2023–24 USM Alger basketball season

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USM Alger
2023–24 season
PresidentAlgeria Saïd Allik
Head coachAlgeria Réda El Hachemi
ArenaSalle Rais Hamidou
Super Division4th
0Playoffs05th
Algerian CupWinners
Arab ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Biggest winASS Oum El Bouaghi 53–102 USM Alger
(February 17, 2024)
Biggest defeatAl Ittihad Alexandria 89–53 USM Alger
(October 2, 2023)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was USM Alger's 62nd in existence, their 5th consecutive season in the top flight of the Algerian basketball, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the Arab Club Basketball Championship.

Overview

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USM Alger participated in the Arab Club Basketball Championship for the first time, where it fell into the Group B with Al Ittihad Alexandria, Al Ahli Doha of Qatar, Al-Seeb of Oman, and Dynamo Lebanon. On September 9, 2023, George Williams joined USM Alger and strengthened their roster to participate in this competition.[1] USM Alger finished in second place with three victories and one defeat.[2] USM Alger started the 35th edition of the Arab club championship very well by getting the best of Seib's (81-57), at the Al Gharafa hall in Doha, on the occasion of the first day of pool B.[3] In the Round of 16 they met with Qatar Club and won after overtime, USMA started its match poorly, often finding itself trailing. The first half also ended with a ten-point lead in favor of the Qataris (35–25). Stopping the journey in the quarter-finals against Beirut Club.[4][5] USM Alger benefited from the services of two players to participate in this tournament, namely Omar Belliche from NA Hussein Dey and Sidali Benzaime from Rouiba CB.

On October 18, 2023, The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MJS) announced that it was suspending all sport events “until further notice” in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The suspension was announced the day after a strike on a hospital in Gaza, which has been relentlessly shelling the Gaza Strip since the start of the war sparked on October 7 by the bloody attack. of the Palestinian Islamist movement on its soil.[6] On November 10, 2023, The first match in the Super Division was the derby against MC Alger where they won by three points (71–68) and the match was held without an audience in sympathy with Gaza. In a late match in the first round against ASS Oum El Bouaghi due to participation in the Arab Club Basketball Championship, USMA achieved a new victory with a score of 90-63, this consecutive victory propels the USMA players to sixth place in the ranking now totaling 4 points.[7] The Super Division summit between the defending champion USM Alger and its runner-up WO Boufarik, after it was postponed several times finally took place in the Hacène Harcha Arena where USM Alger lost (78-63) after being ahead in the first two quarters, USM Alger with 12 points is positioned third sharing this place with USM Blida.[8][9]

On February 5, 2024, the official page of the Algerian Olympic and Sports Committee announced that USM Alger player Faredj Messaoudi had signed a professional contract in the Japanese 3x3 Basketball League, becoming the first Algerian to obtain a professional contract in this sport.[10] On February 17, 2024, in the first match in the second leg, USMA achieved its heaviest result since the beginning of the season after winning away from home in Oum El Bouaghi against the local team with a score of (102–53), keeping the club in third place, one point behind runner-up NB Staoueli.[11] On May 8, 2024, the draw for the quarter-finals of the Algerian Cup was held, with USM Alger facing CSC Gué de Constantine in a match that take place in La Coupole d'Alger Arena.[12] USM Alger qualified for the semi-finals, the USMA basketball players took charge of the match well, taking a 20-point lead in the first quarter (29–09), then (42–28) at half-time. In the second half, the Usmists managed their lead on the scoreboard (57–37) in the third quarter, before ending the match with a 15-point lead (73–58).[13]

The first day of the first play-off tournament of the Super Division played in Staouéli. In this first match USM Alger was defeated by WO Boufarik (85–78).[14] In the second match against NB Staouéli, l'USMA was defeated for the second time in a row (75–67), to reduce his chances of qualifying for the final and defending his title.[15] On June 14, USM Alger qualified for the Algerian Cup final after winning against NA Hussein Dey (59–41), which was the first time they reached the final since 1996.[16] In the second stage of the Playoffs in Boufarik, USM Alger failed to qualify for the final and defend its title, settling for fifth place.[17] On July 17, USM Alger won the 53rd edition of the Algerian Basketball Cup, beating WO Boufarik, two-time holder of the trophy, with a score of (71-69). The “Rouge et Noir” thus manage to win their first Algerian Basketball Cup in the history, after the failure of their first attempt which dates back to the 1989 edition, lost against MC Alger (66-77).[18]

