The 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia was the first edition of the Basketball Champions League Asia, and the 29th season of the continent's top club competition. The tournament was previously known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, and was last held in 2019. The main tournament was scheduled to take place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. 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 Lebanon 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 Japan (B. League), South Korea (KBL), China (CBA League), and the Philippines (PBA) were set for automatic qualification. However, due to a busy schedule following their co-hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the Philippine Basketball Association opted out. Their slot was filled by the tournament host, Shabab Al Ahly.
To complete the eight-team field, two teams from East and Southeast Asia punched their tickets to the BCL Asia tournament through the qualifiers, with Pelita Jaya 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.
TeamQualified onQualified asParticipations Pelita Jaya24 April 2024 First and second-placed teams of Round 2 of the qualifying roundsDebut NS Matrix Deers26 April 2024Debut Busan KCC Egis 5 May 2024 Winners of the 2023–24 KBL season1 (1998) Liaoning Flying Leopards 22 May 2024 Winners of the 2023–24 CBA season6 (1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2018) Hiroshima Dragonflies 28 May 2024 Winners of the 2023–24 B1 League seasonDebut Shabab Al Ahli 30 May 2024 Hosts4 (2001, 2011, 2016, 2017) Al Riyadi 1 June 2024 Champions of the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League10 (1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Shahrdari Gorgan 1 June 2024 Third-Place in the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super LeagueDebut
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. +Pot 1Team Liaoning Flying Leopards Busan KCC Egis Hiroshima Dragonflies+Pot 2Team Pelita Jaya NS Matrix Deers+Pot 3Team Al Riyadi Beirut Shahrdari Gorgan
Group stage All times are local (UTC+04:00)
Group A
Group B
Final round
Semi-finals
Third-place game
Final
Final ranking
Rank Team Record Qualification Al Riyadi 5–0 Shabab Al Ahli 3–2 Hiroshima Dragonflies 3–2 4th Shahrdari Gorgan 2–3
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team(s) Statistic Points per game James Dickey Pelita Jaya 25.7 Rebounds per game 14.3 Assists per game Wael Arakji Al Riyadi 8.4 Steals per game Rayvonte Rice Liaoning Flying Leopards 2.7 Blocks per game Thon Maker Al Riyadi 2.2 Minutes per game James DickeyPelita Jaya 35.7FG% Wael Arakji Al Riyadi75.5% 3P% 71.4% FT% Kerry Blackshear Jr. Hiroshima Dragonflies 96.8%
Individual game highs CategoryPlayerTeamStatisticPointsJames DickeyPelita Jaya40Rebounds26AssistsWael ArakjiAl Riyadi14 StealsJohn MurryNS Matrix Deers6Sina VahediShahrdari GorganBlocksThon MakerAl Riyadi4Yanyu LiuLiaoning Flying LeopardsThree pointersseven players6
Awards
2024 Basketball Champions League AsiaAl Riyadi3rd title
Most Valuable Player Wael Arakji
All-Star Five Pos Player Club G Wael Arakji (MVP) Al Riyadi G Sina Vahedi Shahrdari Gorgan C Travin Thibodeaux Shabab Al Ahli F Marcus Georges-Hunt Shabab Al Ahli F Thon Maker Al Riyadi
References
External links 2024 BCL Asia