2025 BAL season group phase
The 2025 BAL season group phase begins on 4 April and will end on 25 May 2024. The 12 teams of the group phase are allocated into three conferences. The BAL announced the official schedule on 28 February 2025.
It is the first time that the any BAL game is hosted in Morocco, and the first time that Kigali hosted a group phase, as the previous games they were hosted were playoffs and finals games.
Summary and records
- On May 18, Al Ahli Tripoli set a new team scoring record with 115 points in a win over the Nairobi City Thunder.
- On May 24, Al Ahli Tripoli and APR set a record for most points combined by two teams in a BAL game after a 106–102 final score; making for a total of 208 points.
- In the Nile Conference, Deon Thompson of Al Ahli Tripoli set a record for the highest efficiency in a BAL game, ending with a score of 43 in the game against the Nairobi City Thunder on May 18.
- MBB center Daniel Craig became the tallest player in BAL history, standing at.
Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the regular season was determined as follows:- Win-loss record;
- Head-to-head record;
- Point differential in the games between the respective teams;
- Number of points scored in the games between the respective teams;
- Average point differential in all games against other teams in the Conference;
- Average number of points scored in all games played against other teams in the Conference;
- Drawing.