Kalahari Conference
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| File:Kalahari Conference logo.png | |
| League | Basketball Africa League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2024 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Most recent champion | Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria (1st title) (2025) |
The Kalahari Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.
The conference was introduced two years after the other two, in the 2024 BAL season.
History
[edit | edit source]The creation of the Kalahari Conference as the league's third conference was announced on January 5, 2024.[1] The inaugural conference phase was organised in the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa.[1]
Current standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria | 6 | 6 | 0 | 526 | 428 | +98 | 1.000 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Nigeria Rivers Hoopers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 466 | +18 | .667 | |
| 3 | Morocco FUS Rabat (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 475 | −19 | .333 | |
| 4 | Mali Stade Malien | 6 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 492 | −97 | .000 |
Conference winners
[edit | edit source]Although no official trophy or title is awarded, the team ending at the top of the standings in the conference is lauded as "Conference winners" by the BAL.
| Season | Winners | Conference
record |
Playoffs result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Details) |
Morocco FUS Rabat (MAR) | 3–1 (.750) | Quarterfinalists | [2] |
| 2025 (Details) |
Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria (EGY) | 6–0 (1.000) | Fourth place | [3] |
Standings
[edit | edit source]| ^ | Denotes team that won the BAL championship |
| + | Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals |
| * | Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs |
| # | Denotes team that was disqualified |
| Season | Positions (by team) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| 2024 | FUS Rabat* (3–1) |
Petro de Luanda^ (2–2) |
Cape Town Tigers (1–3) |
Dynamo# (Disqualified) |
| 2025 | Al Ittihad Alexandria* (6–0) |
Rivers Hoopers* (4–2) |
FUS Rabat* (2–4) |
Stade Malien (0–6) |
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
