2025 BAL season group phase

The 2025 BAL season group phase begins on 4 April and will end on 25 May 2024. The 12 teams of the group phase are allocated into three conferences. The BAL announced the official schedule on 28 February 2025.^[1]

It is the first time that the any BAL game is hosted in Morocco, and the first time that Kigali hosted a group phase, as the previous games they were hosted were playoffs and finals games.

Summary and records

On May 18, Al Ahli Tripoli set a new team scoring record with 115 points in a win over the Nairobi City Thunder.^[2]
On May 24, Al Ahli Tripoli and APR set a record for most points combined by two teams in a BAL game after a 106–102 final score; making for a total of 208 points.^[3]
In the Nile Conference, Deon Thompson of Al Ahli Tripoli set a record for the highest efficiency in a BAL game, ending with a score of 43 in the game against the Nairobi City Thunder on May 18.^[4]
MBB center Daniel Craig became the tallest player in BAL history, standing at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m).^[5]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the regular season was determined as follows:^[6]^[7]

Win-loss record;
Head-to-head record;
Point differential in the games between the respective teams;
Number of points scored in the games between the respective teams;
Average point differential in all games against other teams in the Conference;
Average number of points scored in all games played against other teams in the Conference;
Drawing.

Kalahari Conference

All times are in local time (UTC+01:00).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification	AIA	RIV	FUS	SMB
1	Al Ittihad Alexandria	6	6	0	526	428	+98	1.000	Advance to playoffs	—	94–77	98–74	91–68
2	Rivers Hoopers	6	4	2	484	466	+18	.667		80–100	—	88–82	79–59
3	FUS Rabat (H)	6	2	4	456	475	−19	.333		60–71	71–79	—	92–72
4	Stade Malien	6	0	6	395	492	−97	.000		69–72	60–81	67–77	—

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

5 April 2025	Stade Malien	60–81	Rivers Hoopers	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 12–25, 12–21, 13–19
	Pts: Coulibaly 20 Rebs: Doumbya 11 Asts: Coulibaly 6	Boxscore	Pts: Amayo 19 Rebs: Olisemeka 12 Asts: Akec, Shamba 4	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Oumar Sy, Natascha Onono

5 April 2025	FUS Rabat	60–71	Al Ittihad Alexandria	Rabat, Morocco
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 7–17, 18–18, 14–16
	Pts: Jordan 22 Rebs: Jordan, Fofana 5 Asts: Zouzoua 5	Boxscore	Pts: King 19 Rebs: Deng 12 Asts: Vinales 4	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,180 Referees: Julian Mcfadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa

6 April 2025	Stade Malien	69–72	Al Ittihad Alexandria	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–18, 11–15, 15–20
	Pts: Diarra 19 Rebs: Doumbya 7 Asts: Coulibaly 5	Boxscore	Pts: Deng 21 Rebs: Khalaf 11 Asts: Vinales 4	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Yann Davidson, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch

6 April 2025	Rivers Hoopers	88–82	FUS Rabat	Rabat, Morocco
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 27–25, 15–25, 23–15
	Pts: Akec 25 Rebs: Olisemeka 14 Asts: Shamba 6	Boxscore	Pts: Zouzoua 21 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: Jordan 11	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 4,372 Referees: Leah Lanie, Erik Aellig, Didier Gaga

8 April 2025	Rivers Hoopers	80–100	Al Ittihad Alexandria	Rabat, Morocco
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–27, 23–29, 15–19
	Pts: Akec 18 Rebs: Putney 6 Asts: Shamba 8	Boxscore	Pts: Vinales 26 Rebs: Mahmoud 7 Asts: Vinales 7	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 1,015 Referees: Leah Lanie, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga

8 April 2025	FUS Rabat	92–72	Stade Malien	Rabat, Morocco
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 16–29, 21–19, 26–12
	Pts: Zouzoua 22 Rebs: Diagne 6 Asts: Zouita 8	Boxscore	Pts: Doumbya 15 Rebs: Coulibaly 5 Asts: Diarra, Doumbia 5	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Julian McFadden, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono

10 April 2025	Al Ittihad Alexandria	91–68	Stade Malien	Rabat, Morocco
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–15, 20–15, 29–23
	Pts: King 22 Rebs: Deng 9 Asts: Metwaly 5	Boxscore	Pts: Coulibaly 25 Rebs: Enan 8 Asts: Coulibaly, Enan 3	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 915 Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa

10 April 2025	FUS Rabat	71–79	Rivers Hoopers	Rabat, Morocco
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–11, 22–22, 13–26
	Pts: Fofana 14 Rebs: Diagne 9 Asts: Zouita 6	Boxscore	Pts: Akec 17 Rebs: Olisemeka 13 Asts: Amayo 7	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 4,978 Referees: Erik Aellig, Oumar Sy, Dorothy Okatch

12 April 2025	Al Ittihad Alexandria	94–77	Rivers Hoopers	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 30–10, 26–27, 19–21
	Pts: Deng 18 Rebs: Mahmoud 10 Asts: Vinales 7	Boxscore	Pts: Akec 17 Rebs: Olisemeka 16 Asts: Amayo 8	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono

12 April 2025	Stade Malien	67–77	FUS Rabat	Rabat, Morocco
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 16–22, 17–17, 19–20
	Pts: Coulibaly 26 Rebs: Doumbya Asts: Three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Jordan 18 Rebs: Diagne, Fofana 9 Asts: Fofana 6	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,279 Referees: Erik Aellig, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch

13 April 2025	Rivers Hoopers	79–59	Stade Malien	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 27–10, 20–7, 15–21
	Pts: Putney 15 Rebs: Olisemeka 9 Asts: Olisemeka 6	Boxscore	Pts: Tounkara 14 Rebs: Doumbya 8 Asts: Sane 3	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Julian McFadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa

13 April 2025	Al Ittihad Alexandria	98–74	FUS Rabat	Rabat, Morocco
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 30–11, 26–11, 25–33
	Pts: Metwaly 19 Rebs: Khalaf, Mahmoud 8 Asts: Mohamed 4	Boxscore	Pts: Zouzoua 22 Rebs: Zouita 10 Asts: Zouita 6	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,239 Referees: Leah Lanie, Oumar Sy, Didier Gaga

Sahara Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification	USM	APL	KRS	AVD
1	US Monastir	6	4	2	478	444	+34	.667	Advance to playoffs	—	87–73	88–72	77–68
2	Petro de Luanda	6	3	3	463	432	+31	.500^[a]		78–68	—	69–71	76–67
3	Kriol Star	6	3	3	461	506	−45	.500^[a]		83–91	74–103	—	66–63
4	ASC Ville de Dakar (H)	6	2	4	425	445	−20	.333		70–67	65–64	92–95	—

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: Petro de Luanda 1–1 Kriol Star, +26 point differential.

26 April 2025	Kriol Star	74–103	Petro de Luanda	Dakar, Senegal
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 16–21, 21–26, 33–32
	Pts: Pack 17 Rebs: Mendes 7 Asts: Parker 7	Boxscore	Pts: Gakou 19 Rebs: Moreira 8 Asts: Dundão 13	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Nate Cearley, Mbaye Seye, Haytham Ihaqaf

26 April 2025	ASC Ville de Dakar	70–67	US Monastir	Dakar, Senegal
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 22–16, 8–16, 20–17
	Pts: Majok 10 Rebs: Ndiaye 15 Asts: Harouna 7	Boxscore	Pts: Slimane 15 Rebs: Slimane, Eldridge 3 Asts: Lahyani 12	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 9,271 Referees: Ryan Johnson, Kalume Tonton Banza, Guy Sani Kollo

27 April 2025	US Monastir	87–73	Petro de Luanda	Dakar, Senegal
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 23–29, 17–22, 11–19
	Pts: Sané 24 Rebs: Lahyani 9 Asts: Sayeh 5	Boxscore	Pts: Anosike 16 Rebs: Moreira 9 Asts: Dundão 6	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 1,768 Referees: Amr Aboolo, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Annie Joyce Muchenu

27 April 2025	Kriol Star	66–63	ASC Ville de Dakar	Dakar, Senegal
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–12, 20–14, 13–17
	Pts: Pack 19 Rebs: Almeida 14 Asts: Parker 6	Boxscore	Pts: Perry 23 Rebs: Majok 4 Asts: Majok 4	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 8,139 Referees: Kastine Evans, Jonathan Primm, Aya Ahmed

29 April 2025	US Monastir	88–72	Kriol Star	Dakar, Senegal
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 28–12, 19–17, 24–25
	Pts: Hardy 19 Rebs: Eldridge 9 Asts: Hardy, Lahyani 8	Boxscore	Pts: Almeida 22 Rebs: Almeida 13 Asts: Parker 6	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 1,127 Referees: Ryan Johnson, Kalume Tonton Banza, Guy Sani Kollo

