2022–23 Al Ahly men's basketball season

Al Ahly
2022–23 season
BAL champions
Egyptian Cup champions
Al Ahly hosting the BAL championship trophy after winning the final
ChairmanMahmoud El Khatib
Head coachAugustí Julbe
Hosny ElgarhyHosny Elgarhy
Premier LeagueChampions
BALChampions
Egyptian CupWinners
Arab ChampionshipFourth place
Biggest win77 points
Al Ahly 130–57 Al Minae
(5 October 2022)
Biggest defeat21 points
Al Ahly 45–66 Al Ittihad
(24 December 2023)

The 2022–23 season Al Ahly men's basketball season was the 93rd season of Al Ahly's men's basketball team. This season, the Reds made their debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and won their second continental title.

In the second year under Spanish head coach Augustí Julbe, who extended his contract for two more years in July.[1] Al Ahly won the treble consisting of the BAL championship, the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Cup. On 19 April, Al Ahly won the Egyptian Cup.[2] On 15 May, Al Ahly won their second consecutive Premier League title, after beating Al Ittihad in the finals of the playoffs.[3] Their BAL championship was won on 27 May 2023, following a win over AS Douanes in the final.[4]

Roster

The season was Augustí Julbe's second year as head coach for Al Ahly

The following was Al Ahly's 2022–23 roster for the BAL. The four import players, Nuni Omot, Michael Fakuade, Corey Webster and Michael Thompson, only played in BAL games.


Al Ahly roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 2 United States Thompson, Michael (I) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1989-02-09)9 February 1989
PF 4 Egypt Sarhan, Marwan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-05-02)2 May 1992
F 6 Egypt Gendy, Amr 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991
F 7 South Sudan Omot, Nuni (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994
PF 10 Mali Camara, Dramane (E) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2004-01-24)24 January 2004
G 12 Egypt Azab, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1998-04-05)5 April 1998
PG 13 Egypt Tarek, Moamen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003
SF 14 Egypt Zahran, Amr 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-10-06)6 October 2001
SG 15 New Zealand Webster, Corey (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 36 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988
SF 23 Egypt Aboelnasr, Mohamed 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-08-15)15 August 1991
C 24 Egypt Samir, Seif (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-06-05)5 June 1993
PF 28 Nigeria Fakuade, Michael (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1989-02-18)18 February 1989
C 34 Egypt Ismail, Ahmed 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995
C 41 Egypt Oraby, Omar 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 33 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991
G 45 Egypt Amin, Ehab 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 29 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 25, 2023

Transactions

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
10 PF Mali Dramane Camara 18 NBA Academy Africa Senegal Drafted May 2023 (BAL only) March 2023
7 F South Sudan Nuni Omot 27 Lakeland Magic United States Free agent 2023 April 2023
15 G New Zealand Corey Webster 33 Mornar Bar Montenegro Free agent May 2023 (BAL only) April 2023 [5]
2 G United States Michael Thompson 33 None Free agent May 2023 (BAL only) April 2023
28 F/C Nigeria Michael Fakuade 33 Kagoshima Rebnise Japan Free agent May 2023 (BAL only) May 2023

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
BAL 26 April 2023 27 May 2023 Nile Conference Winners 8 7 0 1 677 594 +83 087.50
Egyptian Premier League 30 December 2022 15 May 2023 Regular season Winners 24 22 0 2 1,776 1,456 +320 091.67
Egyptian Cup 8 December 2022 19 April 2023 Round of 16 Winners 4 4 0 0 320 220 +100 100.00
Egyptian Super Cup 24 December 2022 Runner-up 1 0 0 1 45 66 −21 000.00
Arab Championship 5 October 2022 15 October 2022 Group phase Runner-up 7 6 0 1 638 593 +45 085.71
Total 44 39 0 5 3,456 2,929 +527 088.64

Source: Goalzz

Egyptian Premier League

Regular season

Standings

Source:[6]

