2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship

The 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2022) was the 34th season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament is held from 5 October to 15 October 2022 in Kuwait. Al Ahly was the defending champion.[1] All games are played in the Al-Ittihad Hall in Kuwait City.

2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship
بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2022
Tournament details
CountryKuwait
Dates5 – 15 October 2022
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsKuwait Kuwait SC (1st title)
Runner-upEgypt Al Ahly Cairo
Third placeLebanon Beirut Club
Fourth placeKuwait Kazma
← 2021
2023 →

Kuwait SC won its first Arab championship after defeating Al Ahly Cairo in the final, which was a re-match of the previous year.

Teams

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Contrary to other seasons, no teams from Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates participated. The following teams qualified for the season:[2]

Regular season

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The draw for the groups was held 18 August 2022.[3]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Kuwait 3 3 0 217 190 +27 6
2   Al Ittihad Alexandria 3 2 1 293 190 +103 5
3   Al Ahly Benghazi 3 1 2 203 269 −66 4
4   Al-Ittihad Aleppo 3 0 3 182 245 −63 3

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Al Ahly Cairo 3 3 0 326 183 +143 6
2   Al Riyadi 3 2 1 258 208 +50 5
3   Al-Gharafa 3 1 2 203 265 −62 4
4   Al Mena 3 0 3 180 311 −131 3

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Kazma 3 2 1 260 247 +13 5
2   Al-Ahli Manama 3 2 1 214 212 +2 5
3   Al Bashaer 3 1 2 234 253 −19 4
4   Al Sadd 3 1 2 236 232 +4 4

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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Beirut Club 3 3 0 260 238 +22 6
2   Al-Jahra 3 2 1 231 208 +23 5
3   Dijlah University 3 1 2 223 222 +1 4
4   WA Boufarik 3 0 3 203 249 −46 3

Knock-out stage

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
              
 
10 October
 
 
  Kuwait104
 
12 October
 
  Al Mena55
 
  Kuwait97
 
10 October
 
  Dijlah University79
 
  Al-Ahli Manama96
 
14 October
 
  Dijlah University98
 
  Kuwait87
 
11 October
 
  Beirut Club74
 
  Beirut Club87
 
12 October
 
  Al Sadd64
 
  Beirut Club80
 
11 October
 
  Al Riyadi76
 
  Al Riyadi98
 
15 October
 
  Al Ahly Benghazi80
 
  Kuwait78
 
11 October
 
  Al Ahly Cairo77
 
  Al Ahly Cairo86
 
12 October
 
  Al-Ittihad Aleppo77
 
  Al Ahly Cairo93
 
11 October
 
  Al-Jahra54
 
  Al-Jahra69
 
14 October
 
  Al Bashaer53
 
  Al Ahly Cairo91
 
11 October
 
  Kazma87 Third place game
 
  Kazma90
 
12 October15 October
 
  WA Boufarik74
 
  Kazma (OT)106  Beirut Club (OT)102
 
10 October
 
  Al Ittihad Alexandria101   Kazma97
 
  Al Ittihad Alexandria109
 
 
  Al-Gharafa70
 

Round of 16

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10 October 2022
12:00
Al-Ittihad Alexandria   109–70   Al-Gharafa
Pts: Mido Mohamed 18
Rebs: Anas Mahmoud 8
Asts: Sean Armand 5
Pts: Nedim Muslic 18
Rebs: Music, Mohammed 6
Asts: Siad 3
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
10 October 2022
14:05
Kazma   90–74   WA Boufarik
Pts: Latavious Williams 25
Rebs: Latavious Williams 23
Asts: Ahmad Al-Baloushi 10
Pts: Zaitoni Rabeh 20
Rebs: Zaitoni Rabeh 13
Asts: Abdelhalim Kaouane 4
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
10 October 2022
16:20
Al-Ahli Manama   96–98   Dijlah University
Pts: Davon Jefferson 30
Rebs: Davon Jefferson 19
Asts: Davon Jefferson 7
Pts: Elijah Robinson 38
Rebs: Nawras Altaleb 19
Asts: Robinson, English 5
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
10 October 2022
18:45
Kuwait   104–55   Al Mena
Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 20–16, 30–16, 28–16
Pts: Cady Lalanne 21
Rebs: Omran Johar 11
Asts: Georges-Hunt, Algheis 5
Pts: Mostafa Tarawry 18
Rebs: Farhan, Rosser 6
Asts: Six players 1
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
11 October 2022
12:00
Al Ahly Cairo   87–76   Al-Ittihad Aleppo
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–15, 22–18, 23–22
Pts: Ehab Amin 11
Rebs: Amin, Ismail 5
Asts: Fakuade, Amin 4
Pts: Brandon Spearman 24
Rebs: Igor Chumakov 9
Asts: Brandon Spearman 6
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
11 October 2022
16:10
Al Riyadi   98–80   Al-Ahly Benghazi
Pts: Michael Qualls 27
Rebs: Ater Majok 11
Asts: Ali Mansur 5
Pts: Cleveland Thomas 27
Rebs: Staphon Blair 10
Asts: Cleveland Thomas 4
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
11 October 2022
16:10
Beirut Club   87–64   Al Sadd
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 23–22, 17–17, 22–15
Pts: Michael Dixon 22
Rebs: Omar Jamaleddine 8
Asts: Elias Rustom 5
Pts: Mohamed Elsadi 15
Rebs: Babacar Dieng 8
Asts: Mohamed Elsadi 8
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
11 October 2022
18:15
Al-Jahra   69–53   Al Bashaer
Pts: Chinemelu Elonu 22
Rebs: Salah Mejri 19
Asts: Mused Alotaibi 5
Pts: Christopher Brady 14
Rebs: Christopher Brady 11
Asts: Al-Soomali, Alhalahli 3
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Quarterfinals

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12 October 2022
12:00
Al Ittihad Alexandria   101–106 (OT)   Kazma
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–27, 19–24, 19–25, Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Kyndall Dykes 33
Rebs: Anas Mahmoud 16
Asts: Three players 2
Pts: Kevin Murphy 53
Rebs: Latavious Williams 20
Asts: Murphy, Al-Baloushi 5
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
12 October 2022
14:40
Al Riyadi   76–80   Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 11–23, 19–15, 32–20
Pts: Ater Majok 19
Rebs: Ater Majok 13
Asts: Gyokchyan, Zeinoun 4
Pts: Kenneth Horton 27
Rebs: Ali Haidar 14
Asts: Ali Haidar 5
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
12 October 2022
16:55
Al Ahly Cairo   93–54   Al-Jahra
Pts: Ahmed Ismail 16
Rebs: Amr Gendy 6
Asts: Marwan Sarhan 6
Pts: Chinemelu Elonu 20
Rebs: Chinemelu Elon 11
Asts: Two players 2
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
12 October 2022
19:10
Kuwait   97–79   Dijlah University
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 25–22, 30–19, 19–18
Pts: Alexander Algheis 18
Rebs: Cady Lalanne 12
Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 7
Pts: Abdullah Majed 20
Rebs: Nawras Altaleb 9
Asts: Elijah Robinson 7
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Semifinals

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14 October 2022
16:00
Kazma   87–91   Al Ahly Cairo
Pts: Kevin Murphy 29
Rebs: Latavious Williams 10
Asts: Ahmad Al-Baloushi 9
Pts: Ehab Amin 31
Rebs: Seif Samir 10
Asts: Amr Gendy 4
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
14 October 2022
18:10
Kuwait   84–74   Beirut Club
Pts: Cady Lalanne 21
Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10
Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 3
Pts: Ali Haidar 33
Rebs: Ali Haidar 13
Asts: Michael Dixon 5
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Third place game

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15 October 2022
16:15
Beirut Club   102–97 (OT)   Kazma
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 25–23, 21–26, 20–13, Overtime: 17–12
Pts: Omar Jamaleddine 33
Rebs: Omar Jamaleddine 14
Asts: Michael Dixon 6
Pts: Latavious Williams 34
Rebs: Latavious Williams 15
Asts: Abdulaziz Alhumaidi 8
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Final

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15 October 2022
18:30
Kuwait   78–77   Al Ahly Cairo
Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 22
Rebs: Lalanne, Adnan 10
Asts: Hamad Adnan 4
Pts: Amr Gendy 18
Rebs: Michael Fakuade 10
Asts: Walter Hodge 5
Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Statistical leaders

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Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game   Kevin Murphy   Kazma 28.6
Rebounds per game   Latavious Williams   Kazma 13.9
Assists per game   Ahmad Al-Baloushi   Kazma 7.0
Steals per game   Ishaq Oubid   Al-Ittihad Aleppo 3.3
Blocks per game   Salah Mejri   Al-Jahra 2.6

References

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  1. ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (9 October 2021). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly crowned Arab Cup champions for first time in history". KingFut. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Draw for the Arab Club Basketball Championship next month". 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Tunisia: Arab Club Basketball Championship - Ezzahra Sports Drawn in Group B". allAfrica.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.