# 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship

The 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023) was the 35th season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament is held from 1 October. All games are played in Doha, Qatar.
Kuwait Club were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Beirut Club. Beirut Club went on to win their first Arab Championship, after their victory overf AS Salé in the final.

## Group phase
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kuwait Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 199 | +72 | 6 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 | Al-Muharraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 232 | +13 | 5 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 3 | Qatar Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 226 | −21 | 4 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 4 | Al-Bureij | 3 | 0 | 3 | 240 | 304 | −64 | 3 | Advance to knock-out phase |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 413 | 247 | +166 | 8 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 | USM Alger | 4 | 3 | 1 | 294 | 267 | +27 | 7 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 3 | Dynamo Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 344 | 304 | +40 | 6 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 4 | Al-Seeb | 4 | 1 | 3 | 254 | 336 | −82 | 5 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 5 | Al Ahli Doha | 4 | 0 | 4 | 227 | 378 | −151 | 4 | |
* October 1, 2023 15:30
* Boxscore
| USM Alger | 81–57 | Al-Seeb Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 18-8, 23-18, 23-18 |||
| Pts: Zaki Guzout 14 Rebs: Omar Belliche 13 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6 | | Pts: Brice Johnson 23 Rebs: Walim Jossief 8 Asts: Four players 1 |
* Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha, Qatar
* October 2, 2023 16:30
* Boxscore
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 89–53 | USM Alger |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 27-5, 23-20, 23-17 |||
| Pts: Yusuf Shehata 14 Rebs: Manny Harris 8 Asts: Manny Harris 5 | | Pts: George Williams 19 Rebs: Sidali Benzaime 11 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 3 |
* AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
* October 3, 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| USM Alger | 83–54 | Al Ahli SC |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 23-16, 18-12, 22-12 |||
| Pts: Johnathan Hudson 38 Rebs: Johnathan Hudson 9 Asts: Johnathan Hudson 3 | | Pts: George Williams 17 Rebs: Two players 8 Asts: George Williams 5 |
* AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
* October 6, 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Dynamo Club | 68–77 | USM Alger |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 20-23, 18-11, 14-25 |||
| Pts: Two players 19 Rebs: Omar Jamaledine 10 Asts: Two players 3 | | Pts: George Williams 25 Rebs: Two players 9 Asts: George Williams 5 |
* Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha, Qatar

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AS Salé | 3 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 210 | +52 | 6 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 | Qadsia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 210 | +30 | 5 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 3 | Al-Fateh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 273 | 239 | +34 | 4 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 4 | Al-Wehda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 312 | −116 | 3 | Advance to knock-out phase |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Beirut Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 374 | 301 | +73 | 8 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 | Al Ahly Cairo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 282 | +30 | 7 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 3 | Dijlah University | 4 | 2 | 2 | 340 | 340 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 4 | MTB Majd Tanger | 4 | 1 | 3 | 287 | 343 | −56 | 5 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 5 | Al Ittihad Tripoli | 4 | 0 | 4 | 281 | 328 | −47 | 4 | |

## Knock-out phase

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Kuwait | 90 | | | | |
| Al-Seeb | 49 | | | | |
| Al-Seeb | 49 | Kuwait | 94 | | |
| | | Dijlah University | 76 | | |
| Qadsia | 90 | Dijlah University | 76 | | |
| Dijlah University | 94 | | | | |
| Dijlah University | 94 | | | Kuwait | 97 |
| | | | | Beirut Club | 101 |
| Beirut Club | 121 | | | Beirut Club | 101 |
| Al-Wehda | 69 | | | | |
| Al-Wehda | 69 | Beirut Club | 110 | | |
| | | USM Alger | 78 | | |
| USM Alger (OT) | 77 | USM Alger | 78 | | |
| Qatar Club | 70 | | | | | | |
| Qatar Club | 70 | | | | | Beirut Club | 86 |
| | | | | | | AS Salé | 75 |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 20 | | | | | AS Salé | 75 |
| Al Bureij | 0 | | | | | | |
| Al Bureij | 0 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | 77 | | | | |
| | | Al Ahly Cairo | 82 | | | | |
| Al Ahly Cairo | 98 | Al Ahly Cairo | 82 | | | | |
| Al-Fateh | 58 | | | | | | |
| Al-Fateh | 58 | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 78 | | |
| | | | | AS Salé | 85 | Third place | Third place |
| AS Salé | 88 | | | AS Salé | 85 | Third place | Third place |
| MTB Majd Tanger | 75 | | | | | | |
| MTB Majd Tanger | 75 | AS Salé | 108 | | | Kuwait | 87 |
| | | Al-Muharraq | 95 | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 84 |
| Al-Muharraq | 83 | Al-Muharraq | 95 | | | Al Ahly Cairo | 84 |
| Dynamo Lebanon | 79 | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

