2021–22 Championnat Pro A

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2021–22 Championnat National A
Season2021–22
Dates25 September 2021 – 10 May 2022
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)El Watania 2
Regular season
RelegatedSS Sfaxien
Finals
ChampionsUS Monastir (7th title)
  Runners-upEzzahra Sports
Third placeStade Nabeulien
Records
Biggest home win51 points
US Monastir 109-58 SS Sfaxien
(12 December 2021)
Biggest away win52 points
SS Sfaxien 50-102 ES Radès
(10 November 2021)

The 2021–22 Championnat National A is the 67th season of the Championnat National A, the highest basketball league in Tunisia. The regular season started on 25 September 2021 and ended on 10 May 2022.[1]

US Monastir won its seventh league title; it was its fourth straight victorious season.

Teams[edit]

This season featured 10 teams, with SS Sfaxien and US Ansar joining the league as newcomers.

Club City Arena Capacity
Club Africain Tunis Salle Chérif-Bellaminej 2,500
Dalia Sport Grombalia Grombalia Salle Couverte de Grombalia 1,200
ES Radès Radès Salle Couverte Taoufik-Bouhima 3,500
JS Kairouan Kairouan Salle Kairouan 2,000
JS Menzah Tunis (El Menzah) Palais des Sports d'El Menzah 4,500
SS Sfaxien Sfax Salle Mohamed-Ali-Akid 4,000
Stade Nabeulien Nabeul Salle Bir Challouf 5,000
US Ansar Dar Chaabane Salle de dar Chaâbane 1,000
US Monastir Monastir Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall 4,075
Ezzahra Sports Ezzahra Ezzahra Arena 2,000

Foreign players[edit]

The following foreign players played with the Championnat National A teams this season:

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Club Africain
Dalia Sport Grombalia United States Mike McGall[2]
ES Radès
JS Kairouan United States Kendall Gray[3]
JS Menzah United States Brachon Griffin[4] United States Shawn Foxbrennen[5]
SS Sfaxien
Stade Nabeulien
US Ansar Nigeria Prinze Orizu[6]
US Monastir United States Ty Lawson
Ezzahra Sports United States Walt Lemon Jr.[7] Bahrain C. J. Giles[8] Sudan Ater Majok[9]

Regular season[edit]

The regular season started on 25 September 2021. The six highest placed teams advance to the play-offs, while the bottom four teams will play in the play-out.[10]

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 Ezzahra Sports 18 15 3 Qualification to play-offs
2 US Monastir 18 13 5
3 Club Africain 18 13 5
4 Étoile Sportive de Radès 18 11 7
5 JS Kairouan 18 10 8
6 Stade Nabeulien 18 8 10
7 Dalia Sportive de Grombalia 18 8 10 Qualification to relegation round
8 JS Manazeh 18 7 11
9 US Ansar 18 5 13
10 SS Sfaxien 18 0 18
Source: FTBB

Relegation round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 JS Manazeh 6 6 0 Advance to play-out
2 Dalia Sportive de Grombalia 6 3 3
3 US Ansar 5 2 3
4 SS Sfaxien (R) 5 0 5 Relegated
Source: FTBB
(R) Relegated

Play-offs[edit]

In the play-offs, the six highest ranked team from the regular season play against each other. The highest four teams advance to the Super play-offs.[10]

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 US Monastir 10 8 2 Advance to Super play-offs
2 Ezzahra Sports 10 8 2
3 ES Radès 10 6 4
4 Stade Nabeulien 10 5 5
5 Club Africain 10 3 7 Qualification to play-out
6 JS Kairouan 10 3 7
Source: FTBB

Super play-offs[edit]

The Super play-offs began on 14 April 2022. Numbers in brackets denote the team's seed.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
US Monastir (1)898082
 
 
 
Stade Nabeulien (4)846279
 
US Monastir (1)75717279
 
 
 
Ezzahra Sports (2)71677463
 
Ezzahra Sports (2)7874656982
 
 
ES Radès (3)7457687974
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
ES Radès (3)79837473
 
 
Stade Nabeulien (4)75949279

Play-out[edit]

The last team in the play-out is relegated directly to the Nationale B.[10] The three other teams play in the Super play-out.

Winning roster[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tunisia". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  3. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  4. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  5. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  6. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  7. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  8. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  9. ^ "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  10. ^ a b c "Formule du championnat PRO "A"". FTBB (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2021.