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The Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF) is the top professional women's basketball league in Puerto Rico. [1] In 2023, the president of BSNF said the games would be covered by Telemundo . [ 2 ]
On 22 May 2024, two weeks after receiving the 2024 South American Women's Championship, [2] Chile was awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. [3] [4] [5] This will be Chile's second time hosting the event after 2007 in Valdivia.
The 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior women's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. It was held from 1 to 9 July 2023 in León, Mexico. [1] [2] Brazil won their sixth title after a finals win over the United States. [3]
The FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly FIBA Americas Championship for Women) is the Americas Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Women's AmeriCup is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games .
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 [1] teams, of which the most successful has been the Vaqueros de Bayamón with 16 titles as of 2022. The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, EuroLeague, Spain's ACB, and other tournaments throughout the world.
LNB – Liga Nicaragüense de Baloncesto (2018–present) Panama. LPB – Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (2015–present) Paraguay. LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Peru. LBL – Liga de Basket de Lima; LNB – Liga Nacional de Basketball Puerto Rico. BSN – Baloncesto Superior Nacional; BSNF – Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino Uruguay
The success of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in the 1980s prompted this demand. Soon the league would spread from coast-to-coast and include up to 48 teams, garnering a TV deal with Northstar Communications, and leaguewide sponsorships from Toyota and Popular, Inc. [4]
Through the 2015 edition, the Americas Championship took place every two years, and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. However, since 2017, the AmeriCup, along with all other FIBA continental championships for men are played once every four years.