BAL Sportsmanship Award

Basketball Africa League awards and honours
Individual awards
Honors
BAL Manute Bol Sportsmanship Award
SportBasketball
LeagueBasketball Africa League
Awarded forGiven for exemplifying ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity.
History
First award2021
Most winsWill Perry
(2 awards)
Most recentWill Perry, Rivers Hoopers (2024)

The Basketball Africa League Manute Bol Sportsmanship Award is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) award given to the player "for exemplifying ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity".[1] The award is named after South Sudanese basketball legend Manute Bol. The award was first handed out in the inaugural season to Makrem Ben Romdhane. Will Perry is the only player to have won the award twice (in 2023 and 2024).[2]

Winners

Season Player Position Nationality Club Ref
2021 Makrem Ben Romdhane Forward  Tunisia Tunisia US Monastir [1]
2022 Anas Mahmoud Center  Egypt Egypt Zamalek [3]
2023 Will Perry Guard  United States Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira [4]
2024 Will Perry (2) Guard  United States Nigeria Rivers Hoopers [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Makrem Ben Romdhane". Twitter. The BAL. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards". The BAL. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "DIARRA, OMOT, GUEYE, PERRY HIGHLIGHT 2023 BAL AWARDS". The BAL. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.