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Elite Messieurs

Organising body	FECABASKET
Country	Cameroon
Number of teams	8 (2022–23)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Division 2
Domestic cup(s)	Cameroonian Basketball Cup
International cup(s)	Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current champions	Kadji Sports Academy (1st title) (2023–24)
Most championships	BEAC (5 titles)
Website	Link

The Elite Messieurs (translated to English: Elite Men), also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Cameroon. The league consisted out of 8 teams in the 2022–23 season.

Currently, the most successful team in the league is FAP, who have won four consecutive titles between 2020 and 2023.

The champions of the Elite Messieurs qualify for the Road to BAL, the qualification tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

In the most recent format, eight teams participated in the regular season where they face each other tea one time. The top four teams advance to the Final Four, where they play in a round-robin to determine the final standings.

Current teams

The following were the 12 teams for the 2022 season:

Champions

By team

In African competitions

Each year, the champions of the league are placed for the qualifiers of the FIBA Africa Basketball League, the premiere pan-African competition. Since 2020, this league is replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The following list shows Cameroonian teams which played in a main tournament:

FIBA Africa Basketball League

Cameroon participants in the FIBA Africa Basketball League

Club	Participations	Last participation	Best result
BEAC	1	2016	7th place
Condor	1	2010	Runners-up
Nzui Manto	1	2015	10th place
CAMAIR	1
ONCBP	1

Basketball Africa League

Most Valuable Player

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