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2023 BAL Sahara Conference
The Sahara Conference of the 2023 BAL season was played from 11 March to 21 March 2023 and was hosted in the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal for a second straight season in a row. In a group of six teams, all team played each other one time. The top four teams in the standings advanced to the 2023 BAL Playoffs. REG were the defending Sahara Conference champions, having won the 2022 Conference. The defending champions US Monastir, who won the 2022 BAL Finals, were unable to qualify for the playoffs. Five teams finished with a 3–2 record, which meant head-to-head point difference decided the ranking. Stade Malien ended up as Conference winners. Standings Games 11 March ABC Fighters won the opening day match-up with hosts AS Douanes, behind Abdoulaye Harouna who made his team debut with 25 points. It was the second consecutive year that a Senegalese club lost the home opener in Dakar, after DUC lost in the 2022 season opener. 12 March US Monastir opened their 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakar Arena VOA
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2021. The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century. The Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. Kingdom of France, France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis, Senegal, Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakar Université Club (basketball)
Dakar Université Club Basketball, also known simply as DUC or DUC Dakar, is a Senegalese basketball club based in Dakar. It is the basketball team of the Cheikh Anta Diop University. The team plays in the Nationale 1 and has won the league five times, its last being in 2021. Established in 1956, the team was founded as a basketball club and later became a multisports club, including football, athletics and more. DUC plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2022 season, having qualified as national champions. History The Dakar Université Club basketball team was founded in 1956. The team had its first major success in 2009, when the Students won the Nationale 1 for the first time. This title was followed by three more championships in the 2010s (including 2010, 2013 and 2015). They also won the Senegalese Cup in 2015. On 9 August 2021, DUC Dakar won its fifth national championship after defeating defending champions AS Douanes in the final. Thierno Niang was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliou Diarra
Aliou Fadiala Diarra (born 31 December 2001) is a Malian professional basketball player for FUS Rabat. Diarra was recruited on outside courts by Stade Malien and was an unknown in professional basketball circles until he gained attention in 2023 for his performance in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In his rookie season, he was named the BAL Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-BAL First Team. Early life After initially playing soccer, Diarra picked up basketball in his village in Bamako. There, he made a name for himself in the local community by playing on open courts and was eventually recruited by coach Kaba Kanté of Stade Malien. Career Stade Malien (2022–2023) 2022–23: Breakout rookie season Diarra, who says he models his game after Anthony Davis, made his first notable appearances in professional basketball with Stade Malien in the 2023 Road to BAL games. With 11.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, he helped Stade qualify for their fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawad Adekoya
Jawad is a Tehsil and a Nagar Panchayat in Neemuch district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. There are six towns and 105 villages in Jawad. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Jawad had a population of 17,129. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jawad has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 59%. In Jawad, 11.5% of the population is under 6 years of age. People from Jawad * Virendra Kumar Saklecha * Satyanarayan Jatiya * Om Prakash Sakhlecha Om Prakash Sakhlecha, is an Indian politician and elected member (MLA) from Jawad Vidhan Sabha constituency, district Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh state. In June 2020 he was appointed Cabinet Minister in Shivraj Singh Chouhan Government which fo ... References {{Authority control Cities and towns in Neemuch district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adonis Filer
Adonis Jovon Filer (born July 11, 1993) is a Rwandan-American basketball player who currently plays for APR. He also plays for the Rwanda national basketball team in International competitions. Early life Born and raised in Chicago, Filer attended Mount Carmel High School before transferring to the Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana. He later also attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. College career Filer committed to the Clemson Tigers. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds. After two years, he transferred from Clemson to Florida Atlantic. Professional career On September 14, 2017, Filer signed his first professional contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. He was released before playing any official game with the team. Filer then signed a contract for the 2018–19 season, with Beroe of the Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL). During the 2020–21 season, Filer played with the Patriots of the RNBL. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchou Kambuy Manga
Pitchou Kambuy Manga (born 12 December 1988) is a Congolese basketball player who plays for REG of the Rwanda Basketball League. He also plays for the DR Congo men's national basketball team. Professional career From 2011, Kambuy Manga played for Mazembe and has several appearances in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup with the team. In April, Kambuy Manga signed in Spain with CB Prat, Club Joventut Badalona's farm team, but the deal did not manifest as Mazembe asked for a transfer sum. In February 2022, he joined REG of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). He was named to the All-RBL First Team for the 2021–22 season. With REG, Kambuy Manga made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 14 March 2022, he had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win over US Monastir. National team career Kambuy Manga represented DR Congo at AfroBasket tournaments in 2017 and 2021. He was the captain of his country at AfroCan 2019 The 2019 FIBA AfroCan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delwan Graham
Delwan Graham (born October 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Al-Shorta. Club career In December 2019, Graham returned to Kharkiv and signed with Kharkivski Sokoly. On February 21, 2023, Graham joined Rwandan club REG ahead of the 2023 BAL season The 2023 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 3, is the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 11 March 2023 and will end on 27 May 2023, with the playoffs and finals being played in the BK Arena in Kigali, which .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Delwan 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Omaha Mavericks men's basketball players BC Kharkivski Sokoly players BC Politekhnik players REG BBC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Robinson (basketball)
Don Alex Robinson Jr (born May 20, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs. Early life Born in Fort Worth, Texas to Don Alex Robinson Sr and Darla Biggs Robinson, Alex grew up in nearby Arlington, Texas. He attended Timberview High School, where he became a basketball star for the Wolves - averaging over 23 points per game and earning All-State honors as a senior in 2014. College career Texas A&M Robinson enrolled at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas on a basketball scholarship in the summer of 2014. As a true freshman in the 2014-2015 season, he averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 assists in 32 games, helping lead the Aggies to a 21-12 record and a berth in the 2015 NIT. TCU After one season at A&M, Robinson transferred to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, where he would sit out the 2015-2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Obekpa
Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa (born 14 November 1993) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Rivers Hoopers. He played college basketball for St. John's University in Jamaica, New York from 2012 to 2015. As a freshman in 2012–13 he led NCAA Division I in blocks per game with a 4.03 average. After three years at St. John's, Obekpa transferred to UNLV, redshirted 2015–16, but then declared for the 2016 NBA draft. On 23 April 2016, Obekpa hired an agent, which officially prohibited him from finishing his college career. Early life Chris Obekpa was born in Makurdi, Nigeria to parents Elizabeth O. Ameh, his mother, and Gabriel Obekpa. He has six sisters and three brothers. His grandfather used to be the king of the Idoma tribe, his father is a prince, and his uncle Elias Ikeoyi Obekpa is the current king. Obekpa's grew up around soccer fans, but his interest in basketball was stronger. Word of his talents spread and he eventually was selected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkaly Ndour
Alkaly Mamadou Ndour (born 2 March 1997) is a Senegalese basketball player for AS Douanes and . Professional career Ndour started his professional career in 2012 when he started playing for ASCC Bopp in the Senegalse Nationale 1. In 2016, he transferred to AS Douanes. Since the 2017–18 season, he is the starting point guard for the team. In May 2021, he played with Douanes in the 2021 BAL season. Ndour was the starting point guard for AS Douanes in the 2023 BAL season as well, an extremely successful season for the team as the Senegalese were the runners-up. National team career Alkaly plays for the Senegal national basketball team and after being in the pre-selection in 2018 and 2019, he made his debut in the AfroBasket 2021 qualifying rounds. Career statistics BAL , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021 , style="text-align:left;", Douanes , 4 , , 4 , , 17.2 , , .353 , , .200 , , .500 , , 2.8 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
