FIBA Americas - Schedule and host cities of the 2010/2011 FIBA Americas League announced

MAR DEL PLATA (2010/2011 FIBA Americas League) – FIBA Americas announced the schedule and host cities of the 2010/2011 FIBA Americas League that starts on December 9 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

A total of 16 teams will be part of the most important club competition in America. The defending champion is Peñarol Mar del Plata of Argentina who has two championships in this tournament (2007/2008 and 2009/2010).
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The host cities of this event are: Mar del Plata, Argentina (Group A), Xalapa, Mexico (Group B), Ibarra, Ecuador (Group C) and Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Group C). This tournament will be televised on FOX Sports.

The tournament format for this edition changed, going back to the same format used in the first edition where the two best teams per group reach the second round. In the second round there will be two quadrangular, the first played in the South on February 1-3 and the other in the North from February 8-10. The two best teams in each quadrangular reach the Final Four to be played on February 22-24 of 2011.

Below is the schedule of the competition:

Group A in Mar del Plata, Argentina: December 9, 10 and 11:

Thursday, December 9:328
20:00 – Toros de Nuevo Laredo (MEX) vs. Regatas Corrientes (ARG)
22:15 pm – Peñarol Mar del Plata (ARG) vs. Espartanos de Isla Margarita (VEN)

Friday, December 10:
20:00 – Regatas vs. Espartanos
22:15 – Toros vs. Peñarol

Saturday, December 11:
20:00 – Espartanos vs. Toros
22:15 – Peñarol vs. Regatas

Group B in Xalapa, México: December 14, 15 and 16:

Tuesday, December 14:
16:00 – Super 4 champion of Uruguay vs. Universo de Brasilia, (BRA)
20:15 – Halcones de Xalapa (MEX) vs. Cañeros de la Romana (DOM)

Wednesday, December 15:
18:00 – Universo vs. Cañeros de la Romana
20:15 – TBD, URU vs. Halcones

Thursday, December 16:
18:00 – Cañeros de la Romana vs. TBD, URU
20:15 – Halcones vs. Universo

Group C in Ibarra, Ecuador: January 11, 12 and 13 of 2011:

Tuesday, January 11:
18:00 – Liga Sudamericana champion vs. Flamengo Río de Janeiro (BRA)
20:15 – Mavort (ECU) vs. TBD, Chile

Wednesday, January 12:
16:00 –TBD, CHI vs. LSB Champion
20:15 – Flamengo vs. Mavort

Thursday, January 13:
18:00 – Flamengo vs. TBD, Chile
20:15 – Mavort vs. LSB Champion

Group D in Arecibo, Puerto Rico: January 18, 19 and 20, 2011:

Tuesday, January 18:
18:00 – Sionista de Paraná (ARG) vs. Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (MEX)
20:15 pm – Capitanes de Arecibo (PUR) vs. Cocodrilos de Carcas (VEN)

Wednesday, January 19:
18:00 – Halcones Rojos vs. Cocodrilos
20:15 – Sionista vs. Capitanes

Thursday, January 20:
18:00 – Cocodrilos vs. Sionista
20:15 – Capitanes vs. Halcones Rojos

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