# 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship

The 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2022) was the 34th season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament is held from 5 October to 15 October 2022 in Kuwait. Al Ahly was the defending champion. All games are played in the Al-Ittihad Hall in Kuwait City.
Kuwait SC won its first Arab championship after defeating Al Ahly Cairo in the final, which was a re-match of the previous year.

## Teams

Contrary to other seasons, no teams from Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates participated. The following teams qualified for the season:
* Al Ahly Cairo (1st)
* Al Ittihad Alexandria (2nd)
* Kuwait
* Al-Jahra
* Kazma
* Al-Gharafa
* Al Sadd
* WA Boufarik
* Beirut Club
* Al Riyadi
* Al Bashaer
* Al-Ittihad Aleppo
* Al Ahly Benghazi
* Dijlah University
* Al-Ahli Manama
* Al Mena

## Regular season

The draw for the groups was held 18 August 2022.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 190 | +27 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 293 | 190 | +103 | 5 |
| 3 | Al Ahly Benghazi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 269 | −66 | 4 |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 245 | −63 | 3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Al Ahly Cairo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 183 | +143 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Riyadi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 208 | +50 | 5 |
| 3 | Al-Gharafa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 265 | −62 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Mena | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 311 | −131 | 3 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Kazma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 247 | +13 | 5 |
| 2 | Al-Ahli Manama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 212 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Al Bashaer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 253 | −19 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 232 | +4 | 4 |
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### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Beirut Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 238 | +22 | 6 |
| 2 | Al-Jahra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 208 | +23 | 5 |
| 3 | Dijlah University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 222 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | WA Boufarik | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 249 | −46 | 3 |

## Knock-out stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| 10 October | 10 October | | | | | | |
| Kuwait | 104 | | | | | | |
| Kuwait | 104 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | |
| Al Mena | 55 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | |
| Al Mena | 55 | Kuwait | 97 | | | | |
| 10 October | 10 October | | Kuwait | 97 | | | | |
| 10 October | 10 October | Dijlah University | 79 | | | | |
| Al-Ahli Manama | 96 | Dijlah University | 79 | | | | |
| Al-Ahli Manama | 96 | | | | 14 October | 14 October | | |
| Dijlah University | 98 | | | | 14 October | 14 October | |
| Dijlah University | 98 | | | | Kuwait | 87 | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | Kuwait | 87 | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | Beirut Club | 74 | |
| Beirut Club | 87 | | | | Beirut Club | 74 | |
| Beirut Club | 87 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | |
| Al Sadd | 64 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | |
| Al Sadd | 64 | Beirut Club | 80 | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Beirut Club | 80 | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Al Riyadi | 76 | | | | |
| Al Riyadi | 98 | Al Riyadi | 76 | | | | |
| Al Riyadi | 98 | | | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 80 | | | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 80 | | | | | | | Kuwait | 78 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | | Kuwait | 78 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 77 |
| Al Ahly Cairo | 86 | | | | | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 77 |
| Al Ahly Cairo | 86 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 77 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 77 | Al Ahly Cairo | 93 | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Al Ahly Cairo | 93 | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Al-Jahra | 54 | | | | | | |
| Al-Jahra | 69 | Al-Jahra | 54 | | | | | | |
| Al-Jahra | 69 | | | | 14 October | 14 October | | | | |
| Al Bashaer | 53 | | | | 14 October | 14 October | | | |
| Al Bashaer | 53 | | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 91 | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 91 | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | Kazma | 87 | | Third place game | Third place game |
| Kazma | 90 | | | | Kazma | 87 | | Third place game | Third place game |
| Kazma | 90 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| WA Boufarik | 74 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| WA Boufarik | 74 | Kazma (OT) | 106 | | | | | Beirut Club (OT) | 102 |
| 10 October | 10 October | | Kazma (OT) | 106 | | | | | Beirut Club (OT) | 102 |
| 10 October | 10 October | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 101 | | | | | Kazma | 97 |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 109 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 101 | | | | | Kazma | 97 |
| Al-Gharafa | 70 | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

* 10 October 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 109–70 | Al-Gharafa |
| Pts: Mido Mohamed 18 Rebs: Anas Mahmoud 8 Asts: Sean Armand 5 | | Pts: Nedim Muslic 18 Rebs: Music, Mohammed 6 Asts: Siad 3 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 10 October 2022 14:05
* Boxscore
| Kazma | 90–74 | WA Boufarik |
| Pts: Latavious Williams 25 Rebs: Latavious Williams 23 Asts: Ahmad Al-Baloushi 10 | | Pts: Zaitoni Rabeh 20 Rebs: Zaitoni Rabeh 13 Asts: Abdelhalim Kaouane 4 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 10 October 2022 16:20
* Boxscore
| Al-Ahli Manama | 96–98 | Dijlah University |
| Pts: Davon Jefferson 30 Rebs: Davon Jefferson 19 Asts: Davon Jefferson 7 | | Pts: Elijah Robinson 38 Rebs: Nawras Altaleb 19 Asts: Robinson, English 5 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 10 October 2022 18:45
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 104–55 | Al Mena |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 20–16, 30–16, 28–16 |||
| Pts: Cady Lalanne 21 Rebs: Omran Johar 11 Asts: Georges-Hunt, Algheis 5 | | Pts: Mostafa Tarawry 18 Rebs: Farhan, Rosser 6 Asts: Six players 1 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 11 October 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Al Ahly Cairo | 87–76 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–15, 22–18, 23–22 |||
| Pts: Ehab Amin 11 Rebs: Amin, Ismail 5 Asts: Fakuade, Amin 4 | | Pts: Brandon Spearman 24 Rebs: Igor Chumakov 9 Asts: Brandon Spearman 6 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 11 October 2022 16:10
* Boxscore
| Al Riyadi | 98–80 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
| Pts: Michael Qualls 27 Rebs: Ater Majok 11 Asts: Ali Mansur 5 | | Pts: Cleveland Thomas 27 Rebs: Staphon Blair 10 Asts: Cleveland Thomas 4 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 11 October 2022 16:10
* Boxscore
| Beirut Club | 87–64 | Al Sadd |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 23–22, 17–17, 22–15 |||
| Pts: Michael Dixon 22 Rebs: Omar Jamaleddine 8 Asts: Elias Rustom 5 | | Pts: Mohamed Elsadi 15 Rebs: Babacar Dieng 8 Asts: Mohamed Elsadi 8 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 11 October 2022 18:15
* Boxscore
| Al-Jahra | 69–53 | Al Bashaer |
| Pts: Chinemelu Elonu 22 Rebs: Salah Mejri 19 Asts: Mused Alotaibi 5 | | Pts: Christopher Brady 14 Rebs: Christopher Brady 11 Asts: Al-Soomali, Alhalahli 3 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

### Quarterfinals

* 12 October 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 101–106 (OT) | Kazma |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 21–27, 19–24, 19–25, Overtime: 7–12 |||
| Pts: Kyndall Dykes 33 Rebs: Anas Mahmoud 16 Asts: Three players 2 | | Pts: Kevin Murphy 53 Rebs: Latavious Williams 20 Asts: Murphy, Al-Baloushi 5 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 12 October 2022 14:40
* Boxscore
| Al Riyadi | 76–80 | Beirut Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 11–23, 19–15, 32–20 |||
| Pts: Ater Majok 19 Rebs: Ater Majok 13 Asts: Gyokchyan, Zeinoun 4 | | Pts: Kenneth Horton 27 Rebs: Ali Haidar 14 Asts: Ali Haidar 5 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 12 October 2022 16:55
* Boxscore
| Al Ahly Cairo | 93–54 | Al-Jahra |
| Pts: Ahmed Ismail 16 Rebs: Amr Gendy 6 Asts: Marwan Sarhan 6 | | Pts: Chinemelu Elonu 20 Rebs: Chinemelu Elon 11 Asts: Two players 2 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 12 October 2022 19:10
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 97–79 | Dijlah University |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 25–22, 30–19, 19–18 |||
| Pts: Alexander Algheis 18 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 12 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 7 | | Pts: Abdullah Majed 20 Rebs: Nawras Altaleb 9 Asts: Elijah Robinson 7 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

### Semifinals

* 14 October 2022 16:00
* Report
| Kazma | 87–91 | Al Ahly Cairo |
| Pts: Kevin Murphy 29 Rebs: Latavious Williams 10 Asts: Ahmad Al-Baloushi 9 | | Pts: Ehab Amin 31 Rebs: Seif Samir 10 Asts: Amr Gendy 4 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
* 14 October 2022 18:10
* Report
| Kuwait | 84–74 | Beirut Club |
| Pts: Cady Lalanne 21 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 3 | | Pts: Ali Haidar 33 Rebs: Ali Haidar 13 Asts: Michael Dixon 5 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

### Third place game

* 15 October 2022 16:15
* Report
| Beirut Club | 102–97 (OT) | Kazma |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 25–23, 21–26, 20–13, Overtime: 17–12 |||
| Pts: Omar Jamaleddine 33 Rebs: Omar Jamaleddine 14 Asts: Michael Dixon 6 | | Pts: Latavious Williams 34 Rebs: Latavious Williams 15 Asts: Abdulaziz Alhumaidi 8 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

### Final

* 15 October 2022 18:30
* Report
| Kuwait | 78–77 | Al Ahly Cairo |
| Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 22 Rebs: Lalanne, Adnan 10 Asts: Hamad Adnan 4 | | Pts: Amr Gendy 18 Rebs: Michael Fakuade 10 Asts: Walter Hodge 5 |
* Al-Ittihad Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait

## Statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Kevin Murphy | Kazma | 28.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Latavious Williams | Kazma | 13.9 |
| Assists per game | Ahmad Al-Baloushi | Kazma | 7.0 |
| Steals per game | Ishaq Oubid | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 3.3 |
| Blocks per game | Salah Mejri | Al-Jahra | 2.6 |