2021–22 BCL Americas

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.

BCL Americas
Season2021–22
Teams12
Dates10 December 2021 – April 2022
2021
2022–23

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
Flamengo (1st)TH Quimsa (2nd) Biguá (1st) Universidad de Concepción (1st)
São Paulo FC (2nd) Boca Juniors (3rd) Nacional (2nd) Cangrejeros de Santurce (QF)
Minas (3rd) Obras Sanitarias (9th) Real Estelí (1st) 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

Regular season

The draw for the regular season was held on 16 October 2021.[4]

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.
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