# 2022–23 FIBA WASL Gulf League

The Gulf League of the 2022–23 FIBA West Asia Super League (FIBA WASL) was one of the two primary phases of West Asia's premier basketball competition. The games began on 19 December 2022 and ended on 15 May 2023.
Kuwait Club won the Gulf League title after defeating Manama in the finals.

## Group phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | SAA | KAZ | BAS |
| 1 | Al Hilal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 528 | 428 | +100 | 11 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 81–72 | 96–92 | 86–54 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 487 | 465 | +22 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals qualifiers | 75–70 | — | 91–86 | 92–61 |
| 3 | Kazma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 537 | 516 | +21 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals qualifiers | 87–92 | 98–86 | — | 84–77 |
| 4 | Al Bashaer | 6 | 0 | 6 | 383 | 526 | −143 | 6 | | 48–103 | 69–71 | 74–90 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KUW | MAN | NAS | SAD |
| 1 | Kuwait Club | 6 | 6 | 0 | 597 | 496 | +101 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 106–78 | 106–83 | 99–93 |
| 2 | Manama Club | 6 | 4 | 2 | 543 | 523 | +20 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals qualifiers | 88–91 | — | 105–74 | 98–86 |
| 3 | Al Nassr Riyadh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 462 | 549 | −87 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals qualifiers | 70–101 | 72–75 | — | 77–78 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 6 | 1 | 5 | 519 | 553 | −34 | 7 | | 84–94 | 94–99 | 84–86 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head on point differential: Al Nassr Riyadh 163–162 Al Sadd.

## Final phase
### Bracket

| Qualification to semifinals | Qualification to semifinals | Qualification to semifinals | Qualification to semifinals | Qualification to semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| B2 | Manama Club | 69 | 100 | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Kazma | 83 | 90 | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Kazma | 83 | 90 | 79 | A1 | Al Hilal | 78 | 71 | | | | |
| | | | | | B2 | Manama Club | 82 | 86 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | B2 | Manama Club | 78 | 85 |
| | | | | | | | | | B1 | Kuwait Club | 87 | 95 |
| A2 | Shabab Al Ahli | 100 | 67 | 93 | | | | | B1 | Kuwait Club | 87 | 95 |
| B3 | Al Nassr Riyadh | 90 | 68 | 71 | | | | |
| B3 | Al Nassr Riyadh | 90 | 68 | 71 | B1 | Kuwait Club | 87 | 110 | Third place game | Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | | | | A2 | Shabab Al Ahli | 71 | 100 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A1 | Al Hilal | Al Hilal | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | A2 | Shabab Al Ahli | Shabab Al Ahli | 88 |

### Qualification to semifinals

All match-ups are best-of-three playoffs.

#### (B2) Manama Club vs. (A3) Kazma

* 27 March 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Manama Club | Kazma |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 8–21, 17–23, 14–22 |||
| Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Thibodeaux 17 Asts: Thibodeaux 5 | Pts: Alhamidi, Williams 18 Rebs: Mejri 11 Asts: Borhamah 6 |
| Kazma leads series, 1–0 |||
* BBA Arena, Manama Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Harja Jaladri (INA), Yu Jung (TPE)
* 3 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Kazma | Manama Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 18–43, 27–15, 25–30 |||
| Pts: Rector 17 Rebs: Mejri 17 Asts: Albaloushi 4 | Pts: Hamooda 21 Rebs: Haji, Thibodeaux 7 Asts: Jones 11 |
| series tied, 1–1 |||
* Shaikh Saad Alabdullah Sport Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Paul Skayem (LBN)
* 10 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Manama Club | Kazma |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 16–20, 16–22, 23–24 |||
| Pts: Jones 32 Rebs: Thibodeaux 9 Asts: Jones 10 | Pts: Rector 20 Rebs: Mejri 11 Asts: Albaloushi 6 |
| Manama Club wins series, 2–1 |||
* BBA Arena, Manama Attendance: 500 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Harja Jaladri (INA), Yu Jung (TPE)

#### (A2) Shabab Al Ahli vs. (B3) Al Nassr Riyadh

* 28 March 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Shabab Al Ahli | 100–90 | Al Nassr Riyadh |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 28–27, 26–16, 23–26 |||
| Shabab Al Ahli leads series, 1–0 |||
* Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai Attendance: 100 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Harja Jaladri (INA), Yu Jung (TPE)
* 4 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Al Nassr Riyadh | 68–67 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 20–24, 18–14, 16–15 |||
| series tied, 1–1 |||
* Al Nasr Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 100 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Paul Skayem (LBN)
* 11 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Shabab Al Ahli | 93–71 | Al Nassr Riyadh |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 21–17, 28–15, 20–23 |||
| Shabab Al Ahli wins series, 2–1 |||
* Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai Attendance: 700 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Harja Jaladri (INA), Yu Jung (TPE)

### Semifinals
#### (A1) Al Hilal vs. (B2) Manama Club

* 17 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Al Hilal | 78–82 (OT) | Manama Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 22–14, 18–23, 10–15, Overtime: 10–14 |||
| Manama Club leads series, 1–0 |||
* Green Basketball Court, Riyadh Attendance: 300 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Paul Skayem (LBN)
* 24 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Manama Club | 86–71 | Al Hilal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 22–9, 27–25, 21–16 |||
| Manama Club wins series, 2–0 |||
* BBA Arena, Manama Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Mohammad Doost (IRN), Wissam Zein (SYR)

#### (B1) Kuwait Club vs. (A2) Shabab Al Ahli

* 18 April 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Kuwait Club | 87–71 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 15–18, 23–20, 28–17 |||
| Kuwait Club leads series, 1–0 |||
* Shaikh Saad Alabdullah Sport Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Paul Skayem (LBN)
* 25 April 2023 20:00
* Box Scores
| Shabab Al Ahli | 100–110 | Kuwait Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 29–33, 23–19, 25–29 |||
| Kuwait Club wins series, 2–0 |||
* Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai Attendance: 325 Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Mohammad Doost (IRN), Wissam Zein (SYR)

#### Third place game

* 8 May 2023 20:00
* Box Scores
| Al Hilal | 76–88 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 22–23, 14–19, 23–25 |||
* Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Sports Hall, Dubai Attendance: 700 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Mohammed Taha (JOR)

#### Finals

* 9 May 2023 22:00
* Box Scores
| Kuwait Club | 87–78 | Al Manama |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 19–14, 23–25, 21–23 |||
| Kuwait Club leads series, 1–0 |||
* Shaikh Saad Alabdullah Sport Hall Complex, Kuwait City Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Mohammed Taha (JOR)
* 15 May 2023 20:00
* Box Scores
| Al Manama | 85–95 | Kuwait Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 17–23, 24–17, 22–31 |||
| Kuwait Club wins championship, 2–0 |||
* Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Manama Referees: Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Mohammad Doost (IRN), Paul Skayem (LBN)