The 2021–22 Basketball Champions League Americas season was the 15h edition of the top-tier level professional club basketball competition in the Americas and the 3rd of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA), since launched by FIBA in 2019. It was also the 23rd season of Pan-American top-level competition, as well as the 60th season of South American top-level competition.
The season concluded with the Final Eight at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro. São Paulo won its first continental title after defeating Biguá 98–84 in the final. São Paulo forward Bruno Caboclo was named MVP.
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 was crowned champions but were rejected by FIBA due to outstanding debts to players. +Group stage Flamengo (1st)TH Quimsa (2nd) Biguá (1st) Universidad de Concepción (1st) São Paulo (2nd) Boca Juniors (3rd) Nacional (2nd) Cangrejeros de Santurce (QF) Minas Tênis (3rd) Obras Sanitarias (9th) Real Estelí (1st) Edmonton Stingers (1st)
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, Brazil. The Ginásio do Maracanãzinho 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 Category Player Team(s) Statistic Efficiency per game Bruno Caboclo São Paulo 32.8 Points per game Donald Sims Biguá 24.8 Rebounds per game Ismael Romero Real Estelí 11.1 Assists per game Santiago Vidal Biguá 9.0 Steals per game Rigoberto Mendoza Real Estelí 3.0 Blocks per game Bruno Caboclo São Paulo 3.6 Turnovers per game Carlos Schattmann Boca Juniors 3.6 Minutes per game Bruno Caboclo São Paulo 36.2 FG% Bruno Caboclo São Paulo 63.6% 3P% Cordero Bennett São Paulo 68.8%
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Efficiency Bruno Caboclo São Paulo 44 Points Dominique Morrison Nacional 42 Rebounds Ismael Romero Real Estelí 18 Assists Santiago Vidal Biguá 14 Steals Alexander Franklin Real Estelí 6 Blocks Bruno Caboclo São Paulo 8 Three pointers Shamell Stallworth São Paulo 7
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