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All-BAL Team

The All-First Team is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every BAL season. The first selections were announced on 4 June 2021 after the inaugural season. Thus far, fifteen players from eight different teams have been named to the all-league team.

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The All-First Team is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every BAL season. The first selections were announced on 4 June 2021 after the inaugural season.1 Thus far, fifteen players from eight different teams have been named to the all-league team.

In the first three seasons, the league announced just one all-BAL team, however, in 2024 a second-team honor was added.2

Selections

Carlos Morais was selected to the 2022 team source ↗
Nuni Omot was selected to the 2023 team source ↗
^ Denotes players who are still active in the BAL
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Player
(in bold text) 		Indicates the player who won the BAL Most Valuable Player in the same year

2021 to 2023

From 2021 to 2023, the BAL announced the first team selection.

Season Pos. Player Team Ref.
2021 G Walter Hodge Zamalek 1
G Wael Arakji US Monastir
G Omar Abada US Monastir
F Makrem Ben Romdhane US Monastir
C Anas Mahmoud Zamalek
2022a G Édgar Sosa Zamalek 3
G Terrell Stoglin AS Salé
F Carlos Morais Petro de Luanda
F Radhouane Slimane US Monastir
C Ater Majok^ US Monastir
2023 G Chris Crawford^ AS Douanes 4
G Jean Jacques Boissy^ AS Douanes
F Dane Miller Jr.^ SLAC
F Nuni Omot^ Al Ahly
C Aliou Diarra^ Stade Malien

2024–present

Season First team Second team Ref.
Player Team Player Team
2024 Chris Crawford (2) US Monastir Abdoulaye Harouna^ AS Douanes 52
Will Perry^ Rivers Hoopers Ehab Amin Al Ahly
Samkelo Cele^ Cape Town Tigers Kelvin Amayo^ Rivers Hoopers
Jo Lual-Acuil^ Al Ahly Ly Devine Eke Rivers Hoopers
Aliou Diarra (2)^ FUS Rabat Majok Deng^ Al Ahly Ly
2025 Jean Jacques Boissy (2)^ Al Ahli Tripoli Mohamed Sadi^ Al Ahli Tripoli 67
Jaylen Adams^ Al Ahli Tripoli Babacar Sané US Monastir
Majok Deng (2)^ Al Ittihad Alexandria Ivan Almeida Kriol Star
Patrick Gardner^ Petro de Luanda Taefale Lenard MBB
Aliou Diarra (3)^ APR Youssou Ndoye APR
2026 Childe Dundão Petro de Luanda Omar Abada (2)^ Club Africain 8
Craig Randall II^ RSSB Tigers Zach Lofton^ Al Ahly
Donovan Williams Al Ahly Ly Kevin Murphy^ Al Ahly
Majok Deng (3)^ Al Ahly Ly Aboubakar Gakou^ Petro de Luanda
Mangok Mathiang^ APR Jo Lual-Acuil (2)^ Al Ahly Ly

Statistics

By player

Player Selections First
team 		Second
team 		Seasons
Aliou Diarra 3 3 0 3
Majok Deng 3 2 1 3
Chris Crawford 2 2 0 4
Jean Jacques Boissy 2 2 0 3
Jo Lual-Acuil 2 1 1 2
Notes

Notes

  1. In the 2022 season, the BAL Most Valuable Player was not in the First Team, as Michael Dixon was not selected.
References

References

  1. @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The All-BAL First Team. ⭐" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. @thebal; (5 June 2024). "The 2024 All-BAL Second Team!" – via Instagram.
  3. "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. "Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards". The BAL. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. @theban (14 June 2025). "2025 All-BAL First Team. The continent's finest. Big-time players. Big-time moments" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. Basketball Africa League [@thebal]; (18 June 2025). "2025 All-BAL Second Team This squad brought consistency, fire, and big-time performances all season long" – via Instagram.
  8. "MVP Randall leads 2026 All-BAL First Team". The BAL. Retrieved 6 June 2026.