2023–24 USM Alger basketball season

USM Alger2023–24 season

President|  Saïd Allik
Head coach|  Réda El Hachemi
Arena| Salle Rais Hamidou
Super Division| 4th
0Playoffs| 05th
Algerian Cup| Winners
Arab Championship| Quarter-finals
Biggest win| ASS Oum El Bouaghi 53–102 USM Alger
(February 17, 2024)
Biggest defeat| Al Ittihad Alexandria 89–53 USM Alger
(October 2, 2023)

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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

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F/C | 0 |  | Saidi, Nabil (C) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  44 – (1980-03-13)13 March 1980  |
| 1 |  | Belhadj, Ramadane |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | Khoudja, Zakaria | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  |  |  19 – (2005-05-10)10 May 2005  |
| 5 |  | Guezout, Zakaria | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  32 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992  |
| 9 |  | Bougria, Moussa |  |  |  31 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993  |
| 10 |  | Messaoudi, Bouhaous | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  |
| 11 |  | Redouane, Tarek | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993  |
| 13 |  | Adrar, Lotfi | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  |
| 21 |  | Medjoubi, Bassem |  |  |  |
| 29 |  | Sadouki, Abdelmounaim |  |  |  |
| 40 |  | Adberrahim, Adlene Toufik |  |  |  20 – (2004-02-16)16 February 2004  |
SG | 55 |  | Yahya, Merouane | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  21 – (2003-03-19)19 March 2003  |

Head coach

* Réda El Hachemi

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Nassim Djabour

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Import player
* 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

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F/C | 0 |  | Saidi, Nabil (C) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  44 – (1980-03-13)13 March 1980  |
| 1 |  | Belhadj, Ramadan |  |  |  |
G | 2 |  | Williams II, George A. (I) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  34 – (1990-04-16)16 April 1990  |
| 4 |  | Khoudja, Zakaria | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  |  |  19 – (2005-05-10)10 May 2005  |
| 5 |  | Guezout, Zakaria | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  32 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992  |
G/F | 9 |  | Dekkiche, Abdesslem | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  38 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986  |
| 10 |  | Berremila, Mehdi |  |  |  31 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993  |
| 11 |  | Redouane, Tarek | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993  |
PF | 12 |  | Benzaime, Sidali | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  |
| 13 |  | Adrar, Lotfi | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  |
PF | 16 |  | Belliche, Omar | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  32 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992  |
| 21 |  | Medjoubi, Bassem |  |  |  |
C | 23 |  | Messaoudi, Faredj | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)  |  |  21 – (2003-01-20)20 January 2003  |

Head coach

* Réda El Hachemi

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Nassim Djabour

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Import player
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: October 2, 2023

### Transactions

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2 | G |  | George Williams | 34 | Marinos |  | Transfer | October 2023 (ACC only) | Free | 9 September 2023 | [1]

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| G |  | George Williams | 34 | Sagesse SC |  | End of contract | Free | 19 October 2023 | [19]
10 | C |  | Faredj Messaoudi | 21 | Shonan Sesaside |  | 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

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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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Main article: 2023–24 Super Division

#### League table

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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
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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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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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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30

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Ground| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H
Result| W| L| W| W| W| L| W| W| L| W| W| W| L| W| L| W| L| L| L| W| L| L| W| W| W| W| W| W| W| W
Position| | | | | | | 4| 3| 5| 3| 4| 2| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| | | 7| 8| 8| 8| | | 6| 4| 4| 4| 4

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).

MC Alger v USM Alger November 10, 2023

| MC Alger | 68-71 | USM Alger | Hydra

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  |  |  | Arena: Salle omnisport Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referees: Amrane, Zahaf
Table: Hamidache, Doucene, Bechker

USM Alger v ASS Oum El Bouaghi November 19, 2023

| USM Alger | 90-63 | ASS Oum El Bouaghi | Algiers

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  |  |  | Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referees: Amrane, Kahil
Table: Lerari, Rezik, Khenifsa

USM Alger v NB Staouéli November 23, 2023

| USM Alger | 63-55 | NB Staouéli | Algiers

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
| Pts: Nabil Saidi 21  |  |  | Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referees: Kaddour, Emtir
Table: khenifsa, Lerari, Bechker

