2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship

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
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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.

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

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

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

Group A

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

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo 3 3 0 326 183 +143 6
2 Lebanon Al Riyadi 3 2 1 258 208 +50 5
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 3 1 2 203 265 −62 4
4 Yemen Al Mena 3 0 3 180 311 −131 3
Source: Asia-Basket.com

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Kuwait Kazma 3 2 1 260 247 +13 5
2 Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama 3 2 1 214 212 +2 5
3 Oman Al Bashaer 3 1 2 234 253 −19 4
4 Qatar Al Sadd 3 1 2 236 232 +4 4
Source: Asia-Basket.com

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Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Lebanon Beirut Club 3 3 0 260 238 +22 6
2 Kuwait Al-Jahra 3 2 1 231 208 +23 5
3 Iraq Dijlah University 3 1 2 223 222 +1 4
4 Algeria WA Boufarik 3 0 3 203 249 −46 3
Source: Asia-Basket.com

Knock-out stage

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

Round of 16

10 October 2022
12:00
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 109–70 Qatar 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 Kuwait 90–74 Algeria 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 Bahrain 96–98 Iraq 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 Kuwait 104–55 Yemen 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 Egypt 87–76 Syria 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 Lebanon 98–80 Libya 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 Lebanon 87–64 Qatar 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 Kuwait 69–53 Oman 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

12 October 2022
12:00
Al Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 101–106 (OT) Kuwait 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 Lebanon 76–80 Lebanon 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 Egypt 93–54 Kuwait 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 Kuwait 97–79 Iraq 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

14 October 2022
16:00
Kazma Kuwait 87–91 Egypt 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 Kuwait 84–74 Lebanon 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

15 October 2022
16:15
Beirut Club Lebanon 102–97 (OT) Kuwait 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

15 October 2022
18:30
Kuwait Kuwait 78–77 Egypt 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

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

References

  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.