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2023–24 BCL Americas

The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas season, also referred to as the BCL Americas Season 5, was the 5th season of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA). It was also the 25th season of Pan-American top-level competition, as well as the 62nd season of South American top-level competition.

BCL Americas
The Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero hosted the Final Four
Season2023–24
Dates13 December 2023 – 14 April 2024
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season MVPBrandon Robinson (Quimsa)
Finals
ChampionsArgentina Quimsa
(2nd title)
  Runners-upBrazil Flamengo
Third placeMexico Halcones de Xalapa
Fourth placeUruguay Hebraica Macabi
2024–25 (Season 6) →

The season began on 13 December 2023 and ended with the final stage in April 2024. The Final Four took place on 13 and 14 April 2024 at the Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.[1] Final Four hosts Quimsa won their second BCL Americas title, defeating Flamengo 92–80 in the final.[2]

Franca were the defending champions, having won their first league title and seventh pan-American title in history. They were eliminated by Hebraica Macabi in the quarterfinals.[3]

Team allocation edit

Nine out of twelve teams were announced on 9 August 2023 by FIBA. The three representative teams from Brazil were confirmed later, in 27 October 2023 by FIBA.[4][5]

Gladiadores de Anzoátegui became the first Venezuelan team to participate in the league. The league did not feature a team from Canada, after having a representative from the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) the previous two seasons.

  Franca (1st)   Quimsa (1st)   Hebraica Macabi (1st)   Real Estelí (1st)
  São Paulo (2nd)   Boca Juniors (2nd)   Nacional (2nd)   Halcones de Xalapa (WC)
  Flamengo (3rd)   Obras Sanitarias (WC)   Universidad de Concepción (1st)   Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (1st)

Draw edit

The draw took place on 9 August 2023 in Miami. Group A was pre-determined based on geographical reasons and Groups B, C and D were decided through the draw.[5]

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Halcones de Xalapa 6 4 2 533 477 +56 10 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Real Estelí 6 3 3 483 521 −38 9
3   Gladiadores de Anzoátegui 6 2 4 490 508 −18 8
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
16 December 2023 Real Estelí   80–70   Halcones de Xalapa Managua, Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 22–15, 16–20, 27–17
Boxscore Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello
17 December 2023 Halcones de Xalapa   76–82   Gladiadores de Anzoátegui Managua, Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–21, 15–18, 22–21
Boxscore Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello
18 December 2023 Real Estelí   97–920(OT)   Gladiadores de Anzoátegui Managua, Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 29–26, 20–27, 18–17, Overtime: 11–6
Boxscore Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello
20 January 2024 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui   71–63   Real Estelí Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 16–16, 14–22, 20–7
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio Luis Ramos
21 January 2024 Real Estelí   79–104   Halcones de Xalapa Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–33, 21–25, 16–14, 20–32
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio Luis Ramos
22 January 2024 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui   74–92   Halcones de Xalapa Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 14–18, 15–29, 18–21
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio Luis Ramos
7 February 2024 Halcones de Xalapa   91–87   Gladiadores de Anzoátegui Xalapa, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 14–26, 19–27, 26–16
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio USBI
8 February 2024 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui   84–89   Real Estelí Xalapa, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 27–19, 19–22, 24–23
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio USBI
9 February 2024 Halcones de Xalapa   100–75   Real Estelí Xalapa, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–25, 25–21, 26–9
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio USBI

