By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
At the top of the 2024-25 winter schedule, five defending champions and a team of NBA G League selections will battle in the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
The Basketball Champions League champion Unicaja, the Basketball Champions League Americas champion Quimsa, the Basketball Champions League Asia champion Al Riyadi, the Basketball Africa League champion Petro de Luanda, the National Basketball League champion Tasmania JackJumpers, and NBA G League United will compete in Singapore between September 12 and 15.
The six participants from five continents were split into two equal groups with Unicaja, Petro de Luanda, and Al Riyadi in Group A, and Quimsa, NBA G League United, and Tasmania JackJumpers in Group B. Following pool play in the Singapore Indoor Stadium between September 12 and 14, the tournament concludes with games for first, third, and fifth place on September 15.
The 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the first hosted in Singapore, launching a three-year series.
In the buildup to the next installment, Stephon Marbury was named ambassador of the 34th edition of the tournament.
Previewing the second straight Intercontinental Cup in Singapore, Eurohoops presents the six contenders.