2025 BAL season group phase

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The game between Stade Malien and Rivers Hoopers in the Kalahari Conference

The 2025 BAL season group phase begins on 4 April and will end on 25 May 2024. The 12 teams of the group phase are allocated into three conferences. The BAL announced the official schedule on 28 February 2025. [1]

Contents

It is the first time that the any BAL game is hosted in Morocco, and the first time that Kigali hosted a group phase, as the previous games they were hosted were playoffs and finals games.

Summary and records

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the regular season was determined as follows: [6] [7]

  1. Win-loss record;
  2. Head-to-head record;
  3. Point differential in the games between the respective teams;
  4. Number of points scored in the games between the respective teams;
  5. Average point differential in all games against other teams in the Conference;
  6. Average number of points scored in all games played against other teams in the Conference;
  7. Drawing.

Kalahari Conference

All times are in local time (UTC+01:00).
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification AIA RIV FUS SMB
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria 660526428+981.000Advance to playoffs 94–77 98–74 91–68
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers 642484466+18.667 80–100 88–82 79–59
3 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat (H)62445647519.333 60–71 71–79 92–72
4 Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien 60639549297.000 69–72 60–81 67–77
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
5 April 2025 Stade Malien Flag of Mali.svg 6081 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Rabat, Morocco
16:00Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 12–25, 12–21, 13–19
Pts: Coulibaly 20
Rebs: Doumbya 11
Asts: Coulibaly 6
Boxscore Pts: Amayo 19
Rebs: Olisemeka 12
Asts: Akec, Shamba 4
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 3,329
Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Oumar Sy, Natascha Onono
5 April 2025 FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 6071 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria Rabat, Morocco
19:00Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 7–17, 18–18, 14–16
Pts: Jordan 22
Rebs: Jordan, Fofana 5
Asts: Zouzoua 5
Boxscore Pts: King 19
Rebs: Deng 12
Asts: Vinales 4
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 5,180
Referees: Julian Mcfadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa
6 April 2025 Stade Malien Flag of Mali.svg 6972 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria Rabat, Morocco
16:00Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–18, 11–15, 15–20
Pts: Diarra 19
Rebs: Doumbya 7
Asts: Coulibaly 5
Boxscore Pts: Deng 21
Rebs: Khalaf 11
Asts: Vinales 4
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referees: Yann Davidson, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch
6 April 2025 Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 8882 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat Rabat, Morocco
19:00Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 27–25, 15–25, 23–15
Pts: Akec 25
Rebs: Olisemeka 14
Asts: Shamba 6
Boxscore Pts: Zouzoua 21
Rebs: Jordan 9
Asts: Jordan 11
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 4,372
Referees: Leah Lanie, Erik Aellig, Didier Gaga
8 April 2025 Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 80100 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria Rabat, Morocco
17:00Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–27, 23–29, 15–19
Pts: Akec 18
Rebs: Putney 6
Asts: Shamba 8
Boxscore Pts: Vinales 26
Rebs: Mahmoud 7
Asts: Vinales 7
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 1,015
Referees: Leah Lanie, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga
8 April 2025 FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 9272 Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien Rabat, Morocco
20:00Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 16–29, 21–19, 26–12
Pts: Zouzoua 22
Rebs: Diagne 6
Asts: Zouita 8
Boxscore Pts: Doumbya 15
Rebs: Coulibaly 5
Asts: Diarra, Doumbia 5
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 3,520
Referees: Julian McFadden, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono
10 April 2025 Al Ittihad Alexandria Flag of Egypt.svg 9168 Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien Rabat, Morocco
17:00Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–15, 20–15, 29–23
Pts: King 22
Rebs: Deng 9
Asts: Metwaly 5
Boxscore Pts: Coulibaly 25
Rebs: Enan 8
Asts: Coulibaly, Enan 3
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 915
Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa
10 April 2025 FUS Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 7179 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Rabat, Morocco
20:00Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–11, 22–22, 13–26
Pts: Fofana 14
Rebs: Diagne 9
Asts: Zouita 6
Boxscore Pts: Akec 17
Rebs: Olisemeka 13
Asts: Amayo 7
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 4,978
Referees: Erik Aellig, Oumar Sy, Dorothy Okatch
12 April 2025 Al Ittihad Alexandria Flag of Egypt.svg 9477 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Rabat, Morocco
16:00Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 30–10, 26–27, 19–21
Pts: Deng 18
Rebs: Mahmoud 10
Asts: Vinales 7
Boxscore Pts: Akec 17
Rebs: Olisemeka 16
Asts: Amayo 8
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono
12 April 2025 Stade Malien Flag of Mali.svg 6777 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat Rabat, Morocco
19:00Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 16–22, 17–17, 19–20
Pts: Coulibaly 26
Rebs: Doumbya
Asts:Three players 3
Boxscore Pts: Jordan 18
Rebs: Diagne, Fofana 9
Asts: Fofana 6
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 5,279
Referees: Erik Aellig, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch
13 April 2025 Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 7959 Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien Rabat, Morocco
16:00Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 27–10, 20–7, 15–21
Pts: Putney 15
Rebs: Olisemeka 9
Asts: Olisemeka 6
Boxscore Pts: Tounkara 14
Rebs: Doumbya 8
Asts: Sane 3
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Referees: Julian McFadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa
13 April 2025 Al Ittihad Alexandria Flag of Egypt.svg 9874 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat Rabat, Morocco
19:00Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 30–11, 26–11, 25–33
Pts: Metwaly 19
Rebs: Khalaf, Mahmoud 8
Asts: Mohamed 4
Boxscore Pts: Zouzoua 22
Rebs: Zouita 10
Asts: Zouita 6
Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah
Attendance: 5,239
Referees: Leah Lanie, Oumar Sy, Didier Gaga

