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2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship

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2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship
بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023
Tournament details
CountryQatar
Dates2 – 12 October 2023
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsLebanon Beirut Club (1st title)
Runner-upMorocco AS Salé
Third placeKuwait Kuwait Club
Fourth placeEgypt Al Ahly Cairo
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Ilias Aqboub (AS Salé)
MVPSergio El Darwich (Beirut Club)
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The 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023) was the 35th season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament is held from 1 October. All games are played in Doha, Qatar.[1]

Kuwait Club were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Beirut Club. Beirut Club went on to win their first Arab Championship, after their victory overf AS Salé in the final.[2]

Teams

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Group phase

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kuwait Kuwait Club 3 3 0 271 199 +72 6 Advance to knock-out phase
2 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 3 2 1 245 232 +13 5
3 Qatar Qatar Club 3 1 2 205 226 −21 4
4 State of Palestine Al-Bureij 3 0 3 240 304 −64 3

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria 4 4 0 413 247 +166 8 Advance to knock-out phase
2 Algeria USM Alger 4 3 1 294 267 +27 7
3 Lebanon Dynamo Lebanon 4 2 2 344 304 +40 6
4 Oman Al-Seeb 4 1 3 254 336 −82 5
5 Qatar Al Ahli Doha 4 0 4 227 378 −151 4
October 1, 2023
15:30
USM Alger Algeria 81–57 Oman Al-Seeb Club
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 18-8, 23-18, 23-18
Pts: Zaki Guzout 14
Rebs: Omar Belliche 13
Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6
Pts: Brice Johnson 23
Rebs: Walim Jossief 8
Asts: Four players 1
Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha, Qatar
October 2, 2023
16:30
Al Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 89–53 Algeria USM Alger
Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 27-5, 23-20, 23-17
Pts: Yusuf Shehata 14
Rebs: Manny Harris 8
Asts: Manny Harris 5
Pts: George Williams 19
Rebs: Sidali Benzaime 11
Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 3
AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
October 3, 2023
18:30
USM Alger Algeria 83–54 Qatar Al Ahli SC
Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 23-16, 18-12, 22-12
Pts: Johnathan Hudson 38
Rebs: Johnathan Hudson 9
Asts: Johnathan Hudson 3
Pts: George Williams 17
Rebs: Two players 8
Asts: George Williams 5
AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
October 6, 2023
14:00
Dynamo Club Lebanon 68–77 Algeria USM Alger
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 20-23, 18-11, 14-25
Pts: Two players 19
Rebs: Omar Jamaledine 10
Asts: Two players 3
Pts: George Williams 25
Rebs: Two players 9
Asts: George Williams 5
Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha, Qatar

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco AS Salé 3 3 0 262 210 +52 6 Advance to knock-out phase
2 Kuwait Qadsia 3 2 1 240 210 +30 5
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh 3 1 2 273 239 +34 4
4 Yemen Al-Wehda 3 0 3 196 312 −116 3

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lebanon Beirut Club 4 4 0 374 301 +73 8 Advance to knock-out phase
2 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo 4 3 1 312 282 +30 7
3 Iraq Dijlah University 4 2 2 340 340 0 6
4 Morocco MTB Majd Tanger 4 1 3 287 343 −56 5
5 Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli 4 0 4 281 328 −47 4

Knock-out phase

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Kuwait Kuwait90
 
 
 
Oman Al-Seeb49
 
Kuwait Kuwait94
 
 
 
Iraq Dijlah University76
 
Kuwait Qadsia90
 
 
 
Iraq Dijlah University94
 
Kuwait Kuwait97
 
 
 
Lebanon Beirut Club101
 
Lebanon Beirut Club121
 
 
 
Yemen Al-Wehda69
 
Lebanon Beirut Club110
 
 
 
Algeria USM Alger78
 
Algeria USM Alger (OT)77
 
 
 
Qatar Qatar Club70
 
Lebanon Beirut Club86
 
 
 
Morocco AS Salé75
 
Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria20
 
 
 
State of Palestine Al Bureij0
 
Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria77
 
 
 
Egypt Al Ahly Cairo82
 
Egypt Al Ahly Cairo98
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh58
 
Egypt Al Ahly Cairo78
 
 
 
Morocco AS Salé85 Third place
 
Morocco AS Salé88
 
  
 
Morocco MTB Majd Tanger75
 
Morocco AS Salé108Kuwait Kuwait87
 
 
 
