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Kalahari Conference

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Kalahari Conference
LeagueBasketball Africa League
SportBasketball
Founded2024
First season2024
No. of teams4
Most recent
champion(s)
Morocco FUS Rabat (1st title)
(2024)
Current sports event 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference

The Kalahari Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.

The conference was introduced two years after the other two, in the 2024 BAL season.

History

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The creation of the Kalahari Conference as the league's third conference was announced on January 5, 2024.[1] The inaugural conference phase was organised in the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa.[1]

Current standings

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Morocco FUS Rabat 4 3 1 363 295 +68 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 4 2 2 360 340 +20 .500
3 South Africa Cape Town Tigers (H) 4 1 3 305 346 −41 .250
4 Burundi Dynamo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts

Conference winners

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Although no official trophy or title is awarded, the team ending at the top of the standings in the conference is lauded as "Conference winners" by the BAL.

Kalahari Conference results
Season Winners Conference

record

Playoffs result Ref.
2024
(Details)
Morocco FUS Rabat (MLI) 3–1 (.750) Quarterfinalists [2]

Standings

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^ Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+ Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
* Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
# Denotes team that was disqualified
Season Positions (by team)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2024 FUS Rabat*
(3–1)
Petro de Luanda^
(2–2)
Cape Town Tigers
(1–3)
Dynamo#
(Disqualified)


Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Basketball Africa League announces host cities, venues and dates for 2024 regular season tipping off March 9 in Pretoria, South Africa". NBA.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "FUS Rabat are the 2024 Kalahari Conference champions". The BAL. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.