2022–23 BCL Americas

The 2022–23 Basketball Champions League Americas season is the 4th of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) season and the 16th edition of the top-tier level professional club basketball competition in the Americas. The champions qualify for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.

BCL Americas
The Pedrocão will the host Final Four
Season2022–23
Dates9 December 2022 – 15 April 2023
Number of teams12
2023–24 →

São Paulo were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the tournament and thus were unable to defend their title.

Team allocation

The following teams have been confirmed for the upcoming season:[1][2][3]

Brazil Franca (1st) Argentina Instituto (1st) Uruguay Biguá (1st) Nicaragua Real Estelí (1st)
Brazil Flamengo (2nd) Argentina Quimsa (2nd) Uruguay Peñarol (2nd) Canada Brampton Honey Badgers (1st)
Brazil Minas (3rd) Argentina Obras Sanitarias (WC) Chile Universidad de Concepción (1st) Mexico Libertadores de Querétaro (WC)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 October in Miami.[4]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico Libertadores de Querétaro 6 5 1 595 538 +57 11 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Nicaragua Real Estelí 6 4 2 577 551 +26 10
3 Canada Brampton Honey Badgers 6 0 6 531 608 −77 6
Source: BCL Americas
9 December 2022 Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico 99–83 Canada Brampton Honey Badgers Querétaro, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga
10 December 2022 Brampton Honey Badgers Canada 82–94 Nicaragua Real Estelí Querétaro, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga
11 December 2022 Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico 98–87 Nicaragua Real Estelí Querétaro, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga
16 January 2023 Real Estelí Nicaragua 98–84 Mexico Libertadores de Querétaro Managua, Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello
17 January 2023 Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico 106–90 Canada Brampton Honey Badgers Managua, Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello
18 January 2023 Real Estelí Nicaragua 109–93 Canada Brampton Honey Badgers Managua, Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 28–33, 28–18, 27–9
Pts: Robinson 33
Rebs: Robinson 13
Asts: Terrell Holloway 10		 Boxscore Pts: Rice 25
Rebs: Taylor Jr. 9
Asts: Taylor Jr. 5		 Arena: CAA Centre
7 February 2023 Brampton Honey Badgers Canada 93–99 Nicaragua Real Estelí Brampton, Canada
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 24–25, 27–20, 24–21
Arena: CAA Centre
8 February 2023 Real Estelí Nicaragua 90–101 Mexico Libertadores de Querétaro Brampton, Canada
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 29–24, 19–23, 21–24
Boxscore Arena: CAA Centre
9 February 2023 Brampton Honey Badgers Canada 86–107 Mexico Libertadores de Querétaro Brampton, Canada
22:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 22–21, 28–24, 22–37
Boxscore Arena: CAA Centre

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Quimsa 6 5 1 523 481 +42 11 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Brazil 123 Minas 6 3 3 533 473 +60 9
3 Uruguay Biguá 6 1 5 451 553 −102 7
Source: BCL Americas
12 December 2022 Biguá Uruguay 75–93 Brazil 123 Minas Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 23–33, 20–18, 10–16
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
13 December 2022 123 Minas Brazil 93–95 Argentina Quimsa Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 28–34, 20–18, 30–28
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
14 December 2022 Biguá Uruguay 73–88 Argentina Quimsa Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 15–20, 13–22, 21–29
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
16 January 2023 123 Minas Brazil 74–86 Argentina Quimsa Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–24, 24–17, 16–22
Boxscore Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube
17 January 2023 Quimsa Argentina 83–102 Uruguay Biguá Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 24–23, 17–26, 20–29
Boxscore Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube
18 January 2023 123 Minas Brazil 90–61 Uruguay Biguá Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 23–14, 21–14, 22–16
Boxscore Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube
3 February 2023 Quimsa Argentina 88–67 Uruguay Biguá Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 12–24, 21–17, 27–15
Boxscore Arena: Estadio Ciudad
4 February 2023 Biguá Uruguay 73–111 Brazil 123 Minas Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–38, 20–23, 19–29
Boxscore Arena: Estadio Ciudad
5 February 2023 Quimsa Argentina 83–72 Brazil 123 Minas Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 14–22, 23–17, 19–16
Boxscore Arena: Estadio Ciudad

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 5 1 540 394 +146 11 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Uruguay Peñarol 6 2 4 412 503 −91 8
3 Argentina Instituto 6 2 4 420 475 −55 8
Source: BCL Americas
12 December 2022 Peñarol Uruguay 64–56 Argentina Instituto Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 20–13, 16–16, 16–15
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
13 December 2022 Flamengo Brazil 81–89 Argentina Instituto Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–23, 12–21, 25–24
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
14 December 2022 Peñarol Uruguay 67–94 Brazil Flamengo Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 18–24, 17–23, 16–22
Boxscore Arena: Palacio Peñarol
13 January 2023 Flamengo Brazil 103–47 Uruguay Peñarol Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29–10, 19–22, 29–6, 26–9
Boxscore Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube
14 January 2023 Instituto Argentina 80–89 Uruguay Peñarol Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 13–18, 20–20, 25–30
Boxscore Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube
15 January 2023 Flamengo Brazil 91–46 Argentina Instituto Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 11–8, 31–9, 18–8
Boxscore Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube
6 February 2023 Instituto Argentina 71–79 Brazil Flamengo Córdoba, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 16–18, 25–17, 12–15
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín
7 February 2023 Peñarol Uruguay 74–92 Brazil Flamengo Córdoba, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 22–24, 22–23, 12–23
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín
8 February 2023 Instituto Argentina 78–71 Uruguay Peñarol Córdoba, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 16–20, 20–12, 21–20
Boxscore Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Sesi Franca 6 6 0 584 459 +125 12 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Chile Universidad de Concepción 6 2 4 500 533 −33 8
3 Argentina Obras Basket 6 1 5 469 561 −92 7
Source: BCL Americas
9 December 2022 Universidad de Concepción Chile 92–106 Brazil Sesi Franca Concepción, Chile
Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 31–21, 28–29, 18–23
Boxscore Arena: Casa del Deporte
10 December 2022 Sesi Franca Brazil 104–87 Argentina Obras Basket Concepción, Chile
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 27–36, 28–17, 24–17
Boxscore Arena: Casa del Deporte
11 December 2022 Universidad de Concepción Chile 92–97 Argentina Obras Basket Concepción, Chile
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 19–21, 31–19, 26–30
Boxscore Arena: Casa del Deporte
13 January 2023 Obras Basket Argentina 69–90 Chile Universidad de Concepción Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 18–30, 19–17, 15–25
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
14 January 2023 Universidad de Concepción Chile 76–83 Brazil Sesi Franca Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–24, 24–15, 20–23
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
15 January 2023 Obras Basket Argentina 76–83 Brazil Sesi Franca Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 18–15, 23–19, 13–23
Boxscore Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias
3 February 2023 Sesi Franca Brazil 105–65 Argentina Obras Basket Franca, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 29–16, 30–15, 22–14
Boxscore
4 February 2023 Obras Basket Argentina 75–87 Chile Universidad de Concepción Franca, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 23–18, 14–24, 16–18
Boxscore
5 February 2023 Sesi Franca Brazil 103–63 Chile Universidad de Concepción Franca, Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 32–20, 31–8, 19–21
Boxscore

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals took place in March 2023. The four winners advanced to the Final Four. Teams listed as "Team 1" hosted games 2 and 3.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Sesi Franca Brazil 2–0 Uruguay Peñarol 91–84 87–72 —
Flamengo Brazil 2–0 Chile Universidad de Concepción 92–64 88–86 —
Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico 0–2 Brazil 123 Minas 78–98 84–93 —
Quimsa Argentina 2–0 Nicaragua Real Estelí 94–86 103–67 —

Final Four

On 14 March 2023, FIBA announced the Final Four would be hosted by Franca in the Ginásio Poliesportivo Pedrocão in the Brazilian city of Franca, SP. The games will take place on 14 and 15 April 2023.[5]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 April
 
 
Brazil 123 Minas
 
15 April
 
Brazil Flamengo
 
Brazil Winner of SF1
 
14 April
 
Winner of SF2
 
Brazil Sesi Franca
 
 
Argentina Quimsa
 
Third place game
 
 
15 April
 
 
Brazil Loser of SF1
 
 
Loser of SF2

Semifinals
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) 123 Minas Brazil vs. Brazil Flamengo Franca, Brazil
17:30
Boxscore Arena: Pedrocão
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Sesi Franca Brazil vs. Argentina Quimsa Franca, Brazil
20:30
Boxscore Arena: Pedrocão

Third place game
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Loser of SF1 Brazil vs. Loser of SF2 Franca, Brazil
17:00
Arena: Pedrocão

Final
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Winner of SF1 Brazil vs. Winner of SF2 Franca, Brazil
20:30
Arena: Pedrocão

References
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  2. "2022 CEBL Champion to Represent Canada in FIBA BCLA Competition". www.cebl.ca. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. Ramos, Federico (18 August 2022). "A dejarla en lo más alto". Basquet Total (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. "BCL Americas Season 4's groups are set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. "Sesi Franca to host 2023 BCL Americas Final 4". FIBA.basketball. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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