Английская Википедия:2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League
Шаблон:Infobox basketball league season
The 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League was the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the 1st under the new format and new name. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams.
The season began on February 8, 2019, and ended on May 26, 2019, with the conclusion of the Final Four. The Final Four was hosted at the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola.
It was the last season of the league as the competition was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new competition jointly established by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA.
Competition format
FIBA Africa has increased the number of participating teams from twelve to sixteen.[1] These teams get their ticket for the Africa Basketball League through regional qualifiers (Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of FIBA Africa).
The qualifiers for the Africa Basketball League Group stage was held from September and until mid-December 2018, while the final phase will take place from January 11 to April 21, 2019, in various African cities.
The 16 teams qualified for the round of 16 will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each and the competition will take place in the form of a championship where each team will face respectively the 3 opponents of his group. Then, the first two clubs in each group will qualify for the Elite 8 where the clubs will be divided into four groups of two teams each and then games will be played in a home and away format.[2] At this stage, the competition will be played in a one-way match against the principle of direct elimination. The Four winners will advance to the Final 4, that will be played on April 20 while the final take place the next day.[3]
Qualification tournament
| Zone | Qualified teams | Eliminated teams |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | Шаблон:Hlist | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Zone 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon SLAC | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Zone 3 | Шаблон:Hlist | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Zone 4 | Шаблон:Hlist | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Zone 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Ahly, Шаблон:Flagicon Smouha, Шаблон:Flagicon REG | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Zone 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ferroviário da Beira, Шаблон:Flagicon Primeiro de Agosto, Шаблон:Flagicon Petro Luanda | Шаблон:Hlist |
| Zone 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon COSPN | Шаблон:Hlist |
Teams
A total of 16 teams from 10 countries will contest the league.
Venues and locations
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | January 12, 2019 | February 8 – March 10, 2019 | |
| Elite 8 | First leg | March 22, 2019 | |
| Second leg | April 14, 2019 | ||
| Final Four | Semi-finals | April 27, 2019 | May 24 and May 26, 2019 |
| Final and third place | |||
Group stage
The draw was held in Abidjan on 12 January 2019.[4]
The two teams with the best records for each group qualified to Elite 8.[5]
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
Group D
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Knockout phase
Bracket
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||Шаблон:Flagicon AS Salé | 69 | 96 | Шаблон:Flagicon Civil Defenders | 69 | 77 ||Шаблон:Flagicon ES Radès | 67 |73 | Шаблон:Flagicon JS Kairouan | 68| 74 ||Шаблон:Flagicon Primeiro de Agosto | 70| 74| Шаблон:Flagicon Petro |57 | 57 ||Шаблон:Flagicon Al Ahly | 82 | 88| Шаблон:Flagicon Smouha |91 | 88
||Шаблон:Flagicon AS Salé |81|| Шаблон:Flagicon JS Kairouan |73| ||Шаблон:Flagicon Primeiro de Agosto |86||Шаблон:Flagicon Smouha |76|
||Шаблон:Flagicon AS Salé |71| | Шаблон:Flagicon Primeiro de Agosto |83| ||Шаблон:Flagicon JS Kairouan |58| | Шаблон:Flagicon Smouha |69| }}
Elite 8
The Elite 8 games were played in a home and away basis from March 22, to April 14, 2019.[6] Шаблон:TwoLeg start Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult |}
Final Four
On 19 April 2019, the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola was announced as host of the Final Four.[7] The draw was held on 27 April 2019 in Abidjan.[8]
Semifinals
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Third place game
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Final
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Awards
The individual awards were announced on May 26, after the conclusion of the final.
- Most Valuable Player: Шаблон:Flagicon Eduardo Mingas (Primeiro de Agosto)[9]
- All-Star Team:[10]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Eduardo Mingas (Primeiro de Agosto)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Soufiane Kourdou (AS Salé)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Manny Quezada (Primerio de Agosto)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Abderrahim Najah (AS Salé)
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Justice Jr. (Smouha)
Statistics
Statistics as of the ending of the season.[11]
Individual statistical leaders
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency per game | Maodo Nguirane | JS Kairouan | 21.7 |
| Points per game | Reggie Holmes | Al Ahly | 20.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Todd O'Brien | 14.0 | |
| Assists per game | Ahmed Dhif | JS Kairouan | 5.7 |
| Steals per game | Reggie Holmes | Al Ahly | 2.6 |
| Blocks per game | Mohamed Choua | AS Salé | 2.0 |
| Turnovers per game | James Justice Jr. | Smouha | 3.0 |
| Minutes per game | 34.1 | ||
| FG% | Augustine Okosun | 59.0% | |
| 3P% | Ahmed Azab Farag | 60.0% | |
| Double-doubles | Maodo Nguirane | JS Kairouan | 4 |
| Todd O'Brien | Al Ahly |
Individual game highs
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | Eduardo Mingas | Primeiro de Agosto | 35 |
| Abderrahim Najah | AS Salé | ||
| Points | Manny Quezada | Primeiro de Agosto | 36 |
| Rebounds | Aubin Junior Kasongo | BC Mazembe | 23 |
| Assists | Yassine El Mahsini | AS Salé | 13 |
| Steals | Carlos Cabral | Primeiro de Agosto | 8 |
| Blocks | Nick West | ES Radès | 5 |
| Turnovers | Engelbert Beleck | REG | 8 |
| 2-point field goals | Elhadji Mbodji | ES Radès | 12 |
| 3-point field goals | Reggie Holmes | Al Ahly | 7 |
References
External links
Шаблон:FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Шаблон:2018–19 in African men's basketball
- ↑ Découvrez l’Afroleague, la nouvelle compétition de clubs de FIBA Afrique
- ↑ Zone 3 champions Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club will know their opponents for the 2019 FIBA AfroLeague later in December
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Draw Results FIBA Basketball
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Elite 8 pairings set following conclusion of Group Phase fiba.basketball. 11 Mar 2019. Retrieved 13 Mar 2019.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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