First of three Brazilian teams to debut in the Basketball Champions League of the Americas (BCLA, in its acronym in English), Minas got the better of its debut by beating Biguá (Uruguay) and can guarantee classification this Saturday night (14) if it achieves another victory in the group stage. On Friday night (13) the Brazilians beat the Uruguayans 73 to 60, in the first round of Group C.
Tonight Minas returns to the court to face Quimsa, owner of the house and current champion of the BCLA, the main interclub tournament in Latin America. The match will start at 10:40 pm (Brasília time), with live broadcast on the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) YouTube channel.
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Come on, KTO Minas! 🌩️
🆚 Quimsa x KTO Minas
🗓️ 12/14 ⏰ 10:40 pm
📍 Santiago del Estero (ARG)
📺 BCLAmericas YouTube#VaiMinas #LaVemTempestade pic.twitter.com/QVeSNaW5ja— Minas Tênis Clube (@MinasTenisClube) December 14, 2024
On Sunday (15) Flamengo and Franca will debut in the competition. Rubro-Negro from Rio de Janeiro faces the host Boca Juniors at 7:40 pm, in Group B (which also includes the Panamanian club Toros de Chiriquí). Franca, a team from the interior of São Paulo, enters the court at 10:10 pm against Leones (Chile), in Group D, which also includes the Argentine team Instituto.
BCLA 2024/2025 brings together 12 clubs in total, divided into four groups. In Group A – the only one without Brazilian teams – are Real Estelí (Nicaragua), Paisas BC and Toros del Vale (both from Colombia). FIBA only announced the matches for the first two rounds of the first phase, which will last until January 2025. According to the regulations, each club will host one round at home. Only the top two in each group qualify for the quarterfinals. From the semifinals onwards, there will be unique clashes, in just one venue, which will still be established by FIBA.
Schedule (local times)
GROUP A
First round – Nicaragua
01/16/2025 – 7:40 pm – Real Eestelí x Toros del Valle
01/17/2025 – 7:40 pm – Toros del Valle x Paisas
01/18/2025 – 7:40 pm – Real Estelí x Paisas
GROUP B
First round – Rio de Janeiro
12/15/2024 – 7:40 pm – Flemish x Boca Juniors
16/12/2024 – 7:40 pm – Boca Juniors x Toros de Chiriqui
12/17/2024 – 7:40 pm – Flemish x Toros de Chiriqui
Second round – Panama
01/12/2025 – 8:40 pm – Toros de Chiriquí x Flemish
01/13/2025 – 8:40 pm – Flemish x Boca Juniors
14/01 – 8:40 pm – Toros de Chiriqui x Boca Juniors
Group C
First round – Argentina
12/12/2024 – Quimsa 70 x 72 Biguá
12/13/2024 – Biguá 60 x 73 Mines
12/14/2024 – 10:40 pm – Quimsa x Mines
Second round – Chile
01/12/2025 – 8:10 pm – Biguá x Mines
01/13/2025 – 8:10 pm – Mines x Quimsa
01/14/2025 – 8:10 pm – Biguá x Quimsa
Group D
First round – Argentina
14/12/2024 – 8:10 pm – Institute x France
15/12/2024 – 10:10 pm – France x Leones
12/16/2024 – Instituto x Leones
Second round – Chile
01/09/2025 – 8:10 pm – Leones x Instituto
01/10/1025 – 8:10 pm – Institute x France
11/11/2025 – 8:10 pm – Leones x France
