2022–23 BCL Americas
4th season of the Basketball Champions League Americas
| BCL Americas | |
|---|---|
 The Pedrocão hosted the Final Four | |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Dates | 9 December 2022 – 15 April 2023 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Lucas Mariano |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Sesi Franca (1st league title; 10th continental title) |
| Runners-up | Flamengo |
| Third place | 123 Minas |
| Fourth place |  Quimsa |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 Basketball Champions League Americas season was the 4th of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) season. It was also the 24th season of Pan-American top-level competition, as well as the 61st season of South American top-level competitions.
The Final Four took place on 14 and 15 April 2023, at the Ginásio Pedrocão in Franca, Brazil. Final Four hosts Sesi Franca won their first BCLA championship, and their record 10th continental title, by defeating Flamengo in the final.[1] As the champions, Franca qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.[2]
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:[3][4][5]
| Franca (1st) | Instituto (1st) |  Biguá (1st) |  Real Estelí (1st) |
| Flamengo (2nd) | Quimsa (2nd) | Peñarol (2nd) |  Brampton Honey Badgers (1st) |
| Minas (3rd) | Obras Sanitarias (WC) |  Universidad de Concepción (1st) |  Libertadores de Querétaro (WC) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 October in Miami.[6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertadores de Querétaro | 6 | 5 | 1 | 595 | 538 | +57 | 11 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Real Estelí | 6 | 4 | 2 | 577 | 551 | +26 | 10 | |
| 3 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 531 | 608 | −77 | 6 |
Source: BCL Americas
Libertadores de Querétaro 
v 
Brampton Honey Badgers
v Brampton Honey Badgers | 9 December 2022 | Libertadores de Querétaro | 99–83 | Brampton Honey Badgers | Querétaro, Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga | |||||
Brampton Honey Badgers v 
Real Estelí
v Real Estelí | 10 December 2022 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 82–94 | Real Estelí | Querétaro, Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga | |||||
Libertadores de Querétaro v Real Estelí
v Real Estelí | 11 December 2022 | Libertadores de Querétaro | 98–87 | Real Estelí | Querétaro, Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga | |||||
Real Estelí v Libertadores de Querétaro
v Libertadores de Querétaro | 16 January 2023 | Real Estelí | 98–84 | Libertadores de Querétaro | Managua, Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello | |||||
Libertadores de Querétaro v Brampton Honey Badgers
v Brampton Honey Badgers | 17 January 2023 | Libertadores de Querétaro | 106–90 | Brampton Honey Badgers | Managua, Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello | |||||
Real Estelí v Brampton Honey Badgers
v Brampton Honey Badgers | 18 January 2023 | Real Estelí | 109–93 | 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 | ||
Brampton Honey Badgers v Real Estelí
v Real Estelí | 7 February 2023 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 93–99 | Real Estelí | Brampton, Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 24–25, 27–20, 24–21 | ||||
| Arena: CAA Centre | |||||
Real Estelí v Libertadores de Querétaro
v Libertadores de Querétaro | 8 February 2023 | Real Estelí | 90–101 | Libertadores de Querétaro | Brampton, Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 29–24, 19–23, 21–24 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: CAA Centre | ||||
Brampton Honey Badgers v Libertadores de Querétaro
v Libertadores de Querétaro | 9 February 2023 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 86–107 | 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 | Quimsa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 523 | 481 | +42 | 11 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | 123 Minas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 9 | |
| 3 | Biguá | 6 | 1 | 5 | 451 | 553 | −102 | 7 |
Source: BCL Americas
Biguá 
v 
123 Minas
v 123 Minas | 12 December 2022 | Biguá | 75–93 | 123 Minas | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 23–33, 20–18, 10–16 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol | ||||
123 Minas v 
Quimsa
v Quimsa | 13 December 2022 | 123 Minas | 93–95 | Quimsa | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 28–34, 20–18, 30–28 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol | ||||
Biguá v Quimsa
v Quimsa | 14 December 2022 | Biguá | 73–88 | Quimsa | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 15–20, 13–22, 21–29 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol | ||||
123 Minas v Quimsa
v Quimsa | 16 January 2023 | 123 Minas | 74–86 | Quimsa | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–24, 24–17, 16–22 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube | ||||
