2020–21 Zamalek SC (basketball) season

Zamalek
2020–21 season
President Hussein Labib (Interim)
Head coach
ArenaThe Covered Hall Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Egyptian Basketball Super LeagueChampions
Basketball Africa LeagueChampions
Egypt Basketball CupSemi-Final
Biggest win108-55 vs Al Zohour
Biggest defeat56-83 vs Al Ittihad
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2021.

2020–21 Zamalek SC was a season of the Zamalek club. The club competes for local championships such as the League, Cup and Continental in the Basketball Africa League because it is the champion of the 2019 League.

Rosters

Egyptian Super League roster

Zamalek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 00 Hodge, Walter (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986
PG 2 Abdalatif, Mohab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002
PF 10 Osama Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
SG 12 Salem, Islam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
PG 14 Hatem, Ahmed 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995
SG 15 Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
F 23 Yasser, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
F 41 El-Saharty, Haytham (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1985-08-26)26 August 1985
F 44 Meshaal, Mostafa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1986-03-11)11 March 1986
PF 50 Kejo, Mostafa 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994
C Hegazy, Mohammed
C Elmashad, Hazem
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

BAL roster

The following was Zamalek's 13-man roster for the 2021 BAL season.

Zamalek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 00 Hodge, Walter (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986
PG 1 Diabate, Mouloukou (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 37 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987
PG 2 Abdalatif, Mohab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002
PF 10 Osama Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
SG 12 Salem, Islam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 36 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
PG 14 Hatem, Ahmed 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995
SG 15 Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
F 23 Yasser, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
PF 24 Fakuade, Michael (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1989-02-18)18 February 1989
F 41 El-Saharty, Haytham (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1985-08-26)26 August 1985
C 42 Elonu, Chinemelu (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1987-03-11)11 March 1987
F 44 Meshaal, Mostafa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1986-03-11)11 March 1986
PF 50 Kejo, Mostafa 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Updated: May 15, 2021

Egyptian Basketball Super League

Super League promotion match

Source:[1]

It is a match between two teams previously determined in a related league, the winner of the Super League plays to compete for the league championship, and the loser competes with seven other teams to avoid relegation.

  • Home Match
  • Saturday 16 January 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 108-55 Al Zohour
  • Away Match
  • Tuesday 19 January 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al Zohour Play suspended Zamalek

Regular season

Top Group

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al Ittihad 14 12 2 1217 1036 +181 24 Advance to playoffs
2 Zamalek 14 11 3 1065 988 +77 22
3 Gezira 14 10 4 1096 1303 −207 20
4 Al Ahly 14 8 6 1080 1009 +71 16
Source: Goalzz.com

Matches

Source:[2]

First round
  • Day 1
  • Saturday 30 January 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Smouha 79-87 Zamalek
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 87-86 Al Ittihad
  • Day 3
  • Monday 1 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 90-79 Al Geish Army
  • Day 4
  • Friday 5 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al Ahly 112-106 Zamalek
  • Day 5
  • Monday 8 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 65-57 Sporting Alexandria
  • Day 6
  • Friday 12 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Etisalat 70-76 Zamalek
  • Day 7
  • Monday 15 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 79-72 Gezira
Second round
  • Day 8
  • Friday 19 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 85-83 Smouha
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al Ittihad 83-74 Zamalek
  • Day 10
  • Friday 26 March 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al Geish Army 60-72 Zamalek
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek Play suspended Al Ahly

The match was calculated for Al-Ahly 20-0 after its objection to the attendance of fans of the Zamalek club, and according to the regulations of the Egyptian Federation, the presence of the fans is prohibited [3]

  • Day 12
  • Friday 2 April 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting Alexandria 64-76 Zamalek
  • Day 13
  • Monday 5 April 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zamalek 91-62 Etisalat
  • Day 14
  • Thursday 8 April 2021
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Gezira 61-77 Zamalek

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 16 April 2021.[4]

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Al Ittihad 3
8 Al Geish Army 0
1 Al Ittihad 3
4 Al Ahly 0
4 Al Ahly 3
5 Sporting Alexandria 1
1 Al Ittihad 2
2 Zamalek 3
2 Zamalek 3
7 Al Ittisalat 1
2 Zamalek 3
3 Gezira 0
3 Gezira 3
6 Smouha 0

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4
Zamalek 3–1 Al Ittisalat 76–47 92–59 66-77 83–58

Semi-finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Zamalek 3–0 Gezira 85-83 73–71 86-81
  • Top Score
  • Walter Hodge (81 Points), (10 Rebounds), (18 Assists)
  • Islam Salem (45 Points), (16 Rebounds), (3 Assists)
  • Anas Osama (27 Points), (28 Rebounds), (11 Assists)
  • Mohab Yasser (24 Points), (12 Rebounds), (7 Assists)
  • Omar Hesham (20 Points), (6 Rebounds), (6 Assists)
  • Mostafa Kejo (18 Points), (24 Rebounds), (4 Assists)
  • mohammed mostafa hegazi (10 Points), (18 Rebounds), (6 Assists)

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Al Ittihad 2-3 Zamalek 83-56 70-80 69-74 81-79 80-84

