2023–24 Al Ahly men's basketball season
Head coach | Augustí Julbe (3rd season) |
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BAL | In progress |
Premier League | TBD |
Biggest defeat | 20 points Franca 90–70 Al Ahly (22 September 2023; Intercontinental Cup) |
The 2023–24 season Al Ahly men's basketball season is the 94th season of Al Ahly's men's basketball team. This season, the Reds are the defending champions in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). They also made their debut in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, finishing fourth,[1] and became the first African team to ever win a game in the competition following their 21 September win over the NBA G League Ignite.[2]
Transactions[edit]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Date | Source | |
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– | PF | Mostafa Kejo | 29 | Zamalek | Free agent | 2027 | August 2023 | [3] | ||
– | C | Patrick Gardner | 24 | Long Island Nets | Free agent | Undisclosed | February 29, 2024 | [4] | ||
– | G/F | Prince Ali | 27 | San Pablo Burgos | Free agent | Undisclosed | February 29, 2024 | [4] |
Roster[edit]
The following is Al Ahly's roster for the Nile Conference of the BAL. Amr Zahran suffered from a torn ACL in December 2023 and was forced to miss the entire remainder of the season.[5]
Current roster[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: 19 April 2024 |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % | |||||
FIBA Intercontinental Cup | 21 September 2023 | 24 September 2023 | Group phase | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 226 | 247 | −21 | 33.33 |
BAL | TBD | TBD | Nile Conference | — | ||||||||
Egyptian Premier League | — | |||||||||||
Egyptian Cup | — | |||||||||||
Egyptian Super Cup | 20 October 2023 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 100.00 | |
Arab Championship | 1 October 2023 | 12 October 2023 | Group phase | Third place game | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 638 | 593 | +45 | 62.50 |
Total | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 928 | 900 | +28 | 58.33 |
Source: Goalzz, Afrobasket.com
FIBA Intercontinental Cup[edit]
Group phase[edit]
21 September 2023 | NBA G League Ignite | 76–82 | Al Ahly | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 22–25, 16–17, 17–20 | |||
Pts: Smith 18 Rebs: Almansa 8 Asts: Johnson 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Amin 15 Rebs: Kejo 13 Asts: Cole 9 |
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Scott Beker (AUS), Viola Györgyi (ROU) |
22 September 2023 | Sesi Franca | 90–70 | Al Ahly | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 16–15, 26–15, 22–23 | |||
Pts: Dias, Jackson 22 Rebs: Márcio 9 Asts: Georginho 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cole 17 Rebs: Amin 9 Asts: Amin 5 |
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Amy Bonner (USA), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
Third place game[edit]
24 September 2023 | Al Ahly | 74–81 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 16–25, 15–22, 21–22 | |||
Pts: Amin, Oraby 14 Rebs: Fakuade, Oraby 11 Asts: Amin 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Perry 23 Rebs: Perry 12 Asts: Gulley 7 |
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
Arab Club Championship[edit]
All games were played in Doha, Qatar.
Group phase[edit]
Gameday | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Record | |
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1 | 1 October 2023 | Dijlah University College | N | W 92–77 | 1–0 | |
2 | 2 October 2023 | Al Ittihad Tripoli | N | W 55–65 | 2–0 | |
3 | 3 October 2023 | USM Alger | N | L 83–54 | 2–1 | |
4 | 4 October 2023 | MTB Majd Tanger | N | W 85–71 | 3–1 |
Knock-out phase[edit]
Round of 16[edit]
October 8, 2023 | Al Ahly | 98–58 | Al-Fateh | Doha, Qatar |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 22-12, 31-19, 26-15 | |||
Pts: Mostafa Kejo 18 Rebs: Seif Samir 9 Asts: Omar Abada 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Darko Planinić 20 Rebs: Hani Al-Mohammed 7 Asts: Mohammed Fahad 5 |
Quarter-finals[edit]
October 9, 2023 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 77–82 | Al Ahly | Doha, Qatar |
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 17-24, 19-17, 23-22 | |||
Boxscore |
Semi-finals[edit]
October 11, 2023 | Al Ahly | 78–85 | AS Salé | Doha, Qatar |
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17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 17-19, 13-19, 23-30 | |||
Pts: Two players 15 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Two players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ramon Galloway 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Two players 2 |
Third place game[edit]
October 12, 2023 | Kuwait | 87–84 | Al Ahly | Doha, Qatar |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, - | |||
Pts: Cady Lalanne 34 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Omar Oraby 25 Rebs: Omar Oraby 11 Asts: Omar Abada 5 |
Basketball Africa League[edit]
Nile Conference[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
Egyptian Cup[edit]
30 April 2024 Semifinal
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Al Ahly | 67–66 | Gezira | 6th of October |
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Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall |
2 May 2024 Final
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Al Ahly | 65–68 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 6th of October |
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9:00 PM (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–18, 17–17, 20–14 | |||
Pts: Gendy 26 Rebs: Kejo 17 Asts: Three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Metwaly 20 Rebs: Kamal, Mahmoud 8 Asts: Dixon 7 |
Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall |
Egyptian Super Cup[edit]
20 October 2023 | Al Ahly | 64–60 | Zamalek | Isa Town, Bahrain |
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Arena: Khalifa Sports City Stadium |
References[edit]
- ^ "Zhejiang Golden Bulls edge out Al Ahly to reach podium on first try". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Day 1 recap: Al Ahly stun NBA G League Ignite; smooth sailing for Bonn". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Al Ahly signs Moustafa Elmekawi". Afrobasket.com. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b "BAL: Al-Ahly signs American trio". SportNewsAfrica.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Basketball | Amr Zahran suffers ACL". Al Ahly. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.