2020–21 US Monastir basketball season

US Monastir
2020–21 season
ChairmanAhmed Belli
Head coachSafouene Ferjani (CNA)
Mounir Ben Slimen (BAL)
ArenaMohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Championnat National AChampions
Basketball Africa LeagueRunners-up (lost to Zamalek)
Tunisian CupWinners
← 2019–20

The 2020–21 season was the 62nd season of the US Monastir men's basketball team and the 1st of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

On 27 April 2021, Monastir won its sixth Championnat National A championship, its third consecutive title in a row. In its debut season in the Basketball Africa League, the team dominated its way through the regular season, defeating all three opponents by a wide margin. After blowouts in the quarter- and semifinals, Monastir lost to Zamalek in the 2021 BAL Finals.

Roster

Championnat National A roster

The following was Monastir's roster for the 2020–21 Championnat National A season, led by head coach Safouane Ferjani.[1]

US Monastir roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 1 Tunisia Marnaoui, Oussama 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
PG 3 Dominican Republic Quezada, Manny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 39 – (1985-04-13)13 April 1985
PG 4 Tunisia Abada, Omar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993
G/F 4 Tunisia Bhouri, Eskander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
F 5 Tunisia Methnani, Wassef 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-08-07)7 August 1998
SG 8 Tunisia Jaziri, Neji 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994
F 9 Tunisia Nasr, Hassen 24 – (1999-08-27)27 August 1999
C 11 Tunisia Med, Mokhtar 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-11-14)14 November 1990
C 12 Tunisia Ben Romdhane, Makrem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989
F 15 Tunisia Slimane, Radhouane (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 43 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980
SF 23 Tunisia Lahyani, Firas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-07-19)19 July 1991
PG 25 Tunisia Jaziri, Bilel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998
G/F 32 Tunisia Ghyaza, Mokhtar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986
Head coach
  • Tunisia Safouene Ferjani
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 16 May 2021

BAL roster

The following was US Monastir's 13-man roster for the 2021 BAL season.

US Monastir roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 00 Tunisia Abada, Omar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993
SG 1 Tunisia Jaziri, Neji 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994
SG 8 United States Crawford, Chris (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992
PF 5 Tunisia El Mabrouk, Mourad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 37 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986
CG 10 Lebanon Arakji, Wael (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994
SG 11 Tunisia Marnaoui, Oussama 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
F 15 Tunisia Slimane, Radhouane (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 43 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980
C 21 South Sudan Majok, Ater (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 36 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987
G/F 22 Tunisia Bhouri, Eskander 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-07-12)12 July 1997
SF 23 Tunisia Lahyani, Firas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1991-07-19)19 July 1991
C 24 Tunisia Ben Romdhane, Makrem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989
G/F 32 Tunisia Ghyaza, Mokhtar 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986
F 34 Tunisia Methnani, Wassef 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-08-07)7 August 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tunisia Safouene Ferjani
  • Tunisia Mohamed Gaddour
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: 16 May 2021

Championnat National A

Regular season

AS Hammamet v US Monastir
19 December 2020
RS1
 AS Hammamet 62–84 US Monastir Hammamet
Arena: Salle d'Hammamet
Kairouan v US Monastir
23 December 2020
RS2
 Kairouan 70–74 US Monastir Kairouan
Arena: Salle Kairouan
US Monastir v Étoile Sportive La Goulette
26 December 2020
RS3
 US Monastir 74–48 Étoile Sportive La Goulette Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
US Ansar v US Monastir
30 December 2020
RS4
 US Ansar 41–72 US Monastir Dar Chaâbane
Club Africain v US Monastir
24 January 2021
RS5
 Club Africain 64–55 US Monastir Tunis
US Monastir v AS Hammamet
28 January 2021
RS6
 US Monastir 100–68 AS Hammamet Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Étoile Sportive La Goulette v US Monastir
3 February 2021
RS7
 Étoile Sportive La Goulette 58–92 US Monastir La Goulette
US Monastir v US Ansar
26 December 2020
RS7
 US Monastir 90–67 US Ansar Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
US Monastir v JS Kariouan
26 December 2020
RS8
 US Monastir 88–75 JS Kariouan Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Play-offs

Ezzahra Sports v US Monastir
6 March 2021
1
 Ezzahra Sports 75–79 US Monastir Ezzahra
Arena: Ezzahra Arena
US Monastir v Ezzahra Sports
26 March 2021
2
 US Monastir 80–75 Ezzahra Sports Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
US Monastir v JS Kairouan
6 April 2021
3
 US Monastir 67–62 JS Kairouan Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Ezzahra Sports v US Monastir
8 April 2021
4
 Ezzahra Sports 68–62 US Monastir Ezzahra
Arena: Ezzahra Arena
US Monastir v ES Radès
10 April 2021
5
 US Monastir 79–64 ES Radès Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
US Monastir v Stade Nabeulien
12 April 2021
6
 US Monastir 74–61 Stade Nabeulien Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Semifinals

US Monastir v Stade Nabeulien
15 April 2021
Game 1
 US Monastir 77–58 Stade Nabeulien Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Stade Nabeulien v US Monastir
17 April 2021
Game 2
 Stade Nabeulien 68–79 US Monastir Nabeul
Arena: Salle Bir Challouf

Finals

US Monastir v Ezzahra Sports
25 April 2021
Game 1
 US Monastir 86–79 Ezzahra Sports Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Ezzahra Sports v US Monastir
27 April 2021
Game 2
 Ezzahra Sports 75–77 US Monastir Monastir
Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Tunisian Cup

Final

US Monastir v Club Africain
1 May 2021 US Monastir 104–61 Club Africain Sfax
Arena: Raed Bejaoui Indoor Sports Complex

Basketball Africa League

Group phase

Pos Team
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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Tunisia US Monastir 3 3 0 303 211 +92 6 Advance to playoffs
2 Rwanda Patriots (H) 3 2 1 236 223 +13 5
3 Nigeria Rivers Hoopers 3 1 2 210 251 −41 4
4 Madagascar GNBC 3 0 3 207 271 −64 3
Source: BAL
(H) Hosts

Games

GNBC Madagascar v Tunisia US Monastir
17 May 2021
1
 GNBC Madagascar 66–113 Tunisia US Monastir Kigali
19:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–25, 11–30, 23–25
Pts: Randriamampionona 26
Rebs: Mandimbison 4
Asts: Razanamahenina 7 		Boxscore Pts: Ben Romdhane 23
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10
Asts: Crawford 8 		Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 498
Rivers Hoopers Nigeria v Tunisia US Monastir
20 May 2021
2
 Rivers Hoopers Nigeria 70–99 Tunisia US Monastir Kigali
15:30 GMT Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 10–25, 25–21, 23–29
Pts: Daniels 25
Rebs: Daniels 11
Asts: Uzoh 8 		Boxscore Pts: Slimane 23
Rebs: Ghayaza, Lahyani, Majok 6
Asts: Abada 6 		Arena: Kigali Arena
US Monastir Tunisia v Rwanda Patriots
22 May 2021
3
 US Monastir Tunisia 91–75 Rwanda Patriots Kigali
14:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 22-24, 22-14, 23-17
Pts: Arakji 28
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10
Asts: Slimane 6 		Boxscore Pts: Gasana 22
Rebs: Costner 6
Asts: Gasana 8 		Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 1141

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

US Monastir Tunisia v Senegal AS Douanes
27 May 2021 US Monastir Tunisia 86–62 Senegal AS Douanes Kigali
17:30 GMT Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 29–18, 18–13, 20–15
Pts: Majok 17
Rebs: Slimane 9
Asts: Abada 8 		Boxscore Pts: Diallo 15
Rebs: Diop 5
Asts: Faye 6 		Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 643[2]

Semifinals

US Monastir Tunisia v Rwanda Patriots
29 May 2021 US Monastir Tunisia 87–46 Rwanda Patriots Kigali
17:30 GMT Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 21-8, 28-11, 22-13
Pts: Abada 18
Rebs: Majok 12
Asts: Abada 5 		Boxscore Pts: Ndizeye 13
Rebs: Wamokota 10
Asts: 5 players 2 		Arena: Kigali Arena

Finals

US Monastir Tunisia v Egypt Zamalek
30 May 2021 US Monastir Tunisia 63–76 Egypt Zamalek Kigali
14:00 GMT Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–27, 9–11, 12–21
Pts: Ben Romdhane & Crawford 14
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10
Asts: Abada 5
PIR: Three players 12 		Report Pts: Fakuade 15
Rebs: Elonu 12
Asts: Diabate 6
PIR: Elonu 22 		Arena: Kigali Arena
Attendance: 1,789
Referees: Samir Abaakil (Morocco), Marie Leslie Cherubin (Mauritius), Kingsley Ojeaburu (Nigeria)

Individual awards

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Source:[5]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Wael Arakji 6 0 18.0 65.4% 33.3% 88.9% 2.3 3.2 1.2 0.0 14.7
Chris Crawford 6 0 24.1 47.8% 41.0% 50.0% 3.0 3.7 1.3 0.2 14.0
Makrem Ben Romdhane 6 6 28.4 61.1% 41.7% 33.3% 7.3 3.8 1.3 0.3 13.2
Omar Abada 6 6 27.6 40.0% 31.2% 70.8% 3.2 5.2 2.0 0.3 11.0
Radhouane Slimane 6 6 22.4 48.8% 48.1% 81.8% 4.0 2.7 0.5 0.0 10.3
Ater Majok 6 6 24.7 46.2% 14.3% 81.2% 6.7 1.0 0.5 2.0 8.3
Mourad El Mabrouk 6 6 23.7 28.6% 30.3% 100.0% 2.3 2.5 1.0 0.3 6.0
Oussama Marnaoui 4 0 5.9 45.5% 33.3% 76.9% 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 5.2
Firas Lahyani 5 0 12.2 57.9% 0.0% 75.0% 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 5.0
Mokhtar Ghyaza 6 0 14.0 44.4% 0.0% 81.8% 2.8 0.7 2.0 0.7 4.2
Naji Jaziri 2 0 3.0 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Eskander Bhouri 3 0 4.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0

References

  1. ^ "Pro A Basketball 2020-2021, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "US Monastir v AS Douanes". www.thebal.com.
  3. ^ @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The Manute Bol BAL Sportsmanship Award went to US Monastir's Makrem Ben Romdhane, for exemplifying the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @theBAL (4 June 2021). "The All-BAL First Team. ⭐" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "US Monastir Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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