2024 Women's Basketball League Americas
| Women's Basketball League Americas | |||||||||
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.jpg) The Coliseo Iván de Bedout in Medellín hosted the final four. | |||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||
| Dates | 13 September – 2 November 2024 | ||||||||
| Games played | 16 | ||||||||
| Teams | Total: 8 (from 7 countries) | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Carolina López | ||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||
| Champions | Indeportes Antioquia (2nd title) | ||||||||
| Runners-up |  Bay Area Phoenix | ||||||||
| Third place |  Unión Florida | ||||||||
| Fourth place |  Sportiva Italiana | ||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||
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← 2023 2025 → | |||||||||
The 2024 Women's Basketball League Americas was the 2nd edition of the competition for women's basketball club teams from the Americas region organised by FIBA Americas. Indeportes Antioquia are the defending champions.
Indeportes Antioquia successfully defended their title with a win over Bay Area Phoenix in the final.[2]
Format
[edit]Eight teams are split into two groups of four based off their geographical position. The groups are held in centralised venues. The top two in each group advance to the final four to decide the champions.
Schedule
[edit]Rounds and dates
[edit]| Phase | Round date |
|---|---|
| Group A | 13–15 September 2024 |
| Group B | 27–29 September 2024 |
| Final four | 1–2 November 2024 |
Teams
[edit]The following teams participated:
| Country | Teams | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Unión Florida |
2023 Torneo Apertura champions |
| Ferro |
2024 Torneo Clausura champions | |
| Chile |
Sportiva Italiana |
2023 Liga Nacional Femenina champions |
| Colombia |
Indeportes Antioquia |
2023 Liga Superior Femenina de Baloncesto champions[3] |
 El Salvador |
Salvadoreñas |
2024 Torneo Apertura runners-up[4] |
 Mexico |
Pioneros de Delicias |
Wild Card from 2024 Liga ABC MEX |
| United States |
Bay Area Phoenix |
Wild Card from Women's Premier Basketball Association |
 Uruguay |
Malvín |
2023 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol champions |
Venues
[edit]The venues are in Buenos Aires and Medellín.[5]
| Group B and Final four | Group A | |
|---|---|---|
| Medellín
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Buenos Aires
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| Coliseo Iván de Bedout | Estadio Héctor Etchart | |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 4,500 | |
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Group Stage
[edit]
Buenos Aires
Location of teams of the 2024 Women's Basketball League Americas group stage.
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B.
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B.The top four teams in each group will qualify to the Final Four.
If teams are level on record at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Head-to-head point differential
- Head-to-head points scored
- Point differential for the entire regular season
- Points scored for the entire regular season
Only Indeportes Antioquia, Malvín and Salvadoreñas return from the first edition.
A team from the United States made its debut in the tournament.
Seven national associations will be represented this season.
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión Florida
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 160 | +39 | 6 | Final four |
| 2 | Sportiva Italiana
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 189 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ferro
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 4 | |
| 4 | Malvín
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 201 | −19 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
13 September 2024
19:00 |
| Unión Florida |
51–49 | Malvín |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 20–7, 11–12, 12–8 | ||
| Pts: Laviero 12 Rebs: Gauna 8 Asts: Martínez 3 |
Pts: Jourdheui 16 Rebs: Miculka 15 Asts: Fernández 7 | |
Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires
Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Fernando Leite (BRA), Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (MEX) |
13 September 2024
21:30 |
| Ferro |
54–72 | Sportiva Italiana |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 16–26, 19–13, 6–9 | ||
| Pts: Fernández 19 Rebs: Fernández 12 Asts: González 4 |
Pts: Cortés 17 Rebs: Cortés 17 Asts: Ríos 9 | |
Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 100 Referees: Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA), Aline García (URU) |
14 September 2024
19:00 |
| Unión Florida |
74–61 | Sportiva Italiana |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 18–17, 14–18, 21–13 | ||
| Pts: three players 13 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: Martínez 7 |
Pts: Ríos 24 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: Pérez 7 | |
Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 100 Referees: Kristian Páez (ECU), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA), Aline García (URU) |
14 September 2024
21:30 |
| Ferro |
80–72 | Malvín |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 23–16, 14–26, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Fernández, Gonzalez 20 Rebs: Fernández 11 Asts: Gonzalez, Romagnoli 3 |
Pts: Fernández 26 Rebs: Miculka 13 Asts: Fernández 4 | |
Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 200 Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Luis Ángel Escobedo Silva (MEX) |
15 September 2024
19:00 |
| Sportiva Italiana |
70–61 | Malvín |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–18, 19–14, 24–12 | ||
| Pts: Ríos 27 Rebs: Cortés 11 Asts: Pérez, Ríos 4 |
Pts: Jourdheuil 19 Rebs: Jourdheuil 12 Asts: Fernandez, Jourdheuil 4 | |
Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 100 Referees: Kristian Páez (ECU), Fernando Leite (BRA), Luis Ángel Escobedo Silva (MEX) |
15 September 2024
21:30 |
| Ferro |
50–74 | Unión Florida |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 11–17, 9–25, 16–13 | ||
| Pts: Foresto 10 Rebs: Fernández 11 Asts: Romagnoli 3 |
Pts: three players 11 Rebs: Alonso 10 Asts: Martínez 5 | |
Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 150 Referees: Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Aline García (URU), Nicolás Zivieri (BRA) |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Phoenix
