All-BAL First Team

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The All-BAL 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.

Selections[edit]

Carlos Morais was selected to the 2022 team
Nuni Omot was selected to the 2023 team
^ 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
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 [2]
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 [3]
G Jean Jacques Boissy^ AS Douanes
F Dane Miller Jr.^ SLAC
F Nuni Omot^ Al Ahly
C Aliou Diarra^ Stade Malien

Statistics[edit]

By club[edit]

US Monastir has delivered the most all-league selections, holding the record with five players.

Club Selections
Tunisia US Monastir 5
Egypt Zamalek 3
Senegal AS Douanes 2
Egypt Al Ahly 1
Guinea SLAC 1
Mali Stade Malien 1
Angola Petro de Luanda 1
Morocco AS Salé 1

By nationality[edit]

Players from Tunisia have been selected to the All-BAL First Team the most, with a total of three selections among Tunisians.

Nationality Selections
 Tunisia 3
 United States 3
 South Sudan 2
 Mali 1
 Senegal 1
 United States Virgin Islands 1
 Lebanon 1
 Angola 1
 Dominican Republic 1

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In the 2022 season, the BAL Most Valuable Player was not in the First Team, as Michael Dixon was not selected.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The All-BAL First Team. ⭐" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.