The BAL All-Defensive Team is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) honor bestowed on the best defensive players in the league following every BAL season. The All-Defensive Team is composed of five players. The honour was introduced in the 2022 season, the second season of the league.[1]

Key

^ Denotes players who are still active in the BAL
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected
Player
(in bold text)		 Indicates the player who won the BAL Defensive Player of the Year in the same year
G Guard
F Forward
C Center

Selections

Ater Majok was selected to the All-Defensive Team in 2022 and 2023
Jean Jacques Boissy made the team in 2023
Season Pos. Player Team Ref.
2022 G Childe Dundão^ Petro de Luanda [1]
G Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza^ REG
F Aboubakar Gakou^ Petro de Luanda
F Brice Eyaga Bidias FAP
C Ater Majok^ US Monastir
2023 G Childe Dundão (2)^ Petro de Luanda [2]
G Jean Jacques Boissy^ AS Douanes
F Samkelo Cele^ Cape Town Tigers
C Aliou Diarra^ Stade Malien
C Ater Majok (2)^ Petro de Luanda


Most selections

The following table lists the players with the most overall selections.

^ Denotes players who are still active
Rank Player Total Defensive

Player of the Year

1 Ater Majok^ 2 1
Childe Dundão^ 2 0

References

  1. 1 2 "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Diarra, Omot, Gueye, Perry Highlight 2023 BAL Awards". The BAL. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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