Bahrain Al-Muharraq95 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo84
 
Bahrain Al-Muharraq83
 
 
Lebanon Dynamo Lebanon79
 

Round of 16

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October 8, 2023
12:00
Kuwait Kuwait 90–49 Oman Al-Seeb
Scoring by quarter: 27-12, 23-4, 27-21, 13-12
Pts: Omran Jawhar 17
Rebs: Mohammad Hasan 9
Asts: Mohamed Harat 8
Pts: Brice Johnson 25
Rebs: Two players 5
Asts: Two players 2
October 8, 2023
12:00
Qadsia Kuwait 90–94 Iraq Dijlah University
Scoring by quarter: 18-12, 16-30, 33-23, 23-29
Pts: Robert Lowery 22
Rebs: Alono Al-Yousef 15
Asts: Robert Lowery 6
Pts: Kenny Hayes 37
Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 12
Asts: Kenny Hayes 5
October 8, 2023
14:30
AS Salé Morocco 88–75 Morocco MTB Majd Tanger
Scoring by quarter: 34-19, 9-20, 18-17, 27-19
Pts: Chris Crawford 31
Rebs: Chris Crawford 11
Asts: Ali Lahrichi 5
Pts: Burke Putnam 21
Rebs: Mohamed Chaoui 13
Asts: John Murry 4
October 8, 2023
14:30
Al-Muharraq Bahrain 83–79 Lebanon Dynamo Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 20-23, 19-19, 19-23
Pts: Julius Coles 28
Rebs: Deng Acuoth 13
Asts: Two players 5
Pts: Zach Lofton 32
Rebs: Radhouane Slimane 10
Asts: Two players 3
October 8, 2023
17:00
Beirut Club Lebanon 121–69 Yemen Al-Wehda
Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 30-14, 37-15, 29-22
Pts: Tony Mitchell 22
Rebs: Mohamed Ochi 16
Asts: Ali Mezher 9
Pts: Mohammed Ezzat 30
Rebs: Mohammed Hussein 8
Asts: Mohammed Ezzat 6
October 8, 2023
17:00
USM Alger Algeria 77–70 (OT) Qatar Qatar Club
Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 10-15, 19-14, 18-13, Overtime: 15–8
Pts: George Williams 34
Rebs: George Williams 12
Asts: George Williams 4
Pts: Meho Haracic 29
Rebs: Two players 10
Asts: Two players 3
AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
October 8, 2023
19:30
Al Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 20–00 State of Palestine Al Bureij
October 8, 2023
19:30
Al Ahly Cairo Egypt 98–58 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 22-12, 31-19, 26-15
Pts: Mostafa Kejo 18
Rebs: Seif Samir 9
Asts: Omar Abada 6
Pts: Darko Planinić 20
Rebs: Hani Al-Mohammed 7
Asts: Mohammed Fahad 5

Quarter-finals

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October 9, 2023
12:00
Kuwait Kuwait 94–76 Iraq Dijlah University
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 27-21, 23-13, 22-25
Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 24
Rebs: Mohamed Harat 8
Asts: Hamad Hasan 5
Pts: Kenny Hayes 30
Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 6
Asts: Kenny Hayes 6
October 9, 2023
14:30
AS Salé Morocco 108–95 Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 31-20, 27-25, 28-29
October 9, 2023
17:00
USM Alger Algeria 78–110 Lebanon Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 17-39, 26-22, 18-25
Pts: George Williams 16
Rebs: Two players 5
Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6
Pts: Tony Mitchell 23
Rebs: Three players 6
Asts: Ali Mezher 8
AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
October 9, 2023
19:30
Al Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 77–82 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo
Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 17-24, 19-17, 23-22

Semi-finals

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October 11, 2023
15:00
Kuwait Kuwait 97–101 Lebanon Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, -
Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 31
Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10
Asts: Hamad Hasan 2
Pts: Tony Mitchell 31
Rebs: Mohamad Haidar 9
Asts: Ali Mezher 11
October 11, 2023
17:30
Al Ahly Cairo Egypt 78–85 Morocco AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 17-19, 13-19, 23-30
Pts: Two players 15
Rebs: Three players 7
Asts: Two players 3
Pts: Ramon Galloway 31
Rebs: Chris Crawford 11
Asts: Two players 2

Third place

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October 12, 2023
15:00
Kuwait Kuwait 87–84 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo
Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, -
Pts: Cady Lalanne 34
Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10
Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 4
Pts: Omar Oraby 25
Rebs: Omar Oraby 11
Asts: Omar Abada 5

Final

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October 12, 2023
17:00
Beirut Club Lebanon 86–75 Morocco AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 17-10, 21-27, 23-23
Pts: Sergio El-Darwich 24
Rebs: Tony Mitchell 10
Asts: Ali Mezher 11
Pts: Ramon Galloway 32
Rebs: Ilias Aqboub 9
Asts: Ramon Galloway 5
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 25 Lebanon Ali Mezher 12 4 11
SG 35 Lebanon Jean-Marc Jarrouge 9 4 1
G/F 91 Lebanon Sergio El Darwich 24 5 3
C 45 United States Julian Gamble 18 9 0
SF 0 United States Tony Mitchell 11 10 3
Reserves:
PF 11 Lebanon Ali Haidar 7 5 1
PG 7 Lebanon Hassan Dandach 3 3 1
PF 99 Tunisia Mohamed Ochi 2 2 0
C 12 Lebanon Naim Rabay DNP
SF 15 Lebanon Jad Massih DNP
PG 8 Lebanon Jad Nasr DNP
G 10 Lebanon Karam Mechref DNP
Head coach:
Lebanon Joe Ghattas
Beirut Club jersey
Team colours
Beirut Club
AS Salé jersey
Team colours
AS Salé

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Lebanon Beirut Club Statistics Morocco AS Salé
30/45 (66.7%) 2-pt field goals 20/39 (51.3%)
6/23 (26.1%) 3-pt field goals 9/35 (25.7%)
8/13 (16.5%) Free throws 8/13 (61.5%)
11 Offensive rebounds 13
31 Defensive rebounds 20
42 Total rebounds 33
20 Assists 13
12 Turnovers 11
4 Steals 7
3 Blocks 2
15 Fouls 15


2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship champions
Lebanon Beirut Club
1st Arab Club Basketball Championship title
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 55 United States Ramon Galloway 32 3 5
G 15 United States Chris Crawford 15 7 3
F 12 Morocco Ilias Aqboub 10 9 0
PG 5 Belgium Yassine El Mahsini 4 3 2
C 21 Morocco Khalid Boukichou 9 4 1
Reserves:
C 6 Morocco Soufiane Kourdou 2 1 0
G 9 Morocco Ali Lahrichi 2 0 0
11 Morocco Oussama Benabou 0 1 1
PF 23 Tunisia Firas Lahyani 1 5 0
14 Morocco Amine El Ouahabi 0 0 1
3 Morocco Bilal Dahhan DNP
32 Morocco Wail Habibi DNP
Head coach:
Serbia Željko Zečević

Statistical leaders

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References

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  1. ^ "Arab Club Championships Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.