2023–24 Al Ahly men's basketball season

Al Ahly
Head coach	Augustí Julbe; (3rd season)
BAL	In progress
Premier League	TBD
Biggest defeat	20 points; Franca 90–70 Al Ahly ; (22 September 2023; Intercontinental Cup)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season Al Ahly men's basketball season is the 94th season of Al Ahly's men's basketball team. This season, the Reds are the defending champions in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). They also made their debut in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, finishing fourth,^[1] and became the first African team to ever win a game in the competition following their 21 September win over the NBA G League Ignite.^[2]

Al Ahly was unable to defend its BAL championship, as the second seed they were eliminated by seven seed Al Ahly Ly in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Transactions[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Ends	Date	Source
–	PF	Mostafa Kejo	29	Zamalek	Free agent	2027	August 2023	^[4]
–	C	Patrick Gardner	24	Long Island Nets	Free agent	Undisclosed	February 29, 2024	^[5]
–	G/F	Prince Ali	27	San Pablo Burgos	Free agent	Undisclosed	February 29, 2024	^[5]

Roster[edit]

The following is Al Ahly's roster for the Nile Conference of the BAL. Amr Zahran suffered from a torn ACL in December 2023 and was forced to miss the entire remainder of the season.^[6]

Current roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

2024 Al Ahly roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
SG	4	Saleh, Ehab	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	28 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995
PF	6	Sarhan, Marawan	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	32 – (1992-05-02)2 May 1992
SF	7	Hendawy, Seifelden (E)	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	18 – (2005-09-05)5 September 2005
PG	10	Lyons, Mark (I)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	34 – (1989-07-04)4 July 1989
G	12	Ali, Prince (I)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	27 – (1996-08-11)11 August 1996
PF	13	Abdelhalim, Amr	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991
G/F	14	Elmaraghy, Mohamed		31 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992
PG	15	Elgizawy, Karim	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	19 – (2005-01-13)13 January 2005
G/F	23	Abdelkawy, Mohamed		32 – (1991-08-15)15 August 1991
F	24	Mitchell, Tony (I)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	34 – (1989-08-07)7 August 1989
F/C	28	Gardner, Patrick	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	24 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
C/PF	34	Kejo, Moustafa	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	29 – (1994-10-22)22 October 1994
C	41	Oraby, Omar	2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)	32 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991

Head coach

Augustí Julbe

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 19 April 2024

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
FIBA Intercontinental Cup	21 September 2023	24 September 2023	Group phase	Fourth place	3	1	0	2	226	247	−21	033.33
BAL	19 April 2024	26 May 2024	Nile Conference	Quarterfinals	8	5		3	699	645	+54	062.50
Egyptian Premier League									!—
Egyptian Cup									!—
Egyptian Super Cup	20 October 2023		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	64	60	+4	100.00
Arab Championship	1 October 2023	12 October 2023	Group phase	Third place game	8	5	0	3	638	593	+45	062.50
Total					20	12	0	8	1,627	1,545	+82	060.00

Source: Goalzz, Afrobasket.com

FIBA Intercontinental Cup[edit]

Group phase[edit]

21 September 2023	NBA G League Ignite	76–82	Al Ahly	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 22–25, 16–17, 17–20
	Pts: Smith 18 Rebs: Almansa 8 Asts: Johnson 6	Boxscore	Pts: Amin 15 Rebs: Kejo 13 Asts: Cole 9	Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Scott Beker (AUS), Viola Györgyi (ROU)

22 September 2023	Sesi Franca	90–70	Al Ahly	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 16–15, 26–15, 22–23
	Pts: Dias, Jackson 22 Rebs: Márcio 9 Asts: Georginho 9	Boxscore	Pts: Cole 17 Rebs: Amin 9 Asts: Amin 5	Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Amy Bonner (USA), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Third place game[edit]

24 September 2023	Al Ahly	74–81	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 16–25, 15–22, 21–22
	Pts: Amin, Oraby 14 Rebs: Fakuade, Oraby 11 Asts: Amin 4	Boxscore	Pts: Perry 23 Rebs: Perry 12 Asts: Gulley 7	Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Arab Club Championship[edit]

All games were played in Doha, Qatar.

