2024 BAL Nile Conference

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2024 Nile Conference
Tournament details
CountryEgypt
City 6th of October, Cairo
Venue(s) Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Dates19 – 27 April 2024
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly (1st title)
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The 2024 BAL Nile Conference was the 3rd season of the Nile Conference, one of the three conferences of the 2024 season 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 19 April and ended on 27 April 2024.

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Al Ahly won the conference with a 5–1 record, [2] and Al Ahly Ly qualified for the playoffs as second ranked team.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLGFGAGDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly (H)651544470+74.833Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahly Ly 633537498+39.500 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Bangui SC 633509529−20.500 [lower-alpha 1] Possibly advance to the playoffs
4 Flag of Uganda.svg City Oilers 615468561−93.167
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

Games

Gameday 1

The two sides had met each other in the 2024 BAL qualification, where Bangui defeated Al Ahly 87–85 in the semifinal to qualify for the BAL season. [3]

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 Pierre Jackson combined for 41 points. [4]

19 April 2024
4:00 PM
Al Ahly Ly Flag of Libya.svg 93–71 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Bangui SC
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–13, 18–16, 21–13
Pts: Murphy 21
Rebs: Deng 8
Asts: Jackson 11		Pts: Fula Nganga 19
Rebs: Nwabuzor 9
Asts: Nwabuzor 4
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 975
Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Claudio Eiuba

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. [5] Ehab Amin led his team with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, while Mark Lyons contributed 14 points for the Egyptians. [6] Patrick Rembert scored 21 points for the Oilers while BAL Elevate youngster Khaman Maluach recorded 16 points and 8 rebounds off the bench for the Oilers. [6]

19 April 2024
7:00 PM
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 99–76 Flag of Uganda.svg City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 25–19, 26–21, 20–20
Pts: Amin 16
Rebs: Mitchell 8
Asts: Amin, Elgizawy 5		Pts: Rembert 21
Rebs: Maluach 8
Asts: Rembert 6
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 2,027
Referees: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Silver Houngbedji

Gameday 2

In their second game, Thierry Darlan led Bangui SC to record their first ever win in the BAL. [7] Rolly Fula Nganga and Evans Ganapamo added City Oilers center Khaman Maluach set new career-highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds and got his first BAL double-double at 17 years old. [7]

20 April 2024
4:00 PM
Bangui SC Flag of the Central African Republic.svg 101–88 Flag of Uganda.svg City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 27–17, 25–27, 26–18
Pts: Darlan 22
Rebs: Darlan 10
Asts: Nwabuzor 10		Pts: Maluach 29
Rebs: Maluach 11
Asts: Culpepper, Rembert 5
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 543
Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Oumar Sy
20 April 2024
7:00 PM
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 98–88 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahly Ly
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 22–18, 27–19, 29–28
Pts: Lyons 20
Rebs:Three players 6
Asts: Gendy 5		Pts: Jackson 26
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9
Asts: Diabate, Jackson 5
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 2,115
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Amir Taboubi

Gameday 3

22 April 2024
4:00 PM
City Oilers Flag of Uganda.svg 68–79 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahly Ly
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 13–25, 24–11, 20–18
Pts: Rembert 17
Rebs: Maluach 19
Asts: Baale, Rembert 2		Pts: Lual-Acuil 22
Rebs: Diabate 9
Asts: Diabate 11
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 450
Referees: Kladji Mulla, Amir Taboubi, Oumar Sy

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. [8]

22 April 2024
7:00 PM
Bangui SC Flag of the Central African Republic.svg 79–85 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–22, 19–20, 22–22
Pts: Fula Nganga 27
Rebs: Darlan 14
Asts: Darlan, Nwabuzor 3		Pts:Three players 14
Rebs: Mitchell 7
Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 3
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 1,895
Referees: Kaz Beverly, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

Gameday 4

24 April 2024
4:00 PM
Bangui SC Flag of the Central African Republic.svg 96–93 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahly Ly
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 32–29, 24–12, 25–34
Pts: Fula Nganga 30
Rebs: Darlan 14
Asts: Wegscheider 6		Pts: Lual-Acuil 22
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10
Asts: Diabate, Jackson 5
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 453
Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Mbaye Seye, Sara Elsharnouby
24 April 2024
7:00 PM
City Oilers Flag of Uganda.svg 82–81 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 15–14, 18–19, 26–17
Pts: Maluach 27
Rebs: Maluach 16
Asts: Miller Jr. 4		Pts: Gardner 19
Rebs: Amin, Gardner 8
Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 4
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 2,589
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Claudio Eiuba, Silver Hongbedji

Gameday 5

26 April 2024
4:00 PM
City Oilers Flag of Uganda.svg 76–91 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Bangui SC
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 22–27, 27–18, 15–17
Pts: Rembert 21
Rebs: Maluach 13
Asts: Culpepper 6		Pts: Ngaïfei 22
Rebs: Ngaïfei 11
Asts: Darlan 7
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 678
Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Oumar Sy
26 April 2024
7:00 PM
Al Ahly Ly Flag of Libya.svg 76–87 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–17, 18–27, 13–18
Pts: Lual-Acuil 26
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 15
Asts: Jackson 10		Pts: Mitchell 16
Rebs: Amin, Oraby 9
Asts: Lyons 7
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Amir Taboubi
Referees: 2,730

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. [9] In the win that clinched Al Ahly Ly's playoff spot, Jo Lual-Acuil set a new BAL record for most points in a single game with 42 points. [10]

27 April 2024
4:00 PM
Al Ahly Ly Flag of Libya.svg 110–78 Flag of Uganda.svg City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 32–20, 23–24, 35–12
Pts: Lual-Acuil 42
Rebs: Lual-Acuil 13
Asts: Diabate 8		Pts: Ahmed, Culpepper 14
Rebs: Maluach 13
Asts: Miller Jr. 10
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 435
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Claudio Eiuba

Following their convincing win over Bangui SC, Al Ahly won their first conference title. [11] Because of the result, Kalahari Conference team Cape Town Tigers 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. [2]

27 April 2024
7:00 PM
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 94–71 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Bangui SC
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–17, 21–21, 20–18
Pts: Ali 13
Rebs: Gardner 7
Asts:Three players 6		Pts: Wegscheider 16
Rebs: Djimbaraye 11
Asts: Wegscheider 4
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
Attendance: 3,003
Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Silver Houngbedji

Statistics

[12]

CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per game Jo Lual-Acuil Al Ahly Ly23.0
Rebounds per game Khaman Maluach City Oilers13.5
Assists per game Solo Diabate Al Ahly Ly7.0
Steals per game2.3
Blocks per gameKhaman MaluachCity Oilers2.8


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