Basketball Africa League Unveils Sahara Conference Rosters Ahead of Expanded 2022 Season Each of the Sahara Conference’s six teams, which come from six African countries, will have up to 13 players, at least eight of whom are citizens of their respective team’s home country DAKAR, Senegal, March 7, 2022/APO Group/ -- Six Sahara Conference Teams Feature 78 Players from 17 Countries Across Africa, Europe and the U.S.; 2022 BAL Season Opener Featured Senegal’s Dakar Université Club (DUC) Taking on Guinea’s Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club (S.L.A.C) at the Dakar Arena on March 5^that 12:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. GMT on Canal+, ESPNews and TSN; All 38 BAL Games Will Livestream on the NBA App, NBA.com and NBA.com/BAL; Tickets for Sahara Conference Games and Fan Zone Experience in Dakar from March 5-15 On Sale Now at NBA.com/BAL . The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has unveiled the rosters of the six teams that will compete in the league’s Sahara Conference group phase at the Dakar Arena in Senegal, which tipped off yesterday and runs through Tuesday, March 15. The six teams collectively feature 78 players from 17 countries across Africa, Europe and the U.S. In the season opener, Senegal’s Dakar Université Club (DUC) took on Guinea’s Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club (S.L.A.C) at 12:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. GMT on Canal+, ESPNews and TSN in the first of 38 games taking place across three cities over the next three months. Each of the Sahara Conference’s six teams, which come from six African countries, will have up to 13 players, at least eight of whom are citizens of their respective team’s home country and up to four of whom are from other countries, with no more than two players per team from outside of Africa. As part of the “BAL Elevate” program, each team’s 13^th roster spot is reserved for one of 12 prospects from NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Saly, Senegal for the top high-school age prospects from across Africa. Eight players competing in the Sahara Conference group phase previously played in the NBA G League. Majok was drafted 58^th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Team	Player	Country	Last G League Team
CFV (Mozambique)	Randy Ozoemena Onwuasur	Nigeria/USA	Salt Lake City Stars
DUC (Senegal)	Chadrack Lufile	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sioux Falls Skyforce
REG (Rwanda)	Anthony Rashad Walker	USA	Stockton Kings
S.L.A.C (Guinea)	Marcus Christopher Crawford	USA	Iowa Energy
S.L.A.C (Guinea)	Dane Anthony Miller Jr.	USA	Oklahoma City Blue
S.L.A.C (Guinea)	Jawachi Josh Nzeakor	Nigeria	Memphis Hustle
S.L.A.C (Guinea)	Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa	Nigeria	Santa Cruz Warriors
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Ater James Majok	Sudan	Los Angeles D-Fenders

The six teams feature nine former NCAA Division I players:

Team	Player	Country	Last College/University
AS Salé (Morocco)	Abdoulaye Harouna Amadou	Niger	Miami
AS Salé (Morocco)	Terrell De Von Stoglin	USA	Maryland
REG (Rwanda)	Javon Filer Adonis	Rwanda/USA	Florida Atlantic
REG (Rwanda)	Alex Olenga Mpoyo	Rwanda	Grambling State
REG (Rwanda)	Cleveland Thomas	USA	Western Kentucky
REG (Rwanda)	Anthony Rashad Walker	USA	Texas at Arlington
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Michael Andre Dixon	USA	Memphis
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Ater James Majok	Sudan	Connecticut
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Wassef Methnani	Tunisia	Fairfield

The Sahara Conference also features 11 players who previously participated in Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program for top prospects from across the continent that has seen 10 former campers drafted into the NBA, including Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2012) and Pascal Siakam (Toronto Raptors; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011):

Team	Player	Country	BWB Experience
AS Salé (Morocco)	Badreddine Azouga	Morocco	BWB Africa 2012
AS Salé (Morocco)	Abdelmajid El Madini	Morocco	BWB Africa 2015
CFV (Mozambique)	Ermelino Orlando Novela	Mozambique	BWB Africa 2009
CFV (Mozambique)	Helton Sergio Jacinto Ubisse	Mozambique	BWB Africa 2012
DUC (Senegal)	Cheikh Bamba Diallo	Senegal	BWB Africa 2013
DUC (Senegal)	Thierno Niang	Senegal	BWB Africa 2008
S.L.A.C (Guinea)	Christopher Obekpa	Nigeria	BWB Africa 2009
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Firas Lahyani	Tunisia	BWB Africa 2009
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Oussama Marnaoui	Tunisia	BWB Africa 2016
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Wassef Methnani	Tunisia	BWB Africa 2015
US Monastir (Tunisia)	Mohamed Adam Rassil	Tunisia	BWB Africa 2016

AS Salé head coach Liz Mills (Australia) will make history when she leads the Moroccan champions at the BAL, becoming the first woman to coach a BAL team and first woman to coach a Moroccan men’s team. REG is led by head coach and former NBA player Robert Pack. During his 13-year NBA career, Pack played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Hornets. The 12 BAL teams, which include defending BAL Champion Zamalek (Egypt), have been divided into two conferences – the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference. Each conference will play a 15- game group phase during which each team will face the five other teams in its conference once. The Sahara Conference group phase will take place at the Dakar Arena from March 5-15, while the Nile Conference group phase will take place at Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt from April 9-19. The top four teams from each conference will qualify for the BAL Playoffs, which will feature a single-elimination tournament and Finals at Kigali Arena in Rwanda from May 21-28. Rosters for Nile Conference teams will be announced at a later date. View Official Basketball Africa League Rosters (BAL.NBA.com/teams) (Credit: BAL) Basketball Africa League Season 2 Hype Video (bit.ly/3vIRP1I) (Credit: BAL) *Rosters are subject to change Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Basketball Africa League (BAL).Contact: Edwin Eselem Basketball Africa League +221 786154287 eeselem@thebal.com About the BAL: The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA, is a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa. The BAL, which is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, builds on the foundation of club competitions FIBA Regional Office Africa has organized in Africa and marks the NBA’s first collaboration to operate a league outside North America. Fans can follow the BAL @theBAL on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and register their interest in receiving more information at www.theBAL.com.