Senegalese basketball league
Basketball league
The Nationale 1 Masculin (abbreviated as NM1 ; in English: National 1 Men) is the highest professional basketball league in Senegal . Established in 1971, the league consists of 16 teams.
Each season is finished with a final in a single-game elimination format, held at the Marius Ndiaye Stadium in Dakar . AS Douanes is the most successful team in NM1 history with 11 won titles.
The champions of the NM1 qualify directly for the regular season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the premiere continental league. The bottom two teams are relegated to the second division Nationale 2 .
Teams
The following 16 teams play in the 2022 season:
Champions
This is a list of the champions of the Senegalese championship:[ 1]
Recent finals
The finals were originally played in a single-game format. In 2022, the league switched to a best-of-three series format.
^ The final of the 2018 season was never finished due to a fight on the court.
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
Individual awards
King of the Season (Most Valuable Player)
The King of the Season award (in French: Roi du Saison ) is given each year to the best performing player of the NM1 season. Since 2014, the awards were re-named to the most valuable player awards, in line with International practice.[ 16]
Revelation of the Year
Coach of the Year
Notable players
References
^ "Sénégal: l'AS Douanes gagne son 5e titre" . 20 July 2014.
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^ "SENEGAL-BASKET-CHAMPIONNAT-CR Le DUC s'impose en fin de match et conserve son titre" . www.senebasket.com . 11 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2024 .
^ Ndiaye, Amadou Lamine (25 July 2012). "Basket - Play-offs garçons : Premier sacre de l'UGB devant le DUC" . www.senebasket.com . Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ Ndiaye, Amadou Lamine (5 August 2013). "Basket- National 1 Masculin : Le DUC s'offre un 3e titre" . www.senebasket.com . Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ "Sénégal: L'AS Douanes gagne son 5e titre" . 20 July 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020 .
^ "Le DUC sacré champion du Sénégal de basket" . aDakar.com . Retrieved 23 March 2020 .
^ "L'As Douanes championne du sénégal 2016 de basketball masculin - Douanes sénégalaises" . www.douanes.sn . 11 July 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2020 .
^ "Basket - Finale Play Offs : L'As Douanes sacré champion du Sénégal pour la 7 fois" . 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020 .
^ "Pape Moustapha Diop, MVP de la finale : «Le discours du coach nous a remotivés» - Basketsenegal" . 21 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019 .
^ "Distinctions : Thierno Niang MVP de la finale, Pape Fall meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal" . Basketsenegal (in French). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ "Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! | Basketsenegal" . Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022 .
^ Basketsenegal (17 September 2023). "Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL ! | Basketsenegal" . Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2023 .
^ "Finale - N1 Masculin : L'ASCVD remporte son premier titre de champion de son histoire en dominant le DUC (65-45)" (in French). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024 .
^ a b DIARRA, Oumar (28 November 2014). "Sénégal: Les titres de "Roi" et "Reine", supprimés" . Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
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^ a b c DIARRA, Oumar (18 July 2013). "Sénégal basket : Le Roi et la Reine viennent de Saint-Louis" . Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2022 .
^ "Saison 2014-2015 : Pas de roi ni de reine du Basket - Basket local" (in French). 21 October 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ a b c Ndarinfo. "Basket - Roi 2016 : Serigne Bamba Gueye de l'UGB sur le trône" . NDARINFO.COM | Les News du Sénégal et de l'Afrique (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ "Sénégal: Roi et reine de la saison - Louis Adams et Ndèye Sène fêtes le 7 octobre" . Allafrica.com .
^ "Basketball: Le Roi et la Reine de la saison 2017-2018 connus - Basket local" (in French). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ a b c "BASKET «Roi» et «Reine» de la saison : Mostapha Diop et Couna Ndao sur le trône" . Le Quotidien . 30 October 2019.
^ a b c Diop, Moustapha (12 October 2021). "Roi et Reine du Basketball : Thierno Niang et Couna Ndao couronnés" . Taggat (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ Basketsenegal (17 November 2022). "Couronnement : Bara Ndiaye et Couna Ndao élus Roi et Reine de la saison ! | Basketsenegal" . Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2022 .
^ a b c Dia, Abdou Nar (28 October 2023). "Basketball : Samba Daly Fall et Nboumbé Mbodji sacrés «Roi» et «Reine» de la saison" . Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2023 .
^ "Couronnement: Mouhmaed Doumbia" . Basketsenegal.com .
^ "El hadji Brancou Badio (Saltigués) et Mariama Ndour élus révélations de la saison 2017-2018 - Basket local" (in French). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2022 .
^ Basketsenegal (17 November 2022). "Révélations 2022 : Saliou Gueye (USO) et Seynabou Ka Ndoye (Jaraaf) plébiscités | Basketsenegal" . Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2022 .
^ "Révélations 2024: Ousmane Sagna" . Basketsenegal.com .
^ Basketsenegal (17 November 2022). "Mamadou Gueye Pabi et Ousmane Diallo élus meilleurs entraineurs de la saison | Basketsenegal" . Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2022 .
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