2021–22_Championnat_National_A
The 2021–22 Championnat National A is the 67th season of the Championnat National A, the highest basketball league in Tunisia. The regular season started on 25 September 2021 and ended on 10 May 2022.[1]
| 2021–22 Championnat National A | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Dates | 25 September 2021 – 10 May 2022 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | El Watania 2 |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | SS Sfaxien |
| Finals | |
| Champions | US Monastir (7th title) |
| Runners-up | Ezzahra Sports |
| Third place | Stade Nabeulien |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | 51 points US Monastir 109-58 SS Sfaxien (12 December 2021) |
| Biggest away win | 52 points SS Sfaxien 50-102 ES Radès (10 November 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
US Monastir won its seventh league title; it was its fourth straight victorious season.
This season featured 10 teams, with SS Sfaxien and US Ansar joining the league as newcomers.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Africain | Tunis | Salle Chérif-Bellaminej | 2,500 |
| Dalia Sport Grombalia | Grombalia | Salle Couverte de Grombalia | 1,200 |
| ES Radès | Radès | Salle Couverte Taoufik-Bouhima | 3,500 |
| JS Kairouan | Kairouan | Salle Kairouan | 2,000 |
| JS Menzah | Tunis (El Menzah) | Palais des Sports d'El Menzah | 4,500 |
| SS Sfaxien | Sfax | Salle Mohamed-Ali-Akid | 4,000 |
| Stade Nabeulien | Nabeul | Salle Bir Challouf | 5,000 |
| US Ansar | Dar Chaabane | Salle de dar Chaâbane | 1,000 |
| US Monastir | Monastir | Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall | 4,075 |
| Ezzahra Sports | Ezzahra | Ezzahra Arena | 2,000 |
The following foreign players played with the Championnat National A teams this season:
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Africain | |||
| Dalia Sport Grombalia |  Mike McGall[2] | ||
| ES Radès | |||
| JS Kairouan | Kendall Gray[3] | ||
| JS Menzah | Brachon Griffin[4] | Shawn Foxbrennen[5] | |
| SS Sfaxien | |||
| Stade Nabeulien | |||
| US Ansar |  Prinze Orizu[6] | ||
| US Monastir | Ty Lawson | ||
| Ezzahra Sports | Walt Lemon Jr.[7] |  C. J. Giles[8] |  Ater Majok[9] |
The regular season started on 25 September 2021. The six highest placed teams advance to the play-offs, while the bottom four teams will play in the play-out.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezzahra Sports | 18 | 15 | 3 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | US Monastir | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 3 | Club Africain | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 4 | Étoile Sportive de Radès | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
| 5 | JS Kairouan | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| 6 | Stade Nabeulien | 18 | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | Dalia Sportive de Grombalia | 18 | 8 | 10 | Qualification to relegation round |
| 8 | JS Manazeh | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
| 9 | US Ansar | 18 | 5 | 13 | |
| 10 | SS Sfaxien | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JS Manazeh | 6 | 6 | 0 | Advance to play-out |
| 2 | Dalia Sportive de Grombalia | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | US Ansar | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | SS Sfaxien (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | Relegated |
In the play-offs, the six highest ranked team from the regular season play against each other. The highest four teams advance to the Super play-offs.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Monastir | 10 | 8 | 2 | Advance to Super play-offs |
| 2 | Ezzahra Sports | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 3 | ES Radès | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Stade Nabeulien | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Club Africain | 10 | 3 | 7 | Qualification to play-out |
| 6 | JS Kairouan | 10 | 3 | 7 |
The Super play-offs began on 14 April 2022. Numbers in brackets denote the team's seed.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| US Monastir (1) | 89 | 80 | 82 | |||||||||||
| Stade Nabeulien (4) | 84 | 62 | 79 | |||||||||||
| US Monastir (1) | 75 | 71 | 72 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Ezzahra Sports (2) | 71 | 67 | 74 | 63 | ||||||||||
| Ezzahra Sports (2) | 78 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 82 | |||||||||
| ES Radès (3) | 74 | 57 | 68 | 79 | 74 | |||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||||||
| ES Radès (3) | 79 | 83 | 74 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Stade Nabeulien (4) | 75 | 94 | 92 | 79 | ||||||||||
The last team in the play-out is relegated directly to the Nationale B.[10] The three other teams play in the Super play-out.
- US Monastir 2021–22 roster
- Coach : Miodrag Perišić
- Players : Neji Jaziri, Oussama Marnaoui, Radhouane Slimane, Mohamed Rassil, Firas Lahyani, Mohamed Abbassi, Wassef Methnani, Mokhtar Ghyaza, Michael Dixon, Solo Diabate, Houssem Mhamli
- "Tunisia". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "Formule du championnat PRO "A"". FTBB (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2021.