2022–23 Libyan Division I Basketball League

Libyan Division I Basketball League
Season2022–23
Dates11 December 2022 - 18 July 2023
Teams13
Finals
ChampionsAl-Ahly Benghazi (3rd title)
Runners-upAl Ahly Tripoli
Finals MVPPalestine Kyndall Dykes (Al-Ahly B.)
Statistical leaders
Points Palestine Dykes (142) (Ahly B.) Palestine Dykes (23.7) (Ahly B.)
Rebounds United States Anosike (Ahly B.)
Egypt Osama (Ahly T.) (70)		 Algeria Harat (15.5)
Assists Egypt Osama (Ahly T.)
Libya El-Sadi (Ahly T.) (23)		 Egypt Osama (Ahly T.)
Libya El-Sadi (Ahly T.) (3.8)
Efficiency Bosnia and Herzegovina Kikanović (129.0) (Al-Nasser)
Records
Biggest home winAhly B. 125 - 38 Al-Tahadi Jan. 26, 2023
Biggest away winAl-Tahadi 26 - 116 Al-Nasser Jan. 14, 2023
Winning streak23 Al-Ahly Benghazi
Losing streak13 Al-Madina
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2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Libyan Basketball League, is top level of professional basketball in Libya, Al-Ahly Tripoli were defending champions.

Preliminary round

Teams are divided into two groups, one with 7 teams and one with 6 teams. All teams play a double round-robin format in their respective group. Only the top 4 teams in each group advance to the next round of the season.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly Tripoli (Q) 12 11 1 845 583 +262 23 Advance to the second round
2 Al-Ittihad (Q) 12 10 2 796 628 +168 22
3 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi (Q) 12 9 3 713 639 +74 21
4 Al-Madina (Q) 12 5 7 640 682 −42 17
5 Al-Jazeera (E) 12 4 8 711 813 −102 16 Eliminated
6 Abu Salem (E) 12 3 9 582 785 −203 15
7 Belkhaier (E) 12 0 12 671 828 −157 12
Source: Kooora Website
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly Benghazi (Q) 10 10 0 738 517 +221 20 Advance to the second round
2 Al-Nasser (Q) 10 8 2 708 469 +239 18
3 Al-Muroj (Q) 10 5 5 757 646 +111 15
4 Al-Hilal (Q) 10 5 5 691 688 +3 15
5 Ittihad Al-Marj (E) 10 2 8 501 598 −97 12 Eliminated
6 Al-Tahadi (E) 10 0 10 380 857 −477 10
Source: Kooora Website
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Second round

The top 4 teams in each group qualified for this round. All teams in the second round will play a double round-robin format. Only the top four teams then proceed to the Final Four.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly Benghazi 14 13 1 1128 979 +149 27 Advanced to Final Four
2 Al-Ahly Tripoli 14 12 2 1130 854 +276 26
3 Al-Nasser 14 10 4 1078 933 +145 24
4 Ittihad 14 9 5 1060 995 +65 23
5 Al-Muroj 14 4 10 957 1042 −85 18 Eliminated
6 Al-Hilal 14 4 10 883 1049 −166 18
7 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 14 3 11 940 1086 −146 17
8 Al-Madina 14 1 13 787 1025 −238 15
Source: Kooora Website

Final Four Tournament

Squads

Each team will have a roster of minimum 14 players and maximum 16 players.

Al-Ahly Benghazi

Al Ahly Benghazi roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 Libya Al-Zway, Hamado 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-09-29)29 September 1996
G 00 Palestine Dykes, Kyndall 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 37 – (1987-11-12)12 November 1987
SG 1 Libya Al-Rashed, Wajdi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993
PG 3 Libya Saeed, Mahmud 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1993-04-15)15 April 1993
PG 6 Libya Mekraz, Zain 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1991-10-02)2 October 1991
G 8 Libya Zew, Idris 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (2000-05-10)10 May 2000
F 9 Libya Gomange, Sofian 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
C 10 Libya El-Shakmak, Yahya 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 40 – (1985-08-08)8 August 1985
C 12 Libya Al-Derfily, Omar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1997-12-11)11 December 1997
G/F 14 Libya Al-Gohamy, Esmail 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 25 – (1999-09-08)8 September 1999
G 19 Libya Abdo, Ibrahim 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 38 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986
SG 20 Libya Al-Sokany, Abdullah 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – (2002-08-07)7 August 2002
C 21 United States Anosike, OD 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 34 – (1991-01-03)3 January 1991
F 23 Libya Al-Shatiti, Abdulhamid 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1996-07-06)6 July 1996
Head coach
  • Tunisia Abdelmoaem Oune
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Al-Ahly Tripoli