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Quimsa 6 3 3 522 480 +42 9[a] Advance to quarter-finals
2   Nacional 6 3 3 485 503 −18 9[a]
3   São Paulo 6 3 3 505 529 −24 9[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head point difference: Quimsa +42, Nacional −18, São Paulo −24.
16 December 2023 Quimsa   112–65   São Paulo Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 24–24, 39–10, 25–19
Boxscore Arena: Estadio Ciudad
17 December 2023 São Paulo   84–890(OT)   Nacional Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 8–17, 23–26, 24–21, 21–12, Overtime: 8–13
Boxscore Arena: Estadio Ciudad
18 December 2023 Quimsa   86–78   Nacional Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 13–24, 28–13, 27–23
Boxscore Arena: Estadio Ciudad
26 January 2024 Nacional   78–86   Quimsa Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–18, 20–25, 21–20
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
27 January 2024 Quimsa   84–87   São Paulo Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–23, 22–23, 20–21
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
28 January 2024 Nacional   86–82   São Paulo Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 24–22, 20–17, 20–19
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
10 February 2024 São Paulo   93–87   Nacional São Paulo, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 32–22, 24–21, 22–24
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio do Morumbi
11 February 2024 Nacional   78–72   Quimsa São Paulo, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–20, 18–13, 22–16
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio do Morumbi
12 February 2024 São Paulo   94–82   Quimsa São Paulo, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 28–19, 15–21, 28–27
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio do Morumbi

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Flamengo 6 5 1 495 449 +46 11 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Hebraica Macabi 6 2 4 455 496 −41 8[a]
3   Boca Juniors 6 2 4 436 441 −5 8[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head wins: Hebraica Macabi 2, Boca Juniors 1
13 December 2023 Flamengo   92–870(OT)   Hebraica Macabi Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 15–31, 28–16, 11–10, Overtime: 13–8
Boxscore Arena: Maracanãzinho
14 December 2023 Hebraica Macabi   69–62   Boca Juniors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 12–11, 15–21, 19–14
Boxscore Arena: Maracanãzinho
15 December 2023 Flamengo   62–80   Boca Juniors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 18–19, 10–18, 12–24
Boxscore Arena: Maracanãzinho
17 January 2024 Hebraica Macabi   82–64   Boca Juniors Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 24–16, 21–19, 25–5
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
18 January 2024 Boca Juniors   62–65   Flamengo Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 15–19, 18–15, 16–14
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
19 January 2024 Hebraica Macabi   65–78   Flamengo Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–19, 10–22, 19–20
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
10 February 2024 Boca Juniors   79–87   Flamengo Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–20, 15–20, 26–26
Boxscore Arena: La Bombonerita
11 February 2024 Flamengo   111–76   Hebraica Macabi Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 22–12, 23–24, 35–18
Boxscore Arena: La Bombonerita
12 February 2024 Boca Juniors   89–76   Hebraica Macabi Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 14–23, 26–19, 23–11
Boxscore Arena: La Bombonerita

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Sesi Franca 6 5 1 583 496 +87 11 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Obras Basket 6 4 2 546 515 +31 10
3   Universidad de Concepción 6 0 6 425 543 −118 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 December 2023 Sesi Franca   78–59   Universidad de Concepción Franca, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 22–9, 17–20, 16–18
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio Pedrocão
14 December 2023 Universidad de Concepción   75–93   Obras Basket Franca, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15-23, 20-26, 20-14, 20-30
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio Pedrocão
15 December 2023 Sesi Franca   94–87   Obras Basket Franca, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 18-21, 34-17, 17–29
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio Pedrocão
20 January 2024 Universidad de Concepción   67–96   Obras Basket Concepción, Chile
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 22–30, 16–24, 18–20
Boxscore Arena: Casa del Deporte
21 January 2024 Obras Basket   94–118   Sesi Franca Concepción, Chile
Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 20–34, 23–21, 25–34
Boxscore Arena: Casa del Deporte
22 January 2024 Universidad de Concepción   87–109   Sesi Franca Concepción, Chile
Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 17–37, 23–18, 21–24
Boxscore Arena: Casa del Deporte
7 February 2024 Obras Basket   97–960(OT)   Sesi Franca Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 17–18, 25–22, 25–19, Overtime: 9–8
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
8 February 2024 Sesi Franca   88–72   Universidad de Concepción Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 26–22, 23–14, 17–14
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
9 February 2024 Obras Basket   79–65   Universidad de Concepción Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 11–19, 11–11, 31–20
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias

