2021 BAL season

The 2021 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season will be the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league is a joint effort between the NBA and FIBA.[1]

2021 BAL season
Season2021
Teams12
← 2020
2022 →

The start date of the season are not announced yet as the previous season is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualification

The twelve teams for the inaugural BAL season had to qualify in their domestic competitions to be able to play in the league, similar to other FIBA-organised competitions. Six teams qualify directly as domestic champions; six winners of the qualifying tournaments qualify as well.

Direct qualification

According to BAL regulations, FIBA announced that the national champions of Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia are directly qualified for the regular season.

Qualified teams

On 22 May 2020, Petro de Luanda was announced as the first qualified team for the 2021 BAL season. The Angolan FAB had abandoned the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and awarded the team the place without naming it as champions.[2]

Team Home city Qualified as Qualified on Previous BAL seasons
Petro de LuandaLuandaFirst-ranked of the 2019–20 Angolan Basketball League22 May 2020[2] 1 (2020)
US Monastir Monastir Champions of the 2019–20 Championnat National A 8 August 2020 1 (2020)
Al Ittihad Alexandria Champions of the 2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League 11 September 2020[3] Debut

Qualfiying tournaments

Six teams will qualify through the qualifying tournaments. Teams that have qualified to participate are:

References
  1. "NBA, FIBA launching 12-team league in Africa; Barack Obama to have hands-on role". USA TODAY.
  2. "Petro de Luanda earn right to represent Angola at Basketball Africa League 2020-21". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Al Ittihad dominate season in Egypt to play at Basketball Africa League 2021". FIBA. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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