Pos Standings
Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1 Al Ittihad Alexandria 14 13 1 1171 892 279
2 Al Ahly 14 13 1 1133 869 264
3 Zamalek 14 9 5 1081 1044 37
4 Gezira 14 7 7 1025 1018 7
5 Smouha 14 5 9 968 1013 –45
6 El Gaish Army 14 5 9 979 1102 –123
7 Telecom Egypt 14 3 11 966 1090 –124
8 Egypt Insurance 14 1 13 812 1107 –295
Games
Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
1 30 December 2022 El Gaish Army H W 74–61 1–0
2 2 January 2023 Telecom Egypt A W 57–85 2–0
3 5 January 2023 Egypt Insurance H W 78–53 3–0
4 9 January 2023 Smouha H W 81–59 4–0
5 13 January 2023 Zamalek A W 65–92 5–0
6 16 January 2023 Gezira A W 67–83 6–0
7 20 January 2023 Al Ittihad Alexandria H W 77–72 7–0
8 23 January 2023 El Gaish Army A W 80–103 8–0
9 27 January 2023 Telecom Egypt A W 75–96 9–0
10 30 January 2023 Egypt Insurance A W 51–79 10–0
11 3 February 2023 Smouha A W 54–74 11–0
12 6 March 2023 Zamalek H W 74–59 12–0
13 10 March 2023 Gezira H W 80–67 13–0
14 13 March 2023 Al Ittihad Alexandria A L 80–69 13–1

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
1 25 March 2023 Telecom Egypt H W 106–62 1–0
2 26 March 2023 Telecom Egypt H W 88–76 2–0
3 29 March 2023 Telecom Egypt A W 60–95 3–0
Semifinals
Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
1 6 April 2023 Zamalek H W 71–62 1–0
2 8 April 2023 Zamalek H W 79–48 2–0
3 10 April 2023 Zamalek A W 57–91 3–0
Finals
Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
1 10 May 2023 Al Ittihad Alexandria A W 62–69 1–0
2 11 May 2023 Al Ittihad Alexandria A L 80–62 1–1
3 13 May 2023 Al Ittihad Alexandria H W 67–58 2–1
4 15 May 2023 Al Ittihad Alexandria H W 72–70 3–1

Egyptian Cup

Source:[7]

Round Date Opponents H / A Result Record
Round of 16 8 December 2022 Heliopolis Sporting Club H W 69–55 1–0
Quarter-finals 12 December 2022 Smouha H W 91–48 2–0
Semi-finals 17 April 2023 Gezira H W 88–52 3–0
Finals 19 April 2023 Zamalek N W 72–65 4–0

Egyptian Super Cup

Date Opponents H / A Result
24 December 2022 Al Ittihad Alexandria N L 45–66

Basketball Africa League

Nile Conference

26 April 2023 Al Ahly Egypt 92–73 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 21–19, 23–24, 16–16
Pts: Omot 21
Rebs: Oraby 6
Asts: Webster 9 		BAL Report
RealGM Report 		Pts: Perry 19
Rebs: Three players 7
Asts: Perry 5 		Attendance: 1,159
29 April 2023 City Oilers Uganda 70–72 Egypt Al Ahly Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–20, 9–21, 34–11
Pts: Roebuck Jr. 28
Rebs: Roebuck Jr. 11
Asts: Enabu 4 		Livestats Pts: Omot 17
Rebs: Oraby 10
Asts: Tarek 5 		Attendance: 1,372
Referees: Catherine Chang, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto
2 May 2023 Cape Town Tigers South Africa 75–91 Egypt Al Ahly Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 22–16, 14–18, 19–17
Pts: Ganapamo 26
Rebs: Cele 6
Asts: Ganapamo, Gbinije 5 		BAL Report Pts: Omot 28
Rebs: Omot 5
Asts: Amin 8 		Attendance: 2,050
Referees: Ian McClenny, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Hassan Kamate
5 May 2023 Petro de Luanda Angola 91–90 Egypt Al Ahly Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 21–25, 24–26, 20–21
Pts: Morais 34
Rebs: Morais 6
Asts: Majok 5 		BAL Report Pts: Omot 25
Rebs: Ismail 7
Asts: Webster 8 		Attendance: 3,015
Referees: Tyler Ricks, Mbaye Seye, Annie Joyce Muchenu
6 May 2023 Al Ahly Egypt 80–70 Guinea SLAC Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–25, 31–8, 11–19
Pts: Oraby 20
Rebs: Ismail 9
Asts: Thompson 6 		Livestats Pts: Nwabuzor 19
Rebs: Conde 7
Asts: Nwabuzor 4 		Attendance: 1,623
Referees: Catherine Chang, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Marie Leslie Cherubin

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
21 May 2023 Al Ahly Egypt 94–77 Rwanda REG BK Arena, Kigali
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 23–14, 21–21, 27–24
Pts: Amin 22
Rebs: Amin, Fakuade 6
Asts: Amin 4 		Report
Livestats 		Pts: Filer 26
Rebs: Kambuy Manga 6
Asts: Filer 9 		Attendance: 6,423
Referees: Marcy Williams, Kalume Tonton Banza, Mbaye Seye
Semifinals
24 May 2023 Stade Malien Mali 73–78 Egypt Al Ahly BK Arena, Kigali
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 21–16, 15–25, 20–20
Pts: Amayo 15
Rebs: Diarra 11
Asts: Foster 6 		Livestats Pts: Amin 21
Rebs: Amin 6
Asts: Thompson 4 		Attendance: 6,102
Referees: Klyde Mulla, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

