The 2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 26th edition of the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual international men's basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body. The competit ...
. The game was contested by the
2016 FIBA Americas League champions (the top-tier level of Latin America champions),
Guaros de Lara, and the
2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup champions,
Fraport Skyliners, who at the time were the
3rd-tier level champions of Europe (
FIBA Europe Cup is currently Europe's 4th-tier level league). The champions of the
2015–16 EuroLeague
The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champi ...
, who would normally represent Europe in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup (
EuroLeague is the top-tier level European-wide-league),
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
, did not participate in the tournament, as a result of the
2015–17 FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy.
The 2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was played with a single-game format, in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, on 18 September 2016.
Qualified teams
Venue
When the event was announced, it was also announced that the game would be played in the
Fraport Arena, the home arena of the Skyliners.
Fraport Arena is an arena in Frankfurt, Germany. It is primarily used for basketball, and it is the home arena of
Fraport Skyliners. The arena opened in 1986, and it has a seating capacity of 5,002 people. It also hosts the annual indoor football tournament, with six teams from the region, such as
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...
and
Kickers Offenbach
Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left establis ...
.
Match details
The game was close for the most part of it, but in the end,
Guaros proved to be too much for the
Skyliners. In the game's final minute,
Zach Graham hit a lay-up, and that was followed by a
Heissler Guillent three pointer, which sealed the victory for Guaros.
, who scored 19 points in the game, was named the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player.
MVP
*
Zach Graham - (
Guaros de Lara)
References
External links
*
FIBA official website
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
2016 in basketball
2016–17 in German basketball
2016–17 in South American basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Germany