Quimsa v Biguá
v Biguá | 17 January 2023 | Quimsa | 83–102 | Biguá | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 24–23, 17–26, 20–29 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube | ||||
123 Minas v Biguá
v Biguá | 18 January 2023 | 123 Minas | 90–61 | Biguá | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 23–14, 21–14, 22–16 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube | ||||
Quimsa v Biguá
v Biguá | 3 February 2023 | Quimsa | 88–67 | Biguá | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 12–24, 21–17, 27–15 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Estadio Ciudad | ||||
Biguá v 123 Minas
v 123 Minas | 4 February 2023 | Biguá | 73–111 | 123 Minas | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–38, 20–23, 19–29 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Estadio Ciudad | ||||
Quimsa v 123 Minas
v 123 Minas | 5 February 2023 | Quimsa | 83–72 | 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 | Flamengo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 540 | 394 | +146 | 11 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Peñarol | 6 | 2 | 4 | 412 | 503 | −91 | 8 | |
| 3 | Instituto | 6 | 2 | 4 | 420 | 475 | −55 | 8 |
Source: BCL Americas
Peñarol v Instituto
v Instituto | 12 December 2022 | Peñarol | 64–56 | Instituto | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 20–13, 16–16, 16–15 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol | ||||
Flamengo v Instituto
v Instituto | 13 December 2022 | Flamengo | 81–89 | Instituto | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–23, 12–21, 25–24 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol | ||||
Peñarol v Flamengo
v Flamengo | 14 December 2022 | Peñarol | 67–94 | Flamengo | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 18–24, 17–23, 16–22 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol | ||||
Flamengo v Peñarol
v Peñarol | 13 January 2023 | Flamengo | 103–47 | Peñarol | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 29–10, 19–22, 29–6, 26–9 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube | ||||
Instituto v Peñarol
v Peñarol | 14 January 2023 | Instituto | 80–89 | Peñarol | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 13–18, 20–20, 25–30 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube | ||||
Flamengo v Instituto
v Instituto | 15 January 2023 | Flamengo | 91–46 | Instituto | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 11–8, 31–9, 18–8 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube | ||||
Instituto v Flamengo
v Flamengo | 6 February 2023 | Instituto | 71–79 | Flamengo | Córdoba, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 16–18, 25–17, 12–15 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín | ||||
Peñarol v Flamengo
v Flamengo | 7 February 2023 | Peñarol | 74–92 | Flamengo | Córdoba, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 22–24, 22–23, 12–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín | ||||
Instituto v Peñarol
v Peñarol | 8 February 2023 | Instituto | 78–71 | 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 | Sesi Franca | 6 | 6 | 0 | 584 | 459 | +125 | 12 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Universidad de Concepción | 6 | 2 | 4 | 500 | 533 | −33 | 8 | |
| 3 | Obras Basket | 6 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 561 | −92 | 7 |
Source: BCL Americas
Universidad de Concepción 
v Sesi Franca
v Sesi Franca | 9 December 2022 | Universidad de Concepción | 92–106 | Sesi Franca | Concepción, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 31–21, 28–29, 18–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Casa del Deporte | ||||
Sesi Franca v Obras Basket
v Obras Basket | 10 December 2022 | Sesi Franca | 104–87 | Obras Basket | Concepción, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 27–36, 28–17, 24–17 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Casa del Deporte | ||||
Universidad de Concepción v Obras Basket
v Obras Basket | 11 December 2022 | Universidad de Concepción | 92–97 | Obras Basket | Concepción, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 19–21, 31–19, 26–30 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Casa del Deporte | ||||
Obras Basket v Universidad de Concepción
v Universidad de Concepción | 13 January 2023 | Obras Basket | 69–90 | Universidad de Concepción | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 18–30, 19–17, 15–25 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias | ||||
Universidad de Concepción v Sesi Franca
v Sesi Franca | 14 January 2023 | Universidad de Concepción | 76–83 | Sesi Franca | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–24, 24–15, 20–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias | ||||
Obras Basket v Sesi Franca
v Sesi Franca | 15 January 2023 | Obras Basket | 76–83 | Sesi Franca | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 18–15, 23–19, 13–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias | ||||