Finals

See also: 2023 BAL Final
27 May 2023 Al Ahly Egypt 80–65 Senegal AS Douanes BK Arena, Kigali
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 21–23, 25–13, 17–19
Pts: Omot 22
Rebs: Fakuade 10
Asts: Seif 4 		Livestats Pts: Boissy 20
Rebs: Ochereobia 9
Asts: Ndour 4 		Attendance: 7,532
Referees: JD Ralls, Yann Vezo Davidson, Arnold Moseya

Arab Club Championship

See also: 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship

All games were played in Kuwait City.

Group phase

5 October 2022 Al Ahly Egypt 130–53 Yemen Al Minae Kuwait City
9:00
Boxscore Arena: Al-Ittihad Hall
7 October 2022 Al Gharafa Qatar 59–108 Egypt Al Ahly Kuwait City
Boxscore Arena: Al-Ittihad Hall
8 October 2022 Al Ahly Egypt 88–71 Lebanon Al Riyadi Kuwait City
Boxscore Arena: Al-Ittihad Hall

Knock-out phase

Round of 16
11 October 2022 Al Ahly Cairo Egypt 87–76 Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
12:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–15, 22–18, 23–22
Pts: Ehab Amin 11
Rebs: Amin, Ismail 5
Asts: Fakuade, Amin 4 		Boxscore Pts: Brandon Spearman 24
Rebs: Igor Chumakov 9
Asts: Brandon Spearman 6
Quarter-finals
12 October 2022 Al Ahly Cairo Egypt 93–54 Kuwait Al-Jahra Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:55
Pts: Ahmed Ismail 16
Rebs: Amr Gendy 6
Asts: Marwan Sarhan 6 		Boxscore Pts: Chinemelu Elonu 20
Rebs: Chinemelu Elon 11
Asts: Two players 2
Semi-finals
14 October 2022 Kazma Kuwait 87–91 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:00
Pts: Kevin Murphy 29
Rebs: Latavious Williams 10
Asts: Ahmad Al-Baloushi 9 		Report Pts: Ehab Amin 31
Rebs: Seif Samir 10
Asts: Amr Gendy 4
Final
15 October 2022 Kuwait Kuwait 78–77 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30
Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 22
Rebs: Lalanne, Adnan 10
Asts: Hamad Adnan 4 		Report Pts: Amr Gendy 18
Rebs: Michael Fakuade 10
Asts: Walter Hodge 5

Individual awards

Date Player Award
27 May 2023[8][9] Nuni Omot BAL Most Valuable Player
27 May 2023[9] All-BAL First Team
19 April 2023 Ehab Amin Egyptian Basketball Premier League MVP Award

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

After all games.[10]

BAL

Al Ahly statistics
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Omar Azab 2 3.4 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Dramane Camara 4 3.7 .250 .250 1.000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5
Amr Gendy 8 11.4 .280 .200 .714 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 2.8
Michael Fakuade≠ 3 21.3 .474 .286 .667 6.7 2.3 0.3 0.7 8.0
Ehab Amin 7 24.0 .458 .333 .647 4.7 3 .9 1.6 0.1 12.7
Omar Oraby 8 17.9 .737 .000 .667 5.5 0.1 0.4 1.6 8.8
Nuni Omot 8 28.0 .446 .368 .902 3.6 2.1 1.1 0.4 18.9
Seif Samir 7 11.6 .333 .000 .000 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.6 2.1
Marwan Sarhan 4 9.9 .455 .200 .667 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.5
Mohamed Abdelkawy 8 14.6 .474 .444 .500 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 1.3
Amr Zahran 8 18.2 .426 .263 .778 3.5 2.3 1.3 0.1 2.6
Ahmed Ismail 5 18.0 .737 .000 .500 5.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 6.2
Moamen Tarek 3 14.1 .222 .222 1.000 1.0 3.0 0.3 0.0 2.3
Corey Webster 8 19.1 .433 .429 .857 3.1 3.4 0.3 0.0 9.9
Michael Thompson 8 27.5 .431 .310 .852 1.5 4.0 0.9 0.0 10.8

≠Acquired during the season
~Waived during the season

References

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  2. ^ "ريمونتادا حمراء.. الأهلي يحطم أحلام الزمالك ويتوج بطلًا لكأس مصر لكرة السلة". yallakora. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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  7. ^ "Egyptian Basketball Cup – 2022/2023". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ "AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS". The BAL. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Al Ahly Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.