Women's Basketball League Americas

The Women's Basketball League Americas (also known as the WBLA) is the top basketball league in Americas for women's basketball clubs.

First established by FIBA Americas in 2023, to expand the women's basketball competitions when previously, the South American teams, and the Central American and North American teams, played separate tournaments.

At the initial tournament Indeportes Antioquia of Colombia were crowned champions, beating uruguayan club, Malvín at the final disputed in Rionegro.

Format

The 8 clubs were divided into two groups of four teams, each with a host.

The two best-placed clubs in each group qualified for the Final Four.

The Final Four were established according to the standings of each team in the groups. It is organized by one of the qualified clubs. The semi-finales were played in a single-match, like the third place game, and the final.

Results

#YearFinal 4 hostFinalThird and fourth placeMVPChampionScoreRunners-upThirdScoreFourth 12023 Rionegro Malvín Mabel Martínez 22024 Medellín Indeportes Antioquia61–53 Unión Florida80–72 Sportiva Italiana Carolina López 32026 Santiago Bay Area Phoenix87–82 SESI Araraquara65–53 Colegio Los Leones Rosemarie Julien

Statistics

Medals by country

Titles by club RankClubWinnersRunners-up 1 Indeportes Antioquia 2 0 2 Bay Area Phoenix 1 1

Stats leaders Season Top scorer PPG Top rebounder RPG Top assistant APG 2023 Kristen Spolyar 25.4 Candela Gentinetta 13.3 Porsche Poole 9.7 2024 Manuela Ríos 25.0 Carla Miculka 12.0 Manuela Ríos 6.6 2026 Andrea Daley 22.8 Gabriela Guimarães 11.0 Connie Clarke 5.2

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