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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 BAL season|2022 season]], the second season of the league.<ref name="a">{{cite news |title=José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/jose-neto-voted-2022-bal-coach-of-the-year |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=The BAL |language=en}}</ref>
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 BAL season|2022 season]], the second season of the league.<ref name="a">{{cite news |title=José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/jose-neto-voted-2022-bal-coach-of-the-year |access-date=29 May 2022 |work=The BAL |language=en}}</ref>

In the first two seasons only one team was announced, however, starting from 2024 there were two all-defensive teams.<ref name=":0" />


==Key==
==Key==
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[[File:Ater Majok.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ater Majok]] was selected to the All-Defensive Team in 2022 and 2023]]
[[File:Ater Majok.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ater Majok]] was selected to the All-Defensive Team in 2022 and 2023]]
[[File:Jean Jacques Boissy.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jean Jacques Boissy]] made the team in 2023]]
[[File:Jean Jacques Boissy.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jean Jacques Boissy]] made the team in 2023]]

=== 2022–2023 ===
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=== 2024–present ===
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! rowspan=2|Season
! colspan="2" |First team
! colspan="2" |Second team
! rowspan=2|{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
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! Player
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| rowspan="5" |[[2024 BAL season|2024]]
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|[[Al-Ahly Ly SC (basketball)|Al Ahly Ly]]
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Childe|Dundão}} (3)^
|[[Petro de Luanda (basketball)|Petro de Luanda]]
| align="center" rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diarra, Cele named to the All-BAL Defensive Team for the second season in a row |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/diarra-cele-named-to-the-all-bal-defensive-for-season-in-a-row |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=The BAL |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite Instagram |user=thebal|postid=C74ZpFsNbjm|title= Announcing the 2024 All-BAL Defensive Second Team!|date=2024-06-07}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Abdoulaye|Harouna}}^
|[[AS Douanes (basketball)|AS Douanes]]
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Jean Jacques|Boissy}} (2)^
|[[AS Douanes (basketball)|AS Douanes]]
|-
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Samkelo|Cele}}^
|[[Cape Town Tigers]]
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Kelvin|Amayo}}^
|[[Rivers Hoopers]]
|-
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |'''{{sortname|Jo|Lual-Acuil}}^'''
|[[Al-Ahly Ly SC (basketball)|Al Ahly Ly]]
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Devine|Eke}}^
|[[Rivers Hoopers]]
|-
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Aliou|Diarra}} (2)^
|[[FUS Rabat (basketball)|FUS Rabat]]
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;" |{{sortname|Ater|Majok}} (3)^
|[[US Monastir (basketball)|US Monastir]]
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== Most selections ==
== Most selections ==
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 22 June 2024

Basketball Africa League awards and honours
Individual awards
Honors

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]

Key

[edit]
^ 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

[edit]
Ater Majok was selected to the All-Defensive Team in 2022 and 2023
Jean Jacques Boissy made the team in 2023

2022–2023

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

Most selections

[edit]

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 Ater Majok^ 2 1 3 1
Childe Dundão^ 2 1 3 0
2 Jean Jacques Boissy^ 1 1 2 1
Aliou Diarra^ 2 0 2 1
Samkelo Cele^ 2 0 2 0

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b @thebal (7 June 2024). "Announcing the 2024 All-BAL Defensive Second Team!" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "Diarra, Omot, Gueye, Perry Highlight 2023 BAL Awards". The BAL. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Diarra, Cele named to the All-BAL Defensive Team for the second season in a row". The BAL. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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