Players

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Super Division roster

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

USM Alger roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F/C 0 Algeria Saidi, Nabil (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 44 – (1980-03-13)13 March 1980
1 Algeria Belhadj, Ramadane
4 Algeria Khoudja, Zakaria 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2005-05-10)10 May 2005
5 Algeria Guezout, Zakaria 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992
9 Algeria Bougria, Moussa 31 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993
10 Algeria Messaoudi, Bouhaous 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
11 Algeria Redouane, Tarek 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993
13 Algeria Adrar, Lotfi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
21 Algeria Medjoubi, Bassem
29 Algeria Sadouki, Abdelmounaim
40 Algeria Adberrahim, Adlene Toufik 20 – (2004-02-16)16 February 2004
SG 55 Algeria Yahya, Merouane 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2003-03-19)19 March 2003
Head coach
  • Algeria Réda El Hachemi
Assistant coach(es)
  • Algeria Nassim Djabour

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Arab Club Championship roster

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

USM Alger roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F/C 0 Algeria Saidi, Nabil (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 44 – (1980-03-13)13 March 1980
1 Algeria Belhadj, Ramadan
G 2 United States Williams II, George A. (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1990-04-16)16 April 1990
4 Algeria Khoudja, Zakaria 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2005-05-10)10 May 2005
5 Algeria Guezout, Zakaria 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992
G/F 9 Algeria Dekkiche, Abdesslem 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986
10 Algeria Berremila, Mehdi 31 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993
11 Algeria Redouane, Tarek 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993
PF 12 Algeria Benzaime, Sidali 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
13 Algeria Adrar, Lotfi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 16 Algeria Belliche, Omar 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992
21 Algeria Medjoubi, Bassem
C 23 Algeria Messaoudi, Faredj 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 21 – (2003-01-20)20 January 2003
Head coach
  • Algeria Réda El Hachemi
Assistant coach(es)
  • Algeria Nassim Djabour

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: October 2, 2023

Transactions

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
2 G United States George Williams 34 Marinos Venezuela Transfer October 2023 (ACC only) Free 9 September 2023 [1]

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
G United States George Williams 34 Sagesse SC Lebanon End of contract Free 19 October 2023 [19]
10 C Algeria Faredj Messaoudi 21 Shonan Sesaside Japan Transfer Free 5 February 2024 [10]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Super Division 10 November 2023 14 May 2024 Round 1 4th 30 20 10 2,205 1,982 +223 066.67
Super Division Playoffs 31 May 2024 22 June 2024 First playoff 5th 5 1 4 370 396 −26 020.00
Algerian Cup 5 April 2024 17 July 2024 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 368 284 +84 100.00
Arab Club Championship 1 October 2023 9 October 2023 Group stage Quarter-finals 6 4 2 449 446 +3 066.67
Total 46 30 0 16 3,392 3,108 +284 065.22

Last updated: July 17, 2024
Source: Competitions

Super Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
2 NB Staouéli 30 22 8 2202 1886 +316 52 Advance to playoffs
3 MC Alger 30 24 6 2073 1752 +321 52[a]
4 USM Alger 30 20 10 2205 1982 +223 50
5 TRA Draria 30 19 11 2070 2014 +56 49
6 NA Hussein Dey 30 18 12 2099 1990 +109 48
First match(es) will be played: May 14, 2024. Source: FABB
Notes:
  1. ^ MC Alger were deducted 2 points due to absence from the match against US Sétif and M Ouled Chebel.[20][21]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
30 20 10 2205 1982  +223 11 4 1093 960  +133 9 6 1112 1022  +90

Last updated: May 14, 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWWWLWWLWWWLWLWLLLWLLWWWWWWWW
Position43534243334788864444
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; R = Rest

Matches

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All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

