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278Zamalek are the champions of the inaugural BaskeBall Africa League
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗 Zamalek on Sunday became the first-ever champions of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) after beating...
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703US Monastir became the third team to advance to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) semi-final on Thursday after beating AS Douanes 86-62. Still, the team’s leading scorer Majoc James wasn’t impressed by the performance. The Tunisian champions improved to 4-0 ahead of the next round, while AS Douanes not only registered its third straight defeat but saw its BAL journey come to an end. James propelled US Monastir with a game-high 17 points on a 6-for-8 shooting along with six rebounds. Three other US Monastir players, Christopher Crawford, Radhouane Slimane and Makrem Ben Romdhane, combined for 47 points. James later admitted that allowing AS Douanes easy points was a concern for a team with BAL title aspirations. “Congrats to the Senegalese team for making it this far. They fought hard. I am happy with guys, we won the game. But we’ve got a lot of things that we have to work on,” James said. 345 The Senegalese team displayed a tremendously aggressive defense early in the game that forced US Monastir to miss its first seven three-point attempts. And when Mamadou Faye came off the bench, things looked even more promising for AS Douanes. Faye buried his first three shot attempts, including one that helped his team cut a nine-point deficit to just three points (19-16) at the end of the opening quarter. But US Monastir’s intensity prevented the Senegalese outfit from getting into a good rhythm offensively, head coach Mamadou Gueye later admitted. The team instead relied on individual plays, which initially kept them in the game. “It was a learning experience for us,” Gueye said. “US Monastir is one of the best teams in the BAL.” Early in the second quarter, the Tunisians went on a 7-0 run and AS Douanes never challenged after that. 678 The Monastir-based team stretched its lead to 16 points in the second quarter, and James, Slimane, Ben Romdhane and company headed into the locker room holding a 48-34 lead. James explained that being careless with the ball wasn’t much of an issue, but they must cut down on turnovers. “We had 17 turnovers, going to the final four. That’s going to be a problem,” he said. “We got to take care of the ball. We need to get more angry. The anger we showed today is not enough. I watched Zamalek and the Angolan team [Petro de Luanda], they were more angry playing yesterday. That’s not acceptable. We need to go back and have a conversation about how bad we want it as a team because we need display it on our next game.” US Monastir head coach Mounir Ben Slimane admitted that AS Douanes’ successful drives to the basket can’t be allowed going forward. “We have to stop those penetrations,” he said. In the semi-finals, US Monastir will face the winner of the quarterfinal game between Ferroviario de Maputo and host team Patriots BBC.
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗 US Monastir became the third team to advance to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) semi-final...
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350LUKENY SPARKS PETRO DE LUANDA FOR SEMIFINAL SPOT
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗For the second time in three days, Petro de Luanda defeated AS Salé, but this time...
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369Zamalek outlasts FAP, become first BAL semi-finalist
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗 Zamalek used a strong third quarter on Wednesday to pull away from a stubborn FAP...
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462BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
Huit équipes d'Angola, du Cameroun, d'Egypte, du Maroc, du Mozambique, du Rwanda, du Sénégal et de Tunisie se qualifient pour les éliminatoires...
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404The NBA announces the creation of “NBA Africa”
Temps de lecture : 1 mn 🕗The North American league announced on Monday the creation of a new legal entity, “NBA Africa”...
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432STOGLIN BECOMES FIRST BAL PLAYER TO SCORE 40 POINTS AS A.S. SALE SINKS A.S. POLICE
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗Terrell Stoglin became the first player to score 40 points in the Basketball Africa League (BAL),...
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317RELENTLESS PETRO DE LUANDA EASES PAST AS POLICE
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗Mali’s Association Sportive Police (AS Police) outscored Angola’s Petro de Luanda 28-20 in the second quarter...
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308US MONASTIR DISPATCH MADAGASCAR’S GNBC IN ONE-SIDED AFFAIR
Temps de lecture : 1 mn 🕗Tunisian champions US Monastir opened their Basketball Africa League (BAL) campaign with authority, beating Madagascar’s GNBC...
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HODGE’S 17 POINTS PUSH ZAMALEK PAST FERROVIARIO
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗The only way for Zamalek to beat Ferroviario de Maputo in their Group C clash on...
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228AS DOUANES OUTLAST GS PETROLIERS IN OPENER OF BAL GROUP C
Temps de lecture : 3 mn 🕗A dominant fourth quarter performance paved the way for AS Douanes’ 94-76 win over Algerian champions...
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377The technical sheets of the 12 teams of the Basketball Africa League
Temps de lecture : 7 mn 🕗The NBA, in partnership with the international basketball federation, FIBA World, offers Africa a professional basketball...
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406Basketball Africa League Announces Broadcast Partners and Game Schedule Ahead of Inaugural Season
Inaugural BAL Season Will Reach Fans in 215 Countries and Territories in 15 Languages
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476Basketball Africa League to be broadcast in full on ESPN Africa
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗 The opening game of the Basketball Africa League will see Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers take on the Patriots,...
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477NBA-affiliated Basketball Africa League to tip off with Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers taking on hosts Patriots
Temps de lecture : 2 mn 🕗The Basketball Africa League’s opening game will see Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers take on home side the...
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514Basketball Africa League (BAL) unveils the 3 groups for the inaugural season
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488Basketball Africa League, Fremantle and Passenger to Produce Landmark Documentary Series
Temps de lecture : 3 mn 🕗The landmark documentary series will follow the stories of the players, coaches and teams from across...
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691La Basketball Africa League débutera en mai
Temps de lecture : 1 mn 🕗Today, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced that the league’s historic inaugural season will tip off...
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941NBA and Basketball Africa League launch Gender Equality Initiatives in Africa
Temps de lecture : 4 mn 🕗 In Commemoration of International Women’s Day, NBA and Basketball Africa League (BAL) Commit to Advancing...
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571BAL Hang Time – Episode 3: Youcef Ouldyassia receives Alphonse Bilé, Executive Director of FIBA Africa
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