The 2024 BAL Nile Conference was the 3rd season of the

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, one of the three conferences of the 2024 season 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 19 April and ended on 27 April 2024.

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won the conference with a 5–1 record, and Al Ahly Ly qualified for the playoffs as second ranked team.

Standings

Games

Gameday 1

The two sides had met each other in the

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, where Bangui defeated Al Ahly 87–85 in the semifinal to qualify for the BAL season. Bangui opened the first quarter strong and scored its first nine points from behind the three-point line, and went up 29–26 after the first quarter. In the second, Al Ahly Ly went on a 15–0 run and never trailed again in the game. Their backcourt duo of Kevin Murphy and

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combined for 41 points. Al Ahly and City Oilers played their second BAL game, after Al Ahly had won in the previous season's Nile Conference. In the second quarter, Al Ahly used a 19–0 run to take the lead and never trailed again the comprehensive win.

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led his team with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, while

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contributed 14 points for the Egyptians.

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scored 21 points for the Oilers while BAL Elevate youngster Khaman Maluach recorded 16 points and 8 rebounds off the bench for the Oilers.

Gameday 2

In their second game, Thierry Darlan led Bangui SC to record their first ever win in the BAL. Rolly Fula Nganga and Evans Ganapamo added

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center Khaman Maluach set new career-highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds and got his first BAL double-double at 17 years old.

Gameday 3

With 4:45 to go in the game, Bangui SC took the lead following a three-pointer by Thierry Darlan. Al Ahly then used a 8–0 lead to win the game.

Gameday 4

Gameday 5

Gameday 6

Going into the last gameday, Bangui SC could win the conference following a win over Al Ahly and City Oilers could theoretically qualify for the third place. In the win that clinched Al Ahly Ly's playoff spot,

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set a new BAL record for most points in a single game with 42 points.Following their convincing win over Bangui SC, Al Ahly won their first conference title. Because of the result, Kalahari Conference team

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qualified for the playoffs as one of the two best third-placed teams, while Bangui had to wait for the results of the Sahara Conference.

Statistics

References

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