Quarterfinals edit

The quarterfinals took place in March 2024. The four winners advanced to the Final Four. Teams listed as "Team 1" hosted games 2 and 3. The schedule was confirmed on 16 February 2024.[6]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Halcones de Xalapa   2–1   Nacional 78–79 105–104 (2OT) 88–75
Quimsa   2–1   Real Estelí 98–68 94–95 99–69
Flamengo   2–0   Obras Basket 113–80 80–67 —
Sesi Franca   1–2   Hebraica Macabi 96–67 94–100 96–101

Halcones de Xalapa vs. Nacional edit

5 March 2024
Game 1
 Nacional   79–78
(Series: 1–0) 		  Halcones de Xalapa Montevideo, Uruguay
21:40 Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 17–22, 12–14, 24–19
Pts: Semiglia 20
Rebs: Anderson 15
Asts: Acosta 5 		Boxscore Pts: Bejarano 19
Rebs: Mahalbašić 8
Asts: Mahalbašić 8 		Arena: Antel Arena
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Daniel García (VEN), Alan dos Santos (BRA)
9 March 2024
Game 2
 Halcones de Xalapa   105–1040(2OT)
(Series: 1–1) 		  Nacional Xalapa, Mexico
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 25–21, 22–27, 19–22, Overtime: 10–10, 8–7
Pts: Fernández 28
Rebs: Mahalbašić 8
Asts: Stoll 12 		Boxscore Pts: Mathews 21
Rebs: Anderson 12
Asts: Semiglia 8 		Arena: Gimnasio USBI
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)
10 March 2024
Game 3
 Halcones de Xalapa   88–75
(Series: 2–1) 		  Nacional Xalapa, Mexico
20:10 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–14, 17–16, 29–25
Pts: Glynn 23
Rebs: Glynn 9
Asts: Cubillán, Stoll 5 		Boxscore Pts: Mathews 24
Rebs: Giorgetti 8
Asts: Acosta, Anderson 4 		Arena: Gimnasio USBI
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Quimsa vs. Real Estelí edit

6 March 2024
Game 1
 Real Estelí   68–98
(Series: 0–1) 		  Quimsa Managua, Nicaragua
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–22, 20–34, 9–22
Pts: Williams 17
Rebs: Williams 9
Asts: Holloway 6 		Boxscore Pts: Acevedo 15
Rebs: Basabe, Vasirani 10
Asts: Brussino, Robinson 5 		Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), José Fernández (CRC)
10 March 2024
Game 2
 Quimsa   94–95
(Series: 1–1) 		  Real Estelí Santiago del Estero, Argentina
20:40 Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 26–26, 20–22, 24–22
Pts: Robinson 27
Rebs: Ramírez 9
Asts: Sansimoni 6 		Boxscore Pts: Romero 27
Rebs: Romero 12
Asts: Ruiz 9 		Arena: Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Daniel García (VEN), Alan dos Santos (BRA)
11 March 2024
Game 3
 Quimsa   99–69
(Series: 2–1) 		  Real Estelí Santiago del Estero, Argentina
22:10 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 23–25, 21–11, 27–12
Pts: Robinson 22
Rebs: Robinson, Vasirani 7
Asts: Brussino 6 		Boxscore Pts: Romero 16
Rebs: Bishop 7
Asts: Holloway, Lucas 3 		Arena: Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Daniel García (VEN), Fernando Leite (BRA)

Flamengo vs. Obras Basket edit

4 March 2024
Game 1
 Obras Basket   80–113
(Series: 0–1) 		  Flamengo Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 22–37, 17–25, 27–30, 14–21
Pts: Spight 20
Rebs: Ruiz 6
Asts: Barral 5 		Boxscore Pts: Manfio 28
Rebs: Galvanini 12
Asts: Balbi 9 		Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Nicolás Flores (PAR)
7 March 2024
Game 2
 Flamengo   80–67
(Series: 2–0) 		  Obras Basket Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:10 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 19–19, 27–17, 12–13
Pts: Galvanini 24
Rebs: Manfio 8
Asts: Balbi 6 		Boxscore Pts: Spight 25
Rebs: Tha Andela 9
Asts: Spight, Venegas 3 		Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Kristian Páez (ECU), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)

