US Monastir

2021–22 season
President	Ahmed Belli
Head coach	Miodrag Perišić
Arena	Mohamed Mzali Sports Hall
Championnat Pro A	Champions
Tunisian Cup	Winners
BAL season	Champions

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]

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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. Nat. 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) 24 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 SG 2 Jaziri, Naji 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (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) 36 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 PG 11 Mahemli, Houssem 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (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) 36 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987 F 15 Methnani, Wassef 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-08-07)7 August 1998 SF 23 Lahyani, Firas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-07-19)19 July 1991 C 24 Abbassi, Mohamed 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (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) 25 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 F 45 Slimane, Radhouane (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 43 – (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 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 Main article: 2021–22 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 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 Main article: 2022 BAL season BAL Sahara Conference Main article: 2022 BAL Sahara Conference Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification REG USM ASS SLC CFV DUC 1 REG 5 4 1 431 423 +8 .800[lower-alpha 1] Advance to playoffs — 77–74 91–87 83–81 — — 2 US Monastir 5 4 1 397 355 +42 .800[lower-alpha 1] — — — — 77–71 74–62 3 AS Salé 5 3 2 454 438 +16 .600 — 90–96 — 91–81 95–84 — 4 SLAC 5 2 3 392 394 −2 .400 — 55–76 — — 90–74 — 5 Ferroviário da Beira 5 1 4 416 448 −32 .200[lower-alpha 2] 89–94 — — — — 98–92 6 DUC (H) 5 1 4 402 434 −32 .200[lower-alpha 2] 92–86 — 86–91 70–85 — — Source: BAL, Afrobasket (H) Hosts Notes: 1 2 Head-to-head: REG 77–74 US Monastir on 14 March 2022. 1 2 Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira 98–92 DUC on 8 March 2022. US Monastir v Ferroviário da Beira 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 SLAC v US Monastir 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 AS Salé v US Monastir 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 US Monastir v DUC 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 REG v US Monastir 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 Main article: 2022 BAL 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] US Monastir v Cape Town Tigers 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 US Monastir v Zamalek 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 Petro de Luanda v US Monastir 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 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 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. 1 2 @@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.