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17 BAL Players to Compete in 2023 FIBA World Cup
Seventeen players from six countries who have participated over the first three seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) are featured on national team rosters for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from Friday, Aug. 25 – Sunday, Sept. 10. Six of the 32 participating teams, including all five national teams from Africa - Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Cape Verde and South Sudan - feature at least one player with BAL experience.
August 25, 2023
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WHO ARE THE BAL TOP PROSPECTS JOINING US COLLEGES THIS YEAR?
The number of young players with BAL experience joining US Colleges continues to grow annually, and this summer won’t be any different.
June 23, 2023
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FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE BAL SEASON 3
From the so-called small teams beating Africa's heavyweights; the revelation of new talents; a sold-out BK Arena in the Final; and a reigning champion that saw their season cut short in the group phase, the 2023 BAL season reflected the growth of basketball on the continent.
June 5, 2023
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TWO BAL TITLES BIG ACHIEVEMENT IN MY COACHING CAREER - BOSCH
Bosch currently holds the best win-loss BAL record (13-1) of any coach with at least five games in the history of the competition.
May 30, 2023
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DIARRA, OMOT, GUEYE, PERRY HIGHLIGHT 2023 BAL AWARDS
Besides the Championship Game title, a number of awards were announced to culminate a season that saw twelve clubs from across Africa compete over 38 games across three African cities.
May 28, 2023
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AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS
As Omot was named the 2023 Hakeem Olajuwon BAL MVP award, Al Ahly became the second Egyptian to win the tournament since Zamalek won the inaugural BAL season
May 27, 2023
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STADE MALIEN BEAT PETRO IN A WIN FOR MALI
Beating Petro de Luanda became their most immediate goal to celebrate a season that began during the BAL Qualifiers in November in Niger and saw them qualify for their first BAL after a successful Elite 16 Round Abidjan in December.
May 26, 2023
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GUEYE NAMED 2023 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Gueye holds an overall win-loss record of 6-5 dating back to the BAL inaugural season when they finished 1-3.
May 26, 2023