CSC Gué de Constantine v USM Alger November 28, 2023

| CSC Gué de Constantine | 66-69 | USM Alger | Birtouta

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  |  | Pts: Messouadi Bouhaous 10
Rebs: Messouadi Bouhaous 13  | Arena: Salle Omnisports Birtouta
Referees: Ghaib, Kahalou
Table: Bouras, Cherfaoui, Afiane

USM Alger v USM Blida December 2, 2023

| USM Alger | 63-75 | USM Blida | Algiers

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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

NA Hussein Dey v USM Alger December 7, 2023

| NA Hussein Dey | 59-74 | USM Alger | Algiers

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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

USM Alger v WO Boufarik January 9, 2024

| USM Alger | 63-78 | WO Boufarik | Algiers

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18:30  | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 15–15, 15–22, 10–22
|  | Boxscore |  | Arena: Hacène Harcha Arena

USM Alger v OS Bordj Bou Arréridj January 12, 2024

| USM Alger | 79-62 | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | Algiers

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Kahalou, Kahil
Table: Boukahla, Khenifsa, Hamidache

Rouiba Club Basketball v USM Alger January 16, 2024

| Rouiba Club Basketball | 71-62 | USM Alger | Rouïba

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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

USM Alger v TRA Draria January 20, 2024

| USM Alger | 75-65 | TRA Draria | Algiers

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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

CRB Dar Beida v USM Alger January 26, 2024

| CRB Dar Beida | 66-68 | USM Alger | Dar El Beïda

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Referees: Ghaib, Harrach
Table: Rezik, Doucene, Lerari

USM Alger v CR Beni Saf January 30, 2024

| USM Alger | 73-54 | CR Beni Saf | Algiers

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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

PS El Eulma v USM Alger February 3, 2024

| PS El Eulma | 76-71 | USM Alger | El Eulma

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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

USM Alger v US Sétif February 9, 2024

| USM Alger | 67-64 | US Sétif | Algiers

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | Boxscore |  | Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou
Referees: Kahalou, Laoubi
Table: Cherfaoui, Mezdad, Laichaoui

M Ouled Chebel v USM Alger February 13, 2024

| M Ouled Chebel | 58-57 | USM Alger | Ouled Chebel

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | Boxscore |  | Arena: Salle OMS Boualem Bouhedja
Referees: Ferhani, Fouchene
Table: Afiane, Boufenik.T, Haddad.A

ASS Oum El Bouaghi v USM Alger February 17, 2024

| ASS Oum El Bouaghi | 53-102 | USM Alger | Oum El Bouaghi

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Arena: Salle Oum El Bouaghi
Referees: Bennani, Latibi
Table: Bouzida, Boughediri, Djaballah

WO Boufarik v USM Alger February 23, 2024

| WO Boufarik | 83-65 | USM Alger | Boufarik

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Arena: Moussa Chiraf Arena
Referees: Zenagui, Ghaib
Table: Boukerouche, Bouras, Afiane

NB Staouéli v USM Alger March 2, 2024

| NB Staouéli | 72-68 | USM Alger | Staoueli

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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

USM Alger v MC Alger March 8, 2024

| USM Alger | 45-61 | MC Alger | Hydra

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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.

USM Alger v CSC Gué de Constantine March 14, 2024

| USM Alger | 64-50 | CSC Gué de Constantine | Algiers

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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

USM Blida v USM Alger March 21, 2024

| USM Blida | 85-79 | USM Alger | Blida

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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

USM Alger v NA Hussein Dey March 26, 2024

| USM Alger | 70-81 | NA Hussein Dey | Staoueli

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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

OS Bordj Bou Arréridj v USM Alger March 30, 2024

| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | 55-78 | USM Alger | Bordj Bou Arréridj

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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

USM Alger v Rouiba Club Basketball April 12, 2024

| USM Alger | 86-75 | Rouiba Club Basketball | Algiers

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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

TRA Draria v USM Alger April 19, 2024

| TRA Draria | 72-78 | USM Alger | Ouled Fayet

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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

USM Alger v CRB Dar Beida April 23, 2024

| USM Alger | 81-51 | CRB Dar Beida | Algiers

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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

CR Beni Saf v USM Alger April 30, 2024

| CR Beni Saf | 68-90 | USM Alger | Hammam Bou Hadjar

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Arena: Salle OMS Larbi Bendjerid
Referees: Kaddour, Benmendil
Table: Defeili, Tchouar, Benfodda.I

