2022–23 Libyan Division I Basketball League

Libyan Division I Basketball League
Season2022–23
Dates11 December 2022 - 18 July 2023
Teams13
Finals
ChampionsAl-Ahly Benghazi (3rd title)
Runners-upAl Ahly Tripoli
Finals MVP Kyndall Dykes (Al-Ahly B.)
Statistical leaders
Points Dykes (142) (Ahly B.) Dykes (23.7) (Ahly B.)
Rebounds Anosike (Ahly B.)
Osama (Ahly T.) (70)		 Harat (15.5)
Assists Osama (Ahly T.)
El-Sadi (Ahly T.) (23)		 Osama (Ahly T.)
El-Sadi (Ahly T.) (3.8)
Efficiency Kikanović (129.0) (Al-Nasser)
Records
Biggest home winAhly B. 125 - 38 Al-Tahadi Jan. 26, 2023
Biggest away winAl-Tahadi 26 - 116 Al-Nasser Jan. 14, 2023
Winning streak23 Al-Ahly Benghazi
Losing streak13 Al-Madina
← 2021–22
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Libyan Basketball League, is top level of professional basketball in Libya, Al-Ahly Tripoli were defending champions.

Preliminary round

Teams are divided into two groups, one with 7 teams and one with 6 teams. All teams play a double round-robin format in their respective group. Only the top 4 teams in each group advance to the next round of the season.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly Tripoli (Q) 12 11 1 845 583 +262 23 Advance to the second round
2 Al-Ittihad (Q) 12 10 2 796 628 +168 22
3 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi (Q) 12 9 3 713 639 +74 21
4 Al-Madina (Q) 12 5 7 640 682 −42 17
5 Al-Jazeera (E) 12 4 8 711 813 −102 16 Eliminated
6 Abu Salem (E) 12 3 9 582 785 −203 15
7 Belkhaier (E) 12 0 12 671 828 −157 12
Source: Kooora Website
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly Benghazi (Q) 10 10 0 738 517 +221 20 Advance to the second round
2 Al-Nasser (Q) 10 8 2 708 469 +239 18
3 Al-Muroj (Q) 10 5 5 757 646 +111 15
4 Al-Hilal (Q) 10 5 5 691 688 +3 15
5 Ittihad Al-Marj (E) 10 2 8 501 598 −97 12 Eliminated
6 Al-Tahadi (E) 10 0 10 380 857 −477 10
Source: Kooora Website
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Second round

The top 4 teams in each group qualified for this round. All teams in the second round will play a double round-robin format. Only the top four teams then proceed to the Final Four.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly Benghazi 14 13 1 1128 979 +149 27 Advanced to Final Four
2 Al-Ahly Tripoli 14 12 2 1130 854 +276 26
3 Al-Nasser 14 10 4 1078 933 +145 24
4 Ittihad 14 9 5 1060 995 +65 23
5 Al-Muroj 14 4 10 957 1042 −85 18 Eliminated
6 Al-Hilal 14 4 10 883 1049 −166 18
7 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 14 3 11 940 1086 −146 17
8 Al-Madina 14 1 13 787 1025 −238 15
Source: Kooora Website

Final Four Tournament

Squads

Each team will have a roster of minimum 14 players and maximum 16 players.

Al-Ahly Benghazi

Al Ahly Benghazi roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 Al-Zway, Hamado 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-09-29)29 September 1996
G 00 Dykes, Kyndall 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1987-11-12)12 November 1987
SG 1 Al-Rashed, Wajdi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993
PG 3 Saeed, Mahmud 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1993-04-15)15 April 1993
PG 6 Mekraz, Zain 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1991-10-02)2 October 1991
G 8 Zew, Idris 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000
F 9 Gomange, Sofian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
C 10 El-Shakmak, Yahya 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 39 – (1985-08-08)8 August 1985
C 12 Al-Derfily, Omar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1997-12-11)11 December 1997
G/F 14 Al-Gohamy, Esmail 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1999-09-08)8 September 1999
G 19 Abdo, Ibrahim 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 38 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986
SG 20 Al-Sokany, Abdullah 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 22 – (2002-08-07)7 August 2002
C 21 Anosike, OD 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 34 – (1991-01-03)3 January 1991
F 23 Al-Shatiti, Abdulhamid 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1996-07-06)6 July 1996
Head coach
  • Abdelmoaem Oune
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Al-Ahly Tripoli

