This is a listing of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) players who have scored the most points in a single game. The current record is hold by Jo Lual-Acuil who scored 42 points on 27 April 2024. [1]
^ | Denotes player who is currently active in the BAL | ||||
Player's team lost the game |
Rank | Points | Player | Date | Team | Opponent | Score | MP | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | Ref. |
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1 | 42 | Jo Lual-Acuil^ | 27 April 2024 | Al Ahly Ly | City Oilers | 110–78 | 40 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [1] [2] |
2 | 41 | Terrell Stoglin ^ | 12 March 2022 | AS Salé | US Monastir | 90–96 | 40 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | [3] [4] |
41 | Will Perry^ | 30 April 2023 | Ferroviário da Beira | SLAC | 109–97 | 40 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | [5] [6] | |
4 | 40 | Terrell Stoglin ^ | 21 May 2021 | AS Salé | AS Police | 88–79 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | [7] |
5 | 38 | Cleveland Thomas ^ | 20 May 2023 | REG | US Monastir | 79–84 | 38 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | [8] [9] |
6 | 35 | Abdoulaye Harouna | 5 May 2024 | AS Douanes | US Monastir | 76–59 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 11 | [10] |
7 | 34 | Souleymane Berthé ^ | 12 March 2023 | Stade Malien | US Monastir | 78–68 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 6 | [11] [12] |
Terrell Stoglin ^ | 9 March 2022 | AS Salé | Ferroviário da Beira | 95–84 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | [13] | ||
Carlos Morais | 5 May 2022 | Petro de Luanda | Al Ahly | 91–90 | 36 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | [14] | ||
10 | 33 | Josh Nzeakor | 21 May 2021 | AS Police | AS Salé | 79–88 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
Abdellah Hamdini | 22 May 2021 | GS Pétroliers | Ferroviário de Maputo | 73–86 | 28 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | [13] | ||
Abdoulaye Harouna^ | 17 March 2023 | ABC Fighters | US Monastir | 90–74 | 39 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | [13] |
^ | Denotes player who is currently active in the BAL | ||||
Player's team lost the game | |||||
Finals game |
Rank | Points | Player | Date | Team | Round | Opponent | Score | MP | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | Ref. |
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1 | 30 | Terrell Stoglin ^ | 26 May 2022 | AS Salé | Quarter-finals | Petro de Luanda | 90–96 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | [15] |
2 | 28 | Gerson Gonçalves ^ | 28 May 2022 | Petro de Luanda | Finals | US Monastir | 72–83 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | [16] |
Jean Jacques Boissy | 24 May 2023 | AS Douanes | Semi-finals | Petro de Luanda | 92–86 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | [17] | ||
4 | 26 | Mikh McKinney | 26 May 2022 | Zamalek | Semi-finals | US Monastir | 88–81 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | [18] |
Adonis Filer | 20 May 2023 | REG | Quarter-finals | Al Ahly | 94–77 | 38 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | [19] |
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