All-BAL Teams and Season Awards
Check out the Diaspora Drop's Basketball Africa League season four awards.
A competitive fourth season of the Basketball Africa League is all but in the books, with the championship game between Al Ahly Ly and Petro de Luanda as its conclusion.
So many talented individuals integrated the league this year and many were deserving of recognition. We highlighted some of the competition’s best in our picks for end of season awards.
First Team All-BAL
Chris Crawford🇺🇸 — US Monastir🇹🇳
19.0 PPG, 9.0 APG, 4.5 RPG, 34% 3PT, 1.3 SPG, 93.8% FT
Will Perry🇺🇸 — Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
17.2 PPG, 5.4 APG, 4.2 RPG, 2.3 SPG, 37.5% 3PT, 8.0 3PA
Devine Eke🇳🇬 — Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
16.2 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.7 SPG
Aliou Diarra🇲🇱 — FUS de Rabat🇲🇦
16.5 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.2 BPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 67% FG, 88.2 DRating
Jo Lual-Acuil🇸🇸 — Al Ahly Ly🇱🇾
21.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.7 BPG, 2.0 APG, 59% FG
Second Team All-BAL
Jonathan Jordan🇺🇸 — FUS de Rabat🇲🇦
14.7 PPG, 4.8 APG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 34% 3PT, 5.3 3PA, 85% FT
Kelvin Amayo🇳🇬 — Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
16.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 6.7 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 11.9 3PA
Samkelo Cele🇿🇦 — Cape Town Tigers🇿🇦
21.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.4 SPG
Thierry Darlan🇨🇫 — Bangui Sporting Club🇨🇫
17.7 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.0 BPG, 80% FT, 5.8 FTA
Khaman Maluach🇸🇸 — City Oilers🇺🇬
18.2 PPG, 13.5 RPG, 2.8 BPG, 0.7 SPG, 52% FG
All-Defense Team
Souleyman Diabate🇨🇮 — Al Ahly Ly🇱🇾
10.3 PPG, 6.0 APG, 5.0 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 0.4 BPG 49% FG, 33% 3PT, 87% FT
Abdoulaye Harouna🇳🇪 — AS Douanes🇸🇳
17.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.4 APG, 4.0 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 80.1 DRating
Aliou Diarra🇲🇱 — FUS de Rabat🇲🇦
16.5 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.2 BPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 67% FG, 88.2 DRating
Khaman Maluach🇸🇸 — City Oilers🇺🇬
18.2 PPG, 13.5 RPG, 2.8 BPG, 0.7 SPG, 52% FG
Peter Olisemeka🇳🇬 — Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
10.0 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2.0 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 54% FG, 83.1 DRating
BAL MVP
Will Perry🇺🇸 — Nigeria Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
Rookie of the Year
Devine Eke🇳🇬 — Nigeria Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
Defensive Player of the Year
Aliou Diarra🇲🇱 — FUS de Rabat🇲🇦
Sixth Man of the Year
Mohamed Sylla🇸🇳 — FUS de Rabat🇲🇦
BAL Elevate Player of the Year
Khaman Maluach🇸🇸 — Uganda City Oilers🇺🇬
Coach of the Year
Ogoh Odaudu🇳🇬 — Nigeria Rivers Hoopers🇳🇬
Front Office of the Year
Al Ahly Ly🇱🇾
