The 2021–22 Basketball Champions League Americas season was the 15h edition of the top-tier level professional club
basketball
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competition in the
Americas and the 3rd of the
Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA), since launched by
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
in 2019.
The season concluded with the
Final Eight
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at the
Carioca Arena 1 in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...
.
São Paulo
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won its first continental title after defeating
Biguá 98–84 in the championship game.
Team allocation
On 29 September 2021, FIBA announced the 12 teams from 7 countries to play in the 2021–22 BCLA season.
Teams
League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses.
In Argentina,
San Lorenzo
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Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
was crowned champions but were rejected by
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
due to outstanding debts to players.
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. The group phase began on 13 December 2021 and ended on 16 March 2022.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final Eight
The Final Eight took place from 6 to 9 April 2022 at the
Carioca Arena 1 in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...
, Brazil. The
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for ...
was originally chosen to host the Final Eight, but this was changed on 30 March 2022.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Statistics
The following were the statistical leaders in the 2021–22 season.
Individual statistic leaders
Individual game highs
References
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2021–22
2021–22 in South American basketball
2021–22 in North American basketball