2024 Basketball Champions League Asia

29th edition of Basketball Champions League Asia

International basketball competition

2024 Basketball Champions League Asia29th Basketball Champions League Asia
دوري أبطال كرة السلة آسيا ٢٠٢٤

Tournament details
Host country|  United Arab Emirates
City| Dubai
Dates| 9–15 June
Teams| 8
Venue(s)| 1
Final positions
Champions|  Al Riyadi (3rd title)
Runners-up|  Shabab Al Ahli
Third place|  Hiroshima Dragonflies
Fourth place|  Shahrdari Gorgan
Tournament statistics
Games played| 16
MVP| Wael Arakji (Al Riyadi)
Top scorer| James Dickey (Pelita Jaya) (25.7 ppg)
Top rebounds| James Dickey (Pelita Jaya) (20.0 rpg)
Top assists| Wael Arakji (Al Riyadi Beirut) (8.4 apg)
Official website
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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 in the United Arab Emirates. It was co-organized by the UAE Basketball Association and Shabab Al Ahli Club.[2][3]

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

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Further information: 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia qualifying rounds and 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League

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.

Team  | Qualified on  | Qualified as  | Participations

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Pelita Jaya | 24 April 2024[11] | First and second-placed teams of Round 2 of the qualifying rounds | Debut
NS Matrix Deers | 26 April 2024[8] | Debut
Busan KCC Egis | 5 May 2024[12] | Winners of the 2023–24 KBL season | 1 (1998)[a]
Liaoning Flying Leopards | 22 May 2024[13] | Winners of the 2023–24 CBA season | 6 (1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2018)[b]
Hiroshima Dragonflies | 28 May 2024 | Winners of the 2023–24 B1 League season | Debut
Shabab Al Ahli | 30 May 2024[7] | Hosts  | 4 (2001, 2011, 2016, 2017)[c]
Al Riyadi | 1 June 2024 | Champions of the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League[9] | 10 (1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Shahrdari Gorgan | 1 June 2024 | Third-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

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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

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

Pot 1  | Team

Liaoning Flying Leopards
Busan KCC Egis
Hiroshima Dragonflies
Pot 2  | Team

Pelita Jaya
NS Matrix Deers
Pot 3  | Team

Al Riyadi Beirut
Shahrdari Gorgan

## Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+04:00)

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Al Riyadi | 3  | 3  | 0  | 328  | 251  | +77  | 6  | Semi-finals
2  |  Shabab Al Ahli | 3  | 2  | 1  | 277  | 243  | +34  | 5
3  |  Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3  | 1  | 2  | 234  | 308  | −74  | 4  |
4  |  NS Matrix Deers | 3  | 0  | 3  | 257  | 294  | −37  | 3

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

Boxscore

Liaoning Flying Leopards | 75-118 |  Al Riyadi

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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

Boxscore

Shabab Al Ahli | 92-76 |  NS Matrix Deers

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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

Boxscore

NS Matrix Deers | 93-94 |  Liaoning Flying Leopards

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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

Boxscore

Al Riyadi | 102-88 |  Shabab Al Ahli

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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

Boxscore

Liaoning Flying Leopards | 65-97 |  Shabab Al Ahli

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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

Boxscore

NS Matrix Deers | 88-108 |  Al Riyadi

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Shahrdari Gorgan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 286  | 257  | +29  | 5[a] | Semi-finals
2  |  Hiroshima Dragonflies | 3  | 2  | 1  | 274  | 240  | +34  | 5[a]
3  |  Pelita Jaya | 3  | 2  | 1  | 264  | 267  | −3  | 5[a] |
4  |  Busan KCC Egis | 3  | 0  | 3  | 247  | 307  | −60  | 3

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. ^ a b c Head-to-head points difference: Shahrdari Gorgan +6, Hiroshima Dragonflies +4, Pelita Jaya -10

9 June
12:30

Boxscore

Hiroshima Dragonflies | 86-69 |  Pelita Jaya

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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

Boxscore

Shahrdari Gorgan | 102-79 |  Busan KCC Egis

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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

Boxscore

Busan KCC Egis | 77-107 |  Hiroshima Dragonflies

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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

Boxscore

Pelita Jaya | 97-90 |  Shahrdari Gorgan

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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

Boxscore

Hiroshima Dragonflies | 81-94 |  Shahrdari Gorgan

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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

Boxscore

Busan KCC Egis | 91-98 |  Pelita Jaya

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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

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| Semifinals| | Final

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| 14 June | |

|  Al Riyadi |  121

| 15 June

|  Hiroshima Dragonflies |  89 |

|  Al Riyadi |  122

| 14 June

| |  Shabab Al Ahli |  96

|  Shahrdari Gorgan |  71

|  Shabab Al Ahli |  73 |

| Third place game

| 15 June

|  Hiroshima Dragonflies |  81

|  Shahrdari Gorgan |  76

### Semi-finals

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14 June
15:30

Boxscore

Shahrdari Gorgan | 71-73 |  Shabab Al Ahli

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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

Boxscore

Al Riyadi | 121-89 |  Hiroshima Dragonflies

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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

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15 June
15:30

Boxscore

Hiroshima Dragonflies | 81-76 |  Shahrdari Gorgan

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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

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15 June
18:30

Boxscore

Al Riyadi | 122-96 |  Shabab Al Ahli

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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

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Rank | Team | Record | Qualification

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|  Al Riyadi | 5–0 | Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
|  Shabab Al Ahli | 3–2 |
|  Hiroshima Dragonflies | 3–2 |
4th |  Shahrdari Gorgan | 2–3 |
5th |  Pelita Jaya | 2–1 |
6th |  Liaoning Flying Leopards | 1–2 |
7th |  NS Matrix Deers | 0–3 |
8th |  Busan KCC Egis | 0–3 |

## Statistics

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### Individual statistic leaders

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Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic

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Points per game | James Dickey | Pelita Jaya | 25.7
Rebounds per game | 14.3
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

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Category  | Player  | Team  | Statistic

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Points  | James Dickey | Pelita Jaya | 40
Rebounds  | 26
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 pointers  | seven players | 6

## Awards

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2024 Basketball Champions League Asia

Al Riyadi
3rd title
Most Valuable Player

Wael Arakji

### All-Star Five

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Pos  | Player  | Club

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G  |  Wael Arakji (MVP) |  Al Riyadi
G  |  Sina Vahedi |  Shahrdari Gorgan
C  |  Travin Thibodeaux  |  Shabab Al Ahli
F  |  Marcus Georges-Hunt |  Shabab Al Ahli
F  |  Thon Maker |  Al Riyadi

## References

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8. ^ a b "Pelita Jaya Basketball, NS Matrix Deers qualify for Basketball Champions League Asia". FIBA. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
9. ^ a b c "Al Riyadi, Shahrdary Gorgan complete inaugural BCL Asia cast". FIBA. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
10. ^ "Inaugural Basketball Champions League Asia schedule confirmed". FIBA. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
11. ^ "Day 2: Pelita Jaya seal ticket to BCL Asia proper; Taishaun Johnson keep NS Matrix in the hunt". FIBA.basketball. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
12. ^ "Busan KCC Egis crowned KBL champions, beating Sonicboom 4-1". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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17. ^ "Players statistics of the Basketball Champions League Asia 2024". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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