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. The main tournament was scheduled to take place in

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in the

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. It was co-organized by the UAE Basketball Association and Shabab Al Ahli Club. The tournament was held at Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall. Al Riyadi of

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won their third title and they earned the right to play in the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Qualification

The inaugural BCL Asia tournament features the top eight clubs from across the continent. Originally, champions from

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( PBA) were set for automatic qualification. However, due to a busy schedule following their co-hosting of the

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opted out. Their slot was filled by the tournament host, Shabab Al Ahly. To complete the eight-team field, two teams from

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punched their tickets to the BCL Asia tournament through the qualifiers, with

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and NS Matrix Deers emerging victorious. Meanwhile, the champions, Al Riyadi, and third-place finishers, Shahrdari Gorgan, from the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League completed the lineup. The following teams qualified to the main tournament. Years in bold denote the team won the competition. ;Notes

Format

The eight teams play in two round-of-robin groups of four, with each playing three games. The top two teams advance to the final phase, where they play single-elimination games for final classification.

Draw

The draw was held on 31 May 2024 in the Dubai Sports Council.

Group stage

''All times are local ( UTC+04:00)''

Group A

Group B

Final round

Semi-finals

Third-place game

Final

Final ranking

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Awards

All-Star Five

References

{{Basketball Champions League Asia Basketball Champions League Asia Champions Cup 2024 in Emirati sport International basketball competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates

External links

2024 BCL Asia