{"id":143359,"date":"2026-05-26T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/2025-basketball-africa-league-season-by-the-numbers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:15:22","slug":"2025-basketball-africa-league-season-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afromagazine.eu\/en\/2025-basketball-africa-league-season-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Basketball Africa League Season: By the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRETORIA, South Africa &#8212;\u00a0The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/43uaO0u\">https:\/\/BAL.NBA.com<\/a>) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 \u2013 Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4jvNMLd\">https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4jvNMLd<\/a>) from the three conference group phases that were held in Rabat, Morocco; Dakar, Senegal; and Kigali, Rwanda in April and May. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. 1 seed AlAhli Tripoli (Libya; 6-0), No. 2 seed Al Ittihad (Egypt; 6-0), No. 3 seed 2022 BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia; 4-2), No. 4 seed Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria; 4-2), No. 5 seed 2024 BAL champion Petro de Luanda (Angola; 3-3), No. 6 seed Arm\u00e9e Patriotique Rwandaise (APR; Rwanda; 3-3), No. 7 seed Kriol Star (Cape Verde; 3-3) and No. 8 seed FUS de Rabat (Morocco; 2-4).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The schedule (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3FpJLdw\">https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3FpJLdw<\/a>) for the Playoffs and Finals features four seeding games followed by an eight-game, single-elimination playoffs, culminating with the 2025 BAL Finals on June 14 at 4:00 p.m. CAT.\u00a0 Tickets are on sale now at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4jEDLvt\">BAL.NBA.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4dN2b4B\">Ticketmaster.co.za<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Below are notable facts and figures about the 2025 BAL season:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>250,000,000<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Since 2021, the BAL has contributed more than\u00a0<strong>$250<\/strong>\u00a0million to Africa\u2019s GDP.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>2,739,498<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BAL games have generated a record\u00a0<strong>2,739,498<\/strong>\u00a0million views on the league\u2019s YouTube (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/441ALVe\">https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/441ALVe<\/a>) channel this season (+69% year-over-year).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>168,000<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The May 22 game between APR and Made by Basketball (MBB; South Africa) was the most-watched game ever on the BAL\u2019s YouTube channel, with\u00a0<strong>168,000\u00a0<\/strong>unique viewers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>111,008<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The BAL set an attendance record with\u00a0<strong>111,008\u00a0<\/strong>fans attending the three conference group phases, including three sold-out opening days.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>37,000<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Nearly\u00a0<strong>37,000<\/strong>\u00a0jobs were linked to the BAL playing games across the continent over the league\u2019s first four seasons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>2,347<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This season, the BAL has engaged\u00a0<strong>2,347<\/strong>\u00a0youth and community members through social impact programming.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>600\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 More than<strong>\u00a0600\u00a0<\/strong>media members from 30 countries across Africa, Europe, and the U.S. were credentialed to cover the three conference group phases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>214<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 2025 BAL season is reaching fans in<strong>\u00a0214<\/strong>\u00a0countries and territories in 17 languages.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>156\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The 12 BAL teams collectively featured\u00a0<strong>156<\/strong>\u00a0players from a record 28 countries across Africa, Europe, Oceania and the U.S. during group phase play.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>115<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 AlAhli Tripoli scored a BAL-record\u00a0<strong>115<\/strong>\u00a0points in a win against the Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) on May 18.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>39<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 MBB guard Teafale Lenard Jr. scored a BAL season-high<strong>\u00a039\u00a0<\/strong>points in a 76-85 loss to the Nairobi City Thunder on May 24.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>17<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rivers Hoopers center Peter Olisemeka grabbed a BAL season-high\u00a0<strong>17<\/strong>\u00a0rebounds in a 94-77 loss to Al Ittihad on April 12. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>13<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Petro de Luanda guard Childe Dundao set a BAL record for most assists in a game with\u00a0<strong>13\u00a0<\/strong>in a 103-74 win over Kriol Star on April 26. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>12<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 As part of the fourth edition of the BAL Elevate program, one NBA Academy Africa prospect joined each of the 12 BAL teams for the season.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 APR center Aliou Diarra set a BAL record for most blocked shots in a single game with<strong>\u00a0eight\u00a0<\/strong>in a 77-74 win vs. the Nairobi City Thunder on May 25.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>8<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Al Ahli Tripoli guard Jean-Jacques Boissy made a BAL season-high\u00a0<strong>eight<\/strong>\u00a0three-pointers in an 87-77 win vs. MBB on May 17.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>6<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A record\u00a0<strong>six<\/strong>\u00a0new teams and two new countries competed in the 2025 BAL season.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kriol Star is the only BAL team to win\u00a0<strong>two<\/strong>\u00a0overtime games in the same season, vs. ASC Ville de Dakar on May 1 (95-92) and vs. Petro de Luanda on May 4 (71-69).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 2022 BAL champion US Monastir and defending champion Petro de Luanda are the only\u00a0<strong>two<\/strong>\u00a0teams to compete in all five BAL seasons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>1\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 This season marked the\u00a0<strong>first<\/strong>\u00a0time BAL games were held in Morocco and the\u00a0<strong>first\u00a0<\/strong>time South Africa is hosting the Playoffs and Finals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRETORIA, South Africa &#8212;\u00a0The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https:\/\/BAL.NBA.com) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 \u2013 Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4jvNMLd) from the three conference group phases that were held in Rabat, Morocco; 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