2020–21 US Monastir basketball season

US Monastir
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ahmed Belli
Head coach	Safouene Ferjani (CNA); Mounir Ben Slimen (BAL)
Arena	Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Championnat National A	Champions
Basketball Africa League	Runners-up (lost to Zamalek)
Tunisian Cup	Winners
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 62nd season of the US Monastir men's basketball team and the 1st of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

On 27 April 2021, Monastir won its sixth Championnat National A championship, its third consecutive title in a row. In its debut season in the Basketball Africa League, the team dominated its way through the regular season, defeating all three opponents by a wide margin. After blowouts in the quarter- and semifinals, Monastir lost to Zamalek in the 2021 BAL Finals.

Roster

Championnat National A roster

The following was Monastir's roster for the 2020–21 Championnat National A season, led by head coach Safouane Ferjani.^[1]

US Monastir roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
SG	1	Marnaoui, Oussama	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
PG	3	Quezada, Manny	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	39 – (1985-04-13)13 April 1985
PG	4	Abada, Omar	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	31 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993
G/F	4	Bhouri, Eskander	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	27 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
F	5	Methnani, Wassef	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	26 – (1998-08-07)7 August 1998
SG	8	Jaziri, Neji	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	30 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994
F	9	Nasr, Hassen		25 – (1999-08-27)27 August 1999
C	11	Med, Mokhtar	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	34 – (1990-11-14)14 November 1990
C	12	Ben Romdhane, Makrem	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	35 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989
F	15	Slimane, Radhouane (C)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	44 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980
SF	23	Lahyani, Firas	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	33 – (1991-07-19)19 July 1991
PG	25	Jaziri, Bilel	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	26 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998
G/F	32	Ghyaza, Mokhtar	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	38 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986

Head coach

Safouene Ferjani

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 16 May 2021

BAL roster

The following was US Monastir's 13-man roster for the 2021 BAL season.

US Monastir roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	00	Abada, Omar	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	31 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993
SG	1	Jaziri, Neji	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	30 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994
SG	8	Crawford, Chris (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992
PF	5	El Mabrouk, Mourad	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	38 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986
CG	10	Arakji, Wael (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994
SG	11	Marnaoui, Oussama	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
F	15	Slimane, Radhouane (C)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	44 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980
C	21	Majok, Ater (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	37 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987
G/F	22	Bhouri, Eskander	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	27 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
SF	23	Lahyani, Firas	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	33 – (1991-07-19)19 July 1991
C	24	Ben Romdhane, Makrem	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	35 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989
G/F	32	Ghyaza, Mokhtar	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	38 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986
F	34	Methnani, Wassef	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	26 – (1998-08-07)7 August 1998

Head coach

Mounir Ben Slimane

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: 16 May 2021

Championnat National A

Regular season

19 December 2020 RS1	AS Hammamet	62–84	US Monastir	Hammamet

				Arena: Salle d'Hammamet

23 December 2020 RS2	Kairouan	70–74	US Monastir	Kairouan

				Arena: Salle Kairouan

26 December 2020 RS3	US Monastir	74–48	Étoile Sportive La Goulette	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

30 December 2020 RS4	US Ansar	41–72	US Monastir	Dar Chaâbane

24 January 2021 RS5	Club Africain	64–55	US Monastir	Tunis

28 January 2021 RS6	US Monastir	100–68	AS Hammamet	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

3 February 2021 RS7	Étoile Sportive La Goulette	58–92	US Monastir	La Goulette

26 December 2020 RS7	US Monastir	90–67	US Ansar	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

26 December 2020 RS8	US Monastir	88–75	JS Kariouan	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Play-offs

6 March 2021 1	Ezzahra Sports	75–79	US Monastir	Ezzahra

				Arena: Ezzahra Arena

26 March 2021 2	US Monastir	80–75	Ezzahra Sports	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

6 April 2021 3	US Monastir	67–62	JS Kairouan	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

8 April 2021 4	Ezzahra Sports	68–62	US Monastir	Ezzahra

				Arena: Ezzahra Arena

10 April 2021 5	US Monastir	79–64	ES Radès	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

12 April 2021 6	US Monastir	74–61	Stade Nabeulien	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Semifinals

15 April 2021 Game 1	US Monastir	77–58	Stade Nabeulien	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

17 April 2021 Game 2	Stade Nabeulien	68–79	US Monastir	Nabeul

				Arena: Salle Bir Challouf

Finals

25 April 2021 Game 1	US Monastir	86–79	Ezzahra Sports	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

27 April 2021 Game 2	Ezzahra Sports	75–77	US Monastir	Monastir

				Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Tunisian Cup

Final

1 May 2021	US Monastir	104–61	Club Africain	Sfax

				Arena: Raed Bejaoui Indoor Sports Complex

Basketball Africa League

Group phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	US Monastir	3	3	0	303	211	+92	6	Advance to playoffs
2	Patriots (H)	3	2	1	236	223	+13	5	Advance to playoffs
3	Rivers Hoopers	3	1	2	210	251	−41	4
4	GNBC	3	0	3	207	271	−64	3