Al Ahly Tripoli roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 00 Osama, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 30 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
Head coach
  • Ashraf Tawfeek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Al-Nasser

Al Naser roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 00 Tahir, Nouralden 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
Head coach
  • Joe Ghattas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Ittihad

Ittihad roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 El-Mabrook, Mohamed 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 28 – (1997-01-20)20 January 1997
Head coach
  • Fouad Abo Shakra
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Final standings

[1]

Pos Team P W L Pts
1. Al-Ahly Benghazi
6
5
4
11
2. Al-Ahly Tripoli
6
4
2
10
3. Al-Nasser
6
3
3
9
4. Ittihad
6
0
6
6

Results

Week[2] Date Home Team Score Away Team
Great Hall "Tripoli"
1 July 7, 2023 Al-Ahly Tripoli 84-79 Ittihad
July 7, 2023 Al-Naser 72-66 Al-Ahly Benghazi
2 July 8, 2023 Ittihad 71-74 Al-Naser
July 8, 2023 Al-Ahly Tripoli 75-78 Al-Ahly Benghazi
3 July 10, 2023 Al-Ahly Tripoli 69-49 Al-Naser
July 10, 2023 Al-Ahly Benghazi 76-74 Ittihad
Suliman Darrat Arena "Benghaz"
1 July 15, 2023 Al-Ahly Benghazi 81-70 Al-Naser
July 15, 2023 Ittihad 68-82 Al-Ahly Tripoli
2 July 16, 2023 Al-Ahly Benghazi 67-57 Al-Ahly Tripoli
July 16, 2023 Al-Naser 79-76 Ittihad
3 July 18, 2023 Al-Naser 72-78 Al-Ahly Tripoli
July 18, 2023 Ittihad 47-50 Al-Ahly Benghazi

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category[3] Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Kyndall Dykes Al-Ahly Benghazi 23.7
Rebounds per game Mohamed Harat Ittihad 15.5
Assists per game Anas Osama Al-Ahly Tripoli 3.8
Mohamed Sadi Al Ahly Tripoli 3.8
Steals per game Ahmed El-Fallah Ittihad 2.2
Mohamed Ramdan Al-Nasser 2.2
Blocks per game Anas Osama Al-Ahly Tripoli 3.8
Turnovers per game Mohamed Ramdan Al-Nasser 5
Fouls per game Abdolusalam Ahmed Al-Nasser 4
Yahya Elshakmak Al-Ahly Benghazi 4
Ahmed El-Fallah Ittihad 4
Minutes per game Elmedin Kikanović Al-Nasser 39.3

Team statistic leaders

Category[4] Team Statistic
Points per game Al-Ahly Tripoli 74.2
Rebounds per game Al-Ahly Benghazi 42.3
Assists per game Al-Ahly Tripoli 17.5
Steals per game Ittihad 9.3
Blocks per game Al-Ahly Tripoli 4.8
Turnovers per game Ittihad 16.2
2P% Al-Ahly Tripoli 46.6%
3P% Al-Ahly Tripoli 27.9%
FT% Al-Ahly Benghazi 58.6%

Awards

Category[5] Player Team(s)
Finals MVP Kyndall Dykes Al-Ahly Benghazi
Player of the Year Naseem Badroosh Al-Ahly Tripoli
Point Guard of the Year Mohamed El-Sadi Al-Ahly Tripoli
Shooting Guard of the Year Naseem Badroosh Al-Ahly Tripoli
Small Forward of the Year Mohamed Buzgaiya Al-Nasser
Power Forward of the Year Sofian Gomange Al-Ahly Benghazi
Center of the Year Abdelgader Masenga Ittihad
Import Player of the Year Kyndall Dykes Al-Ahly Benghazi
Rookie Player of the Year Abdulsalam Al-Rashde Al-Nasser
Most Improved Player of the Year Mohsen Elkrmi Ittihad
Defensive Player of the Year Mahmoud Bilhaj Al-Ahly Tripoli
Coach of the Year Mounem Oune Al-Ahly Benghazi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final standings". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Schedule". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Leaders". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Statistics". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Leaders". 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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