Game summaries

  • Game 1
On Time Sports
Sunday, June 20
7:00pm
Zamalek 56, Al Ittihad 83
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 14–15, 13–22, 15–23
Pts: Mostafa Kejo 13
Rebs: Mostafa Kejo 13
Asts: Omar Hesham 4
Pts: Rami Ibrahim 19
Rebs: Somaa 7
Asts: Somaa 4
Al Ittihad leads series, 1–0
Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
  • Game 2
On Time Sports
Tuesday, June 22
7:00pm
Zamalek 80, Al Ittihad 70
Scoring by quarter: 18-11, 24-19, 20-15, 18–25
Pts: Mohab Yasser 23
Rebs: Anas Osama 10
Asts: Anas Osama 7
Pts: Somaa 18
Rebs: Haytham Kamal 8
Asts: Marvelle Harris 7
Zamalek Tied series, 1–1
Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
  • Game 3
On Time Sports
Thursday, June 24
7:00pm
Zamalek 74, Al Ittihad 69
Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 22-8, 14-18, 24-23
Pts: Walter Hodge 28
Rebs: Anas Osama 11
Asts: Anas Osama 5
Pts: Marvelle Harris 22
Rebs: Somaa 5
Asts: Somaa 4
Zamalek Leads series, 2–1
Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
  • Game 4
On Time Sports
Saturday, June 26
7:00pm
Zamalek 79, Al Ittihad 81
Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 16–23, 24-20, 19-19
Pts: Walter Hodge 21
Rebs: Anas Osama 9
Asts: Anas Osama 8
Pts: Mido Taha 20
Rebs: Somaa 14
Asts: Somaa 3
Al Ittihad Tied series, 2-2
Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
  • Game 5
On Time Sports
Monday, June 28
7:00pm
Zamalek 84, Al Ittihad 80 (OT) (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 23-13, 14-25, 21-16, Overtime: 11-7
Pts: Walter Hodge 21
Rebs: Anas Osama 13
Asts: Anas Osama 5
Pts: Haytham Kamal 22
Rebs: Somaa 9
Asts: Somaa 6
Zamalek wins the series, 3–2
Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Zamalek Sc statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Walter Hodge 5 5 00.0 .000 .000 .000 1.6 3.4 1.4 0.0 19
Mohamed Mostafa 5 0 00.0 .000 .000 .000 3.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 2.8
Mohab Yasser 5 5 00.0 .000 .000 .000 4.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 12.2
Anas Osama Mahmoud 5 5 00.0 .000 .000 .000 10 5.4 1.2 1.6 6.4
Mostafa Kejoo 5 5 00.0 .000 .000 .000 7.6 0.8 0.6 0.0 10
Eslam Salem 5 5 00.0 .000 .000 .000 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 11.6
Omar Hesham 5 0 00.0 .000 .000 .000 2.8 2.0 0.2 0.0 2.6
Adham Essam 2 0 00.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ahmed Hatem 5 0 00.0 .000 .000 .000 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 4.4
Ahmed Yasser 5 0 00.0 .000 .000 .000 1.6 0.0 0.6 0.2 4.4
Mostafa Meshaal 2 0 00.0 .000 .000 .000 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

Basketball Africa League

Group phase

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ZAM FVM ASD GSP
1 Zamalek 3 3 0 254 181 +73 6 Advance to playoffs 71–55 97–64
2 Ferroviário de Maputo 3 2 1 229 218 +11 5 88–74
3 AS Douanes 3 1 2 230 250 −20 4 62–86 94–76
4 GS Pétroliers 3 0 3 213 277 −64 3 73–86
Source: BAL

Games

17 May 2021 Zamalek 71–55 Ferroviário de Maputo Kigali
15:30 GMT Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 18–20, 15–9, 22–13
Pts: Hodge 17
Rebs: Mahmoud 10
Asts: Hodge 6
Boxscore Pts: Masa 24
Rebs: Masa 11
Asts: Three players 2
Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 607
23 May 2021 AS Douanes 62–86 Zamalek Kigali
15:30 GMT Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 19–24, 14–25, 15–17
Pts: Diop 14
Rebs: Diop 9
Asts: Ndour 6
Boxscore Pts: Abdallatif 14
Rebs: Elonu 8
Asts: Diabate 6
Arena: Kigali Arena
24 May 2021[Note 1] Zamalek 97–64 GS Pétroliers Kigali
19:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 37–16, 17–11, 14–24, 29–13
Pts: Elmekawi 19
Rebs: Elmekawi 11
Asts: Mahmoud 7
Boxscore Pts: Touati 20
Rebs: Touati 7
Asts: Bourkaib 7
Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 386

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

26 May 2021 Zamalek 82–53 FAP Kigali
15:30 GMT Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–12, 25–14, 27–11
Pts: Hodge 18
Rebs: Three players 8
Asts: Hodge 6
Boxscore Pts: Harouna 21
Rebs: Nkene & Hezekiah 8
Asts: Thomas Jr. 3
Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 514[5]

Semifinals

29 May 2021 Zamalek 89–71 Petro de Luanda Kigali
13:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 31–15, 17–13, 17–19
Pts: Hodge 19
Rebs: Mahmoud 7
Asts: Hodge 10
Boxscore Pts: Morais 18
Rebs: Pedro 9
Asts: Dundão & Gonçalves 3
Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 704[6]

Finals

30 May 2021 US Monastir 63–76 Zamalek Kigali
14:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–27, 9–11, 12–21
Pts: Ben Romdhane & Crawford 14
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10
Asts: Abada 5
PIR: Three players 12
Report Pts: Fakuade 15
Rebs: Elonu 12
Asts: Diabate 6
PIR: Elonu 22
Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 1,789
Referees: Samir Abaakil (Morocco), Marie Leslie Cherubin (Mauritius), Kingsley Ojeaburu (Nigeria)

References

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  2. ^ "Egyptian Basketball Premier League 2020/2021". Goalzz. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ "رسميا.. الاتحاد المصري للسلة يعتبر الزمالك خاسرًا أمام الأهلي". 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Egyptian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Zamalek v FAP". Thebal.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Zamalek v Petro". www.thebal.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.