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2024 BAL Kalahari Conference
The 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference is the inaugural season of the Kalahari Conference, one of the three conferences of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The composition of the conference and the schedule were announced on 15 February 2024. The conference games began on 9 March and will end on 17 March 2024. FUS Rabat (basketball), FUS Rabat were the inaugural Kalahari Conference champions, after finishing ahead of Petro de Luanda (basketball), Petro de Luanda and the Cape Town Tigers. Dynamo BBC, Dynamo had withdrawn after the first game day. Withdrawal of Dynamo BBC In the opening day game between Burundi's Dynamo BBC, Dynamo and South Africa's Cape Town Tigers, the Burundian side taped off the logo of league sponsor Visit Rwanda. Burundi–Rwanda relations, Political tensions between the two border nations Burundi and Rwanda had been rising, as Burundi has accused Rwanda of supporting the RED-Tabara rebel militia in the country. Dynamo forfeited their second game against FUS R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. It has a reputation as an academic city and center of research, being home to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of South Africa (UNISA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council. It also hosts the National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards. Pretoria was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Pretoria is the central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities, including Bronkhorstspruit, Centurion, Cullinan, Hammanskraal and Soshanguve. Some have proposed ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 FUS Rabat Basketball Season
FUS Rabat plays the 2023–24 season in the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as well as in the Throne Cup competition. They made their debut in the Road to BAL, having qualified as national champions. On 4 November, a place in the main tournament was guaranteed following a win over FAP in the semi-finals. FUS Rabat won the Kalahari Conference and clinched the number one seed for the playoffs, however, they were eliminated by the eight-seeded Cape Town Tigers Cape Town Tigers is a South African basketball club based in Cape Town. The team is located in the Gugulethu township. Established in 2019 by three American business partners, the club has won the South African national championship in 2021 and 20 ... who won the quarterfinal after overtime. Roster Current roster Transactions In Competitions Overview Division Excellence Regular season Second stage Playoffs Road to BAL Elite 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanick Moreira
Yanick Pires Moreira (born July 31, 1991) is an Angolan professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. Early life and college career From 2008 to 2011, Moreira played for Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan League before moving to the United States to attend South Plains College. After playing two seasons with South Plains, he transferred to Southern Methodist University where he graduated in 2015. Moreira was called for goaltending on a three-point field goal by Bryce Alford, in the closing seconds of the Mustangs' second-round game of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament against UCLA. Moreira took responsibility for the loss, saying "It's all my fault. I should have let the ball hit the rim. I shouldn't have made that mistake as a senior." Professional career After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Moreira joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015 NBA Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glofate Buiamba
Glofate Garcia Buiamba (born 5 January 1999) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and . Early career In 2017, Buiamba attended an NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in New Orleans. Professional career Buiamba played his first season with Atlético Sport Aviação (simply ASA) in the 2018–19 season. The following season, he joined Interclube who helped to reach the finals of the Angolan League two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022. He joined the defending champions Petro de Luanda in 2022. National team career Junior level Buiamba played for the Angolan under-15 team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Mali. He averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in 7 games. One year later, he played with the Angolan under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, winning a gold medal. Senior level Internationally, Buiamba plays for the Angola national basketball team. He play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryton Hobbs
Bryton McClure (born August 17, 1986), also credited as Bryton James and mononymously as Bryton, is an American musical theatre, film and television actor. As a child actor, he played Richie Crawford on the ABC/CBS sitcom ''Family Matters''. He currently plays Devon Hamilton on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' in which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards. Early life James was born in Lakewood, California, to Eric McClure (1961–2016) and Bette McClure, and raised in Fullerton, California. Bryton was exposed to music very early through his father, who was a musician, songwriter, and music producer. Career James started in show business when he was two years old. He appeared in commercials and magazine ads, including one with singer Michael Jackson. At the age of four, he began portraying Richie Crawford on the sitcom ''Family Matters'', where he appeared from 1990 to 1997 in over 200 episodes. He has portrayed Devon Hamilton on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Otobo