* October 8, 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 90–49 | Al-Seeb |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-12, 23-4, 27-21, 13-12 |||
| Pts: Omran Jawhar 17 Rebs: Mohammad Hasan 9 Asts: Mohamed Harat 8 | | Pts: Brice Johnson 25 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Two players 2 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Qadsia | 90–94 | Dijlah University |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-12, 16-30, 33-23, 23-29 |||
| Pts: Robert Lowery 22 Rebs: Alono Al-Yousef 15 Asts: Robert Lowery 6 | | Pts: Kenny Hayes 37 Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 12 Asts: Kenny Hayes 5 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 14:30
* Boxscore
| AS Salé | 88–75 | MTB Majd Tanger |
| Scoring by quarter: 34-19, 9-20, 18-17, 27-19 |||
| Pts: Chris Crawford 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Ali Lahrichi 5 | | Pts: Burke Putnam 21 Rebs: Mohamed Chaoui 13 Asts: John Murry 4 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 14:30
* Boxscore
| Al-Muharraq | 83–79 | Dynamo Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 20-23, 19-19, 19-23 |||
| Pts: Julius Coles 28 Rebs: Deng Acuoth 13 Asts: Two players 5 | | Pts: Zach Lofton 32 Rebs: Radhouane Slimane 10 Asts: Two players 3 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| Beirut Club | 121–69 | Al-Wehda |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 30-14, 37-15, 29-22 |||
| Pts: Tony Mitchell 22 Rebs: Mohamed Ochi 16 Asts: Ali Mezher 9 | | Pts: Mohammed Ezzat 30 Rebs: Mohammed Hussein 8 Asts: Mohammed Ezzat 6 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| USM Alger | 77–70 (OT) | Qatar Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 10-15, 19-14, 18-13, Overtime: 15–8 |||
| Pts: George Williams 34 Rebs: George Williams 12 Asts: George Williams 4 | | Pts: Meho Haracic 29 Rebs: Two players 10 Asts: Two players 3 |
* AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 19:30
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 20–00 | Al Bureij |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 8, 2023 19:30
* Boxscore
| Al Ahly Cairo | 98–58 | Al-Fateh |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 22-12, 31-19, 26-15 |||
| Pts: Mostafa Kejo 18 Rebs: Seif Samir 9 Asts: Omar Abada 6 | | Pts: Darko Planinić 20 Rebs: Hani Al-Mohammed 7 Asts: Mohammed Fahad 5 |
* Doha, Qatar

### Quarter-finals

* October 9, 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 94–76 | Dijlah University |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 27-21, 23-13, 22-25 |||
| Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 24 Rebs: Mohamed Harat 8 Asts: Hamad Hasan 5 | | Pts: Kenny Hayes 30 Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 6 Asts: Kenny Hayes 6 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 9, 2023 14:30
* Boxscore
| AS Salé | 108–95 | Al-Muharraq |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 31-20, 27-25, 28-29 |||
* Doha, Qatar
* October 9, 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| USM Alger | 78–110 | Beirut Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 17-39, 26-22, 18-25 |||
| Pts: George Williams 16 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6 | | Pts: Tony Mitchell 23 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Ali Mezher 8 |
* AlRayyan Sport Hall, Doha, Qatar
* October 9, 2023 19:30
* Boxscore
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 77–82 | Al Ahly Cairo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 17-24, 19-17, 23-22 |||
* Doha, Qatar

### Semi-finals

* October 11, 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 97–101 | Beirut Club |
| Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, - |||
| Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 31 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Hamad Hasan 2 | | Pts: Tony Mitchell 31 Rebs: Mohamad Haidar 9 Asts: Ali Mezher 11 |
* Doha, Qatar
* October 11, 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Al Ahly Cairo | 78–85 | AS Salé |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 17-19, 13-19, 23-30 |||
| Pts: Two players 15 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Two players 3 | | Pts: Ramon Galloway 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Two players 2 |
* Doha, Qatar

### Third place

* October 12, 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Kuwait | 87–84 | Al Ahly Cairo |
| Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, - |||
| Pts: Cady Lalanne 34 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 4 | | Pts: Omar Oraby 25 Rebs: Omar Oraby 11 Asts: Omar Abada 5 |
* Doha, Qatar

### Final

* October 12, 2023 17:00
* Boxscore
| Beirut Club | 86–75 | AS Salé |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 17-10, 21-27, 23-23 |||
| Pts: Sergio El-Darwich 24 Rebs: Tony Mitchell 10 Asts: Ali Mezher 11 | | Pts: Ramon Galloway 32 Rebs: Ilias Aqboub 9 Asts: Ramon Galloway 5 |
* Doha, Qatar
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 25 | Ali Mezher | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| SG | 35 | Jean-Marc Jarrouge | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| G/F | 91 | Sergio El Darwich | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 45 | Julian Gamble | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| SF | 0 | Tony Mitchell | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 11 | Ali Haidar | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| PG | 7 | Hassan Dandach | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 99 | Mohamed Ochi | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 12 | Naim Rabay | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 15 | Jad Massih | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 8 | Jad Nasr | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 10 | Karam Mechref | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Joe Ghattas ||||||
| Beirut Club | AS Salé |
| Beirut Club | Statistics | AS Salé |
| 30/45 (66.7%) | 2-pt field goals | 20/39 (51.3%) |
| 6/23 (26.1%) | 3-pt field goals | 9/35 (25.7%) |
| 8/13 (16.5%) | Free throws | 8/13 (61.5%) |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive rebounds | 20 |
| 42 | Total rebounds | 33 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
* 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship champions
* Beirut Club 1st Arab Club Basketball Championship title
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 55 | Ramon Galloway | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| G | 15 | Chris Crawford | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 12 | Ilias Aqboub | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| PG | 5 | Yassine El Mahsini | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 21 | Khalid Boukichou | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| C | 6 | Soufiane Kourdou | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 9 | Ali Lahrichi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | 11 | Oussama Benabou | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 23 | Firas Lahyani | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | 14 | Amine El Ouahabi | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 3 | Bilal Dahhan | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| | 32 | Wail Habibi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Željko Zečević ||||||