FUS Rabat plays the 2023–24 season in the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as well as in the Throne Cup competition.

They made their debut in the Road to BAL, having qualified as national champions. On 4 November, a place in the main tournament was guaranteed following a win over FAP in the semi-finals.[1] FUS Rabat won the Kalahari Conference and clinched the number one seed for the playoffs,[2] however, they were eliminated by the eight-seeded Cape Town Tigers who won the quarterfinal after overtime.[3]

Roster

Current roster

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FUS Rabat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 1 United States Jordan, John 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 32 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992
PG 2 United States Brown, Ken 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1989-10-24)24 October 1989
F 4 Morocco Najah, Abderrahim 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 40 – (1984-11-20)20 November 1984
PG 5 Morocco El Haoua, Abdelkarim 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1997-08-28)28 August 1997
F 6 Morocco Zeghloul, Mohamed Anas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2004-04-08)8 April 2004
SG 7 Morocco Nouhi, Ayoub 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-07-01)1 July 1999
F/C 10 Mali Diarra, Aliou 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-12-31)31 December 2001
F/C 13 Morocco Laanani, Omar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 37 – (1987-03-26)26 March 1987
C 14 Senegal Sylla, Mohamed (E) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2005-01-31)31 January 2005
G 15 Morocco Benmhine, Soufiane 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1992-08-04)4 August 1992
F/C 23 Morocco Azouga, Badr Eddine 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1995-02-07)7 February 1995
PF 24 Morocco Zouita, Abdelhakim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 38 – (1986-12-08)8 December 1986
G 45 Morocco Baeri, Yacine 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1989-10-04)4 October 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 17 March 2024

Transactions

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
55 G/F Morocco Baeri Yacine 34 Free agent Free agent 2024 October 25, 2023 [4]
11 C Nigeria Prince Orizu 28 Tormes Spain Free agent 2024 October 25, 2023 [4]
15 C Mali Aliou Diarra 21 Stade Malien Mali Free agent 2024 October 31, 2023 [5]
1 PG United States John Jordan 30 Zdravlje Serbia Free agent 2024 January 20, 2024
2 PG United States Ken Brown 33 Al-Ittihad Aleppo Syria Free agent 2024 January 20, 2024 [6]


Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
BAL 9 March 2024 26 May 2024 Kalahari Conference Quarterfinals 6 4 0 2 540 464 +76 066.67
Road to BAL 31 October 2023 5 November 2023 Elite 16 Final 5 3 0 2 408 390 +18 060.00
Division Excellence 4 October 2023 !—
Throne Cup !—
Total 11 7 0 4 948 854 +94 063.64

Division Excellence

See also: 2023–24 Division Excellence

Regular season

Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
1 4 October ASA H W 96–58 1–0
2 7 October Raja Casablanca A W 33–89 2–0
3 15 October MTB Majd Tanger H W 83–55 3–0
4 21 October Wydad AC H W 72–62 4–0
5 11 November KACM A W 68–74 5–0
6 23 November IRT Tanger H W 70–67 6–0
7 4 December MAS Fez A W 51–66 7–0
8 7 December ASC A W 67–77 8–0
9 10 December Larache H W 83–63 9–0
10 18 December AS Salé A L 88–78 9–1
11 6 January AS FAR H W 75–59 10–1
12 20 January Raja Casablanca H W 80–67 11–1
13 25 January MTB Majd Tanger A W 61–73 12–1
14 5 February Wydad AC A W 53–74 13–1
15 8 February ASC H W 83–60 14–1
16 2 March AS FAR A W 70–78 15–1
17 8 April Larache A L 90–89 15–2
18 17 April AS Salé H W 98–86 16–2

Second stage

Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
1 4 May MTB Majd Tanger A W 69–90 1–0
2 8 May ASCHBB A W 76–91 2–0
3 12 May MTB Majd Tanger H W 92–72 3–0
4 15 May ASCHBB H W 98–52 4–0
5 3 June IRT Tanger A W 78–80 5–0
6 6 June IRT Tanger H W 88–76 6–0

Playoffs

Gameday Date Opponents H / A Result Record
Semifinals
Game 1 15 June MAS Fes A W 63–78 1–0

Road to BAL

See also: 2024 BAL qualification

Elite 16

31 October 2023
1
 ABC Fighters Ivory Coast 76–84 Morocco FUS Rabat POPSI, Yaoundé
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 8-19, 25-22, 17-20, 26-23
Pts: Akano 19
Rebs: Edosomwan 10
Asts: Kra 4 		Report Pts: Jordan 18
Rebs: Diarra 5
Asts: Jordan, Zouita 4 		Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Didier Gaga (RWA), Ahmed Khedr (EGY)
1 November 2023
2
 FUS Rabat Morocco 90–89(OT) Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club POPSI, Yaoundé
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-23, 21-19, 22-26, 22-14, Overtime: 8-7
Pts: Jordan 28
Rebs: Diarra 9
Asts: Jordan 6 		Report Pts: Ganapamo 20
Rebs: Djimrabaye 11
Asts: Johnson 8 		Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN), Papa Felix Seye (SEN)
2 November 2023
3
 FUS Rabat Morocco 66–73 Guinea SLAC POPSI, Yaoundé
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 19-15, 14-17, 16-22, 17-19
Pts: Baeri, Jordan 10
Rebs: Three players 5
Asts: Baeri, Nouhi 3 		Pts: Zouzoua 24
Rebs: Nguirane 14
Asts: Gilbert 5 		Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Ahmed Khedr (EGY), Didier Shema Nshuti (RWA)