November 10, 2023
3
MC Alger 68–71 USM Alger Hydra
17:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Salle omnisport Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referees: Amrane, Zahaf
Table: Hamidache, Doucene, Bechker
November 19, 2023
1
USM Alger 90–63 ASS Oum El Bouaghi Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referees: Amrane, Kahil
Table: Lerari, Rezik, Khenifsa
November 23, 2023
4
USM Alger 63–55 NB Staouéli Algiers
17:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Pts: Nabil Saidi 21 Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referees: Kaddour, Emtir
Table: khenifsa, Lerari, Bechker
November 28, 2023
5
CSC Gué de Constantine 66–69 USM Alger Birtouta
18:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Pts: Messouadi Bouhaous 10
Rebs: Messouadi Bouhaous 13
Arena: Salle Omnisports Birtouta
Referees: Ghaib, Kahalou
Table: Bouras, Cherfaoui, Afiane
December 2, 2023
6
USM Alger 63–75 USM Blida Algiers
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 22–16, 20–18, 11–25
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Fouchene, Kahalou
Table: Lerari, Mokhtari, Behcher
December 7, 2023
7
NA Hussein Dey 59–74 USM Alger Algiers
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 19–16, 12–15, 9–23
Boxscore Pts: Bacem Medjoubi 24 Arena: Salle Mohamed Handjer
Referees: Si Youcef, Fouchene
Table: Zermani, Salah, Cherfaoui
January 9, 2024
2
USM Alger 63–78 WO Boufarik Algiers
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 15–15, 15–22, 10–22
Boxscore Arena: Hacène Harcha Arena
January 12, 2024
8
USM Alger 79–62 OS Bordj Bou Arréridj Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
[ Boxscore] Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Kahalou, Kahil
Table: Boukahla, Khenifsa, Hamidache
January 16, 2024
9
Rouiba Club Basketball 71–62 USM Alger Rouïba
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 11–26, 21–13, 23–13
Boxscore Arena: Salle Omnisport de Rouïba
Referees: Ghaib, Harrach
Table: Zermani, Haddad.A, Khenifsa
January 20, 2024
10
USM Alger 75–65 TRA Draria Algiers
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 21–17, 22–15, 17–21
Pts: Zakaria Guezout 16 Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Si Youcef, Harrach
Table: Mezdad, Chafa, Laichaoui
January 26, 2024
11
CRB Dar Beida 66–68 USM Alger Dar El Beïda
17:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
[ Boxscore] Referees: Ghaib, Harrach
Table: Rezik, Doucene, Lerari
January 30, 2024
12
USM Alger 73–54 CR Beni Saf Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 19–12, 22–15, 11–15
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Kahil, Laoubi
Table: Lerari, Rezik, Cherfaoui
February 3, 2024
13
PS El Eulma 76–71 USM Alger El Eulma
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 15–17, 13–25, 21–11
Boxscore Arena: Salle Mohamed Sayeh Kechkouchi
Referees: Latibi, Harrach
Table: Bourenane, Bouzida
February 9, 2024
14
USM Alger 67–64 US Sétif Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Kahalou, Laoubi
Table: Cherfaoui, Mezdad, Laichaoui
February 13, 2024
15
M Ouled Chebel 58–57 USM Alger Ouled Chebel
17:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Salle OMS Boualem Bouhedja
Referees: Ferhani, Fouchene
Table: Afiane, Boufenik.T, Haddad.A
February 17, 2024
16
ASS Oum El Bouaghi 53–102 USM Alger Oum El Bouaghi
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
[ Boxscore] Arena: Salle Oum El Bouaghi
Referees: Bennani, Latibi
Table: Bouzida, Boughediri, Djaballah
February 23, 2024
17
WO Boufarik 83–65 USM Alger Boufarik
17:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
[ Boxscore] Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena
Referees: Zenagui, Ghaib
Table: Boukerouche, Bouras, Afiane
March 2, 2024
19
NB Staouéli 72–68 USM Alger Staoueli
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 7–23, 24–20, 18–14
[ Boxscore] Arena: Salle de Staouéli
Referees: Chaib, Bennani.A
Table: Lerari, Cherfaoui, Afiane
March 8, 2024
18
USM Alger 45–61 MC Alger Hydra
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 8–9, 13–15, 11–19
[ Boxscore] Arena: Salle omnisport Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
Referees: Ferhani, Rahali
Table: Rezik, Lerari, Khenifssa

Note: The match was originally to be played on 27 February 2024, 5:00 p.m, but it was postponed due to rain entering the Salle Rais Hamidou.[22] The sports commission decides that the match is to be replayed at the opponent's home (MC Alger) at the Salle omnisport Abdelaziz Ben Tifour in Hydra on March 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. "Art 20 of the special regulations 2023–24". MC Alger is responsible for organizing the meeting and must put in place all the necessary arrangements for the smooth running of the game.