Sahara Conference

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification USM APL KRS AVD
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir 642478444+34.667Advance to playoffs 87–73 88–72 77–68
2 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 633463432+31.500 [a] 78–68 69–71 76–67
3 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Kriol Star 63346150645.500 [a] 83–91 74–103 66–63
4 Flag of Senegal.svg ASC Ville de Dakar (H)62442544520.333 70–67 65–64 92–95
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: Petro de Luanda 1–1 Kriol Star, +26 point differential.
26 April 2025 Kriol Star Flag of Cape Verde.svg 74103 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda Dakar, Senegal
14:30Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 16–21, 21–26, 33–32
Pts: Pack 17
Rebs: Mendes 7
Asts: Parker 7
Boxscore Pts: Gakou 19
Rebs: Moreira 8
Asts: Dundão 13
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,305
Referees: Nate Cearley, Mbaye Seye, Haytham Ihaqaf
26 April 2025 ASC Ville de Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg 7067 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir Dakar, Senegal
17:30Scoring by quarter:20–18, 22–16, 8–16, 20–17
Pts: Majok 10
Rebs: Ndiaye 15
Asts: Harouna 7
Boxscore Pts: Slimane 15
Rebs: Slimane, Eldridge 3
Asts: Lahyani 12
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 9,271
Referees: Ryan Johnson, Kalume Tonton Banza, Guy Sani Kollo
27 April 2025 US Monastir Flag of Tunisia.svg 8773 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda Dakar, Senegal
14:30Scoring by quarter:22–17, 23–29, 17–22, 11–19
Pts: Sané 24
Rebs: Lahyani 9
Asts: Sayeh 5
Boxscore Pts: Anosike 16
Rebs: Moreira 9
Asts: Dundão 6
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 1,768
Referees: Amr Aboolo, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Annie Joyce Muchenu
27 April 2025 Kriol Star Flag of Cape Verde.svg 6663 Flag of Senegal.svg ASC Ville de Dakar Dakar, Senegal
17:30Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–12, 20–14, 13–17
Pts: Pack 19
Rebs: Almeida 14
Asts: Parker 6
Boxscore Pts: Perry 23
Rebs: Majok 4
Asts: Majok 4
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 8,139
Referees: Kastine Evans, Jonathan Primm, Aya Ahmed
29 April 2025 US Monastir Flag of Tunisia.svg 8872 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Kriol Star Dakar, Senegal
16:00Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 28–12, 19–17, 24–25
Pts: Hardy 19
Rebs: Eldridge 9
Asts: Hardy, Lahyani 8
Boxscore Pts: Almeida 22
Rebs: Almeida 13
Asts: Parker 6
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 1,127
Referees: Ryan Johnson, Kalume Tonton Banza, Guy Sani Kollo
29 April 2025 ASC Ville de Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg 6564 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda Dakar, Senegal
19:00Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 15–21, 19–13, 13–14
Pts: Gueye 16
Rebs: Gueye, Ndiaye 11
Asts:three players 4
Boxscore Pts: Gardner 19
Rebs: Gardner 10
Asts: Dundão, Moreira 5
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 4,556
Referees: Nate Cearley, Aboollo Amr, Annie Joyce Muchenu
1 May 2025 Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 7868 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Moanstir Dakar, Senegal
14:30Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 14–21, 20–13, 28–18
Pts: Mendoza 21
Rebs: Mendoza 11
Asts: Mendoza 4
Boxscore Pts: Hardy 16
Rebs: Lahyani 9
Asts: Eldridge 4
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,304
Referees: Evans Kastine, Ojeaburu Kingsley, Seye Mbaye
1 May 2025 ASC Ville de Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg 9295(OT) Flag of Cape Verde.svg Kriol Star Dakar, Senegal
17:30Scoring by quarter:23–18, 17–21, 27–29, 16–15, Overtime: 9–12
Pts: Gueye 20
Rebs: Daly Fal, Majok 9
Asts: Niang, Perry 6
Boxscore Pts: McGlynn 29
Rebs: Almeida 9
Asts: Parker 9
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 7,475
Referees: Jonathan Primm, Haytham Ihaqaf, Aya Ahmed
3 May 2025 Kriol Star Flag of Cape Verde.svg 8391 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir Dakar, Senegal
14:30Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 17–19, 21–19, 28–24
Pts: Ntambwe 21
Rebs: Ntambwe 8
Asts: Parker 10
Boxscore Pts: Hardy 29
Rebs: Lahyani 8
Asts: Hardy 6
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 2,704
Referees: Jonathan Primm, Mbaye Seye, Aya Ahmed
3 May 2025 Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 7667 Flag of Senegal.svg ASC Ville de Dakar Dakar, Senegal
17:30Scoring by quarter:25–18, 22–14, 16–22, 13–14
Pts: Mendoza 14
Rebs: Moreira 10
Asts: Domingos 5
Boxscore Pts: Perry 18
Rebs: Daly Fall 13
Asts: Daly Fall 6
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 9,250
Referees: Kastine Evans, Kalume Tonton Banza, Annie Joyce Muchenu
4 May 2025 Kriol Star Flag of Cape Verde.svg 7169(OT) Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda Dakar, Senegal
14:30Scoring by quarter:20–7, 20–12, 13–18, 9–25, Overtime:9–7
Pts: Correia 16
Rebs: Almeida 13
Asts: Almeida 8
Boxscore Pts: Buiamba 16
Rebs: Gardner 9
Asts: Diabate 9
Arena: Dakar Arena
4 May 2025 ASC Ville de Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg 6877 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir Dakar, Senegal
17:30Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–22, 15–14, 22–24
Pts: Perry 20
Rebs: Gueye 11
Asts: Perry 7
Boxscore Pts: Eldridge 22
Rebs: Sané 12
Asts: Eldridge 4
Arena: Dakar Arena
Attendance: 8,879
Referees: Nate Cearley, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Haytham Ihaqaf

