2024 Women's Basketball League Americas

{{Short description|Basketball competition in the Americas region}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| title = Women's Basketball League Americas

| extra information =

| image = 240px

| caption = The Coliseo Iván de Bedout in Medellín hosted the final four.

| season = 2024

| dates = 13 September – 2 November 2024

| champions = {{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia (2nd title)

| runners_up = {{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix

| third_place = {{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida

| fourth_place = {{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

| teams =Total: 8 (from 7 countries)

| games = 16

| MVP = {{flagicon|COL}} Carolina López

| reSEPnds_leader =

| final_four_MVP =

| PIR_leader = {{flagicon|USA}} Rebecca Harris (20.2 per game){{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/stats|title=Stats - Women's Basketball League Americas 2024 | FIBA.basketball|website=www.fiba.basketball}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|COL}} Manuela Ríos (25 points per game)

| rebounds_leader = {{flagicon|ARG}} Carla Miculka (12 rebounds per game)

| assists_leader = {{flagicon|COL}} Manuela Ríos (6.6 assists per game)

| highest_scoring =

| biggest_home_win =

| biggest_away_win =

| highest_attendance =

| lowest_attendance =

| attendancecalc = 19,150

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024|title=Women's Basketball League Americas 2024 Official Website | FIBA.basketball|website=www.fiba.basketball}}

Format

Eight teams are split into two groups of four based on 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

=Rounds and dates=

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PhaseRound date
Group A13–15 September 2024
Group B27–29 September 2024
Final four1–2 November 2024

Teams

The following teams participated:

class="wikitable"
CountryTeamsQualification
rowspan=2| {{bka|ARG}}{{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida2023 Torneo Apertura champions
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ferro2024 Torneo Clausura champions
{{bka|CHI}}{{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana2023 Liga Nacional Femenina champions
{{bka|COL}}{{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia2023 Liga Superior Femenina de Baloncesto champions{{cite news |title=Liga Superior de Baloncesto Femenino 2023 |url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Colombia/liga-superior-de-baloncesto-femenino_2023.aspx?women=1 |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=www.latinbasket.com }}
{{bka|SLV}}{{flagicon|SLV}} Salvadoreñas2024 Torneo Apertura runners-up{{cite news |title=San Salvador, bicampeón invicto de la Liga Mayor de Baloncesto Femenino |url=https://diarioelsalvador.com/san-salvador-bicampeon-invicto-de-la-liga-mayor-de-baloncesto-femenino/500166/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=www.diarioelsalvador.com |date=5 May 2024 |language=es}}
{{bka|MEX}}{{flagicon|MEX}} Pioneras de DeliciasWild Card from 2024 Liga ABC MEX
{{bka|USA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area PhoenixWild Card from Women's Premier Basketball Association
{{bka|URU}}{{flagicon|URU}} Malvín2023 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol champions

Venues

The venues are in Buenos Aires and Medellín.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/news/wbl-americas-2024-groups-announced|title=WBL Americas 2024 Groups Announced|date=August 19, 2024|website=www.fiba.basketball}}

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! Group B and Final four !! !! Group A

{{flagicon|COL}} Medellín

| style="background:#ececec;color:#2C2C2C;vertical-align:middle;text-align: center;" rowspan="5" | {{Location map+|South America|float=center|width=280|caption=|places=

{{location map~ |South America |lat=6.230833 |long=-75.590556 |label=Medellín |position=right }}

{{location map~ |South America |lat=-34.603333 |long=-58.381667 |label=Buenos Aires |position=right }}

}}

! {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

Coliseo Iván de Bedout

| Estadio Héctor Etchart

Capacity: 6,000

| Capacity: 4,500

200px

| 220px

Group Stage

{{Location map+|America|width=650|float=right|caption=Location of teams of the 2024 Women's Basketball League Americas group stage.
8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B.

|places =

{{Location map~|America|lat=-34.6184868|long=-58.4512539|position=left|label=Buenos Aires|label_size=80|mark=Black_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|America|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=0 |lat=-19.956217283197464|long=-109.03090675411231|position=right|label={{nowrap|Buenos Aires Teams}}
{{nowrap|8px Ferro}}
{{nowrap|8px Unión Florida}}|label_size=80}}

{{Location map~|America|lat=37.7822022|long=-122.2829391|position=right|label={{nowrap|Bay Area Phoenix}}|label_size=80|mark=Green_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|America|lat=6.254087|long=-75.592283|position=left|label={{nowrap|Indeportes Antioquia}}|label_size=80|mark=Green_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|America|lat=-34.8903755|long=-56.1011989|position=right|label={{nowrap|Malvín}}|label_size=80|mark=Red_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|America|lat=28.1974149|long=-105.4783558|position=left|label={{nowrap|Pioneros de Delicias}}|label_size=80|mark=Green_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|America|lat=13.7372118|long=-89.2126122|position=left|label={{nowrap|Salvadoreñas}}|label_size=80|mark=Green_pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|America|lat=-33.0470966|long=-71.6095579|position=left|label={{nowrap|Sportiva Italiana}}|label_size=80|mark=Red_pog.svg}}

}}

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:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Head-to-head point differential
  3. Head-to-head points scored
  4. Point differential for the entire regular season
  5. 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.

{{clear}}

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/standings#GP FIBA]

|for_against_style=points

|matches_text=game(s)

|team_order=FLO, ITA, FER, MAL

|win_FLO=3|loss_FLO=0|gf_FLO=199|ga_FLO=160

|win_ITA=2|loss_ITA=1|gf_ITA=203|ga_ITA=189

|win_FER=1|loss_FER=2|gf_FER=184|ga_FER=218

|win_MAL=0|loss_MAL=3|gf_MAL=182|ga_MAL=201

|name_FLO={{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida

|name_ITA={{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

|name_FER={{flagicon|ARG}} Ferro

|name_MAL={{flagicon|URU}} Malvín

|result1=F4|result2=F4

|class_rules = 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.

|res_col_header=Q

|col_F4=green1|text_F4=Final four

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =1.1

| date = 13 September 2024

| time = 19:00

| report = {{FIBA game|118315}}

| teamA = Unión Florida {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 51

| teamB = {{flagicon|URU}} Malvín

| scoreB = 49

| Q1 = 8–22

| Q2 = 20–7

| Q3 = 11–12

| Q4 = 12–8

| OT =

| points1 = Laviero 12

| rebounds1 = Gauna 8

| assist1 = Martínez 3

| points2 = Jourdheui 16

| rebounds2 = Miculka 15

| assist2 = Fernández 7

| place = Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires

| attendance =

| referee = Kristian Paez (ECU), Fernando Leite (BRA), Omar Bermúdez Mariscal (MEX)

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =1.2

| date = 13 September 2024

| time = 21:30

| report = {{FIBA game|118314}}

| teamA = Ferro {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 54

| teamB = {{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

| scoreB = 72

| Q1 = 13–24

| Q2 = 16–26

| Q3 = 19–13

| Q4 = 6–9

| OT =

| points1 = Fernández 19

| rebounds1 = Fernández 12

| assist1 = González 4

| points2 = Cortés 17

| rebounds2 = Cortés 17

| assist2 = Ríos 9

| place = Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 100

| referee = Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA), Aline García (URU)

}}

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{{basketballbox

| id =1.3

| date = 14 September 2024

| time = 19:00

| report = {{FIBA game|118317}}

| teamA = Unión Florida {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 74

| teamB = {{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

| scoreB = 61

| Q1 = 21–13

| Q2 = 18–17

| Q3 = 14–18

| Q4 = 21–13

| OT =

| points1 = three players 13

| rebounds1 = Martínez 9

| assist1 = Martínez 7

| points2 = Ríos 24

| rebounds2 = Martínez 9

| assist2 = Pérez 7

| place = Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 100

| referee = Kristian Páez (ECU), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA), Aline García (URU)

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =1.4

| date = 14 September 2024

| time = 21:30

| report = {{FIBA game|118316}}

| teamA = Ferro {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 80

| teamB = {{flagicon|URU}} Malvín

| scoreB = 72

| Q1 = 22–12

| Q2 = 23–16

| Q3 = 14–26

| Q4 = 21–18

| OT =

| points1 = Fernández, Gonzalez 20

| rebounds1 = Fernández 11

| assist1 = Gonzalez, Romagnoli 3

| points2 = Fernández 26

| rebounds2 = Miculka 13

| assist2 = Fernández 4

| place = Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 200

| referee =Fernando Leite (BRA), Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Luis Ángel Escobedo Silva (MEX)

}}

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{{basketballbox

| id =1.5

| date = 15 September 2024

| time = 19:00

| report = {{FIBA game|118319}}

| teamA = Sportiva Italiana {{flagicon|CHI}}

| scoreA = 70

| teamB = {{flagicon|URU}} Malvín

| scoreB = 61

| Q1 = 11–17

| Q2 = 16–18

| Q3 = 19–14

| Q4 = 24–12

| OT =

| points1 = Ríos 27

| rebounds1 = Cortés 11

| assist1 = Pérez, Ríos 4

| points2 = Jourdheuil 19

| rebounds2 = Jourdheuil 12

| assist2 = Fernandez, Jourdheuil 4

| place = Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 100

| referee =Kristian Páez (ECU), Fernando Leite (BRA), Luis Ángel Escobedo Silva (MEX)

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =1.6

| date = 15 September 2024

| time = 21:30

| report = {{FIBA game|118318}}

| teamA = Ferro {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 50

| teamB = {{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida

| scoreB = 74

| Q1 = 14–19

| Q2 = 11–17

| Q3 = 9–25

| Q4 = 16–13

| OT =

| points1 = Foresto 10

| rebounds1 = Fernández 11

| assist1 = Romagnoli 3

| points2 = three players 11

| rebounds2 = Alonso 10

| assist2 = Martínez 5

| place = Estadio Héctor Etchart, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 150

| referee =Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Aline García (URU), Nicolás Zivieri (BRA)

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/standings#GP FIBA]

|for_against_style=points

|matches_text=game(s)

|team_order=BAY, IND, PIO, SAL

|win_BAY=3|loss_BAY=0|gf_BAY=224|ga_BAY=203

|win_IND=2|loss_IND=1|gf_IND=187|ga_IND=161

|win_PIO=1|loss_PIO=2|gf_PIO=179|ga_PIO=190

|win_SAL=0|loss_SAL=3|gf_SAL=172|ga_SAL=208

|name_BAY={{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix

|name_IND={{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia

|name_PIO={{flagicon|MEX}} Pioneros de Delicias

|name_SAL={{flagicon|SLV}} Salvadoreñas

|result1=F4|result2=F4

|class_rules = 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.

|res_col_header=Q

|col_F4=green1|text_F4=Final four

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =

| date = 27 September 2024

| time = 17:30

| report = {{FIBA game|118325}}

| teamA = Bay Area Phoenix {{flagicon|USA}}

| scoreA = 81

| teamB = {{flagicon|MEX}} Pioneros de Delicias

| scoreB = 69

| Q1 = 16–11

| Q2 = 16–15

| Q3 = 26–22

| Q4 = 23–21

| OT =

| points1 = Collier 24

| rebounds1 = Harris 7

| assist1 = Li 6

| points2 = Suárez 15

| rebounds2 = Davis 12

| assist2 = Davis 5

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Micaela Prado (ARG), Gustavo Edson Mathias (BRA), Carlos Pallares (COL)

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =

| date = 27 September 2024

| time = 20:00

| report = {{FIBA game|118324}}

| teamA = Indeportes Antioquia {{flagicon|COL}}

| scoreA = 65

| teamB = {{flagicon|SLV}} Salvadoreñas

| scoreB = 51

| Q1 = 19–6

| Q2 = 17–13

| Q3 = 14–12

| Q4 = 15–20

| OT =

| points1 = Muñoz 17

| rebounds1 = Paz 12

| assist1 = Caicedo 6

| points2 = Galindo 12

| rebounds2 = Contreras 10

| assist2 = Alfaro, Montero 3

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), César Augusto Gonçalves Lopes (BRA), Brooke Briscoe (CAN)

}}

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{{basketballbox

| id =

| date = 28 September 2024

| time = 17:30

| report = {{FIBA game|118321}}

| teamA = Salvadoreñas {{flagicon|SLV}}

| scoreA = 82

| teamB = {{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix

| scoreB = 90

| Q1 = 26–28

| Q2 = 15–23

| Q3 = 19–19

| Q4 = 22–20

| OT =

| points1 = Galindo 23

| rebounds1 = Galindo 10

| assist1 = Montero 8

| points2 = Harris 28

| rebounds2 = A, Collier 7

| assist2 = Robinson 5

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Carlos Pallares (COL), César Augusto Gonçalves Lopes (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =

| date = 28 September 2024

| time = 20:00

| report = {{FIBA game|118320}}

| teamA = Indeportes Antioquia {{flagicon|COL}}

| scoreA = 70

| teamB = {{flagicon|MEX}} Pioneros de Delicias

| scoreB = 57

| Q1 = 21–17

| Q2 = 19–14

| Q3 = 14–14

| Q4 = 16–12

| OT =

| points1 = Muñoz 21

| rebounds1 = Muñoz, Paz 9

| assist1 = Lopez 6

| points2 = Suárez 27

| rebounds2 = Davis, Perez 7

| assist2 = Pérez 3

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Gustavo Edson Mathias (BRA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Brooke Briscoe (CAN)

}}

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{{basketballbox

| id =

| date = 29 September 2024

| time = 17:30

| report = {{FIBA game|118323}}

| teamA = Pioneros de Delicias {{flagicon|MEX}}

| scoreA = 53

| teamB = {{flagicon|SLV}} Salvadoreñas

| scoreB = 39

| Q1 = 14–10

| Q2 = 18–13

| Q3 = 9–5

| Q4 = 12–11

| OT =

| points1 = Valenzuela 13

| rebounds1 = Davis 10

| assist1 = Xicontecatl 4

| points2 = Galindo 15

| rebounds2 = Harvey-Carr, Vega 8

| assist2 = Contreras 2

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = César Augusto Gonçalves Lopes (BRA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Carlos Pallares (COL)

}}

{{basketballbox

| id =

| date = 29 September 2024

| time = 20:00

| report = {{FIBA game|118322}}

| teamA = Indeportes Antioquia {{flagicon|COL}}

| scoreA = 52

| teamB = {{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix

| scoreB = 53

| Q1 = 14–15

| Q2 = 20–16

| Q3 = 13–8

| Q4 = 5–14

| OT =

| points1 = Caicedo 13

| rebounds1 = Muñoz 11

| assist1 = López 5

| points2 = Harris 15

| rebounds2 = Harris 12

| assist2 = Collier, Jackson 3

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 500

| referee = Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Gustavo Edson Mathias (BRA), Brooke Briscoe (CAN)

}}

Final four

The final four was held at the Coliseo Iván de Bedout in Medellín, Colombia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/womens-basketball-league-americas-2024/news/medellin-to-host-wbl-americas-final-four|title=Medellin to host WBL Americas Final Four|date=October 8, 2024|website=www.fiba.basketball}}

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third place

|team-width=200

|1 November|{{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida|59|{{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia|73

|1 November|{{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix (2OT)|94|{{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana|93

|2 November|{{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia|61|{{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix|53

|2 November|{{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida|80|{{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana|72

}}

=Semifinals=

{{basketballbox

| date = 1 November 2024

| time = 16:30

| report = {{FIBA game|119975}}

| teamA = Bay Area Phoenix {{flagicon|USA}}

| scoreA = 94

| teamB = {{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

| scoreB = 93

| overtime=2OT

| Q1 = 22–18

| Q2 = 19–24

| Q3 = 21–19

| Q4 = 16–17

| OT = 7–7, 9–8

| points1 = Harris, Li 20

| rebounds1 = Bennett 21

| assist1 = three players 4

| points2 = Ríos 37

| rebounds2 = Harrison 19

| assist2 = Ríos 11

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Carmelo De la Rosa Álvarez (PUR), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Fei Xiang (CAN)

}}

{{basketballbox

| date = 1 November 2024

| time = 19:00

| report = {{FIBA game|119974}}

| teamA = Unión Florida {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 59

| teamB = {{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia

| scoreB = 73

| Q1 = 13–16

| Q2 = 20–15

| Q3 = 21–16

| Q4 = 19–12

| OT =

| points1 = López 23

| rebounds1 = Paz 14

| assist1 = Caicedo 6

| points2 = Maggi 14

| rebounds2 = Botta 10

| assist2 = Martínez 4

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Daniel García (VEN), Nicolás Zivieri (BRA), Aline García (URU)

}}

=Third place game=

{{basketballbox

| date = 2 November 2024

| time = 14:30

| report = {{FIBA game|119976}}

| teamA = Unión Florida {{flagicon|ARG}}

| scoreA = 80

| teamB = {{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

| scoreB = 72

| Q1 = 17–8

| Q2 = 23–32

| Q3 = 17–15

| Q4 = 23–17

| OT =

| points1 = Alonso 20

| rebounds1 = Martínez 11

| assist1 = Martínez 6

| points2 = Ríos 21

| rebounds2 = Cortés, Harrison 9

| assist2 = Ríos 6

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Carmelo De la Rosa Álvarez (PUR), Nicolás Zivieri (BRA), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON)

}}

=Final=

{{basketballbox

| date = 2 November 2024

| time = 17:00

| report = {{FIBA game|119977}}

| teamA = Indeportes Antioquia {{flagicon|COL}}

| scoreA = 61

| teamB = {{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix

| scoreB = 53

| Q1 = 21–17

| Q2 = 13–9

| Q3 = 12–17

| Q4 = 15–10

| OT =

| points1 = López, Muñoz 15

| rebounds1 = Paz 11

| assist1 = Caicedo 3

| points2 = Harris 25

| rebounds2 = Bennett 18

| assist2 = Li 3

| place = Coliseo Iván de Bedout, Medellín

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Daniel García (VEN), Julirys Guzmán Laureano (PUR), Larissa Sales Rodrigues (BRA)

}}

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2024 Women's Basketball League Americas winner
{{flagicon|COL|size=100px}}
Indeportes Antioquia
Second title

Awards

=MVP=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
style="width:200px;"|Player

! style="width:205px;"|Team

align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Carolina Lópezalign=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia

=All-Tournament Team=

class="wikitable"
style="width:200px;"|Player

! style="width:205px;"|Team

{{flagicon|COL}} Manuela Ríos

|{{flagicon|CHI}} Sportiva Italiana

{{flagicon|COL}} Carolina López

|{{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia

{{flagicon|COL}} Jenifer Muñoz

|{{flagicon|COL}} Indeportes Antioquia

{{flagicon|ARG}} Flor Martínez

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Unión Florida

{{flagicon|USA}} Rebecca Harris

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bay Area Phoenix

See also

References

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