March 14, 2024
20
USM Alger 64–50 CSC Gué de Constantine Algiers
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 8–15, 20–12, 23–7
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Larouci, Harrach
Table: Lerari, Rezik, Khenifsa
March 21, 2024
21
USM Blida 85–79 USM Alger Blida
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–17, 21–20, 21–17
Boxscore Arena: Hocine Chalane Arena
Referees: Zenagui, Amrane
Table: Larachiche, Chakour, Khelafi
March 26, 2024
22
USM Alger 70–81 NA Hussein Dey Staoueli
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 11–10, 17–21, 24–20
Boxscore Arena: Salle de Staouéli
Referees: Larouci, Fouchene
Table: Lerari, Cherfaoui, Khenifsa
March 30, 2024
23
OS Bordj Bou Arréridj 55–78 USM Alger Bordj Bou Arréridj
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 13–16, 11–26, 19–17
Boxscore Arena: Salle omnisports du 18 Février
Referees: Ferhani, Zaza
Table: Sediki, Oumhata, Angag
April 12, 2024
24
USM Alger 86–75 Rouiba Club Basketball Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 23–20, 19–13, 20–26
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Larouci, Amrane
Table: Rezik, Lerari, Cherfaoui
April 19, 2024
25
TRA Draria 72–78 USM Alger Ouled Fayet
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 17–26, 18–16, 14–20
Boxscore Arena: Salle OMS Ghazali Salem
Referees: Amrane, Harrach
Table: Mokhtari, Bechker, Boukerouche
April 23, 2024
26
USM Alger 81–51 CRB Dar Beida Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 18–14, 18–13, 21–12
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Kahalou, Kahil
Table: Khenifsa, Doucene, Cherfaoui
April 30, 2024
27
CR Beni Saf 68–90 USM Alger Hammam Bou Hadjar
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
[ Boxscore] Arena: Salle OMS Larbi Bendjerid
Referees: Kaddour, Benmendil
Table: Defeili, Tchouar, Benfodda.I
May 4, 2024
28
USM Alger 97–61 PS El Eulma Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 27–19, 19–10, 28–16
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Ferrani, Fouchene
Table: Cherfaoui, Lerari, Rezik
May 10, 2024
29
US Sétif 70–80 USM Alger Sétif
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
[ Boxscore] Arena: Salle 8 Mai 1945
Referees: Hamada, Aimeur
Table: Tekouk, Gurmeche.A, Boutobza
May 14, 2024
30
USM Alger 77–65 M Ouled Chebel Algiers
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 9–20, 24–12, 18–14
Boxscore Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Zenagui, Ghaib
Table: Mokhtari, Boukerouche, Ezedami

