horford]

what is this? i never heard of this tourmament b4 is this new?

[rikhardur]

what is this? i never heard of this tourmament b4 is this new?

Since 2007...

[Ciscorlie Horford]

Since 2007...

really. well it seems like they need to do a better job selling this event. I hope one day they let a dominican team participate in this too, that could be kind of cool I guess, but only when this strats getting recognition

[TDW]

really. well it seems like they need to do a better job selling this event. I hope one day they let a dominican team participate in this too, that could be kind of cool I guess, but only when this strats getting recognition

3 Dominican teams have played

2007 Metros de Santiago
2008 Merengueros
2010 Cañeros

[Ciscorlie Horford]

3 Dominican teams have played

2007 Metros de Santiago
2008 Merengueros
2010 Cañeros

I think you are mistaken, Basketball is the 2nd most popular sport in the RD and it gets a lot of media coverage but I have never heard of seen anything about this tourmanet if a Dominican team was playing than it will be in all the papers.

Also another season why I think this is wrong is because The Metros were not the National Champions in 2007 so why they got to go and not the champs? and also there is no team in any o the Dominican leagues or superior (regional) tournament with the name of Merengueros.

[TDW]

I think you are mistaken, Basketball is the 2nd most popular sport in the RD and it gets a lot of media coverage but I have never heard of seen anything about this tourmanet if a Dominican team was playing than it will be in all the papers.

Also another season why I think this is wrong is because The Metros were not the National Champions in 2007 so why they got to go and not the champs? and also there is no team in any o the Dominican leagues or superior (regional) tournament with the name of Merengueros.

I may be wrong, but I got the info from fibaamericas.com

2007 http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1...p?t=DJQLBWOPTP
2008 http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1...p?t=VQATODKCFM
2010 http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1...p?t=DVVFRGSIHX

Maybe those teams were assemble for the competition, I don't know, but at least I know they represented Dominican Republic.

[Ciscorlie Horford]

I may be wrong, but I got the info from fibaamericas.com

2007 http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1...p?t=DJQLBWOPTP
2008 http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1...p?t=VQATODKCFM
2010 http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1...p?t=DVVFRGSIHX

Maybe those teams were assemble for the competition, I don't know, but at least I know they represented Dominican Republic.

I see, my apologies then.

[D-Plan]

So,where is the 2011-12 season,league cancelled?

[TDW]

http://www.fibaamerica.com/noticiasr...D9477E9220E3C0 (It is in Spanish)

Apparently the league will start on February 24. Next week the schedule will be released. 16 teams on 4 groups.

[rikhardur]

Group A (Cancún, Mexico)
Pioneros de Quintana Roo (Mexico)
Fuerza Regia (México)
Franca (Brazil)
La Unión de Formosa (Argentina)

Group B (Caracas, Venezuela)
Bucaneros de La Guaira (Venezuela)
Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)
Mexican team to be determined
Campeón de la Liga Sudamericana 2012

Group C (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
Leones de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela)
Joinville (Brazil)

Group D (San Pablo, Brazil)
Baurú (Brazil)
Uniceub (Brazil)
Quimsa (Argentina)
Leones de Quilpué (Chile)

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/new...0419/arti.html

[rikhardur]

Larry Ayuso's career game yesterday! First he sends the game into OT with this:


And then gives the victory to Capitanes Arecibo over Leones Santo Domingo with this:


Game video summary here.

[Mojado]

The buzzer-beater looked a lot like a Lebron-esque travel...

[JGX]

Liam Canny is calling the current round of games for fibatv.com. Proof that this tournament has arrived?

[rikhardur]

Final Four (27-29 Apr) is set with BRB Brasília, Obras Sanitarias, Pioneros Quintana Roo and La Unión Formosa.

[rikhardur]

Friday, April 27

08:00 pm – Obras Sanitarias (ARG) vs. Uniceub / BRB (BRA)
10:10 pm - La Union of Formosa (ARG) vs. Pioneros of Quintana Roo (MEX)

Saturday, April 28

08:00 pm - Uniceub / BRB (BRA) vs. Pioneros of Quintana Roo (MEX)
10:10 pm – Obras Sanitarias (ARG) vs. La Union of Formosa (ARG)

Sunday, April 29

08:00 pm - Pioneros of Quintana Roo (MEX) vs. Obras Sanitarias(ARG)
10:10 pm - LaUnion of Formosa (ARG) vs. Uniceub / BRB (BRA)

http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/notic...0C7E4B19243C67

[Mojado]

Campeoooooneeeees,campeooooooooooooooneeees!! Ke viva Mexicoooo!!

[rikhardur]

Campeoooooneeeees,campeooooooooooooooneeees!! Ke viva Mexicoooo!!

Congrats Mojado! And Pioneros Quintana Roo (funny name indeed ).

Final standings:
1. Pioneros Quintana Roo 2/1
2. La Unión Formosa 2/1
3. Obras Sanitarias 1/2
4. Uniceub BRB Brasília 1/2