Al Ahly Tripoli roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 00 Egypt Osama, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 30 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
Head coach
  • Egypt Ashraf Tawfeek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Al-Nasser

Al Naser roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 00 Libya Tahir, Nouralden 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
Head coach
  • Lebanon Joe Ghattas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Ittihad

Ittihad roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 Libya El-Mabrook, Mohamed 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 28 – (1997-01-20)20 January 1997
Head coach
  • Lebanon Fouad Abo Shakra
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 July 2023

Final standings

[1]

Pos Team P W L Pts
1. Al-Ahly Benghazi
6
5
4
11
2. Al-Ahly Tripoli
6
4
2
10
3. Al-Nasser
6
3
3
9
4. Ittihad
6
0
6
6

Results

Week[2] Date Home Team Score Away Team
Great Hall "Tripoli"
1 July 7, 2023 Al-Ahly Tripoli 84-79 Ittihad
July 7, 2023 Al-Naser 72-66 Al-Ahly Benghazi
2 July 8, 2023 Ittihad 71-74 Al-Naser
July 8, 2023 Al-Ahly Tripoli 75-78 Al-Ahly Benghazi
3 July 10, 2023 Al-Ahly Tripoli 69-49 Al-Naser
July 10, 2023 Al-Ahly Benghazi 76-74 Ittihad
Suliman Darrat Arena "Benghaz"
1 July 15, 2023 Al-Ahly Benghazi 81-70 Al-Naser
July 15, 2023 Ittihad 68-82 Al-Ahly Tripoli
2 July 16, 2023 Al-Ahly Benghazi 67-57 Al-Ahly Tripoli
July 16, 2023 Al-Naser 79-76 Ittihad
3 July 18, 2023 Al-Naser 72-78 Al-Ahly Tripoli
July 18, 2023 Ittihad 47-50 Al-Ahly Benghazi

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category[3] Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Palestine Kyndall Dykes Al-Ahly Benghazi 23.7
Rebounds per game Algeria Mohamed Harat Ittihad 15.5
Assists per game Egypt Anas Osama Al-Ahly Tripoli 3.8
Libya Mohamed Sadi Al Ahly Tripoli 3.8
Steals per game Libya Ahmed El-Fallah Ittihad 2.2
Libya Mohamed Ramdan Al-Nasser 2.2
Blocks per game Egypt Anas Osama Al-Ahly Tripoli 3.8
Turnovers per game Libya Mohamed Ramdan Al-Nasser 5
Fouls per game Libya Abdolusalam Ahmed Al-Nasser 4
Libya Yahya Elshakmak Al-Ahly Benghazi 4
Libya Ahmed El-Fallah Ittihad 4
Minutes per game Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Kikanović Al-Nasser 39.3

Team statistic leaders

Category[4] Team Statistic
Points per game Al-Ahly Tripoli 74.2
Rebounds per game Al-Ahly Benghazi 42.3
Assists per game Al-Ahly Tripoli 17.5
Steals per game Ittihad 9.3
Blocks per game Al-Ahly Tripoli 4.8
Turnovers per game Ittihad 16.2
2P% Al-Ahly Tripoli 46.6%
3P% Al-Ahly Tripoli 27.9%
FT% Al-Ahly Benghazi 58.6%

Awards

Category[5] Player Team(s)
Finals MVP Palestine Kyndall Dykes Al-Ahly Benghazi
Player of the Year Libya Naseem Badroosh Al-Ahly Tripoli
Point Guard of the Year Libya Mohamed El-Sadi Al-Ahly Tripoli
Shooting Guard of the Year Libya Naseem Badroosh Al-Ahly Tripoli
Small Forward of the Year Libya Mohamed Buzgaiya Al-Nasser
Power Forward of the Year Libya Sofian Gomange Al-Ahly Benghazi
Center of the Year Libya Abdelgader Masenga Ittihad
Import Player of the Year Palestine Kyndall Dykes Al-Ahly Benghazi
Rookie Player of the Year Libya Abdulsalam Al-Rashde Al-Nasser
Most Improved Player of the Year Libya Mohsen Elkrmi Ittihad
Defensive Player of the Year Libya Mahmoud Bilhaj Al-Ahly Tripoli
Coach of the Year Tunisia Mounem Oune Al-Ahly Benghazi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final standings". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Schedule". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Leaders". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Statistics". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Leaders". 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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