The Brampton Honey Badgers dropped their Basketball Champions League Americas opener 99-83 to host Libertadores de Queretaro Friday night in Querétaro City, Mexico.
Brampton, representing Canada as the reigning CEBL champions, were led by Joshua Ibarra and Jordan Williams, who scored 23 and 15 points, respectively.
The hosts opened the game with a 13-0 run before closing the first quarter with a 26-13 advantage.
Brampton had little answers the rest of the way as the closest it got after the opening frame, was being down by eight points in the second.
The Honey Badgers will look to rebound when they play Nicaraguan champions Real Esteli on Saturday.
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Honey Badgers BCLA Roster
- Alex Campbell, guard — Brampton, Ont.
- David Nesbitt, forward — Freeport, Bahamas
- Gelvis Solano, guard — New York
- Jahvon Henry-Blair, guard — Brampton, Ont.
- Jaylen Babb-Harrison, guard — Ajax, Ont.
- Jordan Williams, guard — Dallas
- Jordy Tshimanga, centre — Montreal
- Joshua Ibarra, centre — Angleton, Texas
- Murphy Burnatowski, forward — Kitchener, Ont.
- Sean Miller-Moore, guard — Brampton, Ont.
- Stefan Smith, guard — Ajax, Ont.
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