Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season1996
Dates6 February – 1 May 1996
Number of teams16
Finals
ChampionsArgentina Olimpia
  Runners-upBrazil Corinthians
SemifinalistsBrazil Dharma Yara Franca
Brazil 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

CountryTeam
 ArgentinaIndependiente de General Pico
Olimpia
 BoliviaIngavi de La Paz
 BrazilCorinthians
Dharma Yara Franca
Rio Claro
 ChileUniversidad de Concepción
Universidad de Temuco
 ColombiaCaimanes de Barranquilla
 EcuadorFilanbanco
 ParaguaySol de América
 PeruRegatas Lima
 UruguayAguada
Hebraica y Macabi
 VenezuelaCocodrilos de Caracas
Panteras de Miranda

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification DHA IND ING REG
1 Brazil Dharma Yara Franca 6 5 1 11 Advances to final stage 100–95 134–83 112–93
2 Argentina Independiente de General Pico 6 4 2 10 123–119 154–84 94–75
3 Bolivia Ingavi de La Paz 6 2 4 8 117–120 96–114 93–89
4 Peru Regatas Lima 6 1 5 7 77–82 88–84 99–78
Source: FIBA Archive

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification RIO CAI SOL AGU
1 Brazil Rio Claro 6 6 0 12 Advances to final stage 94–79 118–85 80–79
2 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 6 4 2 10 87–92 97–89 98–94
3 Paraguay Sol de América 6 1 5 7 72–85 96–102 123–90
4 Uruguay Aguada 6 1 5 7 77–100 84–104 97–79
Source: FIBA Archive

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification COR PAN FIL CON
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 6 0 12 Advances to final stage 98–71 109–78 128–108
2 Venezuela Panteras de Miranda 6 3 3 9 92–106 127–86 104–91
3 Ecuador Filanbanco 6 2 4 8 81–99 106–126 97–91
4 Chile Universidad de Concepción 6 1 5 7 98–103 124–103 107–109
Source: FIBA Archive

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification OLI HEB COC TEM
1 Argentina Olimpia 6 5 1 11 Advances to final stage 84–83 119–93 107–98
2 Uruguay Hebraica y Macabi 6 4 2 10 98–94 107–81 113–100
3 Venezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas 6 3 3 9 97–107 113–110 91–83
4 Chile Universidad de Temuco 6 0 6 6 82–107 91–93 99–104
Source: FIBA Archive

Final stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Finals
 
          
 
 
 
 
Brazil Dharma Yara Franca 2
 
 
 
Venezuela Panteras de Miranda 1
 
Brazil Dharma Yara Franca 0
 
 
 
Argentina Olimpia 2
 
Argentina Olimpia 2
 
 
 
Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 0
 
Argentina Olimpia 2
 
 
 
Brazil Corinthians 0
 
Brazil Corinthians 2
 
 
 
Argentina Independiente de General Pico 0
 
Brazil Corinthians 2
 
 
 
Brazil Rio Claro 0
 
Brazil Rio Claro 2
 
 
Uruguay 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

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