Source: BAL
(H) Hosts

Games

17 May 2021 1	GNBC	66–113	US Monastir	Kigali
19:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–25, 11–30, 23–25
	Pts: Randriamampionona 26 Rebs: Mandimbison 4 Asts: Razanamahenina 7	Boxscore	Pts: Ben Romdhane 23 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Crawford 8	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 498

20 May 2021 2	Rivers Hoopers	70–99	US Monastir	Kigali
15:30 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 10–25, 25–21, 23–29
	Pts: Daniels 25 Rebs: Daniels 11 Asts: Uzoh 8	Boxscore	Pts: Slimane 23 Rebs: Ghayaza, Lahyani, Majok 6 Asts: Abada 6	Arena: Kigali Arena

22 May 2021 3	US Monastir	91–75	Patriots	Kigali
14:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 22-24, 22-14, 23-17
	Pts: Arakji 28 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Slimane 6	Boxscore	Pts: Gasana 22 Rebs: Costner 6 Asts: Gasana 8	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1141

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

27 May 2021	US Monastir	86–62	AS Douanes	Kigali
17:30 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 29–18, 18–13, 20–15
	Pts: Majok 17 Rebs: Slimane 9 Asts: Abada 8	Boxscore	Pts: Diallo 15 Rebs: Diop 5 Asts: Faye 6	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 643^[2]

Semifinals

29 May 2021	US Monastir	87–46	Patriots	Kigali
17:30 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 21-8, 28-11, 22-13
	Pts: Abada 18 Rebs: Majok 12 Asts: Abada 5	Boxscore	Pts: Ndizeye 13 Rebs: Wamokota 10 Asts: 5 players 2	Arena: Kigali Arena

Finals

30 May 2021	US Monastir	63–76	Zamalek	Kigali
14:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–27, 9–11, 12–21
	Pts: Ben Romdhane & Crawford 14 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Abada 5 PIR: Three players 12	Report	Pts: Fakuade 15 Rebs: Elonu 12 Asts: Diabate 6 PIR: Elonu 22	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1,789 Referees: Samir Abaakil (Morocco), Marie Leslie Cherubin (Mauritius), Kingsley Ojeaburu (Nigeria)

Individual awards

BAL Sportsmanship Award: Makrem Ben Romdhane^[3]
All-BAL First Team:^[4]

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Source:^[5]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Wael Arakji	6	0	18.0	65.4%	33.3%	88.9%	2.3	3.2	1.2	0.0	14.7
Chris Crawford	6	0	24.1	47.8%	41.0%	50.0%	3.0	3.7	1.3	0.2	14.0
Makrem Ben Romdhane	6	6	28.4	61.1%	41.7%	33.3%	7.3	3.8	1.3	0.3	13.2
Omar Abada	6	6	27.6	40.0%	31.2%	70.8%	3.2	5.2	2.0	0.3	11.0
Radhouane Slimane	6	6	22.4	48.8%	48.1%	81.8%	4.0	2.7	0.5	0.0	10.3
Ater Majok	6	6	24.7	46.2%	14.3%	81.2%	6.7	1.0	0.5	2.0	8.3
Mourad El Mabrouk	6	6	23.7	28.6%	30.3%	100.0%	2.3	2.5	1.0	0.3	6.0
Oussama Marnaoui	4	0	5.9	45.5%	33.3%	76.9%	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	5.2
Firas Lahyani	5	0	12.2	57.9%	0.0%	75.0%	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	5.0
Mokhtar Ghyaza	6	0	14.0	44.4%	0.0%	81.8%	2.8	0.7	2.0	0.7	4.2
Naji Jaziri	2	0	3.0	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5
Eskander Bhouri	3	0	4.0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0

References

^ "Pro A Basketball 2020-2021, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "US Monastir v AS Douanes". www.thebal.com.
^ @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The Manute Bol BAL Sportsmanship Award went to US Monastir's Makrem Ben Romdhane, for exemplifying the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Twitter.
^ @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The All-BAL First Team. ⭐" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "US Monastir Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[1] "Pro A Basketball 2020-2021, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[2] "US Monastir v AS Douanes". www.thebal.com.

[3] @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The Manute Bol BAL Sportsmanship Award went to US Monastir's Makrem Ben Romdhane, for exemplifying the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Twitter.

[4] @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The All-BAL First Team. ⭐" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.

[5] "US Monastir Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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