Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol


The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol was an international professional basketball tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was scheduled to be held in the Dominican Republic, and was cancelled due to Hurricane Georges. The team that won the most championships was Franca Basquetebol Clube, with 4 titles.
This tournament which was known as Copa America in its first editions, was the predecessor of the FIBA Americas League created in 2007.

History

The Pan American Club Championship, founded in 1993, was the top-tier level annual professional basketball competition for all of Latin America. It was not held in 1998, due to Hurricane Georges. The competition's last season was held in 2000. A new version of the Pan American Club Championship, called the FIBA Americas League, was created in 2007 and it was then replaced by the Basketball [Champions League Americas|BCL] in 2019.

Names of the top-tier level Pan-American competition

Pan-American Cup Finals Top Scorers

SeasonTop scorerClubPoints Scored
1993

MVP

SeasonTop scorerClub
2000

Rosters

1993 Final

Cougar Franca : Dexter Shouse. Coach: Hélio Rubens

Atenas : Diego Osella, Luis Villar.

1994 Final

Cougar Franca : Maury,, Dexter Shouse,Rogério Klafke, Fábio Pira - Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Janjao. Coach: Hélio Rubens

Olimpia : Héctor Campana, Alejandro Montecchia, Jorge Racca, Lucas Victoriano, Sebastian Uranga,,, Orlando Lightfoot, George Montgomery, Leonardo Gutiérrez. Coach: Julio Lamas

1995 Final

Rio Claro: Valtinho da Silva, Scooby Tec, Taddei Cury, Paulao, Antonio Santana, Luiz Felipe Azevedo, Almir, Gibi, Daniel Ricardo Probst, Efigenio, Seu Agostinho, Walter Rosamila, Gustavo.

Penarol:,, Héctor Campana,, Pablo Sebastián Rodríguez. Coach: Néstor García

1996 Final

Atenas Cordoba : Marcelo Milanesio,, Wallace Bryant, Fabricio Oberto, Diego Osella - Héctor Campana, Bruno Lábaque, Leandro Palladino,. Coach: Rubén Magnano

Cougar Franca : Helinho, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Ronnie Thompkins, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas, Isaías, Fernando Reis, Evandro. Coach: Hélio Rubens

1997 Final

Cougar Franca : Helinho,, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas, Fabio Pira, Evandro, Ricardo Giannecchini, Guillherme da Luz, Serafin. Coach: Hélio Rubens

Atenas Cordoba : Bruno Lábaque, Leandro Palladino
Steve Edwards, Stephen Rich, Fabricio Oberto - Marcelo Milanesio, Diego Osella, Héctor Campana,, Pellusi. Coach: Rubén Magnano

1999 Final

Cougar Franca : Helinho,, Sandro Varejao, Guillherme da Luz, Gilsinho, Mike Higgins, Rodrigo Bahia, Fernando Reis, Fransergio, Ricardo Giannecchini, Valtinho da Silva, Edu Mineiro, Jorginho, Marcio Dornelles. Coach: Hélio Rubens

Vasco da Gama : Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Paulinho, Jose Vargas, Charles Byrd, Janjao, Mingao, Joao Batista, Rogerio, Diego, Espiga, Ricardinho. Coach: Flor Meléndez

2000 Final

Estudiantes de Olavarria : Gustavo Fernández, Daniel Farabello, Gabriel Díaz, Dwight McGray, Gabriel Fernández - Byron Wilson,, Paolo Quinteros. Coach: Sergio Hernandez


Aguada : Jorge Cabrera, Diego Losada, Sterling Davis, Bill Washington, Fredy Navarrete, Hébert Núñez, Diego Castrillón, González. Coach: Alberto Espasandín