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.
| بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 5 – 15 October 2022 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kuwait SC (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Al Ahly Cairo |
| Third place |  Beirut Club |
| Fourth place | Kazma |
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
editContrary 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
editThe draw for the groups was held 18 August 2022.[3]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait
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3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 190 | +27 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ittihad Alexandria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 293 | 190 | +103 | 5 |
| 3 |  Al Ahly Benghazi
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3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 269 | −66 | 4 |
| 4 |  Al-Ittihad Aleppo
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3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 245 | −63 | 3 |
Source: Asia-Basket.com
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly Cairo
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3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 183 | +143 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Riyadi
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3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 208 | +50 | 5 |
| 3 |  Al-Gharafa
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3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 265 | −62 | 4 |
| 4 |  Al Mena
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3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 311 | −131 | 3 |
Source: Asia-Basket.com
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazma
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3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 247 | +13 | 5 |
| 2 |  Al-Ahli Manama
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3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 212 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Al Bashaer
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3 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 253 | −19 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Sadd
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3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 232 | +4 | 4 |
Source: Asia-Basket.com
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Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beirut Club
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3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 238 | +22 | 6 |
| 2 | Al-Jahra
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3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 208 | +23 | 5 |
| 3 |  Dijlah University
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3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 222 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |  WA Boufarik
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3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 249 | −46 | 3 |
Source: Asia-Basket.com
Knock-out stage
edit| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 10 October | ||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 104 | |||||||||||||
| 12 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Mena | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 97 | |||||||||||||
| 10 October | ||||||||||||||
| Dijlah University | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli Manama | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 14 October | ||||||||||||||
| Dijlah University | 98 | |||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 87 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October | ||||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 87 | |||||||||||||
| 12 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Sadd | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 80 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Riyadi | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Al Riyadi | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 15 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 86 | |||||||||||||
| 12 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 93 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jahra | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Jahra | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 14 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Bashaer | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 91 | |||||||||||||
| 11 October | ||||||||||||||
| Kazma | 87 | Third place game | ||||||||||||
| Kazma | 90 | |||||||||||||
| 12 October | 15 October | |||||||||||||
| WA Boufarik | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Kazma (OT) | 106 | Beirut Club (OT) | 102 | |||||||||||
| 10 October | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 101 | Kazma | 97 | |||||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 109 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Gharafa | 70 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
edit10 October 2022
12:00 |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
109–70 | 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
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10 October 2022
14:05 |
| Kazma |
90–74 | 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 |
96–98 | 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
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10 October 2022
18:45 |
| Kuwait |
104–55 | 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
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11 October 2022
12:00 |
| Al Ahly Cairo |
87–76 | 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
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11 October 2022
16:10 |
| Al Riyadi |
98–80 | 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
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11 October 2022
16:10 |
| Beirut Club |
87–64 | 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
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11 October 2022
18:15 |
| Al-Jahra |
69–53 | 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
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Quarterfinals
edit12 October 2022
12:00 |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria |
101–106 (OT) | 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 |
76–80 | 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
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12 October 2022
16:55 |
| Al Ahly Cairo |
93–54 | 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
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12 October 2022
19:10 |
| Kuwait |
97–79 | 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
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Semifinals
edit14 October 2022
16:00 |
| Kazma |
87–91 | 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 |
84–74 | 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
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Third place game
edit15 October 2022
16:15 |
| Beirut Club |
102–97 (OT) | 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
edit15 October 2022
18:30 |
| Kuwait |
78–77 | 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
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Statistical leaders
edit| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game |  Kevin Murphy |
Kazma |
28.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Latavious Williams |
Kazma |
13.9 |
| Assists per game | Ahmad Al-Baloushi |
Kazma |
7.0 |
| Steals per game | Ishaq Oubid |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
3.3 |
| Blocks per game |  Salah Mejri |
Al-Jahra |
2.6 |
References
edit- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (9 October 2021). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly crowned Arab Cup champions for first time in history". KingFut. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Draw for the Arab Club Basketball Championship next month". 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Tunisia: Arab Club Basketball Championship - Ezzahra Sports Drawn in Group B". allAfrica.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.