# 2022–23 Libyan Division I Basketball League

The 2022–23 Libyan Basketball League, is top level of professional basketball in Libya, Al-Ahly Tripoli were defending champions.

## Preliminary round

Teams are divided into two groups, one with 7 teams and one with 6 teams. All teams play a double round-robin format in their respective group. Only the top 4 teams in each group advance to the next round of the season.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Ahly Tripoli (Q) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 845 | 583 | +262 | 23 | Advance to the second round |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad (Q) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 796 | 628 | +168 | 22 | Advance to the second round |
| 3 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi (Q) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 713 | 639 | +74 | 21 | Advance to the second round |
| 4 | Al-Madina (Q) | 12 | 5 | 7 | 640 | 682 | −42 | 17 | Advance to the second round |
| 5 | Al-Jazeera (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 711 | 813 | −102 | 16 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Abu Salem (E) | 12 | 3 | 9 | 582 | 785 | −203 | 15 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Belkhaier (E) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 671 | 828 | −157 | 12 | Eliminated |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Ahly Benghazi (Q) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 738 | 517 | +221 | 20 | Advance to the second round |
| 2 | Al-Nasser (Q) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 708 | 469 | +239 | 18 | Advance to the second round |
| 3 | Al-Muroj (Q) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 757 | 646 | +111 | 15 | Advance to the second round |
| 4 | Al-Hilal (Q) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 691 | 688 | +3 | 15 | Advance to the second round |
| 5 | Ittihad Al-Marj (E) | 10 | 2 | 8 | 501 | 598 | −97 | 12 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Al-Tahadi (E) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 380 | 857 | −477 | 10 | Eliminated |

## Second round

The top 4 teams in each group qualified for this round. All teams in the second round will play a double round-robin format. Only the top four teams then proceed to the Final Four.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1128 | 979 | +149 | 27 | Advanced to Final Four |
| 2 | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1130 | 854 | +276 | 26 | Advanced to Final Four |
| 3 | Al-Nasser | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1078 | 933 | +145 | 24 | Advanced to Final Four |
| 4 | Ittihad | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1060 | 995 | +65 | 23 | Advanced to Final Four |
| 5 | Al-Muroj | 14 | 4 | 10 | 957 | 1042 | −85 | 18 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Al-Hilal | 14 | 4 | 10 | 883 | 1049 | −166 | 18 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi | 14 | 3 | 11 | 940 | 1086 | −146 | 17 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Al-Madina | 14 | 1 | 13 | 787 | 1025 | −238 | 15 | Eliminated |

## Final Four Tournament
### Squads

Each team will have a roster of minimum 14 players and maximum 16 players.
Al-Ahly Benghazi
Al-Ahly Tripoli
Al-Nasser
Ittihad

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
| 1. | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 2. | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3. | Al-Nasser | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4. | Ittihad | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### Results

| Week | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Great Hall "Tripoli" |
| 1 | July 7, 2023 | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 84-79 | Ittihad |
| 1 | July 7, 2023 | Al-Naser | 72-66 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
| 2 | July 8, 2023 | Ittihad | 71-74 | Al-Naser |
| 2 | July 8, 2023 | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 75-78 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
| 3 | July 10, 2023 | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 69-49 | Al-Naser |
| 3 | July 10, 2023 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 76-74 | Ittihad |
| Suliman Darrat Arena "Benghaz" |
| 1 | July 15, 2023 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 81-70 | Al-Naser |
| 1 | July 15, 2023 | Ittihad | 68-82 | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| 2 | July 16, 2023 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 67-57 | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| 2 | July 16, 2023 | Al-Naser | 79-76 | Ittihad |
| 3 | July 18, 2023 | Al-Naser | 72-78 | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| 3 | July 18, 2023 | Ittihad | 47-50 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Kyndall Dykes | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 23.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Mohamed Harat | Ittihad | 15.5 |
| Assists per game | Anas Osama | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 3.8 |
| Assists per game | Mohamed Sadi | Al Ahly Tripoli | 3.8 |
| Steals per game | Ahmed El-Fallah | Ittihad | 2.2 |
| Steals per game | Mohamed Ramdan | Al-Nasser | 2.2 |
| Blocks per game | Anas Osama | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 3.8 |
| Turnovers per game | Mohamed Ramdan | Al-Nasser | 5 |
| Fouls per game | Abdolusalam Ahmed | Al-Nasser | 4 |
| Fouls per game | Yahya Elshakmak | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 4 |
| Fouls per game | Ahmed El-Fallah | Ittihad | 4 |
| Minutes per game | Elmedin Kikanović | Al-Nasser | 39.3 |

### Team statistic leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 74.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 42.3 |
| Assists per game | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 17.5 |
| Steals per game | Ittihad | 9.3 |
| Blocks per game | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 4.8 |
| Turnovers per game | Ittihad | 16.2 |
| 2P% | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 46.6% |
| 3P% | Al-Ahly Tripoli | 27.9% |
| FT% | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 58.6% |

### Awards

| Category | Player | Team(s) |
| Finals MVP | Kyndall Dykes | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
| Player of the Year | Naseem Badroosh | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| Point Guard of the Year | Mohamed El-Sadi | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| Shooting Guard of the Year | Naseem Badroosh | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| Small Forward of the Year | Mohamed Buzgaiya | Al-Nasser |
| Power Forward of the Year | Sofian Gomange | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
| Center of the Year | Abdelgader Masenga | Ittihad |
| Import Player of the Year | Kyndall Dykes | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
| Rookie Player of the Year | Abdulsalam Al-Rashde | Al-Nasser |
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Mohsen Elkrmi | Ittihad |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mahmoud Bilhaj | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| Coach of the Year | Mounem Oune | Al-Ahly Benghazi |