2022 Arab Basketball Championship

2022 Arab Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Dates	8–16 February
Teams	9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Lebanon (1st title)
Runners-up	Tunisia
Third place	Algeria
Fourth place	Somalia
Tournament statistics
MVP	Wael Arakji
Top scorer	Mohamed Hdidane
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2022 Arab Basketball Championship for Men National Teams was the 24th edition of the Arab Basketball Championship, a men's basketball regional championship of Arab world that ended with Lebanon being crowned winner. The tournament was hosted by UAE for the first time and featured 16 teams.

Host selection

The Arab Confederation of basketball proceeded Saturday 6/02/2022 to a reorganization of the program of the 24th edition of the Arab Nations Championship, to be held from 8 to 16 February in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), following the defection of Syria

Draw

9 Team entered the game on first but Morocco and Syria withdrew the tournament.^[1]

Africa

Asia

Jordan
Lebanon
Syria (withdrew)
United Arab Emirates (hosts)

The 7 team divided into two groups.^[3]

Goupe	Team
Groupe 1	Libya Tunisia Jordan United Arab Emirates
Groupe 2	Algeria Somalia Lebanon
Total	7

Squads

Each team consisted of 12 players.

Tunisia :

Lebanon: Ali Haidar, Ater Majok, Wael Arakji, Jad Khalil, Ali Mansour, Ali Mezher, Karim Zeinoun, Amir Saoud, Jimmy Salem, Hayk Gyokochyan, Sergio El Darwich, Christophe Khalil. Head Coach: Jad El Hajj^[4]

Venues

The tournament was hosted in Dubai in Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, the complex belongs to Al-Nasr SC.

Dubai	Dubai
Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall
Capacity: 2,500

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	3	0	214	165	+49	6	Semi-finals
2	Libya	3	2	1	237	207	+30	5	Quarter-finals
3	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	1	2	205	260	−55	4
4	Jordan	3	0	3	206	230	−24	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

8 February 2022
18:00

United Arab Emirates	85–81	Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 27 -26, 20-15, 22-22, 16-18
Pts: Nasser Alzaabi 22 Rebs: Omar Alshabebi 14 Asts: Nasser Alzaabi 2		Pts: Hawwas 20 Rebs: Abuwazaneh 4 Asts: Mustafa 3

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

9 February 2022
20:00

Tunisia	64–63	Libya
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 19-13, 10-21, 18-16
Pts: El Mabrouk 13 Rebs: Saada 13 Asts: Abada 4		Pts: Bouzekieh 15 Rebs: Sadi 9 Asts: Mansour 3

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

10 February 2022
18:00

Tunisia	64–56	Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 15-16, 13-16, 20-13, 16-11
Pts: El Mabrouk 19 Rebs: Saada8 Asts: Abada 6		Pts: Ware19 Rebs: Alhamarsheh 10 Asts: Mustafa 5

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

10 February 2022
20:00

Libya	93–74	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 18 -18, 22-17, 24-26, 29-13
Pts: Bouzekieh 27 Rebs: Sadi 12 Asts: Sadi 5		Pts: Almaazmi 16 Rebs: Omar Alshabebi 0 Asts: Nasser Alzaabi 2

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

11 February 2022
16:00

Libya	81–69	Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 12-16, 23-19, 21-15
Pts: Bouzekieh 21 Rebs: Sadi 13 Asts: Sadi 11		Pts: Ware 16 Rebs: Abuwazaneh 6 Asts: Mustafa 3

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

11 February 2022
20:00

Tunisia	86–46	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 17-14, 22-14, 17-6, 30-12
Pts: Hadidane 15 Rebs: Ghyaza 10 Asts: El Mabrouk 3		Pts: Alshabebi 15 Rebs: Almaazmi 7 Asts: Alhashmi 3

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lebanon	2	2	0	193	143	+50	4	Quarter-finals
2	Algeria	2	1	1	178	150	+28	3
3	Somalia	2	0	2	144	227	−83	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

8 February 2022
20:00

Algeria	112–67	Somalia
Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 21-18, 31-15, 32-18
Pts: Hamdini 35 Rebs: Bourakaib 8 Asts: Bellil 5		Pts: Aden 14 Rebs: Eid 8 Asts: Guled 4

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

9 February 2022
18:00

Somalia	77–115	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 13-30, 18-23, 18-30, 18-32
Pts: Guled 20 Rebs: Abdi 8 Asts: Abdi 3		Pts: Arakji 21 Rebs: Majok 11 Asts: Arakji 5