Nile Conference

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification AHT APR MBB NCT
1 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli 660604498+1061.000Advance to playoffs 106–102 102–73 104–91
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR (H)633530508+22.500 68–90 88–94 92–63
3 Flag of South Africa.svg MBB 62447653963.333 73–102 81–103 76–85
4 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi City Thunder 61547453965.167 87–115 74–77 74–75
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
17 May 2025 MBB Flag of South Africa.svg 7787 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli Kigali, Rwanda
14:30Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–25, 17–19, 27–23
Pts: Mooring 26
Rebs:Three players 7
Asts: Mooring, Lenard 3
Boxscore Pts: Boissy 28
Rebs: Sadi 13
Asts: Adams, Badrush 5
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 3,557
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Hassane Kamate, Asmae Benkhadra
17 May 2025 APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 9263 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi City Thunder Kigali, Rwanda
17:30Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–8, 20–21, 33–11
Pts: Diarra 23
Rebs: Diarra 12
Asts: Habimana 9
Boxscore Pts: Ongwae 14
Rebs: Ongwae 9
Asts: Iroegbu 4
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 5,968
Referees: Cameron Garber, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Silver Houngbedji
18 May 2025 Nairobi City Thunder Flag of Kenya.svg 87115 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli Kigali, Rwanda
14:30Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 20–29, 15–28, 34–34
Pts: Iroegbu 18
Rebs: Diong 8
Asts: Iroegbu 8
Boxscore Pts: Boissy 30
Rebs: Thompson 14
Asts: Adams 7
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 3,225
Referees: Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Amir Taboubi, Claudio Eiuba
18 May 2025 MBB Flag of South Africa.svg 81103 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Kigali, Rwanda
17:30Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 21–22, 12–28, 22–30
Pts: Lenard 20
Rebs: Sibanyoni 7
Asts: Mooring 6
Boxscore Pts: Ndoye 25
Rebs: Diarra 14
Asts: Habimana 8
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 4,946
Referees: Maripier Malo, Gina Catanzariti, Mahamadou Diallo
20 May 2025 Nairobi City Thunder Flag of Kenya.svg 7475 Flag of South Africa.svg MBB Kigali, Rwanda
16:00Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–10, 27–18, 14–25
Pts: Ganapamo 21
Rebs: Adera 7
Asts: Adera 5
Boxscore Pts: Prinsloo 30
Rebs: Prinsloo 11
Asts: Lenard, Mooring 5
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 3,279
Referees: Cameron Garber, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Mahamadou Diallo
20 May 2025 APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 6890 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli Kigali, Rwanda
19:00Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 24–31, 11–19, 16–29
Pts: Noel, Randle 18
Rebs: Ndoye 12
Asts: Miller Jr. 4
Boxscore Pts: Boissy 27
Rebs: Sadi 10
Asts: Agada 5
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 5,937
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Amir Taboubi, Hassane Kamate
22 May 2025 Al Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 10491 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi City Thunder Kigali, Rwanda
16:00Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 24–17, 27–18, 21–32
Pts: Boissy 26
