All-BAL Team explained

The All-First Team is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every BAL season. The first selections were announced on 4 June 2021 after the inaugural season. Thus far, fifteen players from eight different teams have been named to the all-league team.

In the first three seasons, the league announced just one all-BAL team, however, in 2024 a second-team honor was added.[1]

Selections

^Denotes players who are still active in the BAL
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Player
(in bold text)
Indicates the player who won the BAL Most Valuable Player in the same year

2021 to 2023

From 2021 to 2023, the BAL announced the first team selection.

SeasonPos.PlayerTeam
2021GZamalek[2]
GUS Monastir
GUS Monastir
FUS Monastir
CZamalek
2022GZamalek[3]
GAS Salé
F^Petro de Luanda
FUS Monastir
C^US Monastir
2023GChris Crawford^AS Douanes[4]
GJean Jacques Boissy^AS Douanes
FDane Miller Jr.^SLAC
FNuni Omot^Al Ahly
CAliou Diarra^Stade Malien

2024–present

SeasonFirst teamSecond team
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
2024Chris Crawford (2)^US MonastirAbdoulaye Harouna^AS Douanes[5]
Will Perry^Rivers HoopersEhab Amin^Al Ahly
Samkelo Cele^Cape Town TigersKelvin Amayo^Rivers Hoopers
Jo Lual-Acuil^Al Ahly LyDevine Eke^Rivers Hoopers
Aliou Diarra (2)^FUS RabatMajok Deng^Al Ahly Ly

Statistics

By player

PlayerSelectionsFirst
team
Second
team
Seasons
Chris Crawford2204
Aliou Diarra2202

Notes and References

  1. thebal . C71DfsFNgWF. The 2024 All-BAL Second Team! . 2024-06-05.
  2. The All-BAL First Team. ⭐. theBAL . 6 June 2021 . 1400909663521083395 . en.
  3. News: US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions . 29 May 2022 . The BAL . en.
  4. Web site: 2023-05-27 . MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali . 2023-05-28 . ESPN.com . en.
  5. Web site: Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards . 2024-06-03 . The BAL . en.