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

11 February 2022
18 :00

Algeria	66–83	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 18- 15, 19-24, 11-30, 18-14
Pts: Ammour 16 Rebs: Ghezzoul 13 Asts: Bourakaib 4		Pts: Arakji 23 Rebs: Majok 10 Asts: Khalil 4

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final




					15 February

					Tunisia	74
	13 February
					Algeria	61
	Algeria	73
									16 February
	United Arab Emirates	66
									Tunisia	69
	13 February
									Lebanon	72
	Somalia	92
					15 February
	Libya	88
					Somalia	72
	13 February
					Lebanon	87			Third place
	Lebanon	64
									16 February
	Jordan	52
									Algeria	93

									Somalia	79

Quarter-finals

13 February 2022
16:00

Libya	88–92	Somalia
Scoring by quarter: 18-26, 22-16, 17-20, 31-30
Pts: Almaghribi 20 Rebs: Almaghribi 17 Asts: Sadi 7		Pts: Aden 24 Rebs: Abdi 13 Asts: Guled 8

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

13 February 2022
18:00

Lebanon	64–52	Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16-12, 15-10, 18-16, 15-14
Pts: Darwich 15 Rebs: Majok 13 Asts: Saoud 4		Pts: Hawwas 14 Rebs: Abuwazaneh 7 Asts: Mustafa 3

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

13 February 2022
20:00

Algeria	73–66	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 8 -14, 16-19, 21-14, 18-19
Pts: Hamdini 20 Rebs: Ammour 21 Asts: Bourakaib 3		Pts: Alshabebi 22 Rebs: Alshabebi 9 Asts: Alzaabi 4

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

Semi-finals

15 February 2022
18:00

Tunisia	74–61	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 24-14, 23-15, 14-20, 13-12
Pts: Abada 33 Rebs: Saada 10 Asts: Chennoufi 3		Pts: Ammour 19 Rebs: Ammour 13 Asts: Bourakaib 2

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

15 February 2022
20:00

Somalia	72–87	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22-24, 19- 24, 13-20, 18-19
Pts: Aden 28 Rebs: Mohamed 10 Asts: Abdi 3		Pts: Khalil 16 Rebs: Majok 11 Asts: Saoud 4

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

Third place

16 February 2022
17:00

Algeria	93–79	Somalia
Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 25-25, 23-22, 27-13
Pts: Touati20 Rebs: Ammour12 Asts: Ammour 4		Pts: Mohamed 15 Rebs: Abdi 10 Asts: Abdi 2

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai

Final

16 February 2022
20:00

Tunisia	69–72	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 13-19, 20-15, 15-20
Pts: Hadidane 18 Rebs: Abada 6 Asts: Hadidane4		Pts: Arakji 22 Rebs: Darwich 9 Asts: Arakji 2

Rashid Bin Hamdan Hall, Dubai
Referees: Mohammed Rayan (EGY), Abdullah Al-Admawi (KSA), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM)

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Lebanon	5-0
	Tunisia	4-1
	Algeria	3-2
4	Somalia	1-4
5	Libya	2-2
6	United Arab Emirates	1-3
7	Jordan	0-4

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Name	PPG

Rebounds

Name	RPG

Assists

Name	APG

Blocks

Name	BPG

Steals

Name	SPG

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG

Teams

Points

Team	PPG

Rebounds

Team	RPG

Assists

Team	APG

Blocks

Team	BPG

Steals

Team	SPG

Efficiency

Team	EFFPG

Awards

The awards were announced on .

2022 Arab Basketball Championship winners
Lebanon XX title

All-Star team
Guards	Forwards	Center
> xxx	> xxx	> xxx > xxx > xxx
MVP: > xxx

Broadcasting

Arab basketball federation web site :abbconf
Dubai Sports

References

^ "الاعلان عن انطلاق البطولة العربية للمنتخبات رجال رقم (24) بالامارات العربية المتحدة". abbconf.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "Covid-19 : le Maroc forfait pour la Coupe arabe de basket-ball". Bladi.net (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "الاجتماع الفني للبطولة العربية للمنتخبات رجال (24) بحضور مندوبي الفرق ورؤساء لجان البطولة". abbconf.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "Basket-Ball - Coupe Arabe : Programme & liste des convoqués". Gnet news (in French). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

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