Rebs: Sadi 13
Asts: Agada 7
Boxscore Pts: Iroegbu 23
Rebs: Adera 12
Asts: Diing 9
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 2,674
Referees: Maripier Malo, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Silver Houngbedji
22 May 2025 APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 8894 Flag of South Africa.svg MBB Kigali, Rwanda
19:00Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 24–22, 19–29, 30–27
Pts: Noel 23
Rebs: Ndoye 10
Asts: Habimana 6
Boxscore Pts: Mooring 29
Rebs: Craig 10
Asts: Mooring 5
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 5,337
Referees: Gina Catanzariti, Claudio Eiuba, Asmae Benkhadra
24 May 2025 MBB Flag of South Africa.svg 7685 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi City Thunder Kigali, Rwanda
14:30Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 15–21, 15–14, 22–30
Pts: Lenard 39
Rebs: Lenard, Sibanyoni 9
Asts: Sibanyoni 2
Boxscore Pts: Odero 23
Rebs: Adera 14
Asts: Iroegbu 7
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 3,251
Referees: Gina Catanzariti, Amir Taboubi, Hassane Kamate
24 May 2025 Al Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 106102 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Kigali, Rwanda
17:30Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 25–23, 31–21, 22–32
Pts: Adams 26
Rebs: Sadi 8
Asts: Adams 8
Boxscore Pts: Noel 30
Rebs: Three players 6
Asts: Habimana 10
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 6,463
Referees: Maripier Malo, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Claudio Eiuba
25 May 2025 Al Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 10273 Flag of South Africa.svg MBB Kigali, Rwanda
14:30Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 19–18, 27–14, 33–25
Pts: Adams 28
Rebs: Marei 10
Asts: Badrush 5
Boxscore Pts: Lenard 18
Rebs: Lenard 11
Asts: Mooring 5
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 3,632
Referees: Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Silver Houngbedji, Amir Taboubi
25 May 2025 Nairobi City Thunder Flag of Kenya.svg 7477 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Kigali, Rwanda
17:30Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 26–18, 16–20, 13–22
Pts: Odero 29
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Iroegbu 5
Boxscore Pts: Diarra 22
Rebs: Diarra 17
Asts: Randle 5
Arena: BK Arena
Attendance: 6,606
Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Asmae Benkhadra, Mahamadou Diallo

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Sahara Flag of Cape Verde.svg Kriol Star 63346150645.500Advance to playoffs
2 Kalahari Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 62445647519.333
3 Nile Flag of South Africa.svg MBB 62447653963.333
Source: BAL

References

  1. "How Tripoli moved to 2-0 and Nairobi remain winless after two games". The BAL. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  2. "Al Ahli Tripoli prevail in BAL's highest scoring game". The BAL. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  3. "Nine Takeaways from the First Eight Games of the 2025 Nile Conference". The BAL. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  4. "How David Craig stepped up when MBB needed him most". The BAL. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  5. "What can happen on the last day of the 2023 Sahara Conference?". The BAL. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. "Who will clinch the last two tickets for the 2024 BAL Playoffs?". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-12.