1983 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

1983 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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Finals championsArgentina Obras Sanitarias
  Runners-upItaly Jollycolombani Cantù
FIBA Intercontinental Cup seasons

The 1983 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 17th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs and the 16th edition of the tournament in the form of a true intercontinental cup. The competition began on September 20 and ended September 24, 1983.

The edition took place at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hosts Obras Sanitarias won their inaugural title and were the first club from Argentina to win the Intercontinental Cup.[1]

Participants

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Obras Sanitarias' captain, Eduardo Cadillac, raising the Intercontinental Cup
Continent Teams Clubs
South America 3 Uruguay Peñarol Brazil Monte Líbano Argentina Obras Sanitarias
Europe 2 Italy Jollycolombany Cantù Italy Simac Milano
North America 1 United States Oregon State Beavers

League stage

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Day 1, September 20, 1983

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Jollycolombany Cantù Italy 92–74 Uruguay Peñarol
Monte Líbano Brazil 81–65 Italy Simac Milano
Obras Sanitarias Argentina 92–77 United States Oregon State Beavers

Day 2, September 21, 1983

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Simac Milano Italy 97–92 Uruguay Peñarol
Oregon State Beavers United States 76–75 Italy Jollycolombany Cantù
Obras Sanitarias Argentina 91–86 Brazil Monte Líbano

Day 3, September 22, 1983

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monte Líbano Brazil 68–65 United States Oregon State Beavers
Jollycolombany Cantù Italy 88–82 Italy Simac Milano
Obras Sanitarias Argentina 104–81 Uruguay Peñarol

Day 4, September 23, 1983

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Peñarol Uruguay 91–73 United States Oregon State Beavers
Jollycolombany Cantù Italy 82–81 Brazil Monte Líbano
Obras Sanitarias Argentina 84–75 Italy Simac Milano

Day 5, September 24, 1983

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Simac Milano Italy 90–75 United States Oregon State Beavers
Peñarol Uruguay 110–99 Brazil Monte Líbano
Obras Sanitarias Argentina 89–76 Italy Jollycolombany Cantù

Final standings

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA
1. Argentina Obras Sanitarias 5 10 5 0 460 395
2. Italy Jollycolombani Cantù 5 8 3 2 413 402
3. Uruguay Peñarol 5 7 2 3 448 465
4. Brazil Monte Líbano 5 7 2 3 415 413
5. Italy Simac Milano 5 7 2 3 409 420
6. United States Oregon State Beavers 5 6 1 4 366 416
1983 Intercontinental Champions
Argentina
Obras Sanitarias
1st title

References

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  1. ^ "Time machine: When Obras won Argentina's first and only FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 1983". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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