# 2022 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2022 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2022 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 25th season of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB), the second tier of basketball in South America organised by FIBA Americas. It was the first edition since the 2019 season, after the league had a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season began 30 September 2022 and ended on 4 December 2022 with the Grand Final. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and Grand Final were all hosted in Buenos Aires.
Botafogo was the defending champion, having won the 2019 title, but did not qualify for this season. Bauru won its second LSB championship after defeating San Martín in the Grand Final.

## Team allocation

The following teams have been confirmed for the upcoming season:
* 1st, 2nd, etc.: Position in national league
* WC: Wild card
Teams in the 2022 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol :
| San Martín (3rd) | São Paulo (4th) | Pichincha de Potosí (1st) | Titanes de Barranquilla (1st) |
| Boca Juniors (5th) | Bauru (5th) | Aguada (4th) | Tigrillos Medellín (WC) |
| Regatas Corrientes (6th) | Unifacisa (6th) | Olimpia (8th) | Los Leones de Quilpué (2nd) |
| Oberá (9th) | Sorocabana (2nd) | San José (1st) | Punto Rojo LR (1st) |

## Group stage
### Group A

The games of Group A were played from 30 September to 2 October 2022 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Martín | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 210 | +23 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Titanes de Barranquilla (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 185 | +33 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Punto Rojo LR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 221 | −16 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sorocabana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 220 | −40 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Titanes de Barranquilla 65–82 San Martín
* 1 2 Sorocabana 60–77 Punto Rojo LR

### Group B

The games of Group B were played from 7 October to 9 October 2022 in Oberá, Argentina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bauru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 186 | +38 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Oberá (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 205 | +42 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Regatas Corrientes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 251 | −27 | 5 | |
| 4 | Pichincha de Potosí | 3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 273 | −53 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head point difference: Bauru +28, Oberá +2, Regatas Corrientes −30.

### Group C

The games of Group C were played from 13 October to 15 October 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boca Juniors (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 176 | +47 | 6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Aguada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 206 | +24 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Olimpia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 236 | −27 | 4 | |
| 4 | Los Leones de Quilpué | 3 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 248 | −44 | 3 | |

### Group D

The games of Group D were played from 21 October to 24 October in Campina Grande, Brazil.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Unifacisa (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 201 | +44 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 259 | 218 | +41 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | San José | 3 | 2 | 1 | 288 | 234 | +54 | 5 | |
| 4 | Tigrillos Medellín | 3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 330 | −139 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head point difference: Unifacisa +9, São Paulo −1, San José −8.

## Quarterfinals

The eight teams that advanced from the group stage will be paired according to their records.
All times are local (GMT-3)

### Bracket

| Third round | Third round | Second round | Second round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round |
| | | | | Bauru | 62 | | | |
| | | | | Titanes | 82 | | | | |
| | | San Martín | 85 | | | Titanes ✓ | 75 | |
| | | São Paulo | 81 | | | Unifacisa | 69 | |
| | | | | Unifacisa | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | Aguada | 73 | | | | |
| San Martín ✓ | 88 | | | | | | | Bauru ✓ | 65 |
| Unifacisa | 84 | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 61 |
| | | | | San Martín | 56 | | | | |
| | | | | Oberá | 78 | | | | |
| | | Oberá | 72 | | | Oberá ✓ | 72 | | |
| | | Boca Juniors | 68 | | | Boca Juniors | 68 | | |
| | | | | Boca Juniors | 79 | | | | |
| | | | | São Paulo | 71 | | | | |
* ✓ indicates a team qualified for the Final Four.

### Third round
## Final Four
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 3 December | 3 December |
| Oberá | 69 |
| Oberá | 69 | 4 December | 4 December |
| San Martín | 78 | 4 December | 4 December |
| San Martín | 78 | San Martín | 57 |
| 3 December | 3 December | | San Martín | 57 |
| 3 December | 3 December | Bauru | 66 |
| Titanes de Barranquilla | 62 | Bauru | 66 |
| Bauru | 85 | | |
| Bauru | 85 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 4 December | 4 December |
| | | Oberá | 84 |
| | | Titanes de Barranquilla | 89 |

### Grand Final
## Individual awards

The winners of the individual awards were announced after the Grand Final on 4 December.

### MVP

* Danilo Fuzaro (Bauru)

### All-Tournament Team

* G Danilo Fuzaro (Bauru)
* G Santiago Ferreyra (San Martín)
* F Gemerson Silva (Bauru)
* F Ernesto Oglivie (Titanes de Barranquilla)
* C Charles Mitchell (Obéra)