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Basketball AFRICA League

kalahari conference teams at a glance
Four teams, 12 games, countless scenarios to enter the race to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Season 4 Playoffs, and a constellation of household names in African basketball, this is where the Kalahari Conference stands before it tips off Saturday, March 9th.


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Teams
DYNAMO BASKETBALL CLUB
CAPE TOWN TIGERS
PETRO DE LUANDA
FUS RABAT
 
Who are the star players heading to the kalahari conference?
There’s no question as to how basketball lives off team effort, but individual talent, which often carries teams to new heights, can never be overlooked. And when the Kalahari Conference tips off on Saturday, March 9th, a number of individuals are expected to make their present felt and offer some jaw-dropping plays.


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Players
Aliou Diarra (FUS RABAT)
Jonathan ‘John’ Jordan (FUS RABAT)
Childe Dundão (PETRO DE LUANDA)
Carlos Morais (PETRO DE LUANDA)
Samkelo Cele (CAPE TOWN TIGERS)
 

Joakim Noah adds to commitment to African basketball with first trip to South Africa​

Two-time NBA All-Star feels energy in visit to Lion & Safari Park: ’Experiences like this … it changes you’

How do you make a strong and fit 6-foot-11 man feel small and short? Witness two-time NBA All-Star Joakim Noah visit the Lion & Safari Park in South Africa. “It’s a different order out there in the wild,” Noah told Andscape from the Lion & Safari Park. “They always say, ‘It’s a lion order.’ And just being out here, the land of the lions, and just being that close to ’em, just being able to feel that energy, that primal energy at its most natural form, experiences like this … it changes you.” Noah was a defensive standout who averaged 8.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during 672 games in his NBA career from 2007 to 2020. The 2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year was a three-time All-NBA Defensive Team selection. The former University of Florida star also was an NBA All-Star with the Chicago Bulls in 2013 and 2014.

Noah, Grant Hill, Junior Bridgeman, Luol Deng and Dikembe Mutombo are all former NBA stars who have invested in the BAL. The BAL is in the midst of its fourth season with 12 teams from 12 African countries with preliminary play has been completed in Pretoria, South Africa. Dakar, Senegal; and Cairo, Egypt are next. The playoffs and championship game will be played in Kigali, Rwanda. The NBA-led BAL is a partnership between FIBA and NBA Africa. Noah’s visit to South Africa was his first. It’s eighth country he has visited in Africa. He says he fell in love with South Africa, the restaurants and nightlife in Johannesburg during visits to BAL games and a Special Olympics event in Pretoria and the Mandela House. But of all the South African events, Noah was most excited about going to the Lion & Safari Park in March.

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Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards​

Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Basketball Africa League, Al Ahly Ly's Jo-Lual Acuil Jr. has taken home two other awards. In addition to his MVP recognition and his nomination to the 2024 All-BAL Defensive Team, the 6'11 center won the 2024 Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year. The 30-year-old South Sudanese center was also named to the 2024 All-BAL First Team alongside Samkelo Cele (Cape Town Tigers), Will Perry (Rivers Hoopers), Chris Crawford (US Monastir), and Aliou Diarra (FUS Rabat). Perry was awarded the Manute Bol BAL Sportsmanship Award for a second season in a row. BAL debutante Acuil Jr. averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in 10 BAL games. In his closing ceremony speech, Acui Jr. said: "I never really set out to win awards.. the goal was always to win the trophy, and obviously we came in short. There's never been a silver lining in my career as far as these achievements but thankful and grateful to play in this league...""This is the first time that a Libyan team team has been to this tournament, and to make it to this far.. Shout out to Libya.. We represented you guys with pride." Acuil Jr. currently holds the BAL scoring record after finishing with 42 points in an Al Ahly Ly's 110-78 win against City Oilers during the Nile Conference.

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