BAL All-Defensive Team

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The BAL All-Defensive Team is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) honor bestowed on the best defensive players in the league following every BAL season. The All-Defensive Team is composed of five players. The honour was introduced in the 2022 season, the second season of the league.[1]

In the first two seasons only one team was announced, however, starting from 2024 there were two all-defensive teams.[2]

^ 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 Defensive Player of the Year in the same year
G Guard
F Forward
C Center

Selections

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File:Ater Majok.jpg
Ater Majok was selected to the All-Defensive Team in 2022 and 2023
File:Jean Jacques Boissy.jpg
Jean Jacques Boissy made the team in 2023

2022–2023

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Season Pos. Player Team Ref.
2022 G Childe Dundão^ Petro de Luanda [1]
G Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza^ REG
F Aboubakar Gakou^ Petro de Luanda
F Brice Eyaga Bidias FAP
C Ater Majok^ US Monastir
2023 G Childe Dundão (2)^ Petro de Luanda [3]
G Jean Jacques Boissy^ AS Douanes
F Samkelo Cele^ Cape Town Tigers
C Aliou Diarra^ Stade Malien
C Ater Majok (2)^ Petro de Luanda

2024–present

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Season First team Second team Ref.
Player Team Player Team
2024 Solo Diabate^ Al Ahly Ly Childe Dundão (3)^ Petro de Luanda [4][2]
Abdoulaye Harouna^ AS Douanes Jean Jacques Boissy (2)^ AS Douanes
Samkelo Cele^ Cape Town Tigers Kelvin Amayo^ Rivers Hoopers
Jo Lual-Acuil^ Al Ahly Ly Devine Eke^ Rivers Hoopers
Aliou Diarra (2)^ FUS Rabat Ater Majok (3)^ US Monastir
2025 Jean Jacques Boissy (3)^ Al Ahli Tripoli Childe Dundão (4)^ Petro de Luanda [5]
Obadiah Noel^ APR Mohamed Sadi^ Al Ahli Tripoli
Taefale Lenard^ MBB Ivan Almeida^ Kriol Star
Caleb Agada^ Al Ahli Tripoli Majok Deng^ Al Ahli Tripoli
Aliou Diarra (3)^ APR Youssoupha Ndoye^ APR

Most selections

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The following table lists the players with the most overall selections.

^ Denotes players who are still active in the BAL
Rank Player First
team
Second
team
Total Defensive Player
of the Year
1 Childe Dundão^ 2 2 4 0
2 Aliou Diarra^ 3 0 3 2
3 Ater Majok^ 2 1 3 1
Jean Jacques Boissy^ 2 1 3 0
4 Samkelo Cele^ 2 0 2 0

References

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