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Fath Union Sport (basketball)
Fath Union Sport () commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan basketball club based in Rabat. The team currently plays in the Division Excellence. The team is the basketball section of the Fath Union Sport, multi-sports club with the same name. FUS is the most successful club in Moroccan history, having won a record eighteen Division Excellence titles and nine Moroccan Throne Cup (basketball), Moroccan Throne Cups. FUS made their debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2024 BAL season, 2024. Home games are played in the Salle Abderrahmane Bouânane, where there is capacity for 1,500 people. History The club was founded on 10 April 1946. The basketball team's first championship came 22 years later, in 1968. In 2001 and 2004, FUS won its sixteenth and seventeenth national titles. In the 2022–23 Division Excellence, 2022–23 season, FUS won its record extending 18th Division Excellence title, ending a 19-year drought. The team was led by French head coach Stéphane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Excellence
The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1934, the league currently consists of 12 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defending champions are FUS RABAT, who defeated AS Salé in the 2023/2024 Botola Finals. Current clubs The following 12 teams played in the Division Excellence during the 2023–24 season: Performance by club Champions The following is a list of all the Moroccan top-tier division champions (numbers in brackets denote the title number of the team): * 1935: Racing universitaire de Casablanca, RU Casablanca (1) * 1936: Racing universitaire de Casablanca, RU Casablanca (2) * 1937: Racing universitaire de Casablanca, RU Casablanca (3) * From 1938 to 1940: No competition played * 1941: Racing universitaire de Casablanca, RU Casablanca (4) * 1942: Racing universitaire de Casablanca, RU Casablanca (5) * From 1943 to 1944: No competition played * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 were the inaugural Kalahari Conference champions, after finishing ahead of Petro de Luanda and the Cape Town Tigers. Dynamo had withdrawn after the first game day. Withdrawal of Dynamo BBC In the opening day game between Burundi's 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 jersey and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Morocco
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 BAL Season Group Phase
The 2025 BAL season group phase begins on 4 April and will end on 25 May 2024. The 12 teams of the group phase are allocated into three conferences. The BAL announced the official schedule on 28 February 2025. It is the first time that the any BAL game is hosted in Morocco, and the first time that Kigali hosted a group phase, as the previous games they were hosted were playoffs and finals games. Summary and records * On May 18, Al Ahli Tripoli set a new team scoring record with 115 points in a win over the Nairobi City Thunder. * On May 24, Al Ahli Tripoli and APR set a record for most points combined by two teams in a BAL game after a 106–102 final score; making for a total of 208 points. * In the Nile Conference, Deon Thompson of Al Ahli Tripoli set a record for the highest efficiency in a BAL game, ending with a score of 43 in the game against the Nairobi City Thunder on May 18. * MBB center Daniel Craig became the tallest player in BAL history, standing at . Tiebreake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 BAL Season
The 2025 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 5, will be the 5th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season will begin on 5 April and end on 14 June 2025 with the final. The playoffs and finals will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, for the first time. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions, having won the previous season, but lost in the final to Al Ahli Tripoli, who became the first Libyan team to win the BAL championship. As winners, Al Ahli Tripoli earned the right to play in the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Venues The Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation (FRMBB) announced on 12 November 2024 that Rabat would be one of the host cities of the first phase of the 2025 season. On 21 November 2024, the BAL announced that the group phase would be hosted in three countries, as the Nile Conference is hosted at the Salle Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, Morocco, the Sahara Conference in Dakar Arena, Dakar, Senegal, and the Kalahari Conference in the BK Arena in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelhakim Zouita
Abdelhakim Zouita (born 12 August 1986) is a Moroccan professional basketball player who currently plays for FUS Rabat in the Division Excellence, the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Professional career Zouita began his career in 2002 with the basketball section of Kénitra AC, and stayed there for four years. In 2008, he joined AS Salé. After one season with RS Berkane, he joined AS Salé again in 2013, staying for seven season and winning five Division Excellence titles with the team. In 2020, Zouita joined FUS Rabat, and won the 2023 national championship and was also named the league's most valuable player. International career Zouita was named to the 15-man Morocco preliminary squad for the AfroBasket 2015. won a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan. References External links FIBA.com profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Ahly (basketball)
Al Ahly is an Egyptian basketball club of Al Ahly SC, located in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, that plays in the Egypt Basketball Super League. Currently, two of its athletes play for the Egypt men's national basketball team. The team is a part of the multi-sports club of the same name. The club has won eight Egyptian Super League titles and eleven Egyptian Cup titles. Internationally, Al Ahly has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2016, the BAL in 2023, and the Arabophone Championship in 2021. History Ahly Basketball team was founded in 1930. It is one of the oldest basketball clubs in Egypt and in Africa. The team played his first game against Al Ittihad Alexandria in front of the Egyptian King Farouq in 1937. Al Ahly won its first Egyptian national championship in the 1988–89 season. In July 2021, Al Ahly signed Spanish coach Augustí Julbe as their new head coach. In the following 2021–22 season, Ahly won its sixth Premier League title and thus qualified for th ... [...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 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 Final stage = Semi-finals = = Final = BAL FUS Rabat played in the Kalahari Conference in South Africa and won the inaugural conference title. Kalahari Conference Playoffs = Seeding game (1st–2nd seed) = = Quarterfinals = Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of BAL Finals
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is a seasonal basketball league established in 2019 and first held in 2021. The league is a joint venture by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA, and is open to national champions of FIBA Africa member countries. The finals of each season are played in a single-game format, which is held at an arena that is chosen by the BAL organisation. The winner automatically qualifies for that year's FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The data below does not include the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup, the predecessor of the BAL that was held between 1972 and 2019. Zamalek won the inaugural final in 2021. Petro de Luanda are the current champions, having won the 2024 final. Four different teams have won the BAL championship so far. Egyptian teams have won the competition the most times with two wins. Al Ahli Tripoli is the only team that has started from the Road to BAL qualifiers to have won the finals. Champions The first parentheses in the champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
