 Scenes of Tenerife celebrating after the game | |||||||||||
| Event | FIBA Intercontinental Cup | ||||||||||
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| Date | 24 September 2017 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Santiago Martín, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain | ||||||||||
| MVP | Mike Tobey (Tenerife) | ||||||||||
The 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The cup winner was decided through one game, which was held on September 24, 2017.[1] It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lara, and the 2017 FIBA Champions League champions, Iberostar Tenerife.[2] The title game was held at the Santiago Martín, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Champions of the EuroLeague were not allowed to participate by FIBA, due to the EuroLeague's dispute with FIBA.
Iberostar Tenerife won the game, and captured its first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. Mike Tobey was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player.[3]
- ^ "Iberostar Tenerife to host Guaros de Lara in FIBA Intercontinental Cup". ChampionsLeague.basketball. 2017-08-25.
- ^ "El Iberostar Tenerife disputará la Copa Intercontinental" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Iberostar Tenerife crowned 2017 Intercontinental Cup champions". Championsleague.basketball. 2017-09-24.