BAL Defensive Player of the Year

Annual Basketball Africa League award

Basketball Africa League awards and honours

Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Coach of the Year
* Ubuntu Award

* Defensive Player of the Year
* Sportsmanship Award

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Honors

* All-BAL First Team

* All-Defensive Team

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BAL Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the YearSport| Basketball

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League| Basketball Africa League
Awarded for| Best defensive player in the season of the Basketball Africa League
History
First award| 2021
Most wins| Three players (1)
Most recent| Aliou Diarra,  Stade Malien (2023)

The Basketball Africa League Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) award given to the best defensive player of a given season. The award is named after Congolese basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo. The award was first handed out in the inaugural season to Anas Osama Mahmoud.[1]

Players of the four teams that qualified for the semifinals can be selected. The selection committee exists of a number of BAL experts, including the head coaches of all teams.

## Winners[edit]

Anas Mahmoud won the first award. Season  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Club  | Ref

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2021 | Anas Mahmoud | Center |  Egypt  |  Zamalek | [1]
2022 | Ater Majok | Center |  South Sudan[a] |  US Monastir | [2]
2023 | Aliou Diarra | Center |  Mali  |  Stade Malien | [3]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Majok owns the Australian and Lebanese nationality, but played as an African import in the BAL due to his South Sudanese heritage.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Zamalek are the champions of the inaugural Basketball Africa League". The BAL. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. ^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
3. ^ "DIARRA, OMOT, GUEYE, PERRY HIGHLIGHT 2023 BAL AWARDS". The BAL. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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BAL Defensive Player of the Year

* 2021: Mahmoud
* 2022: Majok

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Basketball Africa League

Seasons|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Qualifying rounds|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Playoffs|

* 2021 (F)
* 2022 (F)
* 2023 (F)
* 2024 (F)

Teams|

| 2024 season teams|

* Al Ahly
* Al Ahly Benghazi
* APR
* AS Douanes
* Bangui Sporting Club
* Cape Town Tigers
* City Oilers
* Dynamo
* FUS Rabat
* Petro de Luanda
* Rivers Hoopers
* US Monastir

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Former teams|

* ABC Fighters
* AS Police
* AS Salé
* Cobra Sport
* DUC
* Espoir Fukash
* FAP
* Ferroviário da Beira
* Ferroviário de Maputo
* GS Pétroliers
* GNBC
* Kwara Falcons
* Patriots BBC
* REG
* SLAC
* Stade Malien
* Zamalek

Arenas|

* BK Arena
* Dakar Arena
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
* SunBet Arena

Competition stages|

* Road to BAL
* Sahara Conference
* Nile Conference
* Kalahari Conference
* Finals

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* All-First Team
* All-Defensive Team
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Sportsmanship Award
* Ubuntu Award

Records and statistics|

* Records list (Single-game points record)
* Annual statistical leaders

Associated|

* NBA
* FIBA
* FIBA Africa
* FIBA Africa Basketball League (Defunct)
* Amadou Gallo Fall

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