| Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1996 |
| Dates | 6 February – 1 May 1996 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Olimpia |
| Runners-up |  Corinthians |
| Semifinalists | Dharma Yara Franca Rio Claro |
1997 → | |
The 1996 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1996 FIBA South American League, was the first edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 6 February 1996 and finished on 1 May 1996. Argentine club Olimpia won the tournament, defeating Brazilian club Corinthians in the Grand Finals.
Format
Teams were split into four groups of four teams each and played each other in a home-and-away round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided.
Teams
| Country | Team |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Independiente de General Pico |
| Olimpia | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | Ingavi de La Paz |
| Brazil | Corinthians |
| Dharma Yara Franca | |
| Rio Claro | |
 Chile | Universidad de Concepción |
| Universidad de Temuco | |
 Colombia | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
 Ecuador | Filanbanco |
 Paraguay | Sol de América |
 Peru | Regatas Lima |
 Uruguay | Aguada |
| Hebraica y Macabi | |
 Venezuela | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
| Panteras de Miranda |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | DHA | IND | ING | REG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dharma Yara Franca |
6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Advances to final stage | — | 100–95 | 134–83 | 112–93 | |
| 2 | Independiente de General Pico |
6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 123–119 | — | 154–84 | 94–75 | ||
| 3 | Ingavi de La Paz |
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 117–120 | 96–114 | — | 93–89 | ||
| 4 | Regatas Lima |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 77–82 | 88–84 | 99–78 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | RIO | CAI | SOL | AGU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Claro |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 94–79 | 118–85 | 80–79 | |
| 2 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 87–92 | — | 97–89 | 98–94 | ||
| 3 | Sol de América |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 72–85 | 96–102 | — | 123–90 | ||
| 4 | Aguada |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 77–100 | 84–104 | 97–79 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | COR | PAN | FIL | CON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 98–71 | 109–78 | 128–108 | |
| 2 | Panteras de Miranda |
6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 92–106 | — | 127–86 | 104–91 | ||
| 3 | Filanbanco |
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 81–99 | 106–126 | — | 97–91 | ||
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 98–103 | 124–103 | 107–109 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | OLI | HEB | COC | TEM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Advances to final stage | — | 84–83 | 119–93 | 107–98 | |
| 2 | Hebraica y Macabi |
6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 98–94 | — | 107–81 | 113–100 | ||
| 3 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 97–107 | 113–110 | — | 91–83 | ||
| 4 | Universidad de Temuco |
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 82–107 | 91–93 | 99–104 | — |
Final stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Finals | ||||||||
| Dharma Yara Franca | 2 | |||||||||
| Panteras de Miranda | 1 | |||||||||
| Dharma Yara Franca | 0 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Caimanes de Barranquilla | 0 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 2 | |||||||||
| Corinthians | 0 | |||||||||
| Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| Independiente de General Pico | 0 | |||||||||
| Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| Rio Claro | 0 | |||||||||
| Rio Claro | 2 | |||||||||
| Hebraica y Macabi | 1 | |||||||||
Finals rosters
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto: Alejandro Montecchia , Walter Guiñazú, Jorge Racca, Michael Wilson, Todd Jadlow - Sebastián Uranga, Lucas Victoria, Leonardo Gutiérrez. Coach: Horacio Segui
Corinthians: James Carter, Fernando Minucci, Oscar Schmidt, Mingão, Rich Mclver. Coach: Flor Meléndez
Season MVP: Jorge Racca
References
- 1996 South American League for Men's Clubs, FIBA Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2018.