2025 Basketball Africa League Season: By the Numbers
BAL Playoffs and Finals Will be Held in South Africa for the First Time from June 6-14; Tickets on Sale Now at BAL.NBA.com and Ticketmaster.co.za
PRETORIA, South Africa, June 4, 2025/APO Group/ --
The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (<a href="https://apo-opa.co/43uaO0u">https://BAL.NBA.com</a>) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 &ndash; Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (<a href="https://apo-opa.co/4jvNMLd">https://apo-opa.co/4jvNMLd</a>) from the three conference group phases that were held in Rabat, Morocco; Dakar, Senegal; and Kigali, Rwanda in April and May: No. 1 seed AlAhli Tripoli (Libya; 6-0), No. 2 seed Al Ittihad (Egypt; 6-0), No. 3 seed 2022 BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia; 4-2), No. 4 seed Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria; 4-2), No. 5 seed 2024 BAL champion Petro de Luanda (Angola; 3-3), No. 6 seed Arm&eacute;e Patriotique Rwandaise (APR; Rwanda; 3-3), No. 7 seed Kriol Star (Cape Verde; 3-3) and No. 8 seed FUS de Rabat (Morocco; 2-4).&nbsp;





The schedule (<a href="https://apo-opa.co/3FpJLdw">https://apo-opa.co/3FpJLdw</a>) for the Playoffs and Finals features four seeding games followed by an eight-game, single-elimination playoffs, culminating with the 2025 BAL Finals on June 14 at 4:00 p.m. CAT.&nbsp; Tickets are on sale now at <a href="https://apo-opa.co/4jEDLvt">BAL.NBA.com</a> and <a href="https://apo-opa.co/4dN2b4B">Ticketmaster.co.za</a>.&nbsp;





Below are notable facts and figures about the 2025 BAL season:&nbsp;


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	<li><strong>250,000,000</strong> &ndash; Since 2021, the BAL has contributed more than <strong>$250</strong> million to Africa&rsquo;s GDP.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>2,739,498</strong> &ndash; BAL games have generated a record <strong>2,739,498</strong> million views on the league&rsquo;s YouTube (<a href="https://apo-opa.co/441ALVe">https://apo-opa.co/441ALVe</a>) channel this season (+69% year-over-year).&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>168,000</strong> &ndash; The May 22 game between APR and Made by Basketball (MBB; South Africa) was the most-watched game ever on the BAL&rsquo;s YouTube channel, with <strong>168,000 </strong>unique viewers.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>111,008</strong> &ndash; The BAL set an attendance record with <strong>111,008 </strong>fans attending the three conference group phases, including three sold-out opening days.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>37,000</strong> &ndash; Nearly <strong>37,000</strong> jobs were linked to the BAL playing games across the continent over the league&rsquo;s first four seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>2,347</strong> &ndash; This season, the BAL has engaged <strong>2,347</strong> youth and community members through social impact programming.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>600 </strong>&ndash; More than<strong> 600 </strong>media members from 30 countries across Africa, Europe, and the U.S. were credentialed to cover the three conference group phases.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>214</strong> &ndash; The 2025 BAL season is reaching fans in<strong> 214</strong> countries and territories in 17 languages.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>156 </strong>&ndash; The 12 BAL teams collectively featured <strong>156</strong> players from a record 28 countries across Africa, Europe, Oceania and the U.S. during group phase play.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>115</strong> &ndash; AlAhli Tripoli scored a BAL-record <strong>115</strong> points in a win against the Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) on May 18.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>39</strong> &ndash; MBB guard Teafale Lenard Jr. scored a BAL season-high<strong> 39 </strong>points in a 76-85 loss to the Nairobi City Thunder on May 24.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>17</strong> &ndash; Rivers Hoopers center Peter Olisemeka grabbed a BAL season-high <strong>17</strong> rebounds in a 94-77 loss to Al Ittihad on April 12. &nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>13</strong> &ndash; Petro de Luanda guard Childe Dundao set a BAL record for most assists in a game with <strong>13 </strong>in a 103-74 win over Kriol Star on April 26. &nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>12</strong> &ndash; As part of the fourth edition of the BAL Elevate program, one NBA Academy Africa prospect joined each of the 12 BAL teams for the season.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>8</strong> &ndash; APR center Aliou Diarra set a BAL record for most blocked shots in a single game with<strong> eight </strong>in a 77-74 win vs. the Nairobi City Thunder on May 25.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>8</strong> &ndash; Al Ahli Tripoli guard Jean-Jacques Boissy made a BAL season-high <strong>eight</strong> three-pointers in an 87-77 win vs. MBB on May 17.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>6</strong> &ndash; A record <strong>six</strong> new teams and two new countries competed in the 2025 BAL season.&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>2</strong> &ndash; Kriol Star is the only BAL team to win <strong>two</strong> overtime games in the same season, vs. ASC Ville de Dakar on May 1 (95-92) and vs. Petro de Luanda on May 4 (71-69).&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>2</strong> &ndash; 2022 BAL champion US Monastir and defending champion Petro de Luanda are the only <strong>two</strong> teams to compete in all five BAL seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li><strong>1 </strong>&ndash; This season marked the <strong>first</strong> time BAL games were held in Morocco and the <strong>first </strong>time South Africa is hosting the Playoffs and Finals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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