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2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship

بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023
Tournament details
Country	Qatar
Dates	2 – 12 October 2023
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Beirut Club (1st title)
Runner-up	AS Salé
Third place	Kuwait Club
Fourth place	Al Ahly Cairo
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Ilias Aqboub (AS Salé)
MVP	Sergio El Darwich (Beirut Club)
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The 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023) was the 35th season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament is held from 1 October. All games are played in Doha, Qatar.

Kuwait Club were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Beirut Club. Beirut Club went on to win their first Arab Championship, after their victory overf AS Salé in the final.

Teams

Group phase

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kuwait Club	3	3	0	271	199	+72	6	Advance to knock-out phase
2	Al-Muharraq	3	2	1	245	232	+13	5
3	Qatar Club	3	1	2	205	226	−21	4
4	Al-Bureij	3	0	3	240	304	−64	3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

USM Alger	81–57	Al-Seeb Club
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 18-8, 23-18, 23-18
Pts: Zaki Guzout 14 Rebs: Omar Belliche 13 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6		Pts: Brice Johnson 23 Rebs: Walim Jossief 8 Asts: Four players 1

Al Ittihad Alexandria	89–53	USM Alger
Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 27-5, 23-20, 23-17
Pts: Yusuf Shehata 14 Rebs: Manny Harris 8 Asts: Manny Harris 5		Pts: George Williams 19 Rebs: Sidali Benzaime 11 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 3

USM Alger	83–54	Al Ahli SC
Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 23-16, 18-12, 22-12
Pts: Johnathan Hudson 38 Rebs: Johnathan Hudson 9 Asts: Johnathan Hudson 3		Pts: George Williams 17 Rebs: Two players 8 Asts: George Williams 5

Dynamo Club	68–77	USM Alger
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 20-23, 18-11, 14-25
Pts: Two players 19 Rebs: Omar Jamaledine 10 Asts: Two players 3		Pts: George Williams 25 Rebs: Two players 9 Asts: George Williams 5

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AS Salé	3	3	0	262	210	+52	6	Advance to knock-out phase
2	Qadsia	3	2	1	240	210	+30	5
3	Al-Fateh	3	1	2	273	239	+34	4
4	Al-Wehda	3	0	3	196	312	−116	3

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Beirut Club	4	4	0	374	301	+73	8	Advance to knock-out phase
2	Al Ahly Cairo	4	3	1	312	282	+30	7
3	Dijlah University	4	2	2	340	340	0	6
4	MTB Majd Tanger	4	1	3	287	343	−56	5
5	Al Ittihad Tripoli	4	0	4	281	328	−47	4

Knock-out phase

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Kuwait	90
	Al-Seeb	49
					Kuwait	94
					Dijlah University	76
	Qadsia	90
	Dijlah University	94
									Kuwait	97
									Beirut Club	101
	Beirut Club	121
	Al-Wehda	69
					Beirut Club	110
					USM Alger	78
	USM Alger (OT)	77
	Qatar Club	70
													Beirut Club	86
													AS Salé	75
	Al Ittihad Alexandria	20
	Al Bureij	0
					Al Ittihad Alexandria	77
					Al Ahly Cairo	82
	Al Ahly Cairo	98
	Al-Fateh	58
									Al Ahly Cairo	78
									AS Salé	85			Third place
	AS Salé	88
	MTB Majd Tanger	75
					AS Salé	108							Kuwait	87
					Al-Muharraq	95							Al Ahly Cairo	84
	Al-Muharraq	83
	Dynamo Lebanon	79

Round of 16

Kuwait	90–49	Al-Seeb
Scoring by quarter: 27-12, 23-4, 27-21, 13-12
Pts: Omran Jawhar 17 Rebs: Mohammad Hasan 9 Asts: Mohamed Harat 8		Pts: Brice Johnson 25 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Two players 2

Qadsia	90–94	Dijlah University
Scoring by quarter: 18-12, 16-30, 33-23, 23-29
Pts: Robert Lowery 22 Rebs: Alono Al-Yousef 15 Asts: Robert Lowery 6		Pts: Kenny Hayes 37 Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 12 Asts: Kenny Hayes 5

AS Salé	88–75	MTB Majd Tanger
Scoring by quarter: 34-19, 9-20, 18-17, 27-19
Pts: Chris Crawford 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Ali Lahrichi 5		Pts: Burke Putnam 21 Rebs: Mohamed Chaoui 13 Asts: John Murry 4

Al-Muharraq	83–79	Dynamo Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 20-23, 19-19, 19-23
Pts: Julius Coles 28 Rebs: Deng Acuoth 13 Asts: Two players 5		Pts: Zach Lofton 32 Rebs: Radhouane Slimane 10 Asts: Two players 3

Beirut Club	121–69	Al-Wehda
Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 30-14, 37-15, 29-22
Pts: Tony Mitchell 22 Rebs: Mohamed Ochi 16 Asts: Ali Mezher 9		Pts: Mohammed Ezzat 30 Rebs: Mohammed Hussein 8 Asts: Mohammed Ezzat 6

USM Alger	77–70 (OT)	Qatar Club
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		Pts: Meho Haracic 29 Rebs: Two players 10 Asts: Two players 3

Al Ittihad Alexandria

20–00

Al Bureij

Al Ahly Cairo	98–58	Al-Fateh
Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 22-12, 31-19, 26-15
Pts: Mostafa Kejo 18 Rebs: Seif Samir 9 Asts: Omar Abada 6		Pts: Darko Planinić 20 Rebs: Hani Al-Mohammed 7 Asts: Mohammed Fahad 5

Quarter-finals

Kuwait	94–76	Dijlah University
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 27-21, 23-13, 22-25
Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 24 Rebs: Mohamed Harat 8 Asts: Hamad Hasan 5		Pts: Kenny Hayes 30 Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 6 Asts: Kenny Hayes 6

AS Salé	108–95	Al-Muharraq
Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 31-20, 27-25, 28-29

USM Alger	78–110	Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 17-39, 26-22, 18-25
Pts: George Williams 16 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6		Pts: Tony Mitchell 23 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Ali Mezher 8

Al Ittihad Alexandria	77–82	Al Ahly Cairo
Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 17-24, 19-17, 23-22

Semi-finals

Kuwait	97–101	Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, -
Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 31 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Hamad Hasan 2		Pts: Tony Mitchell 31 Rebs: Mohamad Haidar 9 Asts: Ali Mezher 11

Al Ahly Cairo	78–85	AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 17-19, 13-19, 23-30
Pts: Two players 15 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Two players 3		Pts: Ramon Galloway 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Two players 2

Third place

Kuwait	87–84	Al Ahly Cairo
Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, -
Pts: Cady Lalanne 34 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 4		Pts: Omar Oraby 25 Rebs: Omar Oraby 11 Asts: Omar Abada 5

Final

Beirut Club	86–75	AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 17-10, 21-27, 23-23
Pts: Sergio El-Darwich 24 Rebs: Tony Mitchell 10 Asts: Ali Mezher 11		Pts: Ramon Galloway 32 Rebs: Ilias Aqboub 9 Asts: Ramon Galloway 5

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 25 Ali Mezher 12 4 11 SG 35 Jean-Marc Jarrouge 9 4 1 G/F 91 Sergio El Darwich 24 5 3 C 45 Julian Gamble 18 9 0 SF 0 Tony Mitchell 11 10 3 Reserves: PF 11 Ali Haidar 7 5 1 PG 7 Hassan Dandach 3 3 1 PF 99 Mohamed Ochi 2 2 0 C 12 Naim Rabay DNP SF 15 Jad Massih DNP PG 8 Jad Nasr DNP G 10 Karam Mechref DNP Head coach: Joe Ghattas

Beirut Club AS Salé 0 Beirut Club Statistics AS Salé 30/45 (66.7%) 2-pt field goals 20/39 (51.3%) 6/23 (26.1%) 3-pt field goals 9/35 (25.7%) 8/13 (16.5%) Free throws 8/13 (61.5%) 11 Offensive rebounds 13 31 Defensive rebounds 20 42 Total rebounds 33 20 Assists 13 12 Turnovers 11 4 Steals 7 3 Blocks 2 15 Fouls 15 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship champions Beirut Club 1st Arab Club Basketball Championship title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 55 Ramon Galloway 32 3 5 G 15 Chris Crawford 15 7 3 F 12 Ilias Aqboub 10 9 0 PG 5 Yassine El Mahsini 4 3 2 C 21 Khalid Boukichou 9 4 1 Reserves: C 6 Soufiane Kourdou 2 1 0 G 9 Ali Lahrichi 2 0 0 11 Oussama Benabou 0 1 1 PF 23 Firas Lahyani 1 5 0 14 Amine El Ouahabi 0 0 1 3 Bilal Dahhan DNP 32 Wail Habibi DNP Head coach: Željko Zečević

Statistical leaders

References

1. "Arab Club Championships Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
2. "Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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