2024 Basketball Champions League Asia

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2024 Basketball Champions League Asia
29th Basketball Champions League Asia
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Dates9–15 June
Teams 8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (Al Riyadi's 3rd title; Lebanon's 6th title)
Tournament statistics
Games played16
MVP Flag of Lebanon.svg Wael Arakji
Top scorer Flag of the United States.svg James Dickey (Pelita Jaya) (25.7)
Top rebounds Flag of the United States.svg James Dickey (Pelita Jaya) (20.0)
Top assists Flag of Lebanon.svg Wael Arakji (Al Riyadi Beirut) (8.4)
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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. [1] The main tournament was scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was organized by the UAE Basketball Association and Shabab Al Ahli Club. [2] [3]

Contents

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. [4]

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. [5] However, due to a busy schedule following their co-hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the Philippine Basketball Association opted out. [6] Their slot was filled by the tournament host, Shabab Al Ahly. [7]

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. [8] Meanwhile, the champions, Al Riyadi, and third-place finishers, Shahrdari Gorgan, from the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League completed the lineup. [9]

The following teams qualified to the main tournament. [10] Years in bold denote the team won the competition.

TeamQualified onQualified asParticipations
Flag of Indonesia.svg Pelita Jaya 24 April 2024 [11] First and second-placed teams of Round 2 of the qualifying rounds Debut
Flag of Malaysia.svg NS Matrix Deers 26 April 2024 [8] Debut
Flag of South Korea.svg Busan KCC Egis 5 May 2024 [12] Winners of the 2023–24 KBL season 1 (1998) [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning Flying Leopards 22 May 2024 [13] Winners of the 2023–24 CBA season 6 (1988, 1990 , 1992, 1995, 1999, 2018) [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies 28 May 2024Winners of the 2023–24 B1 League season Debut
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli 30 May 2024 [7] Hosts4 (2001, 2011, 2016, 2017) [lower-alpha 3]
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 1 June 2024Champions of the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League [9] 10 (1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 , 2012, 2016, 2017 , 2018, 2019)
Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan 1 June 2024Third-Place in the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League [9] Debut
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes participations as "Hyundai Dynat".
  2. ↑ Includes participations as "Liaoning Hunters".
  3. ↑ Includes participations of Al Ahli and Al Shabab, which merged to form Shabab Al Ahli in 2017.

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. [14]

Draw

The draw was held on 31 May 2024 in the Dubai Sports Council. [7]

Pot 1
Team
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning Flying Leopards
Flag of South Korea.svg Busan KCC Egis
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies
Pot 2
Team
Flag of Indonesia.svg Pelita Jaya
Flag of Malaysia.svg NS Matrix Deers
Pot 3
Team
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi Beirut
Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+04:00)

Group A

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 330328251+776Semi-finals
2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli 321277243+345
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning Flying Leopards 312234308−744
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg NS Matrix Deers 303257294−373
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
9 June
18:30
Liaoning Flying Leopards Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 75–118 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi
Scoring by quarter: 20–37, 12–28, 19–35, 24–18
Pts: Liu 21
Rebs: Zhang C. 8
Asts: Yan 5		Pts: Kikanović 27
Rebs: Gyokchyan 11
Asts: Lofton 9
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 567 [15]
10 June
21:30
Shabab Al Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 92–76 Flag of Malaysia.svg NS Matrix Deers
Scoring by quarter:25–23, 26–12, 18–17, 23–24
Pts: Georges-Hunt 24
Rebs: Thibodeaux 12
Asts: Georges-Hunt 4		Pts: Murry 20
Rebs: Zimmerman 8
Asts: Zimmerman, Tolbert 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 134 [15]
11 June
18:30
NS Matrix Deers Flag of Malaysia.svg 93–94 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter:31–28, 17–17, 28–22, 17–27
Pts: Murry 35
Rebs: Tolbert, Chun 9
Asts: Murry 4		Pts: Rice 30
Rebs: Zhang C. 11
Asts: Rice 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 200 [15]
11 June
21:30
Al Riyadi Flag of Lebanon.svg 102–88 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 29–20, 23–12, 28–27
Pts: Arakji 26
Rebs: Maker 6
Asts: Arakji 7		Pts: Thibodeaux 23
Rebs: Thibodeaux 12
Asts: Alajmani 12
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 456 [15]
12 June
18:30
Liaoning Flying Leopards Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 65–97 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 16–23, 15–24, 19–24
Pts: Cong 16
Rebs: Zhang C. 12
Asts: Li 3		Pts: Alshabebi 25
Rebs: Alshabebi 14
Asts: Thibodeaux 8
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 225 [15]
12 June
21:30
NS Matrix Deers Flag of Malaysia.svg 88–108 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi
Scoring by quarter: 12–41, 25–21, 23–20, 28–26
Pts: Murry 21
Rebs: Murry, Tolbert 11
Asts: Murry 6		Pts: Lofton 26
Rebs: Gyokchyan 9
Asts: Zeinoun 10
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 367 [15]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan 321286257+295 [lower-alpha 1] Semi-finals
2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies 321274240+345 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Pelita Jaya 321264267−35 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan KCC Egis 303247307−603
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points difference: Shahrdari Gorgan +6, Hiroshima Dragonflies +4, Pelita Jaya -10
9 June
12:30
Hiroshima Dragonflies Flag of Japan.svg 86–69 Flag of Indonesia.svg Pelita Jaya
Scoring by quarter:26–14, 22–15, 24–16, 14–24
Pts: Kamisawa 20
Rebs: Evans 13
Asts: Blackshear 7		Pts: Brownlee 12
Rebs: Dickey 9
Asts: Dickey, Saudale 3
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 23 [15]
9 June
15:30
Shahrdari Gorgan Flag of Iran.svg 102–79 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan KCC Egis
Scoring by quarter:24–20, 22–14, 28–24, 28–21
Pts: Young 33
Rebs: Kazemi 10
Asts: Kazemi 7		Pts: Heo 18
Rebs: McKinne, Thompson 5
Asts: Choi 7
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 225 [15]
10 June
15:30
Busan KCC Egis Flag of South Korea.svg 77–107 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 15–21, 22–26, 23–27
Pts: Lee G.H 22
Rebs: Thompson 8
Asts: Choi, Lee H.H. 3		Pts: Evans 24
Rebs: Kawata 9
Asts: Evans 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 200 [15]
10 June
18:30
Pelita Jaya Flag of Indonesia.svg 97–90 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 27–21, 20–21, 27–24
Pts: Dickey 40
Rebs: Dickey 17
Asts: Dickey 5		Pts: Cherry 24
Rebs: Monji 15
Asts: Vahedi, Sheikhi 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 555 [15]
11 June
15:30
Hiroshima Dragonflies Flag of Japan.svg 81–94 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter:23–17, 23–28, 20–29, 15–20
Pts: Evans 29
Rebs:three players 8
Asts:three players 3		Pts: Young 34
Rebs: Kazemi 9
Asts: Young, Sheikhi 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 500 [15]
12 June
15:30
Busan KCC Egis Flag of South Korea.svg 91–98 Flag of Indonesia.svg Pelita Jaya
Scoring by quarter: 16–38, 30–21, 29–15, 16–24
Pts: Choi, Thompson 21
Rebs: Thompson 16
Asts: Lee H.H. 6		Pts: Dickey 26
Rebs: Dickey 26
Asts: Brownlee 5
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 500 [15]

