This article lists all-time records achieved in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in major statistical categories recognised by the league, including those set by teams and individuals in a game, season, and career.
General performances
By club
A total of three clubs have won the BAL since its inaugural season in 2021, namely US Monastir, Al Ahly and Zamalek. The only team to have reached at least two finals has been US Monastir.
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US Monastir |
1 | 1 | 2022 | 2021 |
 Al Ahly |
1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Zamalek |
1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
 Petro de Luanda |
0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
 AS Douanes |
0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
By nation
Clubs from four countries have reached the BAL final thus far. Egyptian clubs have been most successful as two titles were won by Al Ahly and Zamalek.
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
2 | 0 | Al Ahly (1) Zamalek (1) |
– |
| Tunisia |
1 | 1 | US Monastir (1) | US Monastir (1) |
| Angola |
0 | 1 | – | Petro de Luanda (1) |
| Senegal |
0 | 1 | – | AS Douanes (1) |
All-time club rankings
Teams are ranked by their number of wins in the BAL (updated as of 30 May 2023).[1]
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | L | QF | 4th | 3rd | RU | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro de Luanda |
3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2 | US Monastir |
3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Zamalek |
2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 4 |  REG |
2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Al Ahly |
1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 6 | AS Douanes |
2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 7 |  AS Salé |
2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 |  Stade Malien |
1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 9 |  FAP |
2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 10 |  Cape Town Tigers |
2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 |  Ferroviário da Beira |
2 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 |  SLAC |
2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Patriots |
1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 14 |  ABC Fighters |
1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Ferroviário de Maputo |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | DUC |
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 |  Cobra Sport |
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 |  Espoir Fukash |
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 |  Rivers Hoopers |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 |  City Oilers |
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | AS Police |
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 |  GS Pétroliers |
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 |  GNBC |
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Kwara Falcons |
1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
Number of participating clubs
A total of 24 clubs from 18 associations have played in or have qualified for the BAL main tournament. Seasons in bold represents teams qualified for the playoffs in that season.
| Nation | No. | Clubs | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique (2) |
2 |
Ferroviário da Beira | 2022, 2023 |
1 |
Ferroviário de Maputo | 2021 | |
| Rwanda (2) |
2 |
REG | 2022, 2023 |
1 |
Patriots | 2021 | |
| Senegal (2) |
2 |
AS Douanes | 2021, 2023 |
1 |
DUC | 2022 | |
| Egypt (2) |
2 |
Zamalek | 2021, 2022 |
1 |
Al Ahly | 2023 | |
| Mali (2) |
1 |
AS Police | 2021 |
1 |
Stade Malien | 2023 | |
| Nigeria (2) |
1 |
Rivers Hoopers | 2021 |
1 |
Kwara Falcons | 2023 | |
| Cameroon (1) |
1 |
FAP | 2021, 2022 |
| Angola (1) |
3 |
Petro de Luanda | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Morocco (1) |
2 |
AS Salé | 2021, 2022 |
| Tunisia (1) |
3 |
US Monastir | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Guinea (1) |
2 |
SLAC | 2022, 2023 |
| South Africa (1) |
2 |
Cape Town Tigers | 2022, 2023 |
| Algeria (1) |
1 |
MC Alger[lower-alpha 1] | 2021 |
| DR Congo (1) |
1 |
Espoir Fukash | 2022 |
| Madagascar (1) |
1 |
GNBC | 2021 |
| Ivory Coast (1) |
1 |
ABC Fighters | 2023 |
| Uganda (1) |
1 |
City Oilers | 2023 |
| South Sudan (1) |
1 |
Cobra Sport | 2022 |
Semi-final appearances by club
| Team | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Petro de Luanda |
3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| US Monastir |
2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Zamalek |
2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Patriots |
1 | 2022 |
| FAP |
1 | 2022 |
| Al Ahly |
1 | 2023 |
| AS Douanes |
1 | 2023 |
| Stade Malien |
1 | 2023 |
Medals by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Angola | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Winning other trophies
Although not an officially recognised achievement, two clubs have achieved the distinction of winning the BAL, their domestic championship, and their primary domestic cup competition in the same season, known colloquially as the "continental treble":
- Al Ahly in 2023, having won the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Cup
- US Monastir in 2022, having won the Championnat Pro A and Tunisian Cup
All-time scoring leaders
Updated on 30 May 2023 after Season 3.[2]
Chris Crawford is the current career scoring leader
Chris Crawford is the current all-time leading scorer in BAL history, with a total of 329 points scored in three seasons. Players in bold are still active in the BAL.
