The 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference is the inaugural season of the

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, one of the three conferences of the

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(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.

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were the inaugural Kalahari Conference champions, after finishing ahead of Petro de Luanda and the

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had withdrawn after the first game day.

Withdrawal of Dynamo BBC

In the opening day game between Burundi's

and South Africa's

, 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

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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 uniform requirements" as the reason why. Following Dynamo's second forfeit on 12 March, the team was automatically withdrawn from the group as per FIBA rules. Dynamo players Bryton Hobbs and Makhtar Gueye stated that the Burundian government had prohibited the team to wear the logo and ordered the club to forfeit its games if necessary. Following the withdrawal of Dynamo, the BAL scheduled three games involving the

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and local South African teams to fill up the holes in the schedule.

Standings

Games

''All times are in

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Withdrawal of Dynamo BBC

Standings

Games

Gameday 1

Gameday 2

Gameday 3

Gameday 4

Gameday 5

Gameday 6

Individual statistics

References