Sesi Franca vs. Hebraica Macabi edit

5 March 2024
Game 1
 Hebraica Macabi   67–96
(Series: 0–1) 		  Sesi Franca Montevideo, Uruguay
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 17–28, 18–19, 18–25
Pts: Hassell 16
Rebs: Hassell 9
Asts: Parodi 6 		Boxscore Pts: Dias 19
Rebs: Santos 8
Asts: three players 5 		Arena: Antel Arena
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Johnny Batista (PUR), Carlos Vélez (COL)
8 March 2024
Game 2
 Sesi Franca   94–100
(Series: 1–1) 		  Hebraica Macabi Franca, Brazil
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 23–27, 25–24, 22–21
Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Ferreira 7
Asts: Scala 7 		Boxscore Pts: Hassell 25
Rebs: Hassell 11
Asts: Parodi 8 		Arena: Ginásio Pedrocão
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Franco Ronconi (ARG)
9 March 2024
Game 3
 Sesi Franca   96–101
(Series: 1–2) 		  Hebraica Macabi Franca, Brazil
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 18–15, 27–25, 20–29
Pts: Hinkle 23
Rebs: Santos 7
Asts: Scala 8 		Boxscore Pts: Parodi 26
Rebs: Hassell 11
Asts: Parodi 10 		Arena: Ginásio Pedrocão
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Alexis Mercado (PUR)

Final Four edit

The Final Four took place on 13 and 14 April 2024. On 19 March, FIBA announced the round will be hosted by Quimsa at the Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.[1]

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April
 
 
  Halcones de Xalapa87
 
14 April
 
  Flamengo90
 
  Flamengo80
 
13 April
 
  Quimsa92
 
  Quimsa89
 
 
  Hebraica Macabi75
 
Third place game
 
 
14 April
 
 
  Halcones de Xalapa (OT)101
 
 
  Hebraica Macabi99

Semifinals edit

13 April 2024 Halcones de Xalapa   87–90   Flamengo Santiago del Estero, Argentina
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 19–26, 29–12, 28–31
Pts: Glynn 26
Rebs: Glynn 9
Asts: Stoll 10 		Boxscore Pts: Deodato 25
Rebs: Galvanini 12
Asts: Balbi 7 		Arena: Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Andrés Bartel (URU), Juan Fernández (ARG)
13 April 2024 Quimsa   89–75   Hebraica Macabi Santiago del Estero, Argentina
22:10 Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 20–10, 26–16, 24–25
Pts: Basabe, Brussino 14
Rebs: Vasirani 8
Asts: Sansimoni 6 		Boxscore Pts: Williams 25
Rebs: Hassell, Oglivie 8
Asts: Parodi 6 		Arena: Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Páez (ECU)

Third place game edit

14 April 2024 Halcones de Xalapa   101–990(OT)   Hebraica Macabi Santiago del Estero, Argentina
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 16–25, 26–17, 26–24, Overtime: 10–8
Pts: Bejarano, Glynn 20
Rebs: Mahalbašić 9
Asts: Stoll 10 		Boxscore Pts: Williams 32
Rebs: Oglivie 12
Asts: Hassell 4 		Arena: Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Kristian Páez (ECU)

Final edit

Main article: 2024 BCL Americas Final
14 April 2024 Flamengo   80–92   Quimsa Santiago del Estero, Argentina
22:10 Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 21–22, 26–20, 21–22
Pts: Balbi 16
Rebs: Galvanini 7
Asts: Machado 4 		Boxscore Pts: Robinson 23
Rebs: Basabe 14
Asts: Brussino 7 		Arena: Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Andrés Bartel (URU), Johnny Batista (PUR)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The BCL Americas board of directors defines the venue for the Final 4 2023/24". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ "Quimsa dominates Flamengo to become BCLA's first repeat champion". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  3. ^ "Hebraica completes upset, defeating Franca to make the Final 4". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ "BCL Americas' Season 5 Brazilian clubs are confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ a b "BCL Americas Season 5 teams, groups are set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  6. ^ "Quarterfinals schedule is set for BCL Americas Season 5". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
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