Final stage

Semi-finals
4 November 2023
Semi-final
 FUS Rabat Morocco 78–60 Cameroon FAP POPSI, Yaoundé
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 21-21, 22-14, 21-16, 14-9
Pts: Diarra 18
Rebs: Diarra 21
Asts: El Haoua 6 		Report Pts: Tametong 18
Rebs: Njiki 8
Asts: Keumoe 3 		Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Sara Elsharnouby (EGY), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)
Final
5 November 2023
Final
 Bangui Sporting Club Central African Republic 92–90 Morocco FUS Rabat POPSI, Yaoundé
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 27-23, 21-24, 24-23
Pts: Kamayengue 17
Rebs: Djimrabaye 10
Asts: Johnson 7 		Report Pts: Jordan 17
Rebs: Azouga 8
Asts: Jordan 8 		Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN)

BAL

See also: 2024 BAL season

FUS Rabat played in the Kalahari Conference in South Africa and won the inaugural conference title.

Kalahari Conference

Main article: 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Morocco FUS Rabat 4 3 1 363 295 +68 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 4 2 2 360 340 +20 .500
3 South Africa Cape Town Tigers (H) 4 1 3 305 346 −41 .250
4 Burundi Dynamo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Withdrew
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts
9 March 2024 Petro de Luanda Angola 73–82 Morocco FUS Rabat SunBet Arena, Pretoria
12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–18, 24–25, 18–16
Pts: Morais 19
Rebs: Gakou 7
Asts: Dundão 4 		Boxscore Pts: Jordan 20
Rebs: Diarra 10
Asts: Four players 3 		Attendance: 2,727
Referees: Gerda Gatling, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga
12 March 2024 Cape Town Tigers South Africa 58–84 Morocco FUS Rabat SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 16–20, 10–27, 14–13
Pts: Cele 22
Rebs: Sibanyoni 8
Asts: Diarra 3 		Boxscore Pts: Diarra 21
Rebs: Azouga, Najah 7
Asts: Jordan 7 		Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Jason Alabanza, Erick Otieno, Dorothy Okatch
14 March 2024 FUS Rabat Morocco 86–89 Angola Petro de Luanda SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 9–21, 23–29, 29–24
Pts: Jordan 18
Rebs: Diarra 7
Asts: Three players 4 		Boxscore Pts: Dundão 25
Rebs: Gakou 10
Asts: Three players 4 		Attendance: 1,551
Referees: Kevin Fahy, Arnold Moseya, Monicca Nassuuna
17 March 2024 FUS Rabat Morocco 84–78 South Africa Cape Town Tigers SunBet Arena, Pretoria
3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST) Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 22–21, 22–25, 25–16
Pts: Jordan 19
Rebs: Diarra 11
Asts: Nouhi 5 		Boxscore Pts: Cele 24
Rebs: Preston, Sibanyoni 7
Asts: Preston 5 		Attendance: 5,827
Referees: Gerda Gatling, Erick Otieno, Didier Gaga

Playoffs

Main article: 2024 BAL playoffs
Seeding game (1st–2nd seed)
24 May 2024 Al Ahly Egypt 78–89 Morocco FUS Rabat BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 30–19, 15–17, 14–31
Pts: Lyons 21
Rebs: Mitchell 9
Asts: Gendy 5 		Livestats Pts: Diarra 21
Rebs: Diarra 10
Asts: Brown 5 		Attendance: 7,154
Referees: Julian Scott, Yann Vezo Davidson, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza
Quarterfinals
26 May 2024 FUS Rabat Morocco 88–91OT South Africa Cape Town Tigers BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 24–29, 18–19, 24–20, Overtime: 5–8
Pts: Diarra 18
Rebs: Diarra 16
Asts: Jordan 7 		Livestats Pts: Cele 30
Rebs: Sibanyoni 25
Asts: Diarra 8 		Attendance: 6,279
Referees: Pat O'Connell, Aboolo Amr, Monicca Nassuunav

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

[7]

FUS Rabat statistics
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Abdelhakim Zouita 6 21.8 .438 .000 .600 3.8 3.7 0.2 0.3 8.5
Mohamed Anas Zeghloul 2 1.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohamed Sylla 6 13.0 .484 .000 .667 4.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 6.0
Ayoub Nouhi 6 22.7 .396 .133 .533 1.2 2.5 0.3 0.5 8.7
Abderrahim Najah 6 10.5 .481 .000 .200 4.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 4.5
John Jordan 6 30.7 .391 .344 .852 4.5 4.8 2.0 0.3 14.7
Abdelkarim El Haoua 6 8.8 .500 .000 .750 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8
Aliou Diarra 6 25.9 .667 .000 .633 10.0 1.0 1.0 2.2 16.5
Ken Brown 6 30.5 .460 .405 .583 2.5 2.2 1.5 0.2 11.3
Soufiane Benhmine 6 20.5 .400 .278 .800 2.8 2.8 1.2 0.0 6.8
Yacine Baeri 6 8.1 .350 .385 .750 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 3.7
Badr Azouga 6 11.1 .421 .250 .600 3.2 1.2 0.3 0.3 4.0

References

  1. ^ "FUS Rabat clinch BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "BAL debutant FUS Rabat stun defending champions Al Ahly SC". The BAL. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Cape Town Tigers stun top-seeded FUS Rabat in biggest achievement for South African basketball". The BAL. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b @fusbasketball (25 October 2023). "✍️" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "FUS Rabat inks Aliou Diarra". Afrobasket.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ @fusbasketball (19 January 2024). "Welcome to our new signing. Ken Brown officially in town" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "F.U.S de Rabat Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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