The Ivorian Basketball Championship is the premier
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
league for clubs in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. The league consist out of ten teams. The most notable team in the league's history is
ABC Fighters, who won 21 titles.
The champions of the national championship are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the
Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Current teams
The following were the ten teams for the 2021–22 season:
Champions
Individual awards
*Final MVP
**2021: Asshe Kokoun (
SOA)
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**2023: L. J. Westbrook (ABC Fighters)
*Regular Season MVP:
**2020: ]Stéphane Konaté
Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and . He is nicknamed "El Jefe" ("The Chef").
Professional career
Konaté started his professional career with Africa Sports in 2002, w ...
( ABC Fighters)
**2021: Lionel Kouadio ( Azur)
References
External links
Ivory Coast
at AfroBasket.com
Basketball in Ivory Coast
Basketball leagues in Africa
Sports leagues in Ivory Coast
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