2024 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2024 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2024 FIBA South American Basketball League, is the 27th season of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB), the second tier of basketball in South America organised by FIBA Americas. The season began on 15 October and will end on 1 December 2024.

2024 Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto
LeagueLiga Sudamericana de Baloncesto
Season2024
Duration15–27 October 2024 (group phase)
30 November – 1 December 2024 (Final Four)
Teams10
2023
2025

Instituto were the defending champions.[1]

Team allocation

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The list of teams was confirmed on 25 September 2024 by FIBA.[2] The number of teams was decreased from 12 to 10.[2]

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: Position in national league
  • WC: Wild card
Teams in the 2024 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
  San Lorenzo de Almagro (3rd)   Español de Osorno (2nd)   San José (1st)
  Obras Sanitarias (4th)   ABA Ancud (3rd)   Nacional (3rd)
  Ciclista Olímpico (5th)   Santa María (1st)   Defensor Sporting (4th)
  Nacional Potosí (1st)

Format

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The format for this LSB season was altered, as in the group phase there will be two groups of five teams. All team will play each other once, for a total of four games per team. The top two ranked teams will advance to the Final Four, where the first ranked team from Group A will meet the second ranked team from Group B, and so forth, in single-elimination games.[2]

Group stage

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Ten teams participate in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament are held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams advance to the semifinal phase. Games are played from 15 to 27 October 2024.

Group A

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The games of Group A were played from 15 to 20 October 2024 in Osorno, Chile.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Nacional 4 4 0 340 263 +77 8 Advance to Final Four
2   San Lorenzo 4 3 1 330 292 +38 7
3   ABA Ancud 4 2 2 297 320 −23 6
4   Coolbet Español de Osorno (H) 4 1 3 291 314 −23 5
5   Santa María 4 0 4 294 363 −69 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

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The games of Group B are played from 22 to 27 October 2024 in La Banda, Argentina.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Ciclista Olímpico (H) 4 4 0 397 359 +38 8 Advance to Final Four
2   Defensor Sporting 4 3 1 327 295 +32 7
3   Obras Basket 4 2 2 384 335 +49 6
4   San José 4 1 3 319 357 −38 5
5   Nacional Potosí 4 0 4 287 368 −81 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Final Four

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The Final Four will be held on 30 November and 1 December 2024,[2] at the Estadio 8 de Junio in Paysandú, Uruguay.[3]

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
30 November
 
 
  Nacional
 
1 December
 
  Defensor Sporting
 
  Winner SF1
 
30 November
 
  Winner SF2
 
  Ciclista Olímpico
 
 
  San Lorenzo
 
Third place game
 
 
1 December
 
 
  Loser SF1
 
 
  Loser SF2

Semifinals

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Third place game

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1 December 2024 Loser SF1   vs.   Loser SF2 Paysandú
17:00
Arena: Estadio 8 de Junio

Final

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1 December 2024 Winner SF1   vs.   Winner SF2 Paysandú
19:30
Arena: Estadio 8 de Junio

References

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  1. ^ "Instituto remonta a Titanes y levanta su primer título en la Liga Sudamericana". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b c d "La Liga Sudamericana se jugará con nuevo formato a partir del mes de octubre". www.fiba.basketball (in Spanish). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Paysandú es la sede del Final 4 de la LSB 2024". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish).