The All-First Team is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every BAL season. The first selections were announced on 4 June 2021 after the inaugural season.[1] Thus far, fifteen players from eight different teams have been named to the all-league team.
In the first three seasons, the league announced just one all-BAL team, however, in 2024 a second-team honor was added.[2]
Selections
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| ^ | Denotes players who are still active in the BAL |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
| Player (in bold text) |
Indicates the player who won the BAL Most Valuable Player in the same year |
2021 to 2023
editFrom 2021 to 2023, the BAL announced the first team selection.
| Season | Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | G | Walter Hodge | Zamalek | [1] |
| G | Wael Arakji | US Monastir | ||
| G | Omar Abada | US Monastir | ||
| F | Makrem Ben Romdhane | US Monastir | ||
| C | Anas Mahmoud | Zamalek | ||
| 2022[a] | G | Édgar Sosa | Zamalek | [3] |
| G | Terrell Stoglin | AS Salé | ||
| F | Carlos Morais^ | Petro de Luanda | ||
| F | Radhouane Slimane | US Monastir | ||
| C | Ater Majok^ | US Monastir | ||
| 2023 | G | Chris Crawford^ | AS Douanes | [4] |
| G | Jean Jacques Boissy^ | AS Douanes | ||
| F | Dane Miller Jr.^ | SLAC | ||
| F | Nuni Omot^ | Al Ahly | ||
| C | Aliou Diarra^ | Stade Malien |
2024–present
edit| Season | First team | Second team | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | ||
| 2024 | Chris Crawford (2)^ | US Monastir | Abdoulaye Harouna^ | AS Douanes | [5][2] |
| Will Perry^ | Rivers Hoopers | Ehab Amin^ | Al Ahly | ||
| Samkelo Cele^ | Cape Town Tigers | Kelvin Amayo^ | Rivers Hoopers | ||
| Jo Lual-Acuil^ | Al Ahly Ly | Devine Eke^ | Rivers Hoopers | ||
| Aliou Diarra (2)^ | FUS Rabat | Majok Deng^ | Al Ahly Ly | ||
Statistics
editBy player
edit| Player | Selections | First team |
Second team |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Crawford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Aliou Diarra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Notes
edit- ^ In the 2022 season, the BAL Most Valuable Player was not in the First Team, as Michael Dixon was not selected.
References
edit- ^ a b @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The All-BAL First Team. ⭐" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b @thebal (5 June 2024). "The 2024 All-BAL Second Team!" – via Instagram.
- ^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards". The BAL. Retrieved 3 June 2024.