Group phase[edit]

Gameday	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Record
1	1 October 2023	Dijlah University College	N	W 92–77	1–0
2	2 October 2023	Al Ittihad Tripoli	N	W 55–65	2–0
3	3 October 2023	USM Alger	N	L 83–54	2–1
4	4 October 2023	MTB Majd Tanger	N	W 85–71	3–1

Knock-out phase[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

October 8, 2023	Al Ahly	98–58	Al-Fateh	Doha, Qatar
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 22-12, 31-19, 26-15
	Pts: Mostafa Kejo 18 Rebs: Seif Samir 9 Asts: Omar Abada 6	Boxscore	Pts: Darko Planinić 20 Rebs: Hani Al-Mohammed 7 Asts: Mohammed Fahad 5

Quarter-finals[edit]

October 9, 2023	Al Ittihad Alexandria	77–82	Al Ahly	Doha, Qatar
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 17-24, 19-17, 23-22
		Boxscore

Semi-finals[edit]

October 11, 2023	Al Ahly	78–85	AS Salé	Doha, Qatar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 17-19, 13-19, 23-30
	Pts: Two players 15 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Two players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Ramon Galloway 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Two players 2

Third place game[edit]

October 12, 2023	Kuwait	87–84	Al Ahly	Doha, Qatar
15:00	Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, -
	Pts: Cady Lalanne 34 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 4	Boxscore	Pts: Omar Oraby 25 Rebs: Omar Oraby 11 Asts: Omar Abada 5

Basketball Africa League[edit]

Nile Conference[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
1	Al Ahly (H)	6	5	1	544	470	+74	.833	Advance to playoffs
2	Al Ahly Ly	6	3	3	537	498	+39	.500^[a]	Advance to playoffs
3	Bangui SC	6	3	3	509	529	−20	.500^[a]
4	City Oilers	6	1	5	468	561	−93	.167

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

19 April 2024 1	Al Ahly	99–76	City Oilers	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 25–19, 26–21, 20–20
	Pts: Amin 16 Rebs: Mitchell 8 Asts: Amin, Elgizawy 5	Livestats	Pts: Rembert 21 Rebs: Maluach 8 Asts: Rembert 6	Attendance: 2,027 Referees: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Silver Houngbedji

20 April 2024 2	Al Ahly	98–88	Al Ahly Ly	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 22–18, 27–19, 29–28
	Pts: Lyons 20 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Gendy 5	Livestats	Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9 Asts: Diabate, Jackson 5	Attendance: 2,115 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Amir Taboubi

22 April 2024 3	Bangui SC	79–85	Al Ahly	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–22, 19–20, 22–22
	Pts: Fula Nganga 27 Rebs: Darlan 14 Asts: Darlan, Nwabuzor 3	Livestats	Pts: Three players 14 Rebs: Mitchell 7 Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 3	Attendance: 1,895 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

24 April 2024 4	City Oilers	82–81	Al Ahly	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 15–14, 18–19, 26–17
	Pts: Maluach 27 Rebs: Maluach 16 Asts: Miller Jr. 4	Livestats	Pts: Gardner 19 Rebs: Amin, Gardner 8 Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 4	Attendance: 2,589 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Claudio Eiuba, Silver Hongbedji

26 April 2024 5	Al Ahly Ly	76–87	Al Ahly	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–17, 18–27, 13–18
	Pts: Lual-Acuil 26 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 15 Asts: Jackson 10	Livestats	Pts: Mitchell 16 Rebs: Amin, Oraby 9 Asts: Lyons 7	Attendance: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Amir Taboubi Referees: 2,730

27 April 2024 6	Al Ahly	94–71	Bangui SC	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–17, 21–21, 20–18
	Pts: Ali 13 Rebs: Gardner 7 Asts: Three players 6	Livestats	Pts: Wegscheider 16 Rebs: Djimbaraye 11 Asts: Wegscheider 4	Attendance: 3,003 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Silver Houngbedji

Playoffs[edit]

Seeding game (1st–2nd seed)[edit]

24 May 2024	Al Ahly	78–89	FUS Rabat	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 30–19, 15–17, 14–31
	Pts: Lyons 21 Rebs: Mitchell 9 Asts: Gendy 5	Livestats	Pts: Diarra 21 Rebs: Diarra 10 Asts: Brown 5	Attendance: 7,154 Referees: Julian Scott, Yann Vezo Davidson, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza

Quarterfinals[edit]

26 May 2024	Al Ahly	77–86	Al Ahly Ly	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
2:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 22–23, 13–17, 28–31
	Pts: Mitchell 17 Rebs: Oraby 6 Asts: Lyons 10	Livestats	Pts: Deng 25 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 11 Asts: Golden 10	Attendance: 2,775 Referees: Julian Scott, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Amir Taboubi

Egyptian Cup[edit]

31 March 2024 Quarterfinal	Army	47–81	Al Ahly	Cairo

30 April 2024 Semifinal	Al Ahly	67–66	Gezira	6th of October

				Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

2 May 2024 Final	Al Ahly	65–68	Al Ittihad Alexandria	6th of October
9:00 PM (GMT)	Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–18, 17–17, 20–14
	Pts: Gendy 26 Rebs: Kejo 17 Asts: Three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Metwaly 20 Rebs: Kamal, Mahmoud 8 Asts: Dixon 7	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

Egyptian Super Cup[edit]

20 October 2023	Al Ahly	64–60	Zamalek	Isa Town, Bahrain

				Arena: Khalifa Sports City Stadium

Player statistics[edit]

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.^[7]

BAL[edit]

Al Ahly statistics
Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Omar Oraby	8	18.8	.612	.000	.524	5.5	0.8	0.0	1.9	8.9
Tony Mitchell	8	26.2	.402	.295	.737	6.0	3.0	1.6	1.1	11.6
Moustafa Kejo	8	15.2	.615	.500	.333	5.8	0.5	0.3	0.4	4.5
Seifeldin Hendawy	3	4.2	.000	.000	.500	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3
Mohamed Abdelkawy	8	16.3	.375	.429	.417	1.8	0.9	0.1	0.3	3.3
Prince Ali	8	16.4	.444	.450	.800	2.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	7.1
Ehab Amin	8	24.0	.411	.339	.615	5.6	3.1	1.5	0.1	13.1
Patrick Gardner	8	18.0	.507	.345	.857	4.6	0.9	0.8	0.1	10.5
Amro Abdelhalim	8	17.1	.435	.280	.636	2.4	3.0	0.1	0.1	8.5
Mark Lyons	8	24.5	.407	.333	.684	2.1	5.3	2.1	0.0	12.6
Marwan Sarhan	3	8.2	.286	.000	.750	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3
Karim Elgizawy	7	15.0	.333	.500	.750	2.0	1.9	0.4	0.0	3.1
Ahmed Moheib	1	15.5	.500	.200	.000	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
Mohamed Elmaraghy	2	10.1	.636	.333	1.000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0
Seif Samir	1	8.9	.333	.000	.500	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0

References[edit]

^ "Zhejiang Golden Bulls edge out Al Ahly to reach podium on first try". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
^ "Day 1 recap: Al Ahly stun NBA G League Ignite; smooth sailing for Bonn". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ "The BAL throne is vacant as Al Ahly Ly eliminate reigning champions Al Ahly SC". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Al Ahly signs Moustafa Elmekawi". Afrobasket.com. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
^ ^a ^b "BAL: Al-Ahly signs American trio". SportNewsAfrica.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ "Basketball | Amr Zahran suffers ACL". Al Ahly. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ "Al Ahly Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

[table_hth_AAL0.97508362027588-7] Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

[1] "Zhejiang Golden Bulls edge out Al Ahly to reach podium on first try". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[:3-2] "Day 1 recap: Al Ahly stun NBA G League Ignite; smooth sailing for Bonn". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[3] "The BAL throne is vacant as Al Ahly Ly eliminate reigning champions Al Ahly SC". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

[4] "Al Ahly signs Moustafa Elmekawi". Afrobasket.com. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

[a-5] "BAL: Al-Ahly signs American trio". SportNewsAfrica.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[6] "Basketball | Amr Zahran suffers ACL". Al Ahly. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

[8] "Al Ahly Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

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Qualification Playoffs Final Rosters
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Sahara Conference	APR AS Douanes US Monastir Rivers Hoopers