The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas season, also referred to as the BCL Americas Season 5, was the 5th season of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA). It was also the 25th season of Pan-American top-level competition, as well as the 62nd season of South American top-level competition.
The season began on 13 December 2023 and ended with the final stage in April 2024. The Final Four took place on 13 and 14 April 2024 at the Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Final Four hosts Quimsa won their second BCL Americas title, defeating Flamengo 92–80 in the final.
Franca were the defending champions, having won their first league title and seventh pan-American title in history. They were eliminated by Hebraica Macabi in the quarterfinals.
Team allocation Nine out of twelve teams were announced on 9 August 2023 by FIBA. The three representative teams from Brazil were confirmed later, in 27 October 2023 by FIBA.
Gladiadores de Anzoátegui became the first Venezuelan team to participate in the league. The league did not feature a team from Canada, after having a representative from the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) the previous two seasons.
Franca (1st) Quimsa (1st) Hebraica Macabi (1st) Real Estelí (1st) São Paulo (2nd) Boca Juniors (2nd) Nacional (2nd) Halcones de Xalapa (WC) Flamengo (3rd) Obras Sanitarias (WC) Universidad de Concepción (1st) Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (1st)
Draw The draw took place on 9 August 2023 in Miami. Group A was pre-determined based on geographical reasons and Groups B, C and D were decided through the draw.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals took place in March 2024. The four winners advanced to the Final Four. Teams listed as "Team 1" hosted games 2 and 3. The schedule was confirmed on 16 February 2024.
Halcones de Xalapa vs. Nacional
Quimsa vs. Real Estelí
Flamengo vs. Obras Basket
Sesi Franca vs. Hebraica Macabi
Final Four The Final Four took place on 13 and 14 April 2024. On 19 March, FIBA announced the round will be hosted by Quimsa at the Estadio Ciudad de Santiago del Estero in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
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