29 April 2025	ASC Ville de Dakar	65–64	Petro de Luanda	Dakar, Senegal
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 15–21, 19–13, 13–14
	Pts: Gueye 16 Rebs: Gueye, Ndiaye 11 Asts: three players 4	Boxscore	Pts: Gardner 19 Rebs: Gardner 10 Asts: Dundão, Moreira 5	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 4,556 Referees: Nate Cearley, Aboollo Amr, Annie Joyce Muchenu

1 May 2025	Petro de Luanda	78–68	US Moanstir	Dakar, Senegal
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 14–21, 20–13, 28–18
	Pts: Mendoza 21 Rebs: Mendoza 11 Asts: Mendoza 4	Boxscore	Pts: Hardy 16 Rebs: Lahyani 9 Asts: Eldridge 4	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 2,304 Referees: Evans Kastine, Ojeaburu Kingsley, Seye Mbaye

1 May 2025	ASC Ville de Dakar	92–95(OT)	Kriol Star	Dakar, Senegal
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–21, 27–29, 16–15, Overtime: 9–12
	Pts: Gueye 20 Rebs: Daly Fal, Majok 9 Asts: Niang, Perry 6	Boxscore	Pts: McGlynn 29 Rebs: Almeida 9 Asts: Parker 9	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 7,475 Referees: Jonathan Primm, Haytham Ihaqaf, Aya Ahmed

3 May 2025	Kriol Star	83–91	US Monastir	Dakar, Senegal
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 17–19, 21–19, 28–24
	Pts: Ntambwe 21 Rebs: Ntambwe 8 Asts: Parker 10	Boxscore	Pts: Hardy 29 Rebs: Lahyani 8 Asts: Hardy 6	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 2,704 Referees: Jonathan Primm, Mbaye Seye, Aya Ahmed

3 May 2025	Petro de Luanda	76–67	ASC Ville de Dakar	Dakar, Senegal
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 22–14, 16–22, 13–14
	Pts: Mendoza 14 Rebs: Moreira 10 Asts: Domingos 5	Boxscore	Pts: Perry 18 Rebs: Daly Fall 13 Asts: Daly Fall 6	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 9,250 Referees: Kastine Evans, Kalume Tonton Banza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

4 May 2025	Kriol Star	71–69(OT)	Petro de Luanda	Dakar, Senegal
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 20–12, 13–18, 9–25, Overtime: 9–7
	Pts: Correia 16 Rebs: Almeida 13 Asts: Almeida 8	Boxscore	Pts: Buiamba 16 Rebs: Gardner 9 Asts: Diabate 9	Arena: Dakar Arena

4 May 2025	ASC Ville de Dakar	68–77	US Monastir	Dakar, Senegal
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–22, 15–14, 22–24
	Pts: Perry 20 Rebs: Gueye 11 Asts: Perry 7	Boxscore	Pts: Eldridge 22 Rebs: Sané 12 Asts: Eldridge 4	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 8,879 Referees: Nate Cearley, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Haytham Ihaqaf

Nile Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification	AHT	APR	MBB	NCT
1	Al Ahli Tripoli	6	6	0	604	498	+106	1.000	Advance to playoffs	—	106–102	102–73	104–91
2	APR (H)	6	3	3	530	508	+22	.500	Advance to playoffs	68–90	—	88–94	92–63
3	MBB	6	2	4	476	539	−63	.333		73–102	81–103	—	76–85
4	Nairobi City Thunder	6	1	5	474	539	−65	.167		87–115	74–77	74–75	—

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

17 May 2025	MBB	77–87	Al Ahli Tripoli	Kigali, Rwanda
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–25, 17–19, 27–23
	Pts: Mooring 26 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Mooring, Lenard 3	Boxscore	Pts: Boissy 28 Rebs: Sadi 13 Asts: Adams, Badrush 5	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 3,557 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Hassane Kamate, Asmae Benkhadra

17 May 2025	APR	92–63	Nairobi City Thunder	Kigali, Rwanda
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–8, 20–21, 33–11
	Pts: Diarra 23 Rebs: Diarra 12 Asts: Habimana 9	Boxscore	Pts: Ongwae 14 Rebs: Ongwae 9 Asts: Iroegbu 4	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 5,968 Referees: Cameron Garber, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Silver Houngbedji

18 May 2025	Nairobi City Thunder	87–115	Al Ahli Tripoli	Kigali, Rwanda
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 20–29, 15–28, 34–34
	Pts: Iroegbu 18 Rebs: Diong 8 Asts: Iroegbu 8	Boxscore	Pts: Boissy 30 Rebs: Thompson 14 Asts: Adams 7	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 3,225 Referees: Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Amir Taboubi, Claudio Eiuba

