BAL
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BAL is the commonly used acronym for the Basketball Africa League, a professional pan-African basketball competition organized in partnership with the NBA and FIBA.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball league
ⓘ
professional sports league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BAL ⓘ |
| aim |
develop basketball in Africa
ⓘ
grow basketball business in Africa ⓘ promote African basketball talent ⓘ |
| broadcastPartner |
Canal Plus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ NBA TV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | club competition ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier African club competition ⓘ |
| confederation | FIBA Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| finalsCity | Kigali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsCountry | Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 2021 ⓘ |
| fullName | Basketball Africa League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConference |
Nile Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahara Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFinalsVenue | Kigali Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQualifierTournament | Road to BAL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonAward |
BAL Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAL Defensive Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ BAL Most Valuable Player ⓘ BAL Sportsmanship Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleSponsor | Nile Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2021 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| organizer |
FIBA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partner |
FIBA Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
BAL qualifiers
ⓘ
national league champions ⓘ |
| regionServed | Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | group phase and playoffs ⓘ |
| slogan | More Than A Game ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| usesRules | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thebal.com ⓘ |
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