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 203 | +21 | 6 | Final four |
| 2 | Indeportes Antioquia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 161 | +26 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pioneros de Delicias
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3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 190 | −11 | 4 | |
| 4 | Salvadoreñas
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 208 | −36 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
27 September 2024
17:30 |
| Bay Area Phoenix |
81–69 | Pioneros de Delicias |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 16–15, 26–22, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Collier 24 Rebs: Harris 7 Asts: Li 6 |
Pts: Suárez 15 Rebs: Davis 12 Asts: Davis 5 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Gustavo Edson Mathias (BRA), Carlos Pallares (COL) |
27 September 2024
20:00 |
| Indeportes Antioquia |
65–51 | Salvadoreñas |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 17–13, 14–12, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Muñoz 17 Rebs: Paz 12 Asts: Caicedo 6 |
Pts: Galindo 12 Rebs: Contreras 10 Asts: Alfaro, Montero 3 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), César Augusto Gonçalves Lopes (BRA), Brooke Briscoe (CAN) |
28 September 2024
17:30 |
| Salvadoreñas |
82–90 | Bay Area Phoenix |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 15–23, 19–19, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Galindo 23 Rebs: Galindo 10 Asts: Montero 8 |
Pts: Harris 28 Rebs: A, Collier 7 Asts: Robinson 5 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Carlos Pallares (COL), César Augusto Gonçalves Lopes (BRA) |
28 September 2024
20:00 |
| Indeportes Antioquia |
70–57 | Pioneros de Delicias |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 19–14, 14–14, 16–12 | ||
| Pts: Muñoz 21 Rebs: Muñoz, Paz 9 Asts: Lopez 6 |
Pts: Suárez 27 Rebs: Davis, Perez 7 Asts: Pérez 3 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gustavo Edson Mathias (BRA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Brooke Briscoe (CAN) |
29 September 2024
17:30 |
| Pioneros de Delicias |
53–39 | Salvadoreñas |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 18–13, 9–5, 12–11 | ||
| Pts: Valenzuela 13 Rebs: Davis 10 Asts: Xicontecatl 4 |
Pts: Galindo 15 Rebs: Harvey-Carr, Vega 8 Asts: Contreras 2 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: César Augusto Gonçalves Lopes (BRA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Carlos Pallares (COL) |
29 September 2024
20:00 |
| Indeportes Antioquia |
52–53 | Bay Area Phoenix |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 20–16, 13–8, 5–14 | ||
| Pts: Caicedo 13 Rebs: Muñoz 11 Asts: López 5 |
Pts: Harris 15 Rebs: Harris 12 Asts: Collier, Jackson 3 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 500 Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Gustavo Edson Mathias (BRA), Brooke Briscoe (CAN) |
Final four
[edit]The final four was held at the Coliseo Iván de Bedout in Medellín, Colombia.[6]
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 1 November | ||||||
| Unión Florida | 59 | |||||
| 2 November | ||||||
| Indeportes Antioquia | 73 | |||||
| Indeportes Antioquia | 61 | |||||
| 1 November | ||||||
| Bay Area Phoenix | 53 | |||||
| Bay Area Phoenix (2OT) | 94 | |||||
| Sportiva Italiana | 93 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 November | ||||||
| Unión Florida | 80 | |||||
| Sportiva Italiana | 72 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]1 November 2024
16:30 |
| Bay Area Phoenix |
94–93 (2OT) | Sportiva Italiana |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 19–24, 21–19, 16–17, Overtime: 7–7, 9–8 | ||
| Pts: Harris, Li 20 Rebs: Bennett 21 Asts: three players 4 |
Pts: Ríos 37 Rebs: Harrison 19 Asts: Ríos 11 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Carmelo De la Rosa Álvarez (PUR), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Fei Xiang (CAN) |
1 November 2024
19:00 |
| Unión Florida |
59–73 | Indeportes Antioquia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 20–15, 21–16, 19–12 | ||
| Pts: López 23 Rebs: Paz 14 Asts: Caicedo 6 |
Pts: Maggi 14 Rebs: Botta 10 Asts: Martínez 4 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Nicolás Zivieri (BRA), Aline García (URU) |
Third place game
[edit]2 November 2024
14:30 |
| Unión Florida |
80–72 | Sportiva Italiana |
| 'Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 23–32, 17–15, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Alonso 20 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Martínez 6 |
Pts: Ríos 21 Rebs: Cortés, Harrison 9 Asts: Ríos 6 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Carmelo De la Rosa Álvarez (PUR), Nicolás Zivieri (BRA), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON) |
Final
[edit]2 November 2024
17:00 |
| Indeportes Antioquia |
61–53 | Bay Area Phoenix |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 13–9, 12–17, 15–10 | ||
| Pts: López, Muñoz 15 Rebs: Paz 11 Asts: Caicedo 3 |
Pts: Harris 25 Rebs: Bennett 18 Asts: Li 3 | |
Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Larissa Sales Rodrigues (BRA) |
| 2024 Women's Basketball League Americas winner |
|---|
 Indeportes Antioquia Second title |
Awards
[edit]MVP
[edit]| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Carolina López |
Indeportes Antioquia
|
All-Tournament Team
[edit]| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Manuela Ríos
|
Sportiva Italiana
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| Carolina López
|
Indeportes Antioquia
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| Jenifer Muñoz
|
Indeportes Antioquia
|
| Flor Martínez
|
Unión Florida
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| Rebecca Harris
|
Bay Area Phoenix
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Stats - Women's Basketball League Americas 2024 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "Women's Basketball League Americas 2024 Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "Liga Superior de Baloncesto Femenino 2023". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "San Salvador, bicampeón invicto de la Liga Mayor de Baloncesto Femenino". www.diarioelsalvador.com (in Spanish). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "WBL Americas 2024 Groups Announced". www.fiba.basketball. August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Medellin to host WBL Americas Final Four". www.fiba.basketball. October 8, 2024.