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The NBA Academy Africa is a basketball team and academy operated by the National Basketball Association (NBA), located in Saly, Senegal.[1] Opened in 2017,[2] the academy offers both education and basketball trainings.[1] Several alumni of the program have played in professional leagues. The academy is a shared program between the NBA and SEED Academy. The academy has two indoor training courts, as well as dormitories and educational facilities.[3]
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League | Road to BAL |
Founded | 2017 |
History | NBA Academy Africa 2017–present |
Location | Saly, Senegal |
Head coach | Alfred Aboya |
Since 2022, the academy has a program called BAL Elevate with the Basketball Africa League (BAL), that allows each BAL team to select an academy player to feature on its roster during the season.[4] A year earlier, in 2021, Mohab Yasser became the first academy player to play in the BAL and also the first player to win the league championship.
For the following 2023 season, the NBA Academy enrolled its own team in the Road to BAL qualifiers where they played against professional teams.[5] Despite being ineligible to qualify for the BAL, they finished with a successful 2–1 record, after beating Burundian champions Urunani and Kenyan champions KPA.[6][7]
In November 2022, the NBA Academy Africa fielded the following roster playing in the 2023 BAL qualification.[8]
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Updated: 29 October 2022 |
The following list features players who have played for a professional club or have played in their country's national team:
The NBA Academy Africa has faced off against several national champions in the Road to BAL. They enter in the Elite 16 round, and as a wild card, are not eligible to advance to the semi-finals or to qualify for the main league season.
22 November 2022 | Cape Town Tigers ![]() |
85–60 | NBA Academy Africa | Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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23 November 2022 | NBA Academy Africa | 79–69 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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24 November 2022 | KPA ![]() |
69–84 | NBA Academy Africa | Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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21 November 2023 | NBA Academy Africa | 84–57 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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22 November 2023 | Dynamo ![]() |
71–76 | NBA Academy Africa | Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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23 November 2023 | Cape Town Tigers ![]() |
69–61 | NBA Academy Africa | Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg |
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