2022–23 US Monastir basketball season

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US Monastir
2022–23 season
Tunisian Cup champions
Head coachLinos Gavriel (CNA)
Miodrag Perišić (BAL)
ArenaMohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Championnat Pro AChampions
BAL5th place in Sahara Conference
Tunisian CupWinners

The 2022–23 season of US Monastir was the 64th in the club's history. It is the club's third season in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). This season US Monastir was coached by Marouan Kechrid until October, when Linos Gavriel took over.[1] However, Gavriel did not coach during the 2023 BAL season, where the head coaching duties were given to former BAL championship-winning Miodrag Perišić.[2]

In February, Monastir was the first Tunisian team to play in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. In the BAL season, they were surprisingly eliminated in the Sahara Conference, losing on tie-breakers to four other teams after the team had finished with a 3-2 record.

In the 2022–23 Championnat Pro A, US Monastir won their fifth consecutive national championship following their 3–1 finals series win over Club Africain.

Roster[edit]

The following was US Monastir's roster of the 2023 BAL season:

US Monastir roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 2 United States Randle, Jerome (I) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 36 – (1987-05-21)21 May 1987
SG 5 Tunisia Braiek, Omar 20 – (2004-03-03)3 March 2004
PF 6 Senegal Thomas, Ibrahima (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 37 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987
SF 7 Tunisia Marnaoui, Oussama 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
SG 10 Tunisia Chouaya, Lassaad 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-08-22)22 August 1989
PG 11 Tunisia Mahemli, Houssem 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
PF 12 Tunisia Addami, Ahmed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-07-14)14 July 1997
SG 12 Tunisia Bouallegue, Amrou 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1995-12-24)24 December 1995
F 15 Tunisia Chennoufi, Ziyed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988
F 23 Tunisia Lahyani, Firas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-07-16)16 July 1991
C 24 Tunisia Ghyaza, Mokhtar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986
F/C 41 Nigeria Abass, Churchill (E) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-08-21)21 August 2004
PF 45 Tunisia Slimane, Radhouane (C) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 43 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: September 25, 2023

Transactions[edit]

In[edit]

Date Number Name Pos. To Note
21 January 2023[3] 2 Jerome Randle PG Metropolitans 92 (France)
28 January 2023[4] - Deng Acuoth C Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
21 January 2023[5] 10 Michael Roll G Paris Basketball (France) Signed only for the Intercontinental Cup.
28 February 2023 41 Churchill Abass F/C NBA Academy Africa Drafted under the BAL Elevate program.
1 March 2023[6] 6 Ibrahima Thomas PF/C Ohud Medina (Saudi Arabia)

Out[edit]

Including players that were on US Monastir roster in the 2022 BAL season.

Date Number Name Pos. To Note
9 September 2022[7] 10 Solo Diabate G Petro de Luanda (Angola)
26 November 2022 0 Michael Dixon PG Kolossos Rodou (Greece)
November 2022 5 Julius Coles Jr. G Al Morog (Libya)
June 2022[8] 13 Ater Majok C Piratas de La Guaira (Venezuela)
- 28 Mohamed Rassil F ES Radès (Tunisia)
12 Charles Loic Onana G NBA Academy Africa End of BAL Elevate program contract.

Games[edit]

FIBA Intercontinental Cup[edit]

US Monastir was the first-ever Tunisian team to play in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, and the second representative from the BAL to play in the competition.[9]

2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup game log Total: 0–2
Game Round Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location

Attendance

Record
1 Semi-final 10 February Spain Lenovo Tenerife L 42–112 Jerome Randle (14) Oussama Marnaoui (5) Mokhtar Ghyaza (3) Santiago Martín 0–1
2 Third place game 12 February United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers L 84–107 Oussama Marnaoui (19) Firas Lahyani (8) Oussama Marnaoui (3) Santiago Martín 0–2

Basketball Africa League[edit]

US Monastir was drawn in the Sahara Conference, which was held in the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.

2023 BAL season game log Total: 3–2 (5th in Sahara Conference)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location

Attendance

Record
1 12 March Mali Stade Malien W 68–78 Jerome Randle (18) Ibrahima Thomas (7) Jerome Randle (7) Dakar Arena214 1–0
2 15 March Nigeria Kwara Falcons W 85–74 Ibrahima Thomas (22) Firas Lahyani (10) Jerome Randle (8) Dakar Arena

372

2–0
3 17 March Ivory Coast ABC Fighters L 90–74 Jerome Randle (25) Ibrahima Thomas (10) Jerome Randle (5) Dakar Arena

800

2–1
4 20 March Rwanda REG W 79–84 Jerome Randle (32) Ibrahima Thomas (7) Five players (3) Dakar Arena

600

3–1
5 21 March Senegal AS Douanes L 60–67 Firas Lahyani (15) Radhouane Slimane (9) Bouallegue, Slimane (3) Dakar Arena

6,761

3–2

Individual awards[edit]

References[edit]

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  6. ^ "BAL 2023: Ibrahima Thomas signs for Monastir". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ^ lumanhula, Jose (23 September 2022). "SOULEYMAN "SOLO" DIABATE É PETROLÍFERO". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Piratas add Majok to their roster". Afrobasket.com. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  9. ^ "US Monastir at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 12 February 2023.