MIAMI (USA) – The official draw for the BCL Americas 2021-22 season will take place on Saturday, October 16th in Miami at 3 pm ET and will be streamed live on the BCL Americas official YouTube channel.

Twelve clubs from seven countries, a new record, across the region comprise the BCL Americas league for the 2021-2022 season. Brazil and Argentina will each have three clubs, while Uruguay will be represented by two clubs. The other four clubs will come from Chile, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and Canada.

Group A featuring Real Estelí from Nicaragua, Cangrejeros of Puerto Rico, and the Edmonton Stingers from Canada - will be pre-assigned to their group due to geographical and logistical reasons.

The remaining nine clubs - CR Flamengo, Minas, and São Paulo FC from Brazil, Boca Juniors, Obras Basket, and A.A. Quimsa from Argentina, Club Biguá and Club Nacional from Uruguay, and Basket UdeC from Chile - will be drawn into groups B, C, and D. There will be no two clubs from the same country drawn into the same group.

"Developing and elevating International Club competition is one of FIBA's main strategic priorities. It is an honor for us to enter the third season of such a pivotal league with the inclusion of two new countries, Canada (Edmonton Stingers) and Puerto Rico (Cangrejeros). BCL Americas keeps solidifying its position as the most important international basketball league in the Americas," added Carlos Alves, the Executive Director for FIBA in the Americas.

The 2021-22 BCL Americas third season will get underway on December 10, 2021 where twelve participating clubs will play in the Group Stage with eight teams qualifying to the Finals in April 2022. Last year's champion CR Flamengo will be looking to play for the BCLA title for the third consecutive year.

Formed through an innovative partnership between FIBA, National Federations and Leagues, BCL Americas is the continent's elite men's basketball league.

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