2021–22 US Monastir basketball season

US Monastir
2021–22 season
BAL champions
Championnat Pro A champions
Tunisian Cup champions
President	Ahmed Belli
Head coach	Miodrag Perišić
Arena	Mohamed Mzali Sports Hall
Championnat Pro A	Champions
Tunisian Cup	Winners
BAL season	Champions
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 63rd season of the US Monastir men's basketball team and the 2nd of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Monastir won both the Championnat National A and the Tunisian Basketball Cup. On May 28, 2022, it won its first-ever BAL championship after winning the 2022 BAL Finals over Petro de Luanda.^[1]

Transcations

Departures

US Monastir Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Age	Height	To
Omar Abada	00	G	28	1.88	Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Makrem Ben Romdhane	12	F/C	32	2.06	Benfica
Chris Crawford	2	G	28	2.06	SLAC
Wael Arakji	10	G	26	2.06	Al-Jahra

Incoming

US Monastir Reinforcements
Name	Number	Pos.	Date	Former club
Solo Diabate	10	G	February 2, 2022^[2]	Smouha
Michael Dixon	00	G	February 8, 2022^[3]	Wilki Morskie Szczecin
Julius Coles Jr.	5	G	May 11, 2022^[4]	Al-Wakrah

US Monastir Roster in Basketball Africa League

From the past season, six players returned for their second BAL season. On May 11, Monastir signed Julius Coles Jr. ahead of the playoffs.^[4]

US Monastir roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	00	Dixon, Michael (WI)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	33 – (1990-12-01)1 December 1990
SG	1	Marnaoui, Oussama	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
SG	2	Jaziri, Naji	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	30 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994
G	5	Coles Jr., Julius (WI)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	35 – (1989-01-15)15 January 1989
PG	10	Diabate, Mouloukou (AI)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	37 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987
PG	11	Mahemli, Houssem	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	24 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000
G	12	Onana Awana, Charles Loic (E)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	20 – (2003-12-15)15 December 2003
C	13	Majok, Ater (AI)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	37 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987
F	15	Methnani, Wassef	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	26 – (1998-08-07)7 August 1998
SF	23	Lahyani, Firas	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	33 – (1991-07-19)19 July 1991
C	24	Abbassi, Mohamed	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	33 – (1991-03-28)28 March 1991
G/F	26	Ghyaza, Mokhtar	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	37 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986
F	28	Rassil, Mohamed	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	26 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998
F	45	Slimane, Radhouane (C)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	44 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980

Head coach

Miodrag Perišić

Assistant coach(es)

Zied Kechaou

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
(E): BAL Elevate player
(WI): World import
(AI): African import
Injured

Roster

Updated: March 5, 2022

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
Championnat Pro A	25 September 2021	10 May 2022	Round 1	Winners	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Tunisian Cup	In Progress	In Progress	To be confirmed	Winners	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Basketball Africa League	6 March 2022	28 May 2022	To be confirmed	Winners	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: October 8, 2023
Source: Competitions

Championnat Pro A

The regular season started on 25 September 2021. The six highest placed teams advance to the play-offs, while the bottom four teams will play in the play-out.

Regular season table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Ezzahra Sports	18	15	3	Qualification to play-offs
2	US Monastir	18	13	5
3	Club Africain	18	13	5
4	Étoile Sportive de Radès	18	11	7
5	JS Kairouan	18	10	8
6	Stade Nabeulien	18	8	10
7	Dalia Sportive de Grombalia	18	8	10	Qualification to relegation round
8	JS Manazeh	18	7	11
9	US Ansar	18	5	13
10	SS Sfaxien	18	0	18

Source: FTBB

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 October 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

Play-offs table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	US Monastir	10	8	2	Advance to Super play-offs
2	Ezzahra Sports	10	8	2
3	ES Radès	10	6	4
4	Stade Nabeulien	10	5	5
5	Club Africain	10	3	7	Qualification to play-out
6	JS Kairouan	10	3	7	Qualification to play-out

Source: FTBB

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 October 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Basketball Africa League

BAL Sahara Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	REG	5	4	1	431	423	+8	.800^[a]	Advance to playoffs
2	US Monastir	5	4	1	397	355	+42	.800^[a]
3	AS Salé	5	3	2	454	438	+16	.600
4	SLAC	5	2	3	392	394	−2	.400
5	Ferroviário da Beira	5	1	4	416	448	−32	.200^[b]
6	DUC (H)	5	1	4	402	434	−32	.200^[b]

Source: BAL, Afrobasket
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022.

6 March 2022 1	US Monastir	77–71	Ferroviário da Beira	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 16-23, 19-23, 23-18
	Pts: Ater Majok 19 Rebs: Ater Majok 12 Asts: Radhouane Slimane 5 PIR: Ater Majok 32	Boxscore	Pts: Perry, Kennedy 17 each Rebs: Prince Orizu 7 Asts: Jermelle Kennedy 5 PIR: Jermelle Kennedy 21	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 434

8 March 2022 2	SLAC	55–76	US Monastir	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 5–20, 15–15, 15–17
	Pts: Chris Crawford 15 Rebs: Chris Obekpa 11 Asts: Dane Miller Jr. 4 PIR: Chris Obekpa 20	Boxscore	Pts: Radhouane Slimane 15 Rebs: Ater Majok 14 Asts: Lahyani, Slimane 5 each PIR: Ater Majok 22	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Marcy Williams, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Arnold Moseya

11 March 2022 3	AS Salé	90–96	US Monastir	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 18–20, 20–19, 31–25
	Pts: Terrell Stoglin 41 Rebs: Four players 4 Asts: Terrell Stoglin 7 Eff: Terrell Stoglin 36	Boxscore	Pts: Radhouane Slimane 24 Rebs: Ater Majok 12 Asts: Michael Dixon 11 Eff: Radhouane Slimane 27	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 340 Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboollo Amr, Claudio Eviba

12 March 2022 4	US Monastir	74–62	DUC	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 15-11, 19-17, 20-14
	Pts: Ater Majok 20 Rebs: Ater Majok 13 Asts: Radhouane Slimane 8 PIR: Ater Majok 30	Boxscore	Pts: Bamba Diallo 19 Rebs: Abel Diop 9 Asts: Hameed Ali 7 PIR: Bamba Diallo 15	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Euiba Claudio

14 March 2022 5	REG	77–74	US Monastir	Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 15–16, 20–13, 21–19
	Pts: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 16 Rebs: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 10 Asts: Adonis Filer 9 PIR: Pitchou Kambuy Manga 23	Boxscore	Pts: Michael Dixon 23 Rebs: Ater Majok 14 Asts: Oussama Marnaoui 6 PIR: Ater Majok 23	Arena: Dakar Arena Attendance: 400 Referees: Marcy Williams, Aboolo Amr, Arnold Moseya

Playoffs

The two teams have never faced each other before. Monastir defeated Cape Town comfortably, never trailing in the game. With a margin of 39 points, it was the largest win in the BAL season.^[5]

22 May 2022 Quarterfinals	US Monastir	106–67	Cape Town Tigers	Kigali
13:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 22–15, 27–26, 35–8
	Pts: Dixon 23 Rebs: Majok 9 Asts: Five players 5 PIR: Dixon 24	Boxscore	Pts: Early 15 Rebs: Prinsloo 8 Asts: Kabongo 5 PIR: Prinsloo 18	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 718 Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Mahamadou Diallo

25 May 2022 Semifinals	US Monastir	88–81	Zamalek	Kigali
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 19–18, 29–18, 24–23
	Pts: Slimane 21 Rebs: Majok 9 Asts: Dixon, Coles Jr. 4 PIR: Dixon 20		Pts: McKinney 26 Rebs: Diogu, Mahmoud 9 Asts: Strawberry 5 PIR: McKinney 25	Arena: BK Arena Referees: JD Ralls, Antonio Bernardo, Yann Vezo Davidson

Final

28 May 2022	Petro de Luanda	72–83	US Monastir	Kigali
18:00 CAT	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 23–15, 19–24, 13–26
	Pts: Gonçalves 28 Rebs: Moreira 7 Asts: Gonçalves 4 PIR: Gonçalves 27	Boxscore v t e	Pts: Dixon, Lahyani 21 Rebs: Lahyani 10 Asts: Dixon 6 PIR: Lahyani 24	Arena: BK Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Marie Leslie Cherubin

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

BAL

US Monastir statistics
Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Radhouane Slimane	8	31.0	.419	.294	.903	5.0	3.8	1.3	0.5	14.4
Mohamed Rassil	3	5.4	.000	.000	.000	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0
Charles Onana Awana	3	4.4	.500	.667	.000	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.0
Wassef Methnani	3	1.8	.000	.000	.500	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
Oussama Marnaoui	7	19.5	.277	.300	.917	2.1	1.7	1.0	0.0	6.6
Ater Majok	8	31.4	.648	.333	.577	10.9	2.0	0.3	2.5	13.6
Houssem Mahemli	8	10.1	.500	.250	1.000	1.0	1.3	0.1	0.1	1.4
Firas Lahyani	8	24.8	.607	.308	.667	6.1	2.8	0.4	0.5	12.3
Neji Jaziri	4	6.8	.385	.364	1.000	1.3	0.8	0.8	0.0	3.8
Mokhtar Ghayaza	8	16.8	.656	.000	.714	5.1	0.9	1.1	0.3	6.5
Michael Dixon	8	29.8	.539	.474	.818	2.0	3.9	0.4	0.1	16.5
Solo Diabate	6	24.7	.358	.211	.889	2.7	3.8	1.2	0.0	8.3
Julius Coles Jr.^≠	3	28.5	.294	.158	.667	2.7	4.3	2.0	0.0	10.3
Mohamed Abbassi	3	5.4	.800	.000	.000	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	2.7

^≠Acquired during the season
^~Waived during the season

References

^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ "🏀 سليمان ديباتي نجم المنتخب الإيفواري لكرةالسلة إتحادي 👏". Instagram.com. Union Sportive Monastirienne. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ "مايكل ديكسون نجم المنتخب الجورجي لكرة السلة اتحادي 👏". Instagram.com. Union Sportive Monastirienne. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b @@USMonastirBB (May 11, 2022). "Welcome to the City of Champions Julius 💎" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ "Dixon powers US Monastir in comprehensive win over Cape Town". The BAL. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[table_hth_REG0.87474320031458-5] Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022.

[table_hth_CFV0.87474320031458-6] Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022.

[1] "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[2] "🏀 سليمان ديباتي نجم المنتخب الإيفواري لكرةالسلة إتحادي 👏". Instagram.com. Union Sportive Monastirienne. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[3] "مايكل ديكسون نجم المنتخب الجورجي لكرة السلة اتحادي 👏". Instagram.com. Union Sportive Monastirienne. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[colesjr-4] @@USMonastirBB (May 11, 2022). "Welcome to the City of Champions Julius 💎" (Tweet). Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via Twitter.

[7] "Dixon powers US Monastir in comprehensive win over Cape Town". The BAL. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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v t e 2022 BAL season
Qualifying Tournaments Group stage Nile Conference Sahara Conference Playoffs Finals Rosters
Nile Conference	Cape Town Tigers Cobra Sport Espoir Fukash FAP Petro de Luanda Zamalek
Sahara Conference	AS Salé AS Douanes Ferroviário da Beira REG SLAC US Monastir

v t e US Monastir 2022 BAL Champions
00 Dixon (MVP) 1 Marnaoui 2 Jaziri 5 Coles Jr. 10 Diabate 11 Mahemli 12 Onana Awana 13 Majok 15 Methnani 23 Lahyani 24 Abbassi 26 Ghyaza 28 Rassil 45 Slimane (C)
Head coach: Perišić Assistants: Kichou Kechrid