| Kalahari Conference | |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Pretoria |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | SunBet Arena |
| Dates: | 9 – 17 March 2024 |
| Winners: |  FUS Rabat |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 7 |
| Attendance: | 26214 |
| Stat Leader Title: | Top scorer |
| Stat Leader Player: | Samkelo Cele, Cape Town Tigers |
| Stat Leader Value: | 20.5 |
| Next Season: | 2025 |
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.[1] 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Kalahari Conference champions, after finishing ahead of Petro de Luanda and the Cape Town Tigers.[2] Dynamo had withdrawn after the first game day.
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.[3] [4] 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uniform requirements" as the reason why.[5] Following Dynamo's second forfeit on 12 March, the team was automatically withdrawn from the group as per FIBA rules.[6] Dynamo players Bryton Hobbs and Makhtar Gueye stated that the Burundian government had prohibited the team to wear the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.[7]
Following the withdrawal of Dynamo, the BAL scheduled three games involving the NBA Academy Africa and local South African teams to fill up the holes in the schedule.
All times are in Central Africa Time.
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Samkelo Cele | Cape Town Tigers | 20.5 | |
| Rebounds per game | Aliou Diarra | FUS Rabat | 8.5 | |
| Assists per game | John Jordan | 4.5 | ||
| Steals per game | Samkelo Cele | Cape Town Tigers | 2.3 | |
| Blocks per game | Aliou Diarra | FUS Rabat | 2.3 |