Super Division Playoffs

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Playoffs table
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
2 TRA Draria 5 3 2 395 369 +26 8 Qualification to the Super Division final
3 MC Alger 5 3 2 342 318 +24 8
4 NB Staouéli 5 3 2 382 351 +31 8
5 USM Alger 5 1 4 370 396 −26 6
6 NA Hussein Dey 5 0 5 348 439 −91 5
First match(es) will be played: June 22, 2024. Source: [citation needed]
May 31, 2024
Round 1
WO Boufarik 85–78 USM Alger Staoueli
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–24, 23–10, 19–23
Pts: Redouane Mimouni 15
Rebs: Mohamed Seddik Touati 9
Asts: Four players 4
Boxscore Pts: Nabil Saidi 15
Rebs: Lotfi Adrar 6
Asts: Tarek Redouane 5
Arena: Salle de Staouéli
Referees: Mohamed Houari Benmendil, Abderezak Fouchene
June 1, 2024
Round 2
USM Alger 67–75 NB Staouéli Staoueli
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 18–15, 19–19, 14–21
Pts: Zakaria Guezout 23
Rebs: Zakaria Guezout 12
Asts: Two players 5
Boxscore Pts: Hichem Dahkakene 31
Rebs: Abderraouf Benghiri 10
Asts: Hichem Dahkakene 6
Arena: Salle de Staouéli
Referees: Mhamed Berrah, Mouaadh Harrache
June 20, 2024
Round 3
MC Alger 77–70 USM Alger Boufarik
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 15–22, 18–20, 19–7
Pts: Ramzi Merahi 19
Rebs: Mustapha Adrar 12
Asts: Two players 5
Boxscore Pts: Nabil Saidi 20
Rebs: Zakaria Guezout 11
Asts: Moussa Bougria 10
Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena
Referees: Mhamed Berrah, Sofiane Hammada
June 21, 2024
Round 4
NA Hussein Dey 76–80 USM Alger Boufarik
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 14–14, 24–17, 16–19
Pts: Omar Belliche 18
Rebs: Two players 9
Asts: Mounir Djelili 8
Boxscore Pts: Merouane Yahya 23
Rebs: Bouhaous Messaoudi 13
Asts: Bouhaous Messaoudi 9
Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena
Referees: Sofiane Hammada, Farid Amrane
June 22, 2024
Round 5
USM Alger 75–830(OT) TRA Draria Boufarik
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–14, 18–11, 16–24Overtime: 5–13
Pts: Nabil Saidi 14
Rebs: Two players 10
Asts: Two players 5
Boxscore Pts: Adel Mokrani 26
Rebs: Two players 9
Asts: Amine Bensalah 6
Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena
Referees: Mhamed Berrah, Farid Amrane

Algerian Cup

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April 5, 2024
Round of 32
USM Alger 80–48 ACB Tighenif Boukadir
21:30 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Salle OMS Boukadir
Referees: Berrah, Haddad.S
Table: Larachiche, Chakor, Khelafi
April 26, 2024
Round of 16
CR Beni Saf 68–85 USM Alger Boukadir
15:00 Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Arena: Salle OMS Boukadir
Referees: Zenagui, Salah
Table: Larachiche, Chakor, Khelafi
May 20, 2024
Quarter-finals
CSC Gué de Constantine 58–73 USM Alger Algiers
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 9–29, 19–13, 9–15, 21–16
Boxscore Arena: La Coupole d'Alger Arena
Referees: Bennani, Kaddour, Tahmi
Table: Haddad, Khenifsa, Boukerouche
June 14, 2024
Semi-finals
USM Alger 59–41 NA Hussein Dey Rouïba
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 16–11, 12–8, 13–8
Boxscore Arena: Salle OMS Mohamed Kadiri
Referees: Larouci, Zahaf, Ainouz
July 17, 2024
Final
WO Boufarik 69–71 USM Alger Algiers
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 11–20, 21–18, 26–8
Pts: Merahi 24
Rebs: Achache 9
Asts: Kaouane 6
Boxscore Pts: Guezout 15
Rebs: Messaoudi 7
Asts: Bougria 6
Arena: La Coupole d'Alger Arena
Referees: Sofiane Hammada, Anis Bennani, Sofiane Si Youcef

Arab Club Championship

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Group phase

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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
1
USM Alger Algeria 81–57 Oman Al-Seeb Club Doha, Qatar
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 18-8, 23-18, 23-18
Pts: Zaki Guzout 14
Rebs: Omar Belliche 13
Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6
Boxscore Pts: Brice Johnson 23
Rebs: Walim Jossief 8
Asts: Four players 1
Arena: Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall
October 2, 2023
2
Al Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 89–53 Algeria USM Alger Doha, Qatar
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 27-5, 23-20, 23-17
Pts: Yusuf Shehata 14
Rebs: Manny Harris 8
Asts: Manny Harris 5
Boxscore Pts: George Williams 19
Rebs: Sidali Benzaime 11
Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 3
Arena: AlRayyan Sport Hall
October 3, 2023
3
USM Alger Algeria 83–54 Qatar Al Ahli SC Doha, Qatar
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 23-16, 18-12, 22-12
Pts: George Williams 17
Rebs: Two players 8
Asts: George Williams 5
Boxscore Pts: Johnathan Hudson 38
Rebs: Johnathan Hudson 9
Asts: Johnathan Hudson 3
Arena: AlRayyan Sport Hall
October 6, 2023
4
Dynamo Lebanon Lebanon 68–77 Algeria USM Alger Doha, Qatar
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 20-23, 18-11, 14-25
Pts: Two players 19
Rebs: Omar Jamaledine 10
Asts: Two players 3
Boxscore Pts: George Williams 25
Rebs: Two players 9
Asts: George Williams 5
Arena: Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall

Knock-out phase

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Round of 16

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October 8, 2023 USM Alger Algeria 77–700(OT) Qatar Qatar Club Doha, Qatar
18:00 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
Boxscore Pts: Meho Haracic 29
Rebs: Two players 10
Asts: Two players 3
Arena: AlRayyan Sport Hall

Quarter-finals

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October 9, 2023 USM Alger Algeria 78–110 Lebanon Beirut Club Doha, Qatar
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 17-39, 26-22, 18-25
Pts: George Williams 16
Rebs: Two players 5
Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6
Boxscore Pts: Tony Mitchell 23
Rebs: Three players 6
Asts: Ali Mezher 8
Arena: AlRayyan Sport Hall

Statistics

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Super Division Playoffs

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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

Source:[23]

Player GP GS MPG 2FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nabil Saidi 5 0 29.6 45.65% 18.18% 75% 6.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 13.8
Ramadane Belhadj 5 0 19.4 44.44% 26.66% 68.75% 2.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 6.2
Zakaria Khoudja 2 0 4.6 40% 0% 0% 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8
Zakaria Guezout 5 5 33.2 30.30% 20.45% 80.76% 7.2 4.0 0.0 0.0 13.6
Moussa Bougria 5 5 27.2 46.42% 14.28% 50% 4.8 4.0 0.0 0.0 7.6
Bouhaous Messaoudi 5 5 25.4 36.84% 46.66% 53.84% 7.8 4.0 0.0 0.0 8.4
Tarek Redouane 5 1 10.6 57.14% 50% 33.33% 3.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.4
Lotfi Adrar 4 4 24.1 52.17% 23.52% 66.66% 5.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 9.2
Bassem Medjoubi 5 5 13.4 22.22% 38.46% 100% 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.2
Abdelmounaim Sadouki 0 0
Adlene Toufik Adberrahim 2 0 1.0 0% 0% 0% 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Merouane Yahya 5 0 15.5 53.33% 55.55% 72.72% 3.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 7.8
TOTAL 42.56% 27.2% 69.42% 46.6 24.2 0 0 74

Arab Club Basketball Championship

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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

Source:[24]

Player GP GS MPG 2FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Nabil Saidi 6 1 15:0 55.6% 6.7% 66.7% 2.5 0.7 0.8 0.2 6.5
Ramadan Belhadj 4 0 8:5 100.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.5 0.8 0.5 0 3.3
George Williams 6 6 36:3 54.1% 38.5% 84.4% 4.7 3.7 0.7 0 20.5
Zakaria Matoub 4 0 6:5 33.3% 0.0% 66.7% 0.3 0.8 0.3 0 1.0
Zakaria Guezout 6 5 24:4 58.8% 19.2% 76.0% 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 9.0
Abdesslem Dekkiche 6 4 24:3 51.9% 22.2% 50.0% 4.2 3.0 2.0 0.2 7.7
Mahdi Bermila 5 3 19:8 42.9% 13.6% 100.0% 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.2 3.4
Tareq Redoune 5 0 12:2 22.2% 0.0% 50.0% 3.0 0.8 0.6 0 1.0
Sidali Benzaime 6 3 19:7 55.8% 0.0% 60.0% 7.2 0.2 1.5 0.8 9.0
Lotfi Adrar 6 5 25:3 57.7% 0.0% 28.6% 4.5 1.7 2.0 0.5 5.3
Bassem Medjoubi 5 0 8:8 85.7% 26.7% 75.0% 1.2 0.4 0.4 0 5.4
Faredj Messaoudi 4 0 8:8 42.9% 0.0% 28.6% 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.5
Omar Belliche 4 3 22:5 13.3% 20.8% 100.0% 7.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 5.3
TOTAL 51.6% 20.2% 66.1% 40.3 13.5 9.8 2.5 74.8

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