Kalahari Conference

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Kalahari Conference
Kalahari Conference logo.png
League Basketball Africa League
Sport Basketball
Founded2024
First season 2024
No. of teams4
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria (1st title)
(2025)

The Kalahari Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.

Contents

The conference was introduced two years after the other two, in the 2024 BAL season.

History

The creation of the Kalahari Conference as the league's third conference was announced on January 5, 2024. [1] The inaugural conference phase was organised in the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa. [1]

Current standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria 660526428+981.000Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers 642484466+18.667
3 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat (H)62445647519.333
4 Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien 60639549297.000
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Conference winners

Although no official trophy or title is awarded, the team ending at the top of the standings in the conference is lauded as "Conference winners" by the BAL.

Kalahari Conference results
SeasonWinnersConference

record

Playoffs resultRef.
2024
(Details)
Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat (MAR) Quarterfinalists [2]
2025
(Details)
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria (EGY)TBD [3]

Standings

^Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
*Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
#Denotes team that was disqualified
SeasonPositions (by team)
1st2nd3rd4th
2024 FUS Rabat*
(3–1)
Petro de Luanda ^
(2–2)
Cape Town Tigers
(1–3)
Dynamo#
(Disqualified)
2025 Al Ittihad Alexandria*
(6–0)
Rivers Hoopers*
(4–2)
FUS Rabat*
(2–4)
Stade Malien
(0–6)

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Basketball Africa League announces host cities, venues and dates for 2024 regular season tipping off March 9 in Pretoria, South Africa". NBA.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
    2. "FUS Rabat are the 2024 Kalahari Conference champions". The BAL. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
    3. "Al Ittihad win 2025 Kalahari Conference with dominant performance over Rivers Hoopers". The BAL. Retrieved 13 April 2025.