Israel Oyoro Otobo (born 31 May 2004) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who currently plays for APR BBC of the Rwanda Basketball League and Basketball Africa League (BAL). Playing at Centre, he has played for the Nigeria national team since 2023. Career Growing up in the Bayelsa State, Otobo dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, but switched to basketball at age 14. His father enrolled him at Patriot Academy, where he stayed two years before moving to Lagos. He made his debut for Nigeria Customs in the Nigerian Premier League in 2022 and helped the Customs reach the finals, where they lost to the Kwara Falcons. Otobo joined Burundian club Dynamo in the 2023 season and helped them win the domestic Viva Basketball League over Urunani. Consequently, Otobo and Dynamo played in the 2024 BAL qualification. There, he averaged 14 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists and had four double-doubles in eight games, as Otobo helped Dynamo become the first Burundian tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Preston (basketball)
Billy Dewon Preston Jr. (born October 26, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. A power forward (basketball), power forward, he attended four high schools: St. John Bosco High School, Redondo Union High School, Prime Prep Academy, and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia), Oak Hill Academy. He was ranked among the top recruits of his class, earning McDonald's All-American Game, McDonald's All-American honors while at Oak Hill. Following high school, Preston enrolled at the University of Kansas and had signed to play basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, Jayhawks. In November 2017, he was involved in an on-campus car accident that resulted in no injuries. Preston, without having played any games, was sidelined until the completion of a university investigation into the incident. After being barred for over two months, he opted to play at the professional level instead. High school career A Santa Ana, California native, Preston attended St. Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkosinathi Sibanyoni
Nkosinathi Sandile Sibanyoni (bon May 24, 1998) is a South African professional basketball player for Urunani of the Burundian Basketball Championship, as well as for the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Basketball National League (BNL). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center and has also played for the South Africa national team. Sibanyoni has been a key part of the Tigers in their BAL seasons and holds the record for most rebounds in a BAL game. He is nicknamed "Nahi". Professional career Born in the province of Mpumalanga, Sibanyoni began playing in 2012 and his idol was Tim Duncan. He started his career playing in South Africa's Basketball National League (BNL) for the Mpumalanga Rhinos and later for the Jozi Nuggets of the Johannesburg Basketball League (JBL). He played with the Egoli Magic and won the 2021 BNL championship with them while also winning the league's MVP award. He posted 15 pointns, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Dynamo BBC Season
In the 2023–24 season Dynamo BBC plays internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and domestically in the Burundian Basketball Championship (Viva Basketball League for sponsorship reasons). Overview Following their national championship in 2023, Dynamo played in the Road to BAL for a second time in club history. Dynamo successfully qualified for the BAL following their campaign in the Road to BAL, becoming the first team from Burundi to do so. For the BAL season, Dynamo hired Julien Chaignot as head coach. In the opening day game between Dynamo and South Africa's Cape Town Tigers, the Burundian side taped off the logo of league sponsor Visit Rwanda. Political tensions between the two border nations Burundi and Rwanda had been rising, as Burundi has accused Rwanda of supporting the RED-Tabara rebel militia in the country. Dynamo forfeited their second game against FUS Rabat on 10 March, with the BAL citing "refusing to comply with the league’s rules governing jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Cape Town Tigers Season
The 2023–24 season of the Cape Town Tigers was the 4th season in the team's history. Following their championship in the 2023 Basketball National League (BNL), the Tigers played in the Road to BAL. Under Florsheim Ngwenya as head coach, the Tigers went undefeated (5–0) in the qualifiers, and thus they will play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for a third straight season. In the 2024 BAL season The 2024 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 4, will be the 4th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season will begin in March 2024 and will finish with the playoffs and finals in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, for a fourth conse ..., the Tigers struggled in the Kalahari Conference, which was hosted in South Africa. In the playoffs, entering as the 8th seed, they managed to oust favorites FUS Rabat (basketball), FUS Rabat in the quarterfinals. After losing to Petro de Luanda (basketball), Petro de Luanda in the semifinals and the Rivers Hoopers in the thi ... [...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] |
John Jordan (basketball, Born 1992)
Johnathan "John" Devante Jordan (born 7 October 1992) is an American basketball player who plays for FUS Rabat of the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He plays as point guard and played collegiately for Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi before turning professional in 2015. College career Following four seasons under David Green at Hightower High School, Jordan played four seasons with the Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Islanders from 2011 to 2015. In his freshman season, Jordan set a season record for most assists in a season with 138. He averaged 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as the Islanders' starting point guard. He broke his record again in his sophomore season, and in his junior season Jordan earned First Team All-Southland honours. Jordan set the team's assists record once again in his senior season, this time with 178 assists, and was named to the NABC All-District as well. He was inducted to the Islanders' Hall of Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
