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Nationale Masculin 1 champions | |
| Chairman | Colonel Cheikh Diop |
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| Head coach | Pabi Guèye |
| NM1 | Champions |
| BAL | Runners-up (Lost to Al Ahly) |
| Senegalese Cup | Unknown |
| Saint Michel Cup | Winners |
The AS Douanes men's basketball team played the 2023 season in the Nationale 1 (NM1) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Having won the previous national championship, the Douanes returned to the BAL after one-year of absence. They signed Terrell Stoglin and Chris Crawford for the season as American import players. [1] On 27 September 2023, AS Douanes won its record-setting 11th national championship, thus overtaking ASFA as the Senegalese club with the most NM1 titles. [2]
In the BAL, the Douanes finished second in the Sahara Conference after they won three straight games to make up for a 0–2 start. [3] In the playoffs they became the first Senegalese team to reach the finals, when they defeated Petro de Luanda in the semifinal. [4] They lost in the final to Al Ahly. Pabi Guèye won the BAL Coach of the Year Award. [5]
On 7 May, AS Douanes also won their 5th Saint Michel Cup. [6]
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| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Date | Source | |
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| 5 | G |  | Jean Jacques Boissy | 21 | Cornellà |  | Free agent | 2023 | ||
| 41 | G |  | Terrell Stoglin | 31 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |  | Free agent | May 2023 (BAL only) | January 20, 2023 | [7] |
| 1 | SG | | Chris Crawford | 30 | Patriots |  | Free agent | May 2023 (BAL only) | January 20, 2023 | [7] |
| 11 | PF/C |  | Bryan Osei | 34 | Free agent |  | Free agent | May 2023 (BAL only) | February 6, 2023 | |
| 4 | C |  | Khaman Maluach | 16 | NBA Academy Africa | | Drafted | May 2023 (BAL only) | February 28, 2023 | [8] |
| 34 | C |  | Ifeanyichukwu Ochereobia | 33 | Cheshire Phoenix |  | Free agent | May 2023 (BAL only) | March 1, 2023 | [9] |
| 11 March 2023 1 | AS Douanes | 70–76 |  ABC Fighters | Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 17–18, 17–15, 22–18 | |||
| Pts: Stoglin 21 Rebs: Maluach 9 Asts: Crawford, Ndour 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Harouna 25 Rebs: Obekpa 9 Asts: Obekpa, Robinson 5 | Attendance: 9,873 Referees: Charles Watson, Antonio Bernardo, Kalume Tonton Banza | |
| 15 March 2023 2 | REG | 69–55 | AS Douanes | Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 17–12, 15–12, 12–19 | |||
| Pts: Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 14 Rebs: Nshobozwabyosenumukiza 10 Asts: Thomas 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Crawford 17 Rebs: Crawford 9 Asts: Stoglin 5 | Attendance: 4,010 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Sara Elsharnouby, Claudio Eiuba | |
| 17 March 2023 3 | AS Douanes | 74–58 |  Stade Malien | Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–12, 14–13, 27–16 | |||
| Pts: Crawford 21 Rebs: Ndiaye 8 Asts: Ndour 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Berthe 17 Rebs: Diarra 14 Asts: Mamadou Keita 4 | Attendance: 3,059 | |
| 18 March 2023 4 | Kwara Falcons | 68–75 | AS Douanes | Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 18–21, 12–16, 21–16 | |||
| Pts: Ezeh 12 Rebs: Mordi 7 Asts: Mordi 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Boissy 22 Rebs: Diagne 6 Asts: Crawford 6 | Attendance: 6,571 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Sara Elsharnouby, Didier Gaga | |
| 21 March 2023 5 | US Monastir  | 60–76 | AS Douanes | Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 22–10, 12–14, 16–20 | |||
| Pts: Lahyani 15 Rebs: Slimane 9 Asts: Bouallegue, Slimane 3 | Livestats | Pts: Crawford 28 Rebs: Boissy, Ochereobia 7 Asts: Ndour 5 | Attendance: 6,761 Referees: Charles Watson, Aboolo Amr, Didier Gaga | |
| 22 May 2023 | AS Douanes | 93–73 |  Ferroviário da Beira | BK Arena, Kigali |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 24–14, 19–15, 22–21 | |||
| Pts: Fall 23 Rebs: Bryan-Amaning 11 Asts: Ndour 8 | Report Livestats | Pts: Gueye 19 Rebs: Gueye 9 Asts: Perry 8 | Attendance: 2,240 Referees: JD Ralls, Banza Kalume, Sara Elsharnouby | |
| Date | Player | Award |
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| 26 May 2023 [10] | Pabi Guèye | BAL Coach of the Year |
| 27 May 2023 [2] | Jean Jacques Boissy | All-BAL First Team |
| Chris Crawford |
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adama Diakhite | 3 | 14.7 | .400 | .000 | .700 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| Alkaly Ndour | 8 | 21.5 | .313 | .000 | .167 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Bara Diop | 7 | 12.5 | .320 | .000 | .000 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Bara Ndiaye | 7 | 14.7 | .313 | .000 | .500 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Samba Daly Fall | 8 | 21.6 | .389 | .333 | .375 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| Bryan Osei | 5 | 16.9 | .444 | 1.000 | .308 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| Cheikh Ahmet Kamara | 2 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Crawford | 8 | 34.1 | .375 | .319 | .788 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 18.8 |
| Jean Jacques Boissy | 8 | 22.4 | .333 | .263 | .850 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 16.5 |
| Khaman Maluach | 7 | 11.5 | .346 | .250 | .667 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Madiara Dieng | 7 | 2.3 | .154 | .167 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 3 | 24.2 | .571 | .667 | .111 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| Mouhamadou Diagne | 7 | 12.2 | .647 | .000 | .500 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Michael Ochereobia | 8 | 18.9 | .517 | .000 | .750 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Pape Diop | 3 | 4.8 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Terrell Stoglin ~ | 2 | 28.9 | .280 | .100 | .600 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 |
~ Waived during the season
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