2023 BCL Americas Final explained
The 2023 BCL Americas Final was the final game of the 2022–23 BCL Americas, the 4th season of the league under its new entity and the 16th of the Pan-American premier basketball league organised by FIBA. It was played at the Ginásio Pedrocão in Franca on 15 April 2023. The game was played between Brazilian clubs Flamengo and Sesi Franca.
Franca won its tenth continental title and the first under the BCLA tournament.[1] Lucas Mariano was the team's key player and won the league's MVP award.[2]
Teams
In the following table, finals until 2020 were in the FIBA Americas League and South American Championship eras.
Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Flamengo | 4 (1953, 2014, 2020, 2021) |
Sesi Franca | 13 (1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999) |
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Road to the final
- (H): Home game
- (A): Away game
- (N): Neutral venue
Game details
valign=top align=right width=33% | | Flamengo | Statistics | Sesi Franca |
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| | 17/31 (55%) | 2-pt field goals | 22/37 (60%) | 11/42 (26%) | 3-pt field goals | 10/21 (48%) | 12/23 (52%) | Free throws | 14/18 (78%) | 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 | 21 | Defensive rebounds | 34 | 37 | Total rebounds | 41 | 5 | Assists | 11 | 11 | Turnovers | 15 | 11 | Steals | 5 | 0 | Blocks | 2 | 21 | Fouls | 22 | |
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Notes and References
- News: Sesi Franca crowned 2023 BCLA champions . FIBA.basketball . en.
- News: Three Sesi Franca players headline All-Star Five, Mariano claims MVP . FIBA.basketball . en.