| Rank | Team | Total points | Seasons | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Crawford |
341 | 3 | US Monastir (84) SLAC (84) AS Douanes (150) |
| 2 | Terrell Stoglin |
329 | 3 | AS Salé (308) AS Douanes (21) |
| 3 |  Abdoulaye Harouna |
300 | 3 | FAP (77) AS Salé (119) ABC Fighters (104) |
| 4 | Carlos Morais |
299 | 3 | Petro de Luanda (299) |
| 5 | Radhouane Slimane |
227 | 3 | US Monastir (227) |
| 6 | Gerson Gonçalves |
223 | 3 | Petro de Luanda (223) |
| Ater Majok |
3 | US Monastir (159) Petro de Luanda (64) | ||
| 8 | Cleveland Thomas |
221 | 2 | REG (221) |
| 9 | Childe Dundão |
215 | 3 | Petro de Luanda (215) |
| 10 | Dane Miller Jr. |
194 | 2 | SLAC (194) |
Individual game records
- Most points in a game
- 41 by Terrell Stoglin, AS Salé (vs. US Monastir) on May 11, 2022[3]
- 41 by Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira (vs. SLAC) on April 30, 2023[4]
- Most rebounds in a game
- 22 by Mayan Kiir, Cobra Sport (vs. Zamalek) on April 9, 2022
- Most assists in a game
- 15 by Hameed Ali, DUC (vs. AS Salé) on March 15, 2022
- Most steals in a game
- 7 by Childe Dundão, Petro de Luanda (vs. Cobra Sport) on April 12, 2022
- Most blocks in a game
- 6 by Anas Mahmoud, Zamalek (vs. Cobra Sport) on April 9, 2022
- Most 2-point field goals made in a game
- 14 by Terrell Stoglin, AS Salé (vs. AS Police) on May 20, 2021
- 14 by Josh Nzeakor, Ferroviário de Maputo (vs. AS Salé) on May 20, 2021
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game
- 9 by Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira (vs. SLAC) on April 30, 2023[4]
- Most free throws made in a game
- 16 by Jean Jacques Boissy, AS Douanes (vs. Petro de Luanda) on May 24, 2023
Individual season records
- Highest points per game average
- 30.8 by Terrell Stoglin in the 2022 BAL season
- Most 40-point games
- 2 by Terrell Stoglin
Team game records
- Most points in a game
- 113 by US Monastir (vs. GNBC) on May 17, 2021
- Fewest points in a game
- 46 by Patriots (vs. US Monastir) on May 29, 2021
- Largest margin of victory
- +47 – US Monastir defeated GNBC 66–113 on May 17, 2021
- +41 – US Monastir defeated Patriots BBC 87–46 on May 29, 2021
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game
- 20 by REG (vs. Ferroviário da Beira) 94–89 on May 15, 2022
- 20 by Petro de Luanda (vs Patriots) 97–68 on May 30, 2021
Playoffs
Largest margin of playoff victory
- +41 – US Monastir defeated Patriots BBC 87–46 on May 29, 2021 in the semifinals
- +39 – US Monastir defeated Cape Town Tigers 106–67 on May 22, 2022 in the quarterfinals
Team season records
- Best record
- 6–0 (100%) by Zamalek in the 2021 season
- 7–1 (87.5%) by Zamalek and US Monastir in the 2022 season, as well as Al Ahly in the 2023 season
Notes
- ↑ MC Alger played in the 2021 season under its former name GS Pétroliers.
References
- ↑ "Basketball - Basketball Africa League : all-time statistics". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Basketball Africa League Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Stoglin breaks own BAL record with 41 points". The BAL. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- 1 2 "Perry ties BAL all-time scoring record, Beira stay in hunt for playoff berth". The BAL. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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