18 May 2025	MBB	81–103	APR	Kigali, Rwanda
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 21–22, 12–28, 22–30
	Pts: Lenard 20 Rebs: Sibanyoni 7 Asts: Mooring 6	Boxscore	Pts: Ndoye 25 Rebs: Diarra 14 Asts: Habimana 8	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 4,946 Referees: Maripier Malo, Gina Catanzariti, Mahamadou Diallo

20 May 2025	Nairobi City Thunder	74–75	MBB	Kigali, Rwanda
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–10, 27–18, 14–25
	Pts: Ganapamo 21 Rebs: Adera 7 Asts: Adera 5	Boxscore	Pts: Prinsloo 30 Rebs: Prinsloo 11 Asts: Lenard, Mooring 5	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 3,279 Referees: Cameron Garber, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Mahamadou Diallo

20 May 2025	APR	68–90	Al Ahli Tripoli	Kigali, Rwanda
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 24–31, 11–19, 16–29
	Pts: Noel, Randle 18 Rebs: Ndoye 12 Asts: Miller Jr. 4	Boxscore	Pts: Boissy 27 Rebs: Sadi 10 Asts: Agada 5	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 5,937 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Amir Taboubi, Hassane Kamate

22 May 2025	Al Ahli Tripoli	104–91	Nairobi City Thunder	Kigali, Rwanda
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 24–17, 27–18, 21–32
	Pts: Boissy 26 Rebs: Sadi 13 Asts: Agada 7	Boxscore	Pts: Iroegbu 23 Rebs: Adera 12 Asts: Diing 9	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 2,674 Referees: Maripier Malo, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Silver Houngbedji

22 May 2025	APR	88–94	MBB	Kigali, Rwanda
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 24–22, 19–29, 30–27
	Pts: Noel 23 Rebs: Ndoye 10 Asts: Habimana 6	Boxscore	Pts: Mooring 29 Rebs: Craig 10 Asts: Mooring 5	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 5,337 Referees: Gina Catanzariti, Claudio Eiuba, Asmae Benkhadra

24 May 2025	MBB	76–85	Nairobi City Thunder	Kigali, Rwanda
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 15–21, 15–14, 22–30
	Pts: Lenard 39 Rebs: Lenard, Sibanyoni 9 Asts: Sibanyoni 2	Boxscore	Pts: Odero 23 Rebs: Adera 14 Asts: Iroegbu 7	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 3,251 Referees: Gina Catanzariti, Amir Taboubi, Hassane Kamate

24 May 2025	Al Ahli Tripoli	106–102	APR	Kigali, Rwanda
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 25–23, 31–21, 22–32
	Pts: Adams 26 Rebs: Sadi 8 Asts: Adams 8	Boxscore	Pts: Noel 30 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Habimana 10	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 6,463 Referees: Maripier Malo, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Claudio Eiuba

25 May 2025	Al Ahli Tripoli	102–73	MBB	Kigali, Rwanda
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 19–18, 27–14, 33–25
	Pts: Adams 28 Rebs: Marei 10 Asts: Badrush 5	Boxscore	Pts: Lenard 18 Rebs: Lenard 11 Asts: Mooring 5	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 3,632 Referees: Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Silver Houngbedji, Amir Taboubi

25 May 2025	Nairobi City Thunder	74–77	APR	Kigali, Rwanda
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 26–18, 16–20, 13–22
	Pts: Odero 29 Rebs: Davis 10 Asts: Iroegbu 5	Boxscore	Pts: Diarra 22 Rebs: Diarra 17 Asts: Randle 5	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 6,606 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Asmae Benkhadra, Mahamadou Diallo

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Sahara	Kriol Star	6	3	3	461	506	−45	.500	Advance to playoffs
2	Kalahari	FUS Rabat	6	2	4	456	475	−19	.333	Advance to playoffs
3	Nile	MBB	6	2	4	476	539	−63	.333

Source: BAL

References

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^ "How David Craig stepped up when MBB needed him most". The BAL. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
^ "What can happen on the last day of the 2023 Sahara Conference?". The BAL. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
^ "Who will clinch the last two tickets for the 2024 BAL Playoffs?". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-12.

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[2] "How Tripoli moved to 2-0 and Nairobi remain winless after two games". The BAL. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.

[3] "Al Ahli Tripoli prevail in BAL's highest scoring game". The BAL. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-25.

[4] "Nine Takeaways from the First Eight Games of the 2025 Nile Conference". The BAL. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

[5] "How David Craig stepped up when MBB needed him most". The BAL. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

[6] "What can happen on the last day of the 2023 Sahara Conference?". The BAL. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

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