The 2023 Nationale 1 season was the 56th season of the
Nationale 1 (NM1), the top-tier basketball league in
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
. The season began on 21 January and ended on 17 September 2023.
AS Douanes won its record-setting 11th national title, after defeating
Jeanne d'Arc
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in the finals, overtaking the record that was jointly held with
ASFA.
The Douanes' forward
Samba Daly Fall was named both MVP and Finals MVP of the season.
Teams
Changes
Locations
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
Play-down
In the play-down round, all eight teams played each other team once.
ASFA and
UCAD, as the 7th- and 8th-ranked teams, were relegated to the Division 2.
Individual awards
* King of the Season (
Most valuable player
In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...
):
Samba Daly Fall,
AS Douanes
* Finals MVP: Samba Daly Fall, AS Douanes
* Relevation of the Year (Young player of the Year): Abdoulaye Dièye,
DUC
* Coach of the Year:
Pabi Guèye, AS Douanes
References
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