Final round

 
 Semifinals Final
 
      
 
14 June
 
 
 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 121
 
15 June
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies 89
 
 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 122
 
14 June
 
 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli 96
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan 71
 
 
 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli 73
 
 Third place game
 
 
15 June
 
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies 81
 
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan 76

Semi-finals

14 June
15:30
Shahrdari Gorgan Flag of Iran.svg 71–73 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 22–20, 14–15, 17–20
Pts: Vahedi 24
Rebs: Kazemi 15
Asts: Kazemi 4		Pts: Alshabebi 20
Rebs: Georges-Hunt, Thibodeaux 9
Asts: Georges-Hunt, Pointer 5
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 500 [15]
14 June
18:30
Al Riyadi Flag of Lebanon.svg 121–89 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter:35–25, 34–19, 27–26, 25–19
Pts: Gyokchyan 20
Rebs: Gyokchyan 8
Asts: Arakji 14		Pts: Blackshear 29
Rebs: Kawata 5
Asts: Evans 5
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 500 [15]

Third-place game

15 June
15:30
Hiroshima Dragonflies Flag of Japan.svg 81–76 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter:29–20, 14–22, 21–14, 17–20
Pts: Yamazaki 18
Rebs: Blackshear, Evans 9
Asts: Evans 7		Pts: Vahedi 21
Rebs: Kazemi 10
Asts: Kazemi, Cherry 4
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 178 [16]
Referees: NOUJAIM Rabah (LBN), YUEN Chun Yip (HKG), ZHANG Xiao (CHN)

Final

15 June
18:30
Al Riyadi Flag of Lebanon.svg 122–96 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter:23–21, 34–27, 44–16, 21–32
Pts: Arakji 31
Rebs: Maker 13
Asts: Arakji 9		Pts: Pointer 25
Rebs: Pointer 7
Asts: Pointer 9
Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai
Attendance: 1,678 [16]
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR)

Final ranking

RankTeamRecordQualification
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 5–0Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli 3–2
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshima Dragonflies 3–2
4th Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan 2–3
5th Flag of Indonesia.svg Pelita Jaya 2–1
6th Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning Flying Leopards 1–2
7th Flag of Malaysia.svg NS Matrix Deers 0–3
8th Flag of South Korea.svg Busan KCC Egis 0–3

Statistics

[17]

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per game James Dickey Pelita Jaya 25.7
Rebounds per game14.3
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 Dickey Pelita Jaya 35.7
FG% Wael Arakji Al Riyadi 75.5%
3P%71.4%
FT% Kerry Blackshear Jr. Hiroshima Dragonflies 96.8%

Individual game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points James Dickey Pelita Jaya 40
Rebounds26
Assists Wael Arakji Al Riyadi 14
Steals John Murry NS Matrix Deers 6
Sina Vahedi Shahrdari Gorgan
Blocks Thon Maker Al Riyadi 4
Yanyu Liu Liaoning Flying Leopards
Three pointersseven players6

Awards

2024 Basketball Champions League Asia
Flag of Lebanon.svg
Al Riyadi
3rd title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of Lebanon.svg Wael Arakji

All-Star Five

PosPlayerClub
G Flag of Lebanon.svg Wael Arakji (MVP) Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi
G Flag of Iran.svg Sina Vahedi Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan
C Flag of the United States.svg Travin Thibodeaux Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
F Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Georges-Hunt Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thon Maker Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi

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