USM Alger v PS El Eulma May 4, 2024

| USM Alger | 97-61 | PS El Eulma | Algiers

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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

US Sétif v USM Alger May 10, 2024

| US Sétif | 70-80 | USM Alger | Sétif

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Arena: Salle 8 Mai 1945
Referees: Hamada, Aimeur
Table: Tekouk, Gurmeche.A, Boutobza

USM Alger v M Ouled Chebel May 14, 2024

| USM Alger | 77-65 | M Ouled Chebel | Algiers

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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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Main article: Super Division Playoffs

Playoffs table  Pos | Team

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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]

WO Boufarik v USM Alger May 31, 2024

Round 1

| WO Boufarik | 85-78 | USM Alger | Staoueli

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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

USM Alger v NB Staouéli June 1, 2024

Round 2

| USM Alger | 67-75 | NB Staouéli | Staoueli

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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

MC Alger v USM Alger June 20, 2024

Round 3

| MC Alger | 77-70 | USM Alger | Boufarik

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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

NA Hussein Dey v USM Alger June 21, 2024

Round 4

| NA Hussein Dey | 76-80 | USM Alger | Boufarik

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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

USM Alger v TRA Draria June 22, 2024

Round 5

| USM Alger | 75-830(OT) | TRA Draria | Boufarik

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–14, 18–11, 16–24, Overtime: 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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Main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup

USM Alger v ACB Tighenif April 5, 2024

Round of 32

| USM Alger | 80-48 | ACB Tighenif | Boukadir

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21:30  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  |  |  | Arena: Salle OMS Boukadir
Referees: Berrah, Haddad.S
Table: Larachiche, Chakor, Khelafi

CR Beni Saf v USM Alger April 26, 2024

Round of 16

| CR Beni Saf | 68-85 | USM Alger | Boukadir

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
|  |  |  | Arena: Salle OMS Boukadir
Referees: Zenagui, Salah
Table: Larachiche, Chakor, Khelafi

CSC Gué de Constantine v USM Alger May 20, 2024

Quarter-finals

| CSC Gué de Constantine | 58-73 | USM Alger | Algiers

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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

USM Alger v NA Hussein Dey June 14, 2024

Semi-finals

| USM Alger | 59-41 | NA Hussein Dey | Rouïba

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 16–11, 12–8, 13–8
|  | Boxscore |  | Arena: Salle OMS Mohamed Kadiri
Referees: Larouci, Zahaf, Ainouz

WO Boufarik v USM Alger July 17, 2024

Final

| WO Boufarik | 69-71 | USM Alger | Algiers

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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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Main article: 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship

#### Group phase

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1  |  Al Ittihad Alexandria | 4  | 4  | 0  | 413  | 247  | +166  | 8  | Advance to knock-out phase
2  |  USM Alger | 4  | 3  | 1  | 294  | 267  | +27  | 7
3  |  Dynamo Lebanon | 4  | 2  | 2  | 344  | 304  | +40  | 6
4  |  Al-Seeb | 4  | 1  | 3  | 254  | 336  | −82  | 5
5  |  Al Ahli Doha | 4  | 0  | 4  | 227  | 378  | −151  | 4  |

Source: Asia-basket.com

USM Alger v  Al-Seeb Club October 1, 2023

| USM Alger | 81-57 |  Al-Seeb Club | Doha, Qatar

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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

Al Ittihad Alexandria v  USM Alger October 2, 2023

| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 89-53 |  USM Alger | Doha, Qatar

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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

USM Alger v  Al Ahli SC October 3, 2023

| USM Alger | 83-54 |  Al Ahli SC | Doha, Qatar

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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

Dynamo Lebanon v  USM Alger October 6, 2023

| Dynamo Lebanon | 68-77 |  USM Alger | Doha, Qatar

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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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USM Alger v  Qatar Club October 8, 2023 | USM Alger | 77-700(OT) |  Qatar Club | Doha, Qatar

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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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USM Alger  v  Beirut Club October 9, 2023 | USM Alger  | 78-110 |  Beirut Club | Doha, Qatar

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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

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RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  |

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Player  | GP | GS | MPG | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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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

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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

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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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