Sesi Franca v Obras Basket
v Obras Basket | 3 February 2023 | Sesi Franca | 105–65 | Obras Basket | Franca, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 29–16, 30–15, 22–14 | |||||
| Boxscore | |||||
Obras Basket v Universidad de Concepción
v Universidad de Concepción | 4 February 2023 | Obras Basket | 75–87 | Universidad de Concepción | Franca, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 23–18, 14–24, 16–18 | |||||
| Boxscore | |||||
Sesi Franca v Universidad de Concepción
v Universidad de Concepción | 5 February 2023 | Sesi Franca | 103–63 | 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 | 2–0 | Peñarol | 91–84 | 87–72 | — |
| Flamengo | 2–0 | Universidad de Concepción | 92–64 | 88–86 | — |
| Libertadores de Querétaro | 0–2 | 123 Minas | 78–98 | 84–93 | — |
| Quimsa | 2–0 | 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 took place on 14 and 15 April 2023.[7]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 April | ||||||
| 123 Minas | 75 | |||||
| 15 April | ||||||
| Flamengo | 80 | |||||
| Flamengo | 79 | |||||
| 14 April | ||||||
| Sesi Franca | 88 | |||||
| Sesi Franca | 91 | |||||
| Quimsa | 73 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 15 April | ||||||
| 123 Minas | 94 | |||||
| Quimsa | 81 | |||||
Semifinals
123 Minas v Flamengo
v Flamengo | 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) | 123 Minas | 75–80 | Flamengo | Franca, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 18–26, 20–22, 15–17 | ||||
| Pts: Alexey 25 Rebs: Johnson 5 Asts: Borges 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Cuello 19 Rebs: Jaú 8 Asts: Fischer 5 | Arena: Pedrocão Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Daniel García (VEN), Diego Chiconato (BRA) | ||
Sesi Franca v Quimsa
v Quimsa | 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) | Sesi Franca | 91–73 | Quimsa | Franca, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–10, 25–27, 29–16 | ||||
| Pts: Lucas M. 22 Rebs: Dias 11 Asts: Georginho 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Robinson 24 Rebs: Hernández, Ramírez 5 Asts: Cosolito, Ramírez 3 | Arena: Pedrocão Referees: Roberto Vásquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Andrés Bartel (URU) | ||
Third place game
123 Minas v Quimsa
v Quimsa | 15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) | 123 Minas | 94–81 | Quimsa | Franca, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 24–16, 16–23, 29–19 | ||||
| Pts: Alexey 20 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Alexey 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Ramírez 19 Rebs: Anderson 8 Asts: Anderson 4 | Arena: Pedrocão Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Daniel García (VEN), Johnny Batista (PUR) | ||
Final
Flamengo v Sesi Franca
v Sesi Franca | 15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) | Flamengo | 79–88 | Sesi Franca | Franca, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 21–20, 22–15, 19–24 | ||||
| Pts: Deodato 25 Rebs: Hettsheimeir 6 Asts: five players 1 | Boxscore | Pts: Georginho, Lucas M. 16 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Georginho 5 | Arena: Pedrocão Referees: Roberto Vásquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG) | ||
Individual awards
The Most Valuable Player award, as well as the all-league team (in Spanish: el Quinteto ideal) were announced after the final on 15 April 2023.[8]
- Most Valuable Player: Lucas Mariano, Sesi Franca
- All-League First Team:
- Lucas Mariano, Sesi Franca
- Georginho, Sesi Franca
- Lucas Dias, Sesi Franca
- Martín Cuello, Flamengo
- Alexey Borges, 123 Minas
Statistics
The following were the statistical leaders in the 2022–23 season.[9]
Individual statistic leaders
| Individual game highs
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References
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- ^ "Sesi Franca crowned 2023 BCLA champions". FIBA.basketball. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Instituto y el primer día de la pretemporada del campeón de la Liga Nacional | Básquet". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 CEBL Champion to Represent Canada in FIBA BCLA Competition". www.cebl.ca. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Federico (18 August 2022). "A dejarla en lo más alto". Basquet Total (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "BCL Americas Season 4's groups are set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Sesi Franca to host 2023 BCL Americas Final 4". FIBA.basketball. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Tres jugadores de Sesi Franca encabezan el Quinteto ideal, Mariano se proclama Más Valioso". FIBA.basketball (in Spanish). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Players statistics of the Basketball Champions League Americas 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
