2023–24 FUS Rabat basketball season

FUS Rabat
Chairman	Said El Yamani
Head coach	Said El Bouzidi
BAL	1st in Kalahari Conference ; (1st seed overall)
0Playoffs	0Quarterfinals; (eliminated by Cape Town Tigers)
Division Excellence	In progress
Throne Cup	To be played
Biggest win	56 points; Raja CA 33–89 FUS Rabat; (7 October 2023)
Biggest defeat	10 points; AS Salé 88–78 FUS Rabat; (18 December 2023)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

FUS Rabat plays the 2023–24 season in the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as well as in the Throne Cup competition.

They made their debut in the Road to BAL, having qualified as national champions. On 4 November, a place in the main tournament was guaranteed following a win over FAP in the semi-finals.^[1] FUS Rabat won the Kalahari Conference and clinched the number one seed for the playoffs,^[2] however, they were eliminated by the eight-seeded Cape Town Tigers who won the quarterfinal after overtime.^[3]

Roster

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

FUS Rabat roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	1	Jordan, John	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	32 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992
PG	2	Brown, Ken	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	35 – (1989-10-24)24 October 1989
F	4	Najah, Abderrahim	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	40 – (1984-11-20)20 November 1984
PG	5	El Haoua, Abdelkarim	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	27 – (1997-08-28)28 August 1997
F	6	Zeghloul, Mohamed Anas	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	20 – (2004-04-08)8 April 2004
SG	7	Nouhi, Ayoub	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	25 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999
F/C	10	Diarra, Aliou	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	22 – (2001-12-31)31 December 2001
F/C	13	Laanani, Omar	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	37 – (1987-03-26)26 March 1987
C	14	Sylla, Mohamed (E)	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	19 – (2005-01-31)31 January 2005
G	15	Benmhine, Soufiane	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	32 – (1992-08-04)4 August 1992
F/C	23	Azouga, Badr Eddine	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	29 – (1995-02-07)7 February 1995
PF	24	Zouita, Abdelhakim	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	37 – (1986-12-08)8 December 1986
G	45	Baeri, Yacine	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	35 – (1989-10-04)4 October 1989

Head coach

Said El Bouzidi

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 17 March 2024

Transactions

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Ends	Date	Source
55	G/F	Baeri Yacine	34	Free agent	Free agent	2024	October 25, 2023	^[4]
11	C	Prince Orizu	28	Tormes	Free agent	2024	October 25, 2023	^[4]
15	C	Aliou Diarra	21	Stade Malien	Free agent	2024	October 31, 2023	^[5]
1	PG	John Jordan	30	Zdravlje	Free agent	2024	January 20, 2024
2	PG	Ken Brown	33	Al-Ittihad Aleppo	Free agent	2024	January 20, 2024	^[6]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
BAL	9 March 2024	26 May 2024	Kalahari Conference	Quarterfinals	6	4	0	2	540	464	+76	066.67
Road to BAL	31 October 2023	5 November 2023	Elite 16	Final	5	3	0	2	408	390	+18	060.00
Division Excellence	4 October 2023								!—
Throne Cup									!—
Total					11	7	0	4	948	854	+94	063.64

Source: Goalzz, Afrobasket.com

Division Excellence

Regular season

Gameday	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Record
1	4 October	ASA	H	W 96–58	1–0
2	7 October	Raja Casablanca	A	W 33–89	2–0
3	15 October	MTB Majd Tanger	H	W 83–55	3–0
4	21 October	Wydad AC	H	W 72–62	4–0
5	11 November	KACM	A	W 68–74	5–0
6	23 November	IRT Tanger	H	W 70–67	6–0
7	4 December	MAS Fez	A	W 51–66	7–0
8	7 December	ASC	A	W 67–77	8–0
9	10 December	Larache	H	W 83–63	9–0
10	18 December	AS Salé	A	L 88–78	9–1
11	6 January	AS FAR	H	W 75–59	10–1
12	20 January	Raja Casablanca	H	W 80–67	11–1
13	25 January	MTB Majd Tanger	A	W 61–73	12–1
14	5 February	Wydad AC	A	W 53–74	13–1
15	8 February	ASC	H	W 83–60	14–1
16	2 March	AS FAR	A	W 70–78	15–1
17	8 April	Larache	A	L 90–89	15–2
18	17 April	AS Salé	H	W 98–86	16–2

Second stage

Gameday	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Record
1	4 May	MTB Majd Tanger	A	W 69–90	1–0
2	8 May	ASCHBB	A	W 76–91	2–0
3	12 May	MTB Majd Tanger	H	W 92–72	3–0
4	15 May	ASCHBB	H	W 98–52	4–0
5	3 June	IRT Tanger	A	W 78–80	5–0
6	6 June	IRT Tanger	H	W 88–76	6–0

Playoffs

Gameday	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Record
Semifinals
Game 1	15 June	MAS Fes	A	W 63–78	1–0

Road to BAL

Elite 16

31 October 2023 1	ABC Fighters	76–84	FUS Rabat	POPSI, Yaoundé
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 8-19, 25-22, 17-20, 26-23
	Pts: Akano 19 Rebs: Edosomwan 10 Asts: Kra 4	Report	Pts: Jordan 18 Rebs: Diarra 5 Asts: Jordan, Zouita 4	Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Didier Gaga (RWA), Ahmed Khedr (EGY)

1 November 2023 2	FUS Rabat	90–890(OT)	Bangui Sporting Club	POPSI, Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 17-23, 21-19, 22-26, 22-14, Overtime: 8-7
	Pts: Jordan 28 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Jordan 6	Report	Pts: Ganapamo 20 Rebs: Djimrabaye 11 Asts: Johnson 8	Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN), Papa Felix Seye (SEN)

2 November 2023 3	FUS Rabat	66–73	SLAC	POPSI, Yaoundé
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 19-15, 14-17, 16-22, 17-19
	Pts: Baeri, Jordan 10 Rebs: Three players 5 Asts: Baeri, Nouhi 3		Pts: Zouzoua 24 Rebs: Nguirane 14 Asts: Gilbert 5	Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Ahmed Khedr (EGY), Didier Shema Nshuti (RWA)

Final stage

Semi-finals

4 November 2023 Semi-final	FUS Rabat	78–60	FAP	POPSI, Yaoundé
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 21-21, 22-14, 21-16, 14-9
	Pts: Diarra 18 Rebs: Diarra 21 Asts: El Haoua 6	Report	Pts: Tametong 18 Rebs: Njiki 8 Asts: Keumoe 3	Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Sara Elsharnouby (EGY), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)

Final

5 November 2023 Final	Bangui Sporting Club	92–90	FUS Rabat	POPSI, Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 27-23, 21-24, 24-23
	Pts: Kamayengue 17 Rebs: Djimrabaye 10 Asts: Johnson 7	Report	Pts: Jordan 17 Rebs: Azouga 8 Asts: Jordan 8	Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN)

BAL

FUS Rabat played in the Kalahari Conference in South Africa and won the inaugural conference title.

Kalahari Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
1	FUS Rabat	4	3	1	363	295	+68	.750	Advance to playoffs
2	Petro de Luanda	4	2	2	360	340	+20	.500
3	Cape Town Tigers (H)	4	1	3	305	346	−41	.250
4	Dynamo (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Withdrew

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts

9 March 2024	Petro de Luanda	73–82	FUS Rabat	SunBet Arena, Pretoria
12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–18, 24–25, 18–16
	Pts: Morais 19 Rebs: Gakou 7 Asts: Dundão 4	Boxscore	Pts: Jordan 20 Rebs: Diarra 10 Asts: Four players 3	Attendance: 2,727 Referees: Gerda Gatling, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga

12 March 2024	Cape Town Tigers	58–84	FUS Rabat	SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 16–20, 10–27, 14–13
	Pts: Cele 22 Rebs: Sibanyoni 8 Asts: Diarra 3	Boxscore	Pts: Diarra 21 Rebs: Azouga, Najah 7 Asts: Jordan 7	Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Jason Alabanza, Erick Otieno, Dorothy Okatch

14 March 2024	FUS Rabat	86–89	Petro de Luanda	SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 9–21, 23–29, 29–24
	Pts: Jordan 18 Rebs: Diarra 7 Asts: Three players 4	Boxscore	Pts: Dundão 25 Rebs: Gakou 10 Asts: Three players 4	Attendance: 1,551 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Arnold Moseya, Monicca Nassuuna

17 March 2024	FUS Rabat	84–78	Cape Town Tigers	SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)	Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 22–21, 22–25, 25–16
	Pts: Jordan 19 Rebs: Diarra 11 Asts: Nouhi 5	Boxscore	Pts: Cele 24 Rebs: Preston, Sibanyoni 7 Asts: Preston 5	Attendance: 5,827 Referees: Gerda Gatling, Erick Otieno, Didier Gaga

Playoffs

Seeding game (1st–2nd seed)

24 May 2024	Al Ahly	78–89	FUS Rabat	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 30–19, 15–17, 14–31
	Pts: Lyons 21 Rebs: Mitchell 9 Asts: Gendy 5	Livestats	Pts: Diarra 21 Rebs: Diarra 10 Asts: Brown 5	Attendance: 7,154 Referees: Julian Scott, Yann Vezo Davidson, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza

Quarterfinals

26 May 2024	FUS Rabat	88–910OT	Cape Town Tigers	BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:30 PM	Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 24–29, 18–19, 24–20, Overtime: 5–8
	Pts: Diarra 18 Rebs: Diarra 16 Asts: Jordan 7	Livestats	Pts: Cele 30 Rebs: Sibanyoni 25 Asts: Diarra 8	Attendance: 6,279 Referees: Pat O'Connell, Aboolo Amr, Monicca Nassuunav

Player statistics

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

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FUS Rabat statistics
Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Abdelhakim Zouita	6	21.8	.438	.000	.600	3.8	3.7	0.2	0.3	8.5
Mohamed Anas Zeghloul	2	1.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mohamed Sylla	6	13.0	.484	.000	.667	4.8	0.3	0.2	1.2	6.0
Ayoub Nouhi	6	22.7	.396	.133	.533	1.2	2.5	0.3	0.5	8.7
Abderrahim Najah	6	10.5	.481	.000	.200	4.5	0.8	0.3	0.3	4.5
John Jordan	6	30.7	.391	.344	.852	4.5	4.8	2.0	0.3	14.7
Abdelkarim El Haoua	6	8.8	.500	.000	.750	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.8
Aliou Diarra	6	25.9	.667	.000	.633	10.0	1.0	1.0	2.2	16.5
Ken Brown	6	30.5	.460	.405	.583	2.5	2.2	1.5	0.2	11.3
Soufiane Benhmine	6	20.5	.400	.278	.800	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.0	6.8
Yacine Baeri	6	8.1	.350	.385	.750	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	3.7
Badr Azouga	6	11.1	.421	.250	.600	3.2	1.2	0.3	0.3	4.0

References

^ "FUS Rabat clinch BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "BAL debutant FUS Rabat stun defending champions Al Ahly SC". The BAL. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Cape Town Tigers stun top-seeded FUS Rabat in biggest achievement for South African basketball". The BAL. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b @fusbasketball (25 October 2023). "✍️" – via Instagram.
^ "FUS Rabat inks Aliou Diarra". Afrobasket.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ @fusbasketball (19 January 2024). "Welcome to our new signing. Ken Brown officially in town" – via Instagram.
^ "F.U.S de Rabat Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[1] "FUS Rabat clinch BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[2] "BAL debutant FUS Rabat stun defending champions Al Ahly SC". The BAL. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[:5-3] "Cape Town Tigers stun top-seeded FUS Rabat in biggest achievement for South African basketball". The BAL. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[:3-4] @fusbasketball (25 October 2023). "✍️" – via Instagram.

[:1-5] "FUS Rabat inks Aliou Diarra". Afrobasket.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[6] @fusbasketball (19 January 2024). "Welcome to our new signing. Ken Brown officially in town" – via Instagram.

[7] "F.U.S de Rabat Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

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