2022-23_BCL_Americas
2022–23 BCL Americas
4th season of the Basketball Champions League Americas
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.
Quick Facts BCL Americas, Season ...
| BCL Americas | |
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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 → | |
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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.
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) |
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 October in Miami.[6]
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: BCL Americas
More information Querétaro, Mexico ...
| 9 December 2022 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
99–83 | Brampton Honey Badgers |
Querétaro, Mexico | |
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| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga |
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More information Querétaro, Mexico ...
| 10 December 2022 | Brampton Honey Badgers |
82–94 | Real Estelí |
Querétaro, Mexico | |
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| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga |
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More information Querétaro, Mexico ...
| 11 December 2022 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
98–87 | Real Estelí |
Querétaro, Mexico | |
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| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Auditorio José María Arteaga |
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More information Managua, Nicaragua ...
| 16 January 2023 | Real Estelí |
98–84 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
Managua, Nicaragua | |
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| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello |
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More information Managua, Nicaragua ...
| 17 January 2023 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
106–90 | Brampton Honey Badgers |
Managua, Nicaragua | |
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| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||||
| Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello |
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More information Managua, Nicaragua ...
| 18 January 2023 | Real Estelí |
109–93 | Brampton Honey Badgers |
Managua, Nicaragua | |
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| 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 |
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More information Brampton, Canada ...
| 7 February 2023 | Brampton Honey Badgers |
93–99 | Real Estelí |
Brampton, Canada | |
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| 22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 24–25, 27–20, 24–21 | ||||
| Arena: CAA Centre |
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More information Brampton, Canada ...
| 8 February 2023 | Real Estelí |
90–101 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
Brampton, Canada | |
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| 22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 29–24, 19–23, 21–24 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: CAA Centre |
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More information Brampton, Canada ...
| 9 February 2023 | Brampton Honey Badgers |
86–107 | Libertadores de Querétaro |
Brampton, Canada | |
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| 22:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 22–21, 28–24, 22–37 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: CAA Centre |
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: BCL Americas
More information Montevideo, Uruguay ...
| 12 December 2022 | Biguá |
75–93 | 123 Minas |
Montevideo, Uruguay | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 23–33, 20–18, 10–16 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol |
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More information Montevideo, Uruguay ...
| 13 December 2022 | 123 Minas |
93–95 | Quimsa |
Montevideo, Uruguay | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 28–34, 20–18, 30–28 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol |
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More information Montevideo, Uruguay ...
| 14 December 2022 | Biguá |
73–88 | Quimsa |
Montevideo, Uruguay | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 15–20, 13–22, 21–29 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol |
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More information Belo Horizonte, Brazil ...
| 16 January 2023 | 123 Minas |
74–86 | Quimsa |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–24, 24–17, 16–22 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube |
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More information Belo Horizonte, Brazil ...
| 17 January 2023 | Quimsa |
83–102 | Biguá |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 24–23, 17–26, 20–29 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube |
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More information Belo Horizonte, Brazil ...
| 18 January 2023 | 123 Minas |
90–61 | Biguá |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 23–14, 21–14, 22–16 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Minas Tenis Clube |
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More information Santiago del Estero, Argentina ...
| 3 February 2023 | Quimsa |
88–67 | Biguá |
Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 12–24, 21–17, 27–15 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Estadio Ciudad |
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More information Santiago del Estero, Argentina ...
| 4 February 2023 | Biguá |
73–111 | 123 Minas |
Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–38, 20–23, 19–29 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Estadio Ciudad |
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More information Santiago del Estero, Argentina ...
| 5 February 2023 | Quimsa |
83–72 | 123 Minas |
Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 14–22, 23–17, 19–16 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Estadio Ciudad |
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Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: BCL Americas
More information Montevideo, Uruguay ...
| 12 December 2022 | Peñarol |
64–56 | Instituto |
Montevideo, Uruguay | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 20–13, 16–16, 16–15 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol |
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More information Montevideo, Uruguay ...
| 13 December 2022 | Flamengo |
81–89 | Instituto |
Montevideo, Uruguay | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–23, 12–21, 25–24 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol |
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More information Montevideo, Uruguay ...
| 14 December 2022 | Peñarol |
67–94 | Flamengo |
Montevideo, Uruguay | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 18–24, 17–23, 16–22 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Palacio Peñarol |
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More information Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...
| 13 January 2023 | Flamengo |
103–47 | Peñarol |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 29–10, 19–22, 29–6, 26–9 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube |
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More information Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...
| 14 January 2023 | Instituto |
80–89 | Peñarol |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 13–18, 20–20, 25–30 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube |
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More information Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...
| 15 January 2023 | Flamengo |
91–46 | Instituto |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 11–8, 31–9, 18–8 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Tijuca Tênis Clube |
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More information Córdoba, Argentina ...
| 6 February 2023 | Instituto |
71–79 | Flamengo |
Córdoba, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 16–18, 25–17, 12–15 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín |
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More information Córdoba, Argentina ...
| 7 February 2023 | Peñarol |
74–92 | Flamengo |
Córdoba, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 22–24, 22–23, 12–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Gimnasio Ángel Sandrín |
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Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: BCL Americas
More information Concepción, Chile ...
| 9 December 2022 | Universidad de Concepción |
92–106 | Sesi Franca |
Concepción, Chile | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 31–21, 28–29, 18–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Casa del Deporte |
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More information Concepción, Chile ...
| 10 December 2022 | Sesi Franca |
104–87 | Obras Basket |
Concepción, Chile | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 27–36, 28–17, 24–17 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Casa del Deporte |
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More information Concepción, Chile ...
| 11 December 2022 | Universidad de Concepción |
92–97 | Obras Basket |
Concepción, Chile | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 19–21, 31–19, 26–30 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Casa del Deporte |
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More information Buenos Aires, Argentina ...
| 13 January 2023 | Obras Basket |
69–90 | Universidad de Concepción |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 18–30, 19–17, 15–25 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias |
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More information Buenos Aires, Argentina ...
| 14 January 2023 | Universidad de Concepción |
76–83 | Sesi Franca |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–24, 24–15, 20–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias |
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More information Buenos Aires, Argentina ...
| 15 January 2023 | Obras Basket |
76–83 | Sesi Franca |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 18–15, 23–19, 13–23 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Arena Obras Sanitarias |
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More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 3 February 2023 | Sesi Franca |
105–65 | Obras Basket |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 29–16, 30–15, 22–14 | |||||
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More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 4 February 2023 | Obras Basket |
75–87 | Universidad de Concepción |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 23–18, 14–24, 16–18 | |||||
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More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 5 February 2023 | Sesi Franca |
103–63 | Universidad de Concepción |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 32–20, 31–8, 19–21 | |||||
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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.
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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| 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 | — |
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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 | |||||
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More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) | 123 Minas |
75–80 | Flamengo |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| 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) |
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More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) | Sesi Franca |
91–73 | Quimsa |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| 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) |
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Third place game
More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) | 123 Minas |
94–81 | Quimsa |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| 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) |
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Final
Main article: 2023 BCL Americas Final
More information Franca, Brazil ...
| 15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) | Flamengo |
79–88 | Sesi Franca |
Franca, Brazil | |
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| 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) |
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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
The following were the statistical leaders in the 2022–23 season.[9]
More information Category, Player ...
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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.