2021–22 BCL Americas

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BCL Americas
Season2021–22
Teams12
Dates10 December 2021 – 9 April 2022
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The 2021–22 Basketball Champions League Americas season is the 15h edition of the top-tier level professional club basketball competition in the Americas and the 3rd of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA), since launched by FIBA in 2019.

The season will conclude with the Final Eight in the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro.

Team allocation[]

On 29 September 2021, FIBA announced the 12 teams from 7 countries to play in the 2021–22 BCLA season.[1]

Teams[]

League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses.[2] In Argentina, San Lorenzo was crowned champions but were rejected by FIBA due to outstanding debts to players.[3]

Group stage
Brazil Flamengo (1st)TH Argentina Quimsa (2nd) Uruguay Biguá (1st) Chile Universidad de Concepción (1st)
Brazil São Paulo (2nd) Argentina Boca Juniors (3rd) Uruguay Nacional (2nd) Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce (QF)
Brazil Minas (3rd) Argentina Obras Sanitarias (9th) Nicaragua Real Estelí (1st) Canada Edmonton Stingers (1st)

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • TH: Title holders
  • SF: League semifinalist
  • QF: League quarterfinalist
  • CW: Preseason tournament winners
  • WC: Qualified through Wild Card

Group phase[]

The draw for the regular season was held on 16 October 2021.[4] The group phase began on 13 December 2021 and will end on 16 March 2022.

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce 6 3 3 521 482 +39 9[a] Advance to Final Eight
2 Nicaragua Real Estelí 6 3 3 515 497 +18 9[a]
3 Canada Edmonton Stingers 6 3 3 461 518 −57 9[a]
Source: BCL Americas
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head: the ranking was based on points difference: 1) Cangrejeros +39, 2) Estelí +18, 3) Stingers –57.

Group B[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil São Paulo 6 6 0 552 443 +109 12 Advance to Final Eight
2 Argentina Quimsa 6 2 4 473 498 −25 8
3 Uruguay Nacional 6 1 5 461 545 −84 7
Source: BCL Americas

Group C[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay Biguá 6 4 2 480 490 −10 10 Advance to Final Eight
2 Brazil Minas 6 3 3 493 480 +13 9
3 Argentina Obras Sanitarias 6 2 4 480 483 −3 8
Source: BCL Americas

Group D[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 5 1 494 394 +100 11 Advance to Final Eight
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 4 2 452 435 +17 10
3 Chile Universidad de Concepción 6 0 6 385 502 −117 6
Source: BCL Americas

Final Eight[]

The Final Eight will take place from 6 to 9 April 2022 at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]

Bracket[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April
 
 
Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce
 
7 April
 
Argentina Quimsa
 
Winner of quarterfinal 1
 
6 April
 
Winner of quarterfinal 2
 
Uruguay Biguá
 
9 April
 
Argentina Boca Juniors
 
Winner of semifinal 1
 
6 April
 
Winner of semifinal 2
 
Brazil São Paulo
 
7 April
 
Nicaragua Real Estelí
 
Winner of quarterfinal 3
 
6 April
 
Brazil Winner of quarterfinal 4Third place game
 
Brazil Flamengo
 
9 April
 
Brazil Minas
 
Loser of semifinal 1
 
 
Loser of semifinal 2
 

Quarterfinals[]

6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) Flamengo Brazil vs. Brazil Minas Rio de Janeiro
Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Semifinals[]

7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) Winner of quarterfinal 1 vs. Winner of quarterfinal 2 Rio de Janeiro
Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) Winner of quarterfinal 3 vs. Brazil Winner of quarterfinal 4 Rio de Janeiro
Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Third place game[]

9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) Loser of semifinal 1 vs. Loser of semifinal 2 Rio de Janeiro
Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Final[]

Main article:
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) Winner of semifinal 1 vs. Winner of semifinal 2 Rio de Janeiro
Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

References[]

  1. ^ "BCL Americas announces Season 3 lineup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Basketball Champions League Americas groups and schedule confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "San Lorenzo se queda sin su plaza en la BCLA por una sanción de FIBA". Basquet Plus (in Spanish). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketball Champions League Americas Draw is complete". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Epic stage set for the BCL Americas Final 8". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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