| 2023 BAL season | |
|---|---|
 Al Ahly receiving the trophy after winning the final | |
| League | Basketball Africa League |
| Season | 2023 |
| Dates | 11 March – 27 May 2023 |
| Games played | 38 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Season | |
| Season MVP | Nuni Omot (Al Ahly) |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Al Ahly (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  AS Douanes |
| Third place |  Stade Malien |
| Fourth place |  Petro de Luanda |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | 41 points Petro de Landa 87–48 Cape Town Tigers (30 April 2023) |
| Highest attendance | 9,874 AS Douanes 70–76 ABC Fighters (11 March 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 214 REG 64–48 Kwara Falcons (12 March 2023) |
The 2023 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 3, was the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[1] The season began on 11 March 2023 and ended on 27 May 2023. The playoffs were played in the BK Arena in Kigali, which hosted the final stage for a third season in a row. The regular season was played in Dakar, Senegal and Cairo, Egypt, both venues hosted a conference for a second year in a row.
Al Ahly defeated AS Douanes in the final, which was played in the BK Arena in Kigali, for a first-ever BAL title.[2] As the winners, Al Ahly automatically qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore.[3]
US Monastir were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous edition, but were eliminated in the Sahara Conference.
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- ^ "Al Ahly are the 2023 BAL champions". The BAL. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "ASVEL Villeurbanne wins French Cup, first since 2008".