2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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The 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 31st edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament was held in February 2022.[1] The competition was played in the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo, the first time the competition was hosted in Egypt, as well as the first time in Africa.[2]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 11–13 February 2022 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Flamengo (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  San Pablo Burgos |
| Third place |  Lakeland Magic |
| Fourth place |  Zamalek |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
| MVP | Luke Martinez (Flamengo) |
| Top scorer | Luke Martinez (Flamengo) |
| Official website | |
| Link | |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Flamengo won their second Intercontinental Cup after beating San Pablo Burgos in the finals.[3][4] Luke Martínez was named the tournament's MVP.[5]
Location of teams of the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
In September 2021, the Egyptian Basketball Federation announced that Zamalek, defending BAL champions, will play in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[1] This will be the first time an African team will play in the competition. On 19 November 2021, FIBA officially announced the four competing teams.[2]
| Team | Qualification | Qualified date | Participations (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek | Hosts and Winners of the 2021 BAL season | 30 May 2021 | Debut |
| San Pablo Burgos | Winners of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League | 9 May 2021 | 1 (2020) |
| Flamengo | Winners of the 2020–21 BCL Americas | 13 April 2021 | 2 (2014, 2019) |
| Lakeland Magic | Winners of the 2020–21 NBA G League season | 11 May 2021 | Debut |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 February | ||||||
| Zamalek | 61 | |||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| San Pablo Burgos | 78 | |||||
| San Pablo Burgos | 62 | |||||
| 11 February | ||||||
| Flamengo | 75 | |||||
| Flamengo | 94 | |||||
| Lakeland Magic | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 February | ||||||
| Zamalek | 78 | |||||
| Lakeland Magic | 113 | |||||
- ^ a b Ismail, Ali (12 September 2021). "BASKETBALL: Zamalek to participate in FIBA Intercontinental Cup". KingFut. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b "FIBA Intercontinental Cup to break new ground with 2022 edition taking place in Egypt". FIBA.basketball. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Flamengo domina o Burgos e é bicampeão da Copa Intercontinental de basquete". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Linguasport - Intercontinental Cup (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "MVP Martinez: Intercontinental Cup title 10 months in the making for Flamengo". FIBA